Archive for January, 2009

R/C Plane: Supercub

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

I’ve been enchanted by flying animals and aircraft my entire life. I’ve always wanted to get into radio control aircraft, but the time, complexity, and cost of radio control aircraft kept me away. These days modern high-density lithium-poltmer (lipo) batteries and foam aircraft have addressed the issues that kept me out of the hobby. For [...]

Books by Friends

Friday, January 30th, 2009

For those who don’t spend time clicking on random words in my posts (since I don’t distinguish hyperlinks), you might not have noticed that Lightly Organized Chaos now has a storefront. Powered by Amazon Stores, the Lightly Organized Store has a variety of products mentioned in recent blog posts as well as some stuff that’s [...]

Travel Gear: Ultralight

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

I love to travel, but I don’t like carrying a bunch of luggage. Unfortunately, the geek in me needs a few tools to make it through the day. In this first travel kit entry I’d like to present my choices for trips where computing isn’t meant to play a large role. When travelling to destinations [...]

The High Price of Nostalgia

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

I can tell that I’ve hit that time of life where people start looking back and pining for younger days. How do I know? I’ve been surfing eBay looking for artifacts of my youth, and the prices make me wish I had been more careful with my stuff. The Rubik’s Cube picture above is very [...]