A fixture of my youth, the Local Hobby Shop, is on life support, their raison d'etre under attack from the internet and online retailers.
The death of the hobby shop
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Unpopular Views
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Every rational, thinking person has a few unpopular positions, these are a few of mine
Review: Bladerunner 2049
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I suspended disbelief long enough to get through this turd, and now I haz the sadz
Traxxas life – Batteries
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As I descend into the realm of RC cars, there are decisions to make. One is battery choice.
The X-maxx Files – Day 1
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As it arrived yesterday (super fast shipping for those who care, I Paypal’d the money on Thursday, and the truck arrived on Monday) I felt the need to get the rubber side down and test it out.
First, the body is perfect. No noticeable blemishes. A stock X-maxx with any real ‘bashing’ on the clock will have some scrapes, gouges, and possibly cracks in the lexan shell. It is clean.
Oops, I did it
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Well, the contagion continues. The bug to go big - ignited by Kevin Talbot's YT channel, made me look seriously for a used Traxxas X-Maxx 8s. Now one is on the way
Public Transit in the age of COVID-19
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COVID-19 is altering my commute. For the worst.
Terrible Movies
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TCM is a great channel, running uncut, uninterrupted films from the past and not so distant past. But they also show some garbage.
Mailing lists
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The "get the fuck outta G-Suite" project continues, this time focusing on the unending list of email lists that spam me.
Back on the road…
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The RC Car saga continues…
Thursday afternoon, I received the steering posts I ordered, two days early! Woot! So, I found a little time to get the front end of my buggy back together. After installing the servo arm upside down (d’oh!) I got it sorted out, I got out yesterday afternoon for some driving on the street near my house.