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Mechanical Design — HTML: I have written some mechanical design articles.
GNU/Linux — HTML: I run it on all my computers at home. I write stuff about it.
History Meetups — HTML: I have joined all sorts of history Meetups. I am trying to do my share of the work.

Individual Articles

Gun Surveys — HTML PDF: Discussion about guns and gun control is fairly deranged, based on all sorts of sloppy analysis and anecdotal information. I take a close look at some of it. I wrote and last updated this quite some time ago. I am not planning any updates, but I did re-read Kellerman's report. Kellerman did not include problems with alcohol in his stratified data. The data is interesting. For people with problems at work due to drinking, the odds ratio was 20:1 for victims versus controls. This was based on a mere twenty actual victims versus one actual control admitting to problems. Based on Kellerman's survey, alcoholism has a huge effect on your chances of being murdered, but the overall rate of it was not all that high.
History Movies — HTML: History movies are not always historically accurate. Who'd have thunk it? I have recently updated this, adding Braveheart.
The Hunger Games HOWTO — HTML: I have seen the movie. I have read the book. I am inspired!
Forum Censorship — HTML: Why were you blocked by or kicked off of Facebook or Twitter? Did you write it, or did you forward something somebody else wrote?
Shirt Pockets — HTML: I have uncovered an evil plot! See the photo to the right.
Cartoons — HTML: When I was at Ryerson, I did cartoons for the Eyeopener. Of course, they did not have a website back when I was there. I was interested in doing cartoons for an engineering magazine, but I could not come up with enough good gags.
Do Not Assemble — HTML: I uncover yet another evil plot!
Zoombombing — HTML: I have experienced my first Zoombombing. It was not a meeting I organized, but we had to shut down and it generally sucked.
Kyle Rittenhouse and Friends — HTML: Kyle Rittenhouse has just been acquitted of all charges related to his shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Did it have to be this way?
Buying Cross Country Skis — HTML: I wrote this as part of my activities at the High Park Ski Club. This article is rather old and it does not take the latest technology into account, but it still should be good enough for a cross country beginner. The experts can fend for themselves!