Go Bonobos in 2023!
Moving through the fog of perma-war, pestilence, puritanism and greed into the bright, blinding light of a brand new year that’s looking to be worse—much worse!—I will fear no evil, as I continue along...
View ArticleAmmosexual Incels: A Primer
They’re everywhere—caressing a new Crusader AR-15 in your neighbor’s basement, gripping an old AK-47 on the back of a Taliban truck, operating U.S. military drones while solemnly pledging no-fap,...
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Kinsey Defunded, Perma Wars Mega-Funded, Humanities Up in Smoke
Photo by Viktor Talashuk America’s premiere sexuality research center, the Kinsey Institute, has been defunded, even as American Perma Wars—at home and abroad—are super-funded. Bi-partisan billions...
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Nothing Compares to Sinéad O’Connor
Photograph Source: Steve Terrell – CC BY 2.0 I first became aware of the incomparable Sinéad O’Connor in 1990 when I heard her sing “Nothing Compares 2 U,” a song by Prince that Sinéad made her...
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Deep Throat Does LA: 50 Years of Sex, Cinema, Politics & Controversy
This year marks the golden anniversary of Deep Throat—the erotic, ironic, iconic 1972 movie that, for many, personified the Sexual Revolution in America. Deep Throat gave the world a taste of Porno...
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An Anti-Zionist Hanukkah for Palestine
Image: YB13D, CC BY-SA 4.0 An old Catholic friend emailed to wish my husband Max and me a “Happy Hanukkah… with lots of fun and good cheer.” “Thanks,” I replied. “But with Israel bombing the lights and...
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Go Bonobos in 2024!
Bonobos grooming each other. Photo: DBeaune, CC BY-SA 4.0. It’s a New Year, Brothers and Sisters, Lovers and Sinners, a socially sanctified turning point in calendrical time with stirring possibilities...
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The Burning Soldier
Burning with passion for Palestine, active-duty U.S. Airman Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire, committing suicide to protest genocide. Make no mistake: Aaron Bushnell is not a role model. Don’t set...
View ArticleAnti-Zionist Purim for Palestine
It’s coming up on Purim, the Semitic St. Paddy’s, Yiddishe Mardi Gras or Hebraic Halloweenof masquerade, storytelling (Purim shpiels), games, pranks, music, wine and a special Spring holiday dessert...
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IronHorse™ Worm Gearboxes Now Available From AutomationDirect®
AutomationDirect has expanded its mechanical power transmission product line to include worm gearboxes in four frame sizes and six gear ratios from 5:1 to 60:1. Constructed of cast iron one-piece...
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AutomationDirect Adds Aluminum Worm Gearboxes to IronHorse® Line
AutomationDirect has expanded its mechanical power transmission product line to include aluminum worm gearboxes in five frame sizes, with gear ratios from 10:1 to 100:1. Constructed of aluminum alloy...
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AutomationDirect Adds Synchronous Drive Components
AutomationDirect’s new SureMotion line of power transmission products includes timing pulleys (or sprockets), bushings and timing belts that allow you to change speed and torque while connecting...
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IronHorse Helical Gearboxes
June 2, 2016 – AutomationDirect’s IronHorse line of motor products now includes helical gearboxes which provide quiet startup and smooth operation in applications such as conveyors, packaging...
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Machine Produces Nanofibers for Biomedical Research
If you can’t buy it, you have to build it. This was the situation our group of engineering students encountered when we needed to grow vascular tissue for a bioengineering project at Walla Walla...
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Linear Motion | Automation Notes
Linear motion actuators are used in factories for pick and place operations, CNC lasers and routers, complex adhesive application or whenever super-precise and accurate positioning is required. So...
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Linear Shafts, Shaft Supports and Rotary Shafts from AutomationDirect
AutomationDirect has added linear and rotary shafts to its line of mechanical power transmission products. SureMotion® linear shafts are precision ground for exceptional straightness, accurate...
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Select the Right Transformer for Your Application | White Paper
Transformers of various types are needed for most automated machinery, so it is important to understand the selection and sizing basics. Power transformers play a key role in any electrical...
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Linear Actuator Options
Linear actuators, driven with servo or stepper motors, are an effective way to implement accurate automated machine motion. Chip McDaniel at AutomationDirect wrote an article for the January 2023...
View ArticleTrumpty Dumpty Falls
What a great gift landed on our virtual doorstep this past Saturday morning as we celebrated my husband Max’s birthday and the 6th anniversary of The Bonobo Way (my gift to Max on his 2014 birthday):...
View ArticleGo Bonobos in 2021
If “Hindsight is 2020,” let’s hope we can get our heads out of our asses in 2021. Blame it on tRump. Blame it on the Coronapocalypse. Blame it on Mitch the Bitch for the Rich. Blame it on cold-blooded...
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