The Ikea of Technology

  Ask nearly anyone today and they will readily explain that Ikea is the company with the fancy furniture that you assemble yourself from a kit.  They are, at least as of 2008, the largest retailer of homebuilt furniture in the world.  Pretty impressive, and a testament to the willingness of people to build things for… Continue reading The Ikea of Technology

A Mechanical Neon Oscilloscope

Yes, you read that title correctly.  …and no, I have not been in the sauce yet today.  A mechanical oscilloscope.  Just like spinning disk scanning television once existed, so too, did mechanized oscilloscopes. An oscilloscope is a truly amazing device.  Those who suspect they’ve never seen one probably have–in the form of a heart monitor… Continue reading A Mechanical Neon Oscilloscope