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3D portrait of a stuffed turtle in a hotel room, part 3

3D portrait of a stuffed turtle in a hotel room3D portrait of a stuffed turtle in a hotel room

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3D portrait of a stuffed turtle in a hotel room, part 2

3D portrait of a stuffed turtle in a hotel room3D portrait of a stuffed turtle in a hotel room

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3D portrait of a stuffed turtle in a hotel room, part 1

3D portrait of a stuffed turtle in a hotel room3D portrait of a stuffed turtle in a hotel room

As always, to [...]

West with the Night and movement through space

I’ve read a lot of books while writing my dissertation, and one of the ones I enjoyed was West with the Night, Beryl Markham’s memoir about her life in Africa. It opens with a solo flight to deliver oxygen to a miner and reflections on time spent alone in a plane. Here are two particular [...]

On learning drums left-handed

Because of the size and set up for drum sets, and the likelihood of playing someone else’s set or sharing one, there is a question over how left-handed drummers should set up their drum set. Since I mostly play at home and on my own set, and since I started playing much more evenly after [...]

Wenger Evolution left-handed Swiss Army knife

Some time ago, Wenger (one of the makers of the official Swiss Army knife) made some left-handed versions of their knives, in which everything is reversed. They stopped making these knives (I guess they didn’t sell well), but there are still plenty of them for sale if you look. I bought the Evolution, but there [...]

How to begin using your natural handedness

In my earlier guide to handedness reconversion (or switching back to your natural handedness), I advised switching to doing every task with your natural handedness, meaning to use your dominant hand for skilled tasks and your subdominant hand for holding or carrying objects. However, I didn’t provide any details. Today, I elaborate on that point [...]

Nintendogs 3D AR photo: real dog and virtual dog

Nintendogs 3D AR photo: real dog and virtual dog

Nintendogs 3D AR photo: Pomeranian with Kirby hat

nintendogs pomeranian

Guide to handedness reconversion, or switching back to your natural handedness

Handedness isn’t my area of expertise (I am a cultural geographer), but I’ll do my best, so bear with me during this introduction (and the guide, too).

Handedness conversion, or being forced to use primarily (or only) the subdominant hand, is surprisingly common in this age where left-handedness is not so often considered evil or [...]