Author: Harry Loeffler-Bell

For the third year, Diyode has made a contribution to the poppy fund at Guelph’s local Canadian Royal Legion. This year that contribution reached $1250, a modest increase from the previous year’s amount of $1100, but a sizable increase from the first year’s $150. This is thanks to the efforts of a dedicated team of…

For context, when I think of leather, I’m thinking “the heaviest armor you’re allowed to wear as a rogue.” Leather is flexible and in contrast to something like platemail (yes we’re still in DnD land) isn’t something you forge. If it’s not something you forge, it’s more like cloth, so it’s got to be something…

I have always wanted to live on a spaceship. While science fiction has granted us plenty of excellent star fighter designs like Luke Skywalker’s X-Wing from Star Wars, or Starbuck’s Viper from Battlestar Galactica, the best spaceships are the ones that double as houses. From Star Wars we have the Millennium Falcon, or the Razor…

Did you know that guitars typically have a metal rod that runs through the length of the neck? Because I didn’t and I’ve been playing guitar for over fifteen years. This was just one of a few things that I picked up while observing Grace Da Maren’s workshop on guitar setup. Who’s Grace? Why should…

Ever wish you could just throw nature at something? Maybe toss a handful of seeds like a flower grenade? Try seed bombs! Okay maybe they won’t literally explode into bloom like a wacky weapon in a video game, but they are a fun and convenient way to add some natural color to an area. A…