Justin Ribeiro @justin@ribeiro.social

The pandemic has somehow made my kids long for McDonald's Chicken McNuggets. I did the only reasonable thing: I used epoxy resin to preserve a set just for them. https://justinribeiro.com/chronicle/2021/01/21/the-ridiculous-epoxy-resin-coating-of-mcdonalds-chicken-mcnuggets/

Making a loupe out an old GAF slide viewer, just because.

Stripping a Microtek scanner (which I think my folks bought in 1995) and the repairable nature of the components in this is quite the throwback. Going to get yet more mileage out this hardware because of it.

I've used and converted a lot folks to Signal over the years. The surge in recent growth is still shocking. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/13/technology/telegram-signal-apps-big-tech.html

Making custom ends for squishy circuit kits for drop and dash teaching packs for Monica's class.

A lot of original block prints to start cutting matte for. Not a single one of those pieces cost more than $50 USD, yet they're exquisite and best of all, direct interaction with the artist.

If you can, support an artist locally, at a fair, Etsy, wherever.

Not my Leica, but rather the gift I gave my wife for the holidays. Truly a lovely useful tool for a biologist of great skill.

After a bit of bumpy road and much digging I've got Mastodon 3.3.0 running. Time to update that old blog post! 😂

Terrifying scene at the capital today. Rhetoric of a dictator, actions of violent and cowardly mob. Absolutely unacceptable.

A fire glows in the shop with isolated glee. Happy Holidays wonderful people, stay safe!

Artifact from the liquidation: random machete, better known as "David's Murder Machete". Soon to be expertly mounted in a fine Victorian frame.

At dusk last night I had the garage door open and while gluing up a piece found two hummingbirds buzzing me. I snapped this with my phone from the hip. Eventually got them to head back outside.

Vote.

From shutdown business to spooky double windows and sound https://photos.app.goo.gl/nKPf9MTLJ6LoCUie8

It was a beast to get stood up, but new band saw is ready for tuning and spin up.

A jurist unparalleled, a class act. She will be missed. Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Advice for Living - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/opinion/sunday/ruth-bader-ginsburgs-advice-for-living.html

My Blade Runner car, California 2020.

Picking up a Seal 500-T press is not an easy task, but I wasn't going to let this **free** beauty go by.

Three kids and two adults on remote video calls as the new remote reality really sets in. Will the internet connection hold? Time will tell.

Breaking in the new Bosch building the bog box for the pond from reclaimed lumber.