Category Archives: General

Cool USB Device Charger

Posted on March 3, 2010 by j0n

From Jameco Electronics

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Adjust your watch..

Posted on March 3, 2010 by j0n

The Feb. 27 magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile may have shortened the length of each Earth day. JPL research scientist Richard Gross computed how Earth’s rotation should have changed as a result of the Feb. 27 quake. Using a complex … Continue reading →

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Duct (and other) Tape — in space.

Posted on February 12, 2010 by j0n

Reasons why you should always carry a roll when heading into space, and how useful it truly is.  Great read.

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Vices can be good for you…

Posted on January 29, 2010 by j0n

I haven’t read the book (to my shame), but here is the post from Jeff, KE9V that explains my title.

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IEEE – Hams in Haiti

Posted on January 28, 2010 by j0n

27 January 2010—Two weeks after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake devastated Haiti, amateur radio operators are hard at work there connecting rescuers within the country and to the outside world. But they are switching gears from rescue mode to recovery mode … Continue reading →

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Speeding fines

Posted on January 8, 2010 by j0n

I travel one of three different routes into work every day. i tend to follow one most of the time that brings me onto the Waterford City outer ring road. Now, given that I’m not exactly the slowest driver on … Continue reading →

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Hope

Posted on December 31, 2009 by j0n

Wow, time sure is flying by December 31st already.  Let me see, things of note.  Cormac is building a Millenium Falcon (very cool). Scott has released his new Weather Station, the ADS-WS1. I finally got my head around ALSA’s dsnoop … Continue reading →

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Netopia Cayman PSU Fault?

Posted on September 5, 2009 by j0n

There was I, browsing away, minding my own business on Friday evening, when all of sudden my Netopia Cayman lost sync.  I tried rebooting it a few times but no joy. On reboot, it would respond to a few pings … Continue reading →

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STS-127

Posted on July 15, 2009 by j0n

STS-127 launched this evening, and for the first time ever I saw the orbiter and tank as they were going overhead, What a fantastic sight! Having seen it on the launchpad recently, I guess it made it a bit more … Continue reading →

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Twittering using Morse Code.

Posted on June 4, 2009 by j0n

Yes, you read it right. A massive project to bounce voices from Earth to the moon and back to another spot on Earth will be launched June 26. Several former astronauts and other famous people have signed on, and so … Continue reading →

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