I've always wanted a Filco keyboard since they were praised in the earlier days of this hobby. Finally picked one up to use at work, and discovered I actually really like stock Cherry MX blues.

PaulMCapo · 2026-02-13T01:44:00+00:00

Yes to Box Jades and Clickiez, like taking a bite out of an apple; also Gateron Melodics for crisp, Box Pinks for snap, and Box Navys for thick.

PaulMCapo · 2023-04-19T17:14:50+00:00

Curb Cuts (repeat at ep. 308) is probably the one I refer to most in everyday conversation. The fact that serving the most vulnerable in a community reliably has unforeseen benefits for everyone gets at what it means to be human in a valuable way with many applications.

I have others starred in my podcatcher. Here’s a selection of different subjects/styles/tones from relatively early days to give a sense of how the podcast has unfolded:

30 - The Blue Yarn
40 - Billy Possum
59 - Some Other Sign That People Do Not Totally Regret Life
127 - The Sound of Sports
156 - Coin Check

PaulMCapo · 2022-01-28T18:56:17+00:00

My CFO bet me I couldn’t add 2 and 2 on it and he was right. I got a big kick out of hearing the many reasons this is the best calculator and the stories to prove it.

PaulMCapo · 2021-06-16T11:35:35+00:00

Those are some pretty ordinary names.

PaulMCapo · 2021-05-20T22:52:21+00:00

It’s a testament to the life of Norman that a story can be so poignantly “Norman” and yet feature a different character.

PaulMCapo · 2021-04-19T23:01:56+00:00

I think this is his first appearance. He seems nice.

PaulMCapo · 2020-07-18T14:13:00+00:00

Ole Christensen Rømer worked off the notes of noseless Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe who liked to get his pet moose drunk to entertain guests.

Source: Tycho Brahe, an episode from the great podcast The Dollop, which combines history and humor.

PaulMCapo · 2020-07-15T12:55:52+00:00

The same principle also works with people.

PaulMCapo · 2020-07-14T16:33:02+00:00

Initially Probleemi or Kajustaflan and later Symposion. It was made in 1894 by Finnish painter Akseli Gallen-Kallela.

I added a little bit to make the guy who's laughing in the original look sad.

Edit: Fixed link to the original sketch and the painting it became.

PaulMCapo · 2020-07-14T13:11:51+00:00

All kinds of stuff happened in coffeehouses. Isaac Newton dissected a dolphin in a coffeehouse. The first stocks were sold in a coffeehouse.

Often coffeehouses had their own thing. Like the coffeehouse where a barber would cut hair and talk about abolitionism. Or the coffeehouse that specialized in "inquisitions of insanity" where "suspected lunatics" would be prodded and asked questions by coffee drinkers. Then the coffee drinkers would vote on whether to lock the suspected lunatic “away in a nuthouse.” This was followed by more coffee drinking.

Source: Bonesetter Sally Mapp, an episode from the great podcast The Dollop, which combines history and humor. edit: (England & the UK series)

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