Airplane Filling Station

I posted about the Airplane Filling Station 8 years ago. The old links are dead, but check out the update and pictures of the restored site.

The building also got a new steward. Knox Heritage, an East Tennessee preservation group active in Knoxville and the surrounding area, assumed ownership of the building in November of 2018. When the AFSPA approached them about selling the plane two years ago, Morgan says, Knox Heritage initially suggested a preservation easement. “They said, ‘Well, I think we would just feel better turning it over to an organization like Knox Heritage,’” Morgan repeats, laughing. “We’re just proud they thought of us! It really is an honor for us.”

An easement through the Tennessee Historical Association protects the plane through 2025; in the future, Knox Heritage will continue to preserve it, Morgan says. The airplane is the group’s first commercial property, and the rent it generates will help fund its other preservation efforts. 

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Yippie - Microsoft to open source Windows Calculator!

Streaming

Either you want to own physical media (CD/vinyl) or you are happy renting.

Evil

Firefighters in reverse are just plain evil pic.twitter.com/FEmr9KCg6b

— flops (@F73) March 1, 2019

Next?

I know... it's the Star Trek era with replicators...

Human history can be divided into five distinct societies

1. Hunter gather
2. Agricultural
3. Mercantile capitalism
4. Industrial capitalism
5. Consumer capitalism

Human population, knowledge, energy use & global environmental damage increases with each transition.

What next? pic.twitter.com/iJKoePfhzM

— Mark Maslin (@ProfMarkMaslin) February 28, 2019

Picture Frame Phone Charger

It's pricey at over $55, but I really like the idea of this picture frame with a builtin wireless charger for your smart phone. It also keeps the phone upright so you can see notifications easily. I could see myself with one at the desk in my office and another one on the end table beside by chair in our family room.

Smart Circuit Breakers

But no Alexa support yet...

Leviton’s new smart Load Center brings app control to your circuit breakers https://t.co/sHZWRiJ1sy

— donthorp (@donthorp) February 21, 2019

BoR - Bitcoin over Radio

Sending Bitcoin over shortwave radio.

Bad USB Devices

New Offensive USB Cable Allows Remote Attacks over WiFi - scary stuff. That's why you need to wrap your dongle.

Logging

This is one of my favorite old locks, used to secure registered mail containers. It can be picked, but that’s not the main security function. It has a counter that advances whenever it’s opened, making it difficult steal mail undetected. It’s essentially a re-usable seal. pic.twitter.com/q9IzoPtQEu

— matt blaze (@mattblaze) February 6, 2019