Introduction I previously wrote about my IBM Memory Typewriter. In this post, I describe the initial troubleshooting and cleaning of the machine. I am also publishing the second installment at the...

I recently listened to the entire 4-hour interview of Balaji Srinivasan by Sam Harris. I was mainly struck by how poorly someone with a resume as impressive as Balaji’s (Stanford, A16z, et...

Introduction I bought this 1961 Hermes Baby with serial 5875948 in Switzerland in February 2019. It became number 58 in my collection. This was my first “Baby”, and it was technically my fifth Her...

Introduction I’ve had a 10-core iMac Pro for over 3 years now. It’s a superb machine with a beautiful 27” 5K display. Its thermal design is excellent and even when the fans run, they tend to be pr...

Introduction I bought this machine right after the start of the Bay Area “shelter-in-place” order related to the COVID-19 pandemic back in April 2020. Since we were all actually sheltering at the ...

When switching to my new blog setup, which is based on Jekyll and the Chirpy theme, I wondered why things jittered around when paging down a long post with images. Similarly, using the “End” key to...

From Chick Corea’s web site: It is with great sadness that we announce that on February 9th, Chick Corea passed away at the age of 79, from a rare form of cancer which was only discovered very ...

Background I recently picked up an IBM Memory Typewriter that otherwise would have been scrapped. 1 Many thanks go to the kind soul who tipped the Golfballtypewritershop group and allowed me to pi...

One Underwood and two Royals: in April 2017, I was clearly missing another big typewriter brand! So when I saw a Craigslist ad for a Remington 12 which looked in beautiful condition, I jumped on it...

After two typewriters in good condition obtained in April 2017, I was ready for something else for machine number 3. I found on eBay a 1913 Royal 5 1 and I decided to get it. Shipping was about the...