The Mayoress T-Shirt Arrives

The Mayoress T-Shirt Arrives

This is just a quick update on one of the campaigns I pledged money to on Kickstarter earlier this year.  The campaign is now closed to backers but if the pilot episode of The Mayoress is successful then there may be future crowdfunding opportunities.

Backing a sitcom was a bit of a departure from my usual technology based pledges but this grabbed my attention because two of my favourite comedians are in it.  With the notable exception of Bill Bailey, Harry Hill and Jack Dee have caused me to have more laughter related asthma attacks over the years than pretty much any other comedians on the telly.  Whilst the asthma is something of a concern I always thought that if I’m going to go then I might as well go out laughing but as a precaution I carry a salbutamol inhaler with me these days.

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UK Pancakebot Unboxing

UK Pancakebot Unboxing

Pancakebot Has Arrived in the UK!

Rather unfortunately my unit arrived the day before I was due to go on holiday and since I’ve been back I’ve been preparing for a big 25th wedding anniversary party.  Alas and alack, I did not have time to get Pancakebot up and running before the party but even as a giant sideboard ornament it garnered a lot of attention from guests.

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Easy Movie Camera Slider

Easy Movie Camera Slider

There’s been quite a few of these on Kickstarter but The Easy Movie Camera Slider is the most attractively priced one I’ve seen to date.  Like similar units it is mainly constructed from aluminum but this differs from other recent campaigns in that this slider is entirely manual.

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Action Man Mercury 10 Mission to Space

Action Man Mercury 10 Mission to Space

This is one of the most awesome projects I’ve found on Kickstarter yet.  Anyone growing up in Britain in the 70’s and 80’s will be familiar with Action Man, the can-do hero who was on every boy’s Christmas list.  With his gripping hands and infamous “Eagle Eyes” he was the hero of all garden adventures rescuing Sindy from certain peril almost every day of the week.  I realise this sounds sexist but I’m just telling it how it was.

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