August 29, 2023

How I became directly related to Jesus Christ.

The problem with family trees.

So. There he is in the direct lineage on my Family Search app, my 60th great Grandfather: Jesus Christ. This article explores the problems of using genealogy apps and sites. And literally, they go way back.

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Culture
August 25, 2023

The news you need to know 8/26/23

My roundup of this week’s news.


Space junk grabber fails when hit by other space junk. And now it’s space junk too.

Guy tries to hug jet fountain and gets launched and hospitalized. If he was trying for his own space program, at least he saw stars.

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News
August 18, 2023

The news you need to know: August 19, 2023.

My roundup of this week’s news.


Study says guy Dracula was based on, Vlad the Impaler, cried tears of blood. But sweated the milk of human kindness. OK maybe not.

Stray cat adopted by a herd of capybaras in zoo.

Teens more likely to believe conspiracy theories.

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News
August 11, 2023

The news you need to know: August 12, 2023

My roundup of this week’s news.

Vacation destination: 800-lb Butter Cow sculpture back at Illinois State Fair And it’s better because it’s butter.

Just lucky, I guess: Woman mowing grass attacked by snake and hawk at the same time:

UFO whistleblower admits there’s so much more that he didn’t admit. Now, if only he had some evidence.

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August 7, 2023

Current Pedal Obsession: Joe Gore Purr Vibrato.

Just enough wobble.

As Joe Gore experimented with circuits for Purr, he didn’t seek to put the sound of a Magnatone amp or Leslie peaker in a pedal. Instead the goal was An idiot-proof, “Goldilocks” vibrato. So he created a circuit with a triangle-ish LFO that doesn’t require a depth control to sound just right.

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