User:CharlesC

I'm a research engineer living in the UK.

Post-scarcity through open-source design and advanced automation

(In case it interests anyone) I am exploring what becomes possible when open source collaborative principles are applied to advanced projects in the physical world. See www.AdCiv.org.

A motley collection of some of my images

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  Looking out to the Loughor estuary from Rhossili
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  Rhosilli village from the air
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  Worm's head. These shots taken by me flying a paraglider over Rhossili Down
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  View of Worm's Head off Rhossili from about halfway along it
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  Hungry swallow chicks in nest
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  Royal Flying Corps cap badge
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  Earth cutaway. Composite I put together from some other images as I couldn't find quite the right one
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  Indian Eagle Owl
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  Demonstration run of the Rolls-Royce Welland. This example is the oldest working jet engine in the world (restored by Aero Engines Carlisle)
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  Gypsy moth caterpillar eating leaves

Photos uploaded by me but not originally taken by me:

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  Frog levitating diamagnetically
  From the Nijmegen High Field Magnet Laboratory
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  RepRap version 1.0 (Darwin) - a multi-material open-source rapid prototyping machine