Archive for the ‘Sci / Tech’ Category
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
It was pointed out on a forum I participate in that while I am advocating conservation and energy independence, we live in a vehicle that is not all that fuel effecient. I took that as a valid observation and decided to compare our current and previous lifestyles in the current energy ...
Posted in Expedition Vehicles, Sci / Tech, Travel | 1 Comment »
Saturday, January 10th, 2009
Is what you know true?
Is what you believe to be true actually, in fact true?
Click here to find out some of the answer: www.hackneys.com/docs/trueorfalse.pdf
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Posted in Cultures, Econ / Finance, Geopolitics, Sci / Tech, US Politics | 9 Comments »
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
300 years ago in the Royal Navy, we would have been dragged through the ocean from a yardarm and nearly drowned.
Even today, in the United States Navy, we would have been obliged to drink and eat unspeakable concoctions in the service of Lord Neptune.
But we were not compelled ...
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
On the night of Wednesday, September 2nd, 1752, John Hackney closed his eyes and went to sleep. When he awoke to the dawn, it was Thursday, September 14th, 1752.
Click here for the rest of the story: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/12days.pdf
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Posted in Cultures, Religion, Sci / Tech | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
We visited the world’s largest open pit copper mine at Chuquicamata, Chile today.
While we were there we had the chance to see the trucks referenced in the post “Fuso Units” at work.
The mine uses 94 of these trucks. 60 are Komatsu and 34 are Liebherr.
Click here for ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Those of you who remember the post “How Big is Big” will remember that we try to express size in units other than arbitrary measures such as meters or feet.
Today’s example uses units of Fuso.
Yesterday we found something that was at least two Fuso units high. It made ...
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
You approach as any new pilgrim would after a long, long journey across the dry, dusty desert.
You approach with trepidation.
You approach with wonder.
You approach with reverence.
Click here for the rest of the story: www.hackneys.com/travel/chile/docs/theshrine.pdf
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Posted in Sci / Tech, Travel | 8 Comments »
Sunday, June 8th, 2008
Introduction
Winston Churchill’s immortal description of 1939 Russia as “A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma” is equally true of the current state of digital photography meta data.
Most casual digital photographers never come face to face with meta data. They take their photos, they upload them to a ...
Posted in Gear, Photography, Sci / Tech, Travel | 1 Comment »
Sunday, June 1st, 2008
Perhaps no other system on an expedition vehicle is as wrapped in mystery or inspires as much outright fear as the propane system.
With its inherently explosive nature and its bewildering variety of connectors, it is easy to understand why the typical overlander avoids the design and implementation of a ...
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Background:
Garmin MapSource (GMS) is software provided by Garmin with some of its map products. GMS is used to create, edit and manipulate waypoints, routes and tracks. GMS is also used to upload and download GPS data to and from Garmin GPS receivers.
Problem Description:
Garmin MapSource (GMS) will not load/start if its ...
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