Mastodawn

One set of Ubino pieces complete. The 2 'architect' pawns might get a redesign down the road since they were freehanded on the bandsaw out of some excess stock, but otherwise I'm quite happy with the results. #woodworking

fundamental Jan 2

I think I'm happy with the rough shape and dimensions for these three tiers of Urbino pieces. For the second player I'm not sure if the exotic woods I purchased offer enough contrast from the bloodwood, but worst case I've got oak or maple on hand. Once I figure out the second color and do some stock prep I should be all set to batch out a set of 54 pieces. #woodworking

fundamental Dec 16

fundamental Nov 27

So far this holiday only featured a small amount of tech support, but now I've been drafted to repair kitchen cabinets as some of the glue joints separated over the years

fundamental Nov 14

I know logically it makes sense as a 1 class set, but there is something genuinely amusing about this dataset I stumbled across today.

What's in the first image? Cow
What's in the next? Cow Cow
What are the possible labels? Cow
So... in all cases the trained model outputs ....? yes, Cow
What do you call it? open Cow

fundamental Nov 11

Hello from the local garden mantis.

fundamental Oct 20

I think this flea market vendor has worked out how to sell broken RF gear.

fundamental Aug 17, 2025

This season I had expected my outdoor strawberry plants to yield more than the indoor ones, but even with next to no care for months the indoor setup kept producing fruit. I really should remember to take before pictures, but I must have removed 2/3rds of the plants based on dead plant material or leaves that were infected with what I think was powdery mildew. I might have to watch the ph for a bit, but I bet with a fresh water change and a much more open canopy there's going to be some nice new growth.

fundamental Jul 30, 2025

I've got to say, having a bike computer provide turn by turn directions makes it a lot easier to have spontaneous rides to destinations I haven't been before. It certainly isn't perfect by any means in terms of its maps or routing, but usually it's good enough.

fundamental Jul 25, 2025

With rising food costs you can go to the store, stare down the fruit, build up lore about how the best produce hides on the back of the shelf, build up strong opinions on the right shade of the rind, tap your prospective bounty, and tell yourself that you've made the best choice seeing as they're not charging by weight.

... So, today I lost the avocado seed lottery :p