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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: itlnstln on Fri, 18 December 2009, 16:05:39

Title: Merry Festivus
Post by: itlnstln on Fri, 18 December 2009, 16:05:39
I'm off to Chicago for the next week, so before I go, I just wanted to wish everyone here a happy holidays.  See you soon.
Title: Merry Festivus
Post by: lowpoly on Fri, 18 December 2009, 17:38:50
Happy Holidays to you too. I love Christmas. Next year the kids won't believe in Santa anymore. :-( But it was good while it lasted.
Title: Merry Festivus
Post by: bigpook on Fri, 18 December 2009, 18:42:44
dang, guess its time to break out the festivus pole...the holidays are catching me by surprise this year.
Title: Merry Festivus
Post by: ricercar on Sat, 19 December 2009, 00:18:12
Gah, rip! My eyes! this is a family forum!
Title: Merry Festivus
Post by: o2dazone on Sat, 19 December 2009, 00:31:25
Was that guillotine originally built for male adulterers?
Title: Merry Festivus
Post by: Buckling_Summer on Sat, 19 December 2009, 05:27:07
Merry Xmas to all!
Title: Merry Festivus
Post by: ricercar on Sat, 19 December 2009, 21:38:52
I need to find a link to the lego harpsichord. Had problems because the string tension was like 1800 pounds ...

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I had hoped to reproduce a piano, but ditched the idea due to the enormous tension involved (40,000 lbs.)--there's a reason why pianos have steel frames.  Its ancestor, the harpsichord, seemed more practically possible--the key/jack workings are simple levers, the strings are plucked, it's smaller, and it maintains less tension.  Coincidentally, I was in my Bach phase anyways.

http://www.henrylim.org/Harpsichord.html

mp3 (http://www.henrylim.org/Audioexample.mp3)
Title: Merry Festivus
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 24 December 2009, 08:03:37
Merry Christmas.
Title: Merry Festivus
Post by: keyb_gr on Thu, 24 December 2009, 09:16:12
Yeah, merry Christmas everyone.
Title: Merry Festivus
Post by: MsKeyboard on Thu, 24 December 2009, 09:46:54
From our Family to Yours, Merry Christmas and have a safe and prosperous New Year!
Title: Merry Festivus
Post by: ricercar on Thu, 24 December 2009, 10:44:56
But rip, so are you....
Title: Merry Festivus
Post by: microsoft windows on Thu, 24 December 2009, 14:47:00
It would be nice if Santa filled his bags with mechanical keyboards instead of toys and dropped them off at my home.
Title: Merry Festivus
Post by: roaduck on Thu, 24 December 2009, 16:01:47
Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year to all the Geekhackers.

I'm not going anywhere this Chrimbo 'cos the weather here is atrocious and I want to give the car a rest and drink and get merry!
Title: Merry Festivus
Post by: HaaTa on Thu, 24 December 2009, 19:09:18
Merry Christmas! ...from work.
Title: Merry Festivus
Post by: HaaTa on Thu, 24 December 2009, 19:28:06
Ho'Ho'Hoh...lol
Title: Merry Festivus
Post by: PRISONER 24601 on Thu, 24 December 2009, 19:45:58
Happy Christmas Geek Hack
Title: Merry Festivus
Post by: Rajagra on Thu, 24 December 2009, 23:00:26
Cherry Mistmas everyone!
Title: Merry Festivus
Post by: ricercar on Fri, 25 December 2009, 15:23:21
uh, ripster ... what does the Galileo have to do with Christmas? Is that an ornament?
Title: Merry Festivus
Post by: itlnstln on Mon, 28 December 2009, 07:48:45
Quote from: ripster;145216
Guess what just popped up on my iGoogle page.
 

I see your Lego Star Wars and raise you these:
 
(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=6750&stc=1&d=1262008008)
 
 (http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=6751&stc=1&d=1262008008)
 
Lego Land in Chicago was a blast.
 
Hope y'all had a nice Holiday.