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114.Stranded conductor

ohmart — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:59:33 +0000

No cheap jokes about the Costa Concordia here, or how “drinks on Italian cruise ships are served… on the rocks”.

This is about a stranded conductor of sorts, thermally drifting off in the afternoon sun and thinking: “wire’d it have to be me?”

Ciao!!

Valentine’s Day has nothing on this father

ohmart — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:01:34 +0000

Forget roses, chocolates, bling, marriage proposals on Valentine’s Day. This father’s love for his disabled kids – caring for them for 36 years – trumps all of that. A great and humbling story.

Check it out: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/6411853/Caring-for-these-kids-a-job-for-life

113.Soft Start

ohmart — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:38:03 +0000

What better way for an IC to start the day in this busy AC world – than with a nice soft start? A lie-in, eggs, bacon, coffee, the morning edition of the ‘Zero Cross News‘ brought in by the maid, the sun shining gloriously bright electromagnetic radiation… mmm, coffee…

You know, it just doesn’t get any better than that.

112.Flasher Circuit

ohmart — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:39:36 +0000

There’s nothing worse than when you stroll down to the park, y’know, got a pastrami and rye, thinking about whether to quit yer job, husband’s having a go at yer, kids are sick, bills piling up, how on earth are you going to meet that mortgage payment… yer sittin’ there minding yer own business and then some freak show has to go and … disgraceful. Don’t these ICs, like, have jobs to go to, really??

[This cartoon on OhmArt goodness...]

Finally! Hosters swapped.

ohmart — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:02:12 +0000

Well, the new “all-singing, all-dancing” OhmArt.org site is up. What a pavlova it was getting that sorted out.

It’s right here in all of its goodness.

Swapping web hosters…

ohmart — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:33:59 +0000

Apparently a successful transfer between web hosters needs the eight planets in our Solar System, the 14 in Aljrex-T55, and the three in Bener 932C to all line up perfectly, as well as a strong nor’westerly and two singing cats.

Should the above not happen as seamlessly as one might think and all would hope, please bear us for a day or so while we sort things out. Singing cats are quite hard to find.

Big waves, OhmArt.

111.Fast recovery diode

ohmart — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:38:29 +0000

At the blink of an eye (or substantially less, in actual fact), a fast recovery diode will be up and at ‘em before you say “FRED – what an apt name for a flippin’ racy epitaxial daredevil”.

What is it with ships and captains?

ohmart — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:34:13 +0000

You want to let off some testosterone, wave to your mates, play chicken with reefs? Do it on your own (half a billion dollar) ship, when no one else is on board. Muppet.

Rule 1: Women and children off first

Rule 0: Captain and rats off before women and children.

Let’s not also forget the Muck-a-Rena that’s still washing up on our shores. Hope jail’s not being too kind to you, boys.

2012 OhmArt calendar

ohmart — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:53:20 +0000

Just finished making the OhmArt 2012 calendar – a “best of”, perhaps. February was created by my son Finn – he thought up the cartoon and got me to draw and colour it. Not sure where the humour is, but it’s pretty cool for a seven year old nonetheless!

Other months include “Ham Radio”, “I see a sine”, “The PICAXE inventor” and “Currency”.

Link to it is here…

(Happy NewYear)

110.Wideband Amplifier

ohmart — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 07:19:06 +0000

If you consume too much too frequently, over time your waist is where it hertz. So sayeth the Wideband Amplifier. And it was so, verily.