I picked up a new (well, used but in great shape) overhead projector recently. This one is "portable" so it comes in a little suitcase and weighs like 6kg. Replacement bulbs are about 4€.

I like that it's technically simple and repairable and other than the bulbs, not much is likely to break soon. There is no dull prescriptive software suggesting that I make slides in any particular format. I can even do fun stuff like put two slides on top of each other or draw or write directly on them. I can make them digitally, analog or in whatever mix I like.

It's a cool format.

Any other #overhead heads out there in the Fediverse?

We went for a little walk in some interesting edge areas of the city today and discovered what seems to be an old orchard (Streuobst) on public land between a forest, a parking strip and a busy road. We found a few varieties of apples, pears, mirabelle plums, hazel nuts, sea buckthorn, whitebeam and a ton of blackberries. Most things weren't quite ripe but some heavy winds knocked down a lot of apples so we filled a bag with what we found on the ground. Currently busy making pie, chutney and apple sauce. #foraging