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Some Mechanical Keyboardery

I blame Dan Rutter, damn him. Specifically, I blame his post back in 1999 on dansdata.com – this one: http://www.dansdata.com/ibmkeyboard.htm, followed about six years later by his difficult second album, http://www.dansdata.com/clickykeyboards.htm, and then his seminal http://www.dansdata.com/clicky2.htm. I don’t think I was cool enough to actually read the 1999 post in 1999, but I was well into buckling […]

Posted on May 23, 2014 at 22:29 by Baron von Codlington · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Review: Ikea High Chair (‘Antilop’)

We’ve had a few high chairs, mainly rather fancy ones with all sorts of cushioning, padding, adjustable bits and the like. I’m a bit a a sucker for adjustable bits, so you’d think that I’d be all for ’em in a kids high chair. Nope. It may have been mentioned before that our kids are ‘enthusiastic’ […]

Posted on February 3, 2009 at 10:06 by Baron von Codlington · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Arc-AAA Torch / Flashlight

The Arc-AAA is a rather useful, bright, small LED torch.
I suggest you buy one.

Posted on February 3, 2009 at 09:00 by Baron von Codlington · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Review: Ikea Stove / Cooktop Guard

This?                       Excellent. Highly recommended. It’s the Ikea “Patrull” Stove / Cooktop Guard, and it’s quite useful in stopping little hands from grabbing for saucepan handles and the like. Stainless steel, adjustable width, two small screws into benchtop (one each at the extreme rear of each […]

Posted on December 7, 2008 at 15:18 by Baron von Codlington · Permalink · Leave a comment
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