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TECH: Benson Raft

Posted: 1st February 2016 by jazzdog in History, Technology
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I lived in Texas most of my life in land locked Austin –although there are some nice lakes. Coming to Seattle and the Pacific coast has exposed me to all sorts of new bits of history and tech unique to area or to life on or by the ocean. Just last week while visiting San […]

TECH: Real Life Rocketships

Posted: 14th December 2015 by jazzdog in Technology
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When I was a kid one of my favorite book series was the Adventures of Tom Swift. The books, and there are over a hundred titles, were first published in 1910 and have continued in one form or another into the 21st century. Tom would think that was pretty cool. Each adventure centered around some […]