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reflection – xander's endeavours
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May 9, 2015. From the Ashes of War… a Lasting Peace? It’s May 9th 2015, around the world yesterday and today were commemorations of the 70th anniversary. In Europe, but for the sake of remembrance, let’s say WWII). And could it happen again? Hold our leaders accountable to ensure that the long peace since the War remains a lasting peace for us and our succeeding generations. With the weapons of war at our disposal today, this is an imperative for our survival as a civilization. It is with this understand...
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Life with a Makerbot Replicator – xander's endeavours
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A cool violet glow greets you beeping pleasantly as it turns on. It's oddly personable, referring to itself in first person via scrolling text. I almost want to give it a name. Life with a Makerbot Replicator. March 2, 2015. Today marks three years since I got my first 3d printer, a Makerbot Replicator. Since then, I’ve printed hundreds of hours worth of things, and designed a few of my own. I keep my Replicator at home, so I’ve had it available whenever I feel the creative urge. I’ll adm...8211;my favor...
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musings – xander's endeavours
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September 6, 2015. 1995: 20 years ago, I joined the Internet. Twenty years ago today (roughly), I joined the internet. It wasn’t a particularly glamorous affair, but was necessitated by MSN (not the website, the original ISP. I spent a while trying to pick a screenname and email address, and ended up with: aer95@chollian.net. It’s hard to recall what my first experience online was like; certainly I had an awareness that “holy shit, I’m connected to the world! There really wasn’t much to do other th...
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From the Ashes of War… a Lasting Peace? – xander's endeavours
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From the Ashes of War… a Lasting Peace? May 9, 2015. It’s May 9th 2015, around the world yesterday and today were commemorations of the 70th anniversary. In Europe, but for the sake of remembrance, let’s say WWII). And could it happen again? Hold our leaders accountable to ensure that the long peace since the War remains a lasting peace for us and our succeeding generations. With the weapons of war at our disposal today, this is an imperative for our survival as a civilization. It is with this understand...
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R.I.P. Maxis (1987-2015): In Defense of Simcity – xander's endeavours
http://blog.skyrien.com/2015/03/09/maxis-simcity-2013
Maxis (1987 - 2015). RIP Maxis (1987-2015): In Defense of Simcity. March 9, 2015. I was originally writing this post to be a defense of Simcity, but in light of the recent shutdown of EA Maxis’s Emeryville studio. The headquarters of what was once Maxis, after years of poor management by EA, I felt the need to speak out on this travesty. There are more complete obituaries of Maxis online–notably this one. Which I enjoyed reading; this one is my personal story with Maxis and their games. Simant (1991) ...
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make – xander's endeavours
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March 2, 2015. Life with a Makerbot Replicator. Today marks three years since I got my first 3d printer, a Makerbot Replicator. Since then, I’ve printed hundreds of hours worth of things, and designed a few of my own. For practical or artistic purposes. It’s a hobbyist tool now, but I’m convinced that the creation of items via 3d printer will become a mainstream experience in the near future. I keep my Replicator at home, so I’ve had it available whenever I feel the creative urge. I’ll ad...8211;my favor...
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Recreational Cannabis in Washington State – xander's endeavours
http://blog.skyrien.com/2015/03/11/recreational-cannabis-in-washington
Recreational Cannabis in Washington State. March 11, 2015. Active recreational marijuana business licenses across the state, as of March 10th, 2015. Shown are 402 Producers,. And 127 Retail stores. Created on Google MyMaps, based on publicly available information from WSLCB. It’s about time that things changed. I won’t go into the whole history here, but let’s note that while things are changing quickly now, it’s been quite a long road to get here. Also passed similar measures, and more are predicted for...
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xander's endeavours – Page 2
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July 14, 2015. New Horizons at Pluto! After decades of talk, 9.5 years of travel through the solar system, New Horizons conducts its flyby of the Pluto system today! It’s absolutely amazing that our technology has allowed us to reach this tiny TINY point of light so far away. Congrats to NASA, the New Horizons team! Today, humanity has another world to add to our list of visits. A photo posted by NASA (@nasa) on. Jul 14, 2015 at 4:00am PDT. July 12, 2015. July 7, 2015. Life Counter App is Alive! I’...
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replicator – xander's endeavours
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March 2, 2015. Life with a Makerbot Replicator. Today marks three years since I got my first 3d printer, a Makerbot Replicator. Since then, I’ve printed hundreds of hours worth of things, and designed a few of my own. For practical or artistic purposes. It’s a hobbyist tool now, but I’m convinced that the creation of items via 3d printer will become a mainstream experience in the near future. I keep my Replicator at home, so I’ve had it available whenever I feel the creative urge. I’ll ad...8211;my favor...
