Even if you’ve never bought one, you’ve probably heard some talk about energy-efficient bulbs. Fans point out that they use way less electricity than traditional (incandescent) bulbs, last longer, and can save money and help the environment. But a lot of people don’t like them – they say the bulbs are expensive to buy, look weird, and give off an [...]

The gold-plated bomblets are finally here! My plater, Epner Technology, did a beautiful job – a thick layer of 24k gold, punctuated by a hand-applied black nickel stripe. Originally we’d planned to do a matte black stripe, using a technique derived for optical components. This turned out to be too difficult to accomplish on this scale, but in my opinion [...]

Stockpile Designs is on Facebook, only two years after your grandparents! But unlike your grandparents, I won’t use facebook to post uncomfortable political rants or attach passive-aggressive notes to your party photos. Instead, I’ll be using the platform as it was intended: a simplified interface for college students to share homework assignments a tool for connecting a business with its customers. About [...]