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20th Century

The Flew Alone, Part Four

28th May 2023 Going Postal 0

In May 1969 my uncle, John Alldridge, described the voyage of Allcock and Brown for the Montreal Star. This is the fourth of his reports. – Jerry F Like most cities, St. John’s, Newfoundland, has [more…]

20th Century

The Flew Alone, Part Three

21st May 2023 Going Postal 0

In May 1969 my uncle, John Alldridge, described the voyage of Allcock and Brown for the Montreal Star. This is the third of his reports. – Jerry F When John Alcock was released from his [more…]

20th Century

The Flew Alone, Part Two

14th May 2023 Going Postal 0

In May 1969 my uncle, John Alldridge, described the voyage of Allcock and Brown for the Montreal Star. This is the second of his reports. – Jerry F In the same year that young Jack [more…]

20th Century

They Flew Alone, Part One

7th May 2023 Going Postal 0

In May 1969 my uncle, John Alldridge, described the voyage of Allcock and Brown for the Montreal Star. This is the first of his reports. – Jerry F MANCHESTER — She hangs now, like some [more…]

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Cnutelectronics, Part One

3rd April 2023 El Cnutador 0

Cnutelectronics [ ca-noot-elec-tronicks ] noun The art or science of making practical application of the lack of knowledge of pure sciences, such as electrical engineering, as in the construction of useful circuits without suffering any [more…]

Animals

Automations in my Home: Conclusion

20th March 2023 El Cnutador 0

Welcome back to Cnutelectronics! It comprises the same bone headed ignorance, overenthusiasm, poor research, pointy metal things as Cnuteneering, and also adds the additional danger of very hot soldering irons. We left this project with [more…]

Computing

Automations In My Home* Part II

6th March 2023 El Cnutador 0

* And outside. Home automation seems all the rage in puffinland with various articles describing the setting up, care and feeding of home automations. We’ve had Automations in my home and Smart Radiators, and I [more…]

Computing

How MRI Works

19th December 2022 Going Postal 0

I guess quite a few of you will have had to undergo a Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan over the past few years.  As you lie in the machine’s tube with headphones on to muffle the [more…]

20th Century

The Lancaster Bomber

5th December 2022 GrumpyAngler 0

Most will know about the Lancaster Bomber, that it was designed by Ray Chadwick to carry a huge bomb load a very long way and was probably the best bomber in WWII, certainly the most [more…]

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