Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

The Burroughs is a true adding machine--it can only *add* numbers. Notice the limited buttons on the keyboard. If you ever heard someone refer to a modern calculator as an "adding machine" it derives from the fact that originally that's all they could do back in 1908.

This is my Burroughs Class 1, Model 7 Adder/Lister made in 1908. The glass sides and front let you watch the mechanisms as it's adding.

These antique calculators have a funny way of multiplying...

You may be laughing now, but after the zombie apocalypse wipes out the grid and you are calculating cryptocurrency with pencil and paper, I'll be laughing (and cranking) all the way to the (probably by then barter-based) bank!

New addition to the mechanical calculator collection! This Addometer by Reliable Typewriter and Adding Machine Co not only does basic arithmetic, the far right dial does simple fractions and the dial next to it that literally goes to eleven calculates by the dozen!

My wife said this represents the two of us, so I think I found the spot for my calculator.

Now that I fixed the register on my Monroe LN-160x, the overflow bell works which means I can perform division. Here I am calculating 145 / 12 = 12 remainder 1. The quotient is at the top in red, the remainder is underneath it in black.

Dinner is served. #bbq

Took my Monroe LN-160x apart for a little cleaning and to diagnose the stuck register in the leftmost column causing it to increment by 50000000 with every addition. A few drops of oil and some fidgeting and it loosened up. Now it's working great.

I (mostly) fixed my mechanical calculator! Here it is calculating 12 x 42. The 8th place from the right increments by 5 with each turn so I still need to take it apart and fix that but otherwise it is working well.

There's a new addition to my mechanical computer collection! This is a Monroe LN-160x mechanical calculator. I didn't notice at the time that it was missing the front lever for the carriage return, and it looks like I'll have to do some repair work to get it working again.

This double IPA is an opportunity to use up leftover hops from past beers. Here's the hop portions for the boil. There's another 180g besides this for dry hopping.

While I don't watch much anime, I'm a sucker for anything in a cyberpunk universe. I'm rewatching Ergo Proxy and this week's Apple Child Safety news reminded me of a concept in the show.

There are androids called "autoreivs" in this dystopian future. One type is called an Entourage and it is assigned to a particular human. They are a personal assistant and follow the person around, chauffeur, and even act as a bodyguard.

My local thrift store is a gold mine! I dropped by there on a whim and found another Stahly live Blade with the original box. Last week we found a vintage ad for the razor online that I framed and will hang next to the sink. I bought this razor cheaper than the MSRP in the ad!

Arch, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Debian

I'm not a book nerd because I read The Iliad and Odyssey, and I'm not a book nerd because I'm about to read The Aeneid, and I'm not a book nerd because I picked the same translator (he's really good).

I'm a book nerd because I made sure all three books matched.

I'd like to eat these, but I have to remind myself that I work in technology, where you must always keep currant.

Verdict: more of a mild skirmish than a bloodbath. Similar # of nicks as any time I use a brand new blade and fewer than I normally get when trying a new razor. Close, comfortable shave. Actually pleased with the results and looking forward to the next shave.

Today's thrift store find: vintage Stahly "Live Blade" vibrating safety razor. After winding the base the razor vibrates for about 3 mins. These were made between the `40s and early `70s. Date code B stamped on head, guessing this is a later model as the head feels like aluminum.

The finished product.