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eponacrony! Have a fabulous day!
eponacrony! Have a fabulous day!I'm getting close to maxing out the hard drive on my notebook -- 60G, WHAT was I thinking? I can't decide whether I should replace the HD w/one @ about 160-320G and add another 1G of RAM or if I should just buy another, shinier notebook. Oooo, shiny!
I've got the skills to do the swap, but I'm not convinced that I'll actually save much in the way of time, money and hassles by choosing one option over the other.
Thoughts, coments, advice, random poetry readings?
Thanks!
I've got the skills to do the swap, but I'm not convinced that I'll actually save much in the way of time, money and hassles by choosing one option over the other.
Thoughts, coments, advice, random poetry readings?
Thanks!
OK, even after ALL these years I STILL love Georgette Heyer. I'm so happy that they're re-issuing her novels in trade paperback form because most of my copies are at least 20 years old (some closer to 30 years old) and in sore need of replacement.
I'm re-reading The Unknown Ajax after finally purchasing a new copy -- the copy I bought in Paris in 1985 has officially died...chunks falling out, etc. This book contains a classic Heyer observation -- one of the reasons she's still one of my fave authors. In describing Claude, an aspirant to dandyism, she says...
But he was not without ambition. It was his ardent desire to become just such a leader of Fashion, such an arbiter of Taste, as Mr. Brummel had been, until so short a time ago. He grudged Vincent none of his fame as a member of the Corinthian set; it would not have gratified him in the least to have been hailed as an out-and-outer, a regular dash or a right cool fish: his heart was set on becoming the chief Pink of the Ton.
This ambition found no favor at all in the eyes of his parents, and would, indeed, have been impossible to realize had not a stroke of amazing good fortune befallen Claude. Hardly had he reached his majority when the maternal uncle for whom he had been named died, and left him the heir to a comfortable independence. Nothing then stood between him and the achievement of his goal but a want of genius.
Now THAT'S writing. :)
I'm re-reading The Unknown Ajax after finally purchasing a new copy -- the copy I bought in Paris in 1985 has officially died...chunks falling out, etc. This book contains a classic Heyer observation -- one of the reasons she's still one of my fave authors. In describing Claude, an aspirant to dandyism, she says...
But he was not without ambition. It was his ardent desire to become just such a leader of Fashion, such an arbiter of Taste, as Mr. Brummel had been, until so short a time ago. He grudged Vincent none of his fame as a member of the Corinthian set; it would not have gratified him in the least to have been hailed as an out-and-outer, a regular dash or a right cool fish: his heart was set on becoming the chief Pink of the Ton.
This ambition found no favor at all in the eyes of his parents, and would, indeed, have been impossible to realize had not a stroke of amazing good fortune befallen Claude. Hardly had he reached his majority when the maternal uncle for whom he had been named died, and left him the heir to a comfortable independence. Nothing then stood between him and the achievement of his goal but a want of genius.
Now THAT'S writing. :)
OK, so I was on a mission to find some Ferric Chloride solution. It's commonly used for etching circuit boards -- it's a good, relatively non-toxic etchant for copper & brass. I want to etch some copper and brass texture plates to use with my rolling mill -- and get some practice before I try etching silver. The process is the same, but the mineral salt is different.
I know that Radio Shack used to carry FeCl, because I've purchased it there in the past. However, it appears that they're now more into cell phones and puffery than hardcore geekery and no longer carry it. It might have to do with the HazMat warnings...or maybe there just aren't enough modders around. :-)
Anyway I called several other electronic emporia and no one was carrying it. Then I turned to art supply shops because it's also used by printmakers for etching plates and intaglio work. Still no luck. It turns out that part of the reason was that I was asking for Ferric Chloride. I checked out Dick Blick online and found that they carry "Copper Etching Solution" which is (you guessed it) FeCl. So I called one of the local DB shops, and sure enough, they have Copper Etching Solution. $4.68 a pint. Problem solved.
Now, I wonder if I had just asked for Copper Etching Solution at all those other stores I called?????
Oh well, tomorrow I will have the means to play with copper and brass in a whole new way... If they turn out halfway decent, I may even post some of the results.
I know that Radio Shack used to carry FeCl, because I've purchased it there in the past. However, it appears that they're now more into cell phones and puffery than hardcore geekery and no longer carry it. It might have to do with the HazMat warnings...or maybe there just aren't enough modders around. :-)
Anyway I called several other electronic emporia and no one was carrying it. Then I turned to art supply shops because it's also used by printmakers for etching plates and intaglio work. Still no luck. It turns out that part of the reason was that I was asking for Ferric Chloride. I checked out Dick Blick online and found that they carry "Copper Etching Solution" which is (you guessed it) FeCl. So I called one of the local DB shops, and sure enough, they have Copper Etching Solution. $4.68 a pint. Problem solved.
Now, I wonder if I had just asked for Copper Etching Solution at all those other stores I called?????
Oh well, tomorrow I will have the means to play with copper and brass in a whole new way... If they turn out halfway decent, I may even post some of the results.
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