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I would have had the link here on Cake, but Vimeo didn't seem to permit it. Glad you and the kids and Denise all enjoyed it, it really is pretty amazing to see in person. I tried to get some frames when I saw it in Missouri, but I didn't have …

If you have never seen large migrating flocks of song birds, you have truly missed a visual feast. I first really saw large murmurations in the boot heel of Missouri along the Mississippi waterway The link below is a great video of flocks of …

Here's another - Anyone who has been to Trafalagar Square in front of the The National Gallery, has seen the statue of Nelson, the saviour of Britannia, for his defeat of the Franco-Spanish flotilla on October 21st, 1805. But his career began much …

One might wonder if the genetic removal of mosquitos, as has been discussed a bit recently, might have some un-anticipated consequences. Like @Chris, I sometimes wondered if Dr Winegard was maybe exaggerating a bit, but the losses the British Army …

I agree with you, but apparently BMW and Porsche and Lexus don't..... We live in an era when appearances really do matter a great deal, apparently. "Whatever" it takes, to get the buyer to pony up the funds for delivery...

The Corvette is not the only car with ported electronic engine sound in the cockpit, I seem to recall BMW or Ford was doing the same thing for some models. I rather like that my F150 is very quiet, and still gets up and moves along with its 3.5 …

I thought this was software limited to Linux, and wondered how hard it would be to port it to Unix/Mac - but when I clicked on the link, I find the Calibre app is already available to download for Windows, Mac and Linux Cool!! There are some …

Professionally, my surgical colleagues call folks like that organ donors. The ability to control one's speed and direction seems fundamental to me. Ah Well!! On another topic, I am writing this on my MacAir, with a Magic Mouse, and I find I …

to @Dracula After they get your roof ripped off, then they tell you they found more damage and the cost to fix it is significantly higher than your first estimate. Oh, its expected to rain tomorrow too...... What you gonna say??......... Bear in …

Yes, in reading his book, I was intrigued that so little has been said about the impact of malaria and other mosquito borne illnesses in typical historical references, especially in Roman history. Yet he lists pope after pope, and emperor of Rome …

I really think the knobs and buttons of the 1950s cars are pretty hard to improve upon - with a little use you don't have to look at them while using them, they always work the same way. Wind noise has no effect, nor does sunlight shining in the …

Somewhere here on cake, I came across an image - seen below - of a book about the mosquito, and I thought it might be an interesting diversion, if a bit obscure. Little did I realize, the book would cause me to rethink some basics of my …

Not only parked cars, kids, dogs, but gravel roads, pedestrians, road signs, I love the confidence and enthusiasm of youth - like you said, what could possibly go wrong. Well, a dog might decide to chase a squirrel across the road, and run right …

Interesting, I have received 4 robocalls to my home number today, all of them perporting to be from MY HOME NUMBER. So I finally answered one of the calls, apparently Microsoft is so annoyed with me they are going to cancel the license for my …

At 95 pounds, and faster than a lightweight electric motorcycle, the boundaries really are getting fuzzy. He did wear a helmet and a heavy jacket, jeans and lightweight boots.

I found this link to an article Edgar Allan Poe wrote about the significance of real photographic records - very …

It is interesting to watch the progress of the robots of Boston Dynamics which initially kind of walked about like an almost blind infirm geriatric person, to a highly mobile athletic, even gymnastic movement ability - fanatastic and creepy is …

Richard, I have written here before about my belief that the news media no longer presents news information/ facts, but stories designed to create a strong emotional effect on the viewers - whether and positive or negative emotion really doesn't …

Who knew!!?? 🤗 Not surprising really, and now your kids are all felons. If it moves, regulate and tax it!! 😁 But California law does accomplish a few safety items - limits speeds to 15 mph, requires helmets, and restricts scooters to the roadway …

Makes me wonder what the riders looked like after crashes..... I can see that a more powerful scooter could be useful in climbing hills in San Francisco in adult hands. I am just concerned about young kids under driving age. Do scooter riders …

In another thread here on cake.co, I saw a description of a scooter rebadged and sold by Mercedes-Benz. According to the linked article the speed is limited to 15 miles per hour ( 24 kph ). I can see there is a market for higher speeds ( there …

90 kph => 55 miles per hour. Who are your customers? Do they understand the consequences of misadventures at 55.92 mph, or with other much larger vehicles at similar speeds, which means, potentially, closing speeds of 112 mph? What are their …

Not mentioned in the video linked above, probably because he is in the southern hemisphere and can't use a telescope to find the southern point of rotation, the motor guide comes with a built in illuminated telescope to help point the mount at …

Thinking about astro-photography a bit more and came across this equatorial mount for photography with digital cameras and lenses - I think you might find this mount interesting too @Chris I put my order in this evening …

I must confess that I am quite anxious about the direction both parties seem to be heading - one that will not offer centrists, of either party, acceptable, attractive options. And it seems to be harder and harder to find authoritative, accurate …