jprall’s blog Vox 2009-07-23T01:29:53Z jprall http://jprall.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00ccff8d776c4064/ Yeah, it's random stuff. As long as it's randomly about cars or gadgets Table of Contents tag:vox.com,2009-07-23:asset-6a00ccff8d776c4064011018541441860f 2009-07-23T01:29:53Z 2009-07-23T01:29:53Z jprall http://jprall.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom http://jprall.vox.com/library/post/gt-r-in-the-flesh.html http://jprall.vox.com/library/post/whats-shaking.html http://jprall.vox.com/library/post/foam-crime-scene-1.html http://jprall.vox.com/library/post/friday-nights-that-suck.html http://jpra...

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Terrible pic and bad time of day, but this thing is very cool. I'd like one.

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]]> What's shaking tag:vox.com,2009-04-26:asset-6a00ccff8d776c40640110181ccab7860f 2009-04-26T21:05:05Z 2009-04-26T21:35:03Z jprall http://jprall.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom House: I am really ready to move back into our house. We have been living in an apartment since last November. We are in a Cherry Orchard apartment in Sunnyvale that is a decent apartment, but it is definitely not our house. I am tired of de...

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]]> Foam crime scene tag:vox.com,2009-01-19:asset-6a00ccff8d776c40640109d0ff6162000f 2009-01-19T01:03:59Z 2009-08-08T12:30:45Z jprall http://jprall.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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I'm glad foam doesn't bleed... I got all samurai medieval on that stuff.

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]]> Saturday nights that suck tag:vox.com,2009-01-18:asset-6a00ccff8d776c40640109815f4f1f000d 2009-01-18T07:43:39Z 2009-04-26T21:38:04Z jprall http://jprall.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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So I'm bowling which to be honest is quite kind of my wife to let me go considering Allison is only 6 days old. On the way to the bathroom I see this. Depressing.

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]]> '95 to '07 tag:vox.com,2009-01-13:asset-6a00ccff8d776c40640109815e1e88000d 2009-01-13T23:28:07Z 2009-04-26T21:38:44Z jprall http://jprall.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Things change, things stay the same...

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]]> Handcrafted... tag:vox.com,2009-01-13:asset-6a00ccff8d776c4064010980c8f45f000b 2009-01-13T01:41:38Z 2009-04-26T21:39:13Z jprall http://jprall.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Handcrafted infused vodka as a birthday present from my friend Steve, aka Optimal. Handcrafted label anyway. Produced by 'Optimal Libations'. I think Steve may be on to something...

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]]> The real deal... tag:vox.com,2008-12-31:asset-6a00ccff8d776c40640109811a7171000c 2008-12-31T23:42:35Z 2009-04-26T21:45:58Z jprall http://jprall.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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No drips, dialectric in place and pretty sweet copper welds. When you do it right it is really cool to watch the solder drip around the pipe and when you pull the torch away it just sucks in all the solder. Pretty trippy. Ok, done with this proj...

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]]> Dialectric union tag:vox.com,2008-12-30:asset-6a00ccff8d776c406401098119eafe000c 2008-12-30T01:10:38Z 2009-04-26T21:46:27Z jprall http://jprall.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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So my first attempt at 'sweating copper'. Seems to have worked. The blue (expansion) tank is steel and the pipes are copper. The steel union has rubber washers to make the seal and prevent electrolosys. What I don't get is how insanely tight thes...

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]]> At Las Palmas Park tag:vox.com,2008-12-16:asset-6a00ccff8d776c40640109d074a34f000e 2008-12-16T20:17:13Z 2009-04-26T21:46:55Z jprall http://jprall.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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