Monthly Archives: February 2016

Falling in love again with ancient audio gear

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Doc Searls

Back when I was a freshman in college, I tried to build what was already legendary audio gear: a Dynaco PAS-3X preamplifier, and a Stereo 35 power amplifier. Both were available only as kits, and I screwed them up. I mean, I … Continue reading →

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A (so far) suckless printer at a good price

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Doc Searls

In my last post I said all printers suck — at least in my experience. YMMV, as they say. The most recent suckage at our place was produced by a Brother laser printer and an Epson ink-jet that co-died while … Continue reading →

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Printers suck

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Doc Searls

I miss computing’s Cambrian period, when Datasouth printers still roamed the Earth (or at least its offices). They were made in Charlotte by durability fanatics and could not be killed. The DS-180, for example (that image is a fossil scan … Continue reading →

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Bag ‘o tabs

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Doc Searls

I have accumulated a ridiculous sum of open tabs and closed ones collected in OneTab pages. Here’s a selection from just the latest collection, for your reading pleasure. Stuff I’ve said Giving silos their due, in Linux Journal. Phil Windley … Continue reading →

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The Giant Zero

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Doc Searls

The world of distance Fort Lee is the New Jersey town where my father grew up. It’s at the west end of the George Washington Bridge, which he also helped build. At the other end is Manhattan. Even though Fort … Continue reading →

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