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Almost All Ice Cream Truck Music Is Controlled By One Company
From the “Things You Didn’t Know You Wanted to Know” Department
A Mexico City neighborhood keeps the iconic Volkswagen Beetle alive
You can’t get a new Beetle anymore, but Bugs still are part of the Mexican car culture. The last couple of times I have been down there it has just been weird to see Nissan Tsurus (or whatever they have now) be the taxis of choice.
How Baseballs Are Made
A Spotting Guide to the Apocalypse: The Cars of “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”
Furiosa was fun, had lots of character and backstory. Sure, it wasn’t Fury Road, but what the hell is? Cars were dialed back but still neat. Here’s a look at what went into making them.
One Man’s Fight to Preserve Pakistan’s Perfect Cooking Pot
The story of the gorkon, and the work to keep it a going concern.
The origin story of Leatherman’s “pocket survival tool”
The origin story of Leatherman’s “pocket survival tool”. Also, Conor Knighton continues to have the best gig.
The Worlds Last Remaining Northwest Airlines Boeing 747-100 | N603US Laurinburg-Maxton Airport
Artifacts of a dead age of flight. I used to be on dozens of Northwest and Mesabi jets. Now they are all gone but for this fella.
Raspberry Pi Connect
You can remote to your Raspberry Pi now. Which is cool.
Too bad they have been hard to find since the pandemic. Newest I have is a Pi 3, which this won’t work on.
