yakking – Page 4 – Dio's Workshop

Gonna do it!

October 5, 2019October 6, 2019 by diogenesoftherifle, posted in Just talkin', techy talk, yakking

I shared in another post that I'm contemplating another Kayak. Well, I made my decision today. Took Duh!k out for a spin on the lake after attempting to repair the leaks she acquired on that last scrape run down the river. Nope, leaking worse. Not enough to sink me, or not enough to sink me … Continue reading Gonna do it!

Just thinking

September 29, 2019September 29, 2019 by diogenesoftherifle, posted in Just talkin', yakking

The more I get the Duh!k on water, the more comfortable I become and the more we 'fit'. That odd rib beside the point, things are getting better. I did a little edging today and while she seemed sluggish, I did find that if I leaned enough to get the gunwales in water, she would … Continue reading Just thinking

Seating (more yak-stuff)

September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 by diogenesoftherifle, posted in Just talkin', yakking

Pulled out the horses so I could work on Duh!k at a reasonable level. Pulled all the old foam out of the seat area and cleaned things up. Found one of the ribs had taken a convex curve on the width at the bend and that was what was riding on those nerves, bones and … Continue reading Seating (more yak-stuff)

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WINGS OF CHANGE

What happens when a wounded veteran, a computer genius, and a handful of fiercely independent misfits decide that the best way to change the world is to stop waiting for someone else to do it?

G has spent years flying from a wheelchair, learning to make the sky obey him even when his body won’t. T is a computer wizard with a mysterious past, an enormous extended family, and a talent for turning impossible ideas into working machines.

Together, they build things that shouldn’t exist.

Aircraft that push the limits of what remote flight can do. Technology born in garages and workshops instead of corporate boardrooms. And a community of people who have decided that family isn’t necessarily something you’re born into.

But building extraordinary machines attracts attention.

Soon G, T, and their growing family find themselves caught between government agencies, competing agendas, and people who would very much like to know exactly what they’re capable of. What began as tinkering and experimentation is becoming something far more consequential.

Because when you build something powerful enough to change the rules, eventually somebody comes looking for the keys.