Ramblings of an unreasonable engineerhttps://thronebuilder.com/en-ushttps://thronebuilder.com/blog/2026-05-26-build-fail-repeat/https://thronebuilder.com/blog/2026-05-26-build-fail-repeat/My journey through two large-scale LEGO creationsWed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thronebuilder.com/blog/2026-05-27-hello-thronebuilder/https://thronebuilder.com/blog/2026-05-27-hello-thronebuilder/ThroneBuilder.com is a site that I built and maintain using AI developer toolingWed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thronebuilder.com/blog/2026-04-27-engineering-the-impossible/https://thronebuilder.com/blog/2026-04-27-engineering-the-impossible/Lessons in persistence and structural engineeringMon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thronebuilder.com/blog/2026-03-04-lego-cube-techniques/https://thronebuilder.com/blog/2026-03-04-lego-cube-techniques/Techniques for building large LEGO structures out of 8x8x8 cubesWed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thronebuilder.com/blog/2026-04-09-lego-blade-techniques/https://thronebuilder.com/blog/2026-04-09-lego-blade-techniques/Blade build and mounting techniques to achieve the artistic feel of the Lego ThroneWed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thronebuilder.com/blog/2026-01-20-lego-wall-angles/https://thronebuilder.com/blog/2026-01-20-lego-wall-angles/Finding angles for mounting liftarms on a LEGO wall using the Pythagorean theorem, a little bit of code, and simple building techniquesTue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thronebuilder.com/blog/2025-08-15-alomac-processing/https://thronebuilder.com/blog/2025-08-15-alomac-processing/John James, founder of Mioty Voajanahary, walks us through production of Alomac powder at the processing facility in Antananarivo, Madagascar.Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thronebuilder.com/blog/2024-07-21-you-spin-me-round/https://thronebuilder.com/blog/2024-07-21-you-spin-me-round/To kick off Gina’s birthday week, I offer this compilation of our two years together. Happy birthday Gina! Big thanks to Laura Kagel for the inspiration and Laurie McPhee for the use of the record player. Sun, 21 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thronebuilder.com/blog/2023-03-01-life-disrupted/https://thronebuilder.com/blog/2023-03-01-life-disrupted/Jeff’s talk at “Speak for Success” Toastmasters groupWed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thronebuilder.com/blog/2022-12-07-lets-talk-politics/https://thronebuilder.com/blog/2022-12-07-lets-talk-politics/Jeff’s third talk at “Speak for Success” Toastmasters group on Wednesday December 7, 2022, covering political dialog, excesses of the left and right, cancel culture, and how to do betterWed, 07 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thronebuilder.com/blog/2021-08-09-james-numbers/https://thronebuilder.com/blog/2021-08-09-james-numbers/A quick summary of my unconventional master's thesisMon, 09 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thronebuilder.com/blog/2021-07-26-continuous-stability-in-microsoft-office/https://thronebuilder.com/blog/2021-07-26-continuous-stability-in-microsoft-office/CI/CD to simplify software development and enable subscription revenueMon, 26 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thronebuilder.com/blog/2018-09-24-extreme-ironing/https://thronebuilder.com/blog/2018-09-24-extreme-ironing/How being unreasonable can lead to self-discoveryMon, 24 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT