I ordered a small Klein bottle from him, and the best part wasn't even the bottle I eventually received. It was the emails he sent me as he prepared the shipment, along with photos of him wrapping the bottle, his wife's garden, the bike he rides to the post office. Second best thing was the hand-written note he included thanking me for the order. Third best thing is the bottle itself, but honestly, it's just another knick-knack on my shelf.
I had the same thought, he cherishes making you laugh and having a good and interactive experience. He has different jokes for every country.
When I received my Klein bottle, along came some papers from ACME with numbers and instructions. The delightful inside baseball cane when he had a field for "number of ingredients in Licor 43"!
Yes! I run this zero-volume business for fun ... and the joy of meeting interesting people. So your note brings a broad smile to this tired astronomer's face. Thank yoU!
I'm pretty sure I say this every time Cliff Stoll is mentioned on HN, but one of my goals in life is to be as excited about something as Cliff is about everything.
... naturally, I'm a day late to this note. All the same, it's worth mentioning that I feel like I'm a member of the HN tribe, although it's been many years since I"ve really done much creative hacking. All the same, I deeply appreciate the kindness & joy that HN people pass along. Oh, there are a still few niches where techno-oddballs are appreciated.
And four days later, the conic loaf of bread video Brady just posted is perhaps the best example yet of the level of excitement that I'm shooting for pretty much anywhere in my life (and you've found it in bread...)
https://www.kleinbottle.com/
His warehouse is pretty unique: https://youtu.be/-k3mVnRlQLU