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The original mission:

This is a discussion group for people interested in technical education. "How Things Work" is a project
to teach non-technical people (e.g., your mother) about
the man-made world--from reinforced concrete to digital
audio. Our group, open to anyone, discusses strategies
for teaching and construction of demonstrations. Some of the philosophy and details of this particular project can be found at http://www.mkinsler.com.

What it is now:
It's turned into what's best described as a mutual education society with a technological flavor. Most of the discussion seems to involve technologies of some sort--i.e., how something works or how things are done. There are about 75 enthusiastic members who are polite to each other and who teach the Group Owner a very great deal.


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Mont Vernon Museum and new baby
I don't know if it's still there, but Mont Vernon or New Boston, NH used to have a small privately run transportation museum. The owner had built his own train
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I just found this on Youtube... a Computer History Museum video, 23 minutes long, about the SAGE computer. paul
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Prime Meridian isn't?
We visited Greenwich Observatory a week or so ago. It was interesting and well worth it. Later, I connected to Google Earth to get another view of the place. I
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The hydroelectric plant disaster in Russia back in August
This is pretty grim, indeed. Skip it if you don't like grim topics. Wikipedia has a lot about it, translated from Russian sources. Do have a look at the two
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