I took a piece of birch from mairi2‘s tree. This was a small fragment, not good for much other than making file or chisel handles. Continue reading
Making a file handle
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Monthly Archives: September 2009
With mallets toward none
With mallets toward none
Tools: Maintenance vs. replacement
I recently saw three Youtube videos by Tom Lie-Nielsen, founder and President of
Lie-Nielsen Toolworks. His company makes some of the
finest hand (non-electric) tools available today. The are replicas of traditional woodworking
tools—better engineered than the originals. My only gripe about them is that they are
priced accordingly :-(>
Tools: Maintenance vs. replacement
I recently saw three Youtube videos by Tom Lie-Nielsen, founder and President of
Lie-Nielsen Toolworks. His company makes some of the
finest hand (non-electric) tools available today. The are replicas of traditional woodworking
tools—better engineered than the originals. My only gripe about them is that they are
priced accordingly :-(>
Irish Class, September 14, 2009
Irish Class, September 14, 2009
Rang Gaeilge, 14ú lá Mí Mheán Fómhair 2009
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Fadas: áéíóúÁÉÍÓÚ
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Wes was out, so we joined Will’s class. We started with Teacht
Google Gaeilge, imeacht tionscal an aistriucháin? This was a look at Google’s
computer tranlation service. Looking at the computer’s results meant that this was definitely a
“feel good” exercise :-)> We spent some time analyzing the mistakes it made.
Irish Class, September 14, 2009
Irish Class, September 14, 2009
Rang Gaeilge, 14ú lá Mí Mheán Fómhair 2009
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Fadas: áéíóúÁÉÍÓÚ
–>
Wes was out, so we joined Will’s class. We started with Teacht
Google Gaeilge, imeacht tionscal an aistriucháin? This was a look at Google’s
computer tranlation service. Looking at the computer’s results meant that this was definitely a
“feel good” exercise :-)> We spent some time analyzing the mistakes it made.
Fabhalscéal as Gaeilge/A fable in Irish
Our assignment for today was to write a fable as Gaeilge. I cannot come up with any kind of original story even in English. However, one of the vocabulary suggestions reminded me of an Eric Bogle song. I thought the secret for success in mathematics should also work in Irish.
| Bhí cat duine éigin ar thaobh an bhótair. Bhí an cat marbh agus an-plánach. Ní chuimhin sé na dlíthe bóthair mór. Is cat duine ar bith é anois.
Ná conspóid le trucail. Tá an trucail cinnte a bhuachan. |
Somebody’s cat was by the side of the road. The cat was dead and very flat. He did not remember the laws of the highway. He is nobody’s cat now.
Don’t argue with a truck. The truck is sure to win. |
This is obviously much shorter than the song, and the vocabulary is fairly basic. “Decapitating Tweety-birds and masticating mice” will have to wait.
Fabhalscéal as Gaeilge/A fable in Irish
Our assignment for today was to write a fable as Gaeilge. I cannot come up with any kind of original story even in English. However, one of the vocabulary suggestions reminded me of an Eric Bogle song. I thought the secret for success in mathematics should also work in Irish.
| Bhí cat duine éigin ar thaobh an bhótair. Bhí an cat marbh agus an-plánach. Ní chuimhin sé na dlíthe bóthair mór. Is cat duine ar bith é anois.
Ná conspóid le trucail. Tá an trucail cinnte a bhuachan. |
Somebody’s cat was by the side of the road. The cat was dead and very flat. He did not remember the laws of the highway. He is nobody’s cat now.
Don’t argue with a truck. The truck is sure to win. |
This is obviously much shorter than the song, and the vocabulary is fairly basic. “Decapitating Tweety-birds and masticating mice” will have to wait.
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 