I have wanted to have an excuse to try Django for a long while and decided to give it a go. I have been thinking about expanding on my Aquariduino controller idea and adding to it a web-based application that can track additional information aside from what I will pull …
Today we had Brandon from IES come out to get a look at our home and get an idea of costs. It was the first actual visit by an installer we have had so I guess is sort of a milestone, even if it’s a small one. We have collected …
I have used the Arduino for a few things now – most notably, for the ShieldBoy and ArduinoBoy Advance (sorry I haven’t made a build doc for that yet). The fun part of those was designing custom boards and, in fact, I’m rather proud of the ArduinoBoy Advance as it …
Last weekend, after having to delay it a month due to weather, I got to dive the Texas Clipper and it was a blast! Video should largely speak for itself: The above is video taken from my second dive. I didn’t get any video for the first and, in fact, …
I’m not one to jump on the bandwagon of sharing emotive photos and catch-phrases on things like Facebook. It is not my style and, honestly, I usually find it too easy – what does it really mean to post a picture someone else made with a one sentence tagline? Facebook …
These days it seems like big box retailers and the Internet are seen as a threat to local business. I tend to think the Internet is more of a threat to big box retailers more so. Either way, I have actually found myself spending more money locally as of late. …
As far back as I can remember, I have had to wear glasses. For whatever reason, until recently, I had written off contacts as being a possibility. But over the last few years I have asked my ophthalmologist about them. While he could not guarantee anything, he said it we …
Part of me is bothered by the mere fact I even bring this up but maybe if I just throw it out there I can move on to important things. This fiasco with Chick-Fil-A is getting ridiculous. I see both sides of the argument, but using a fast food chain …
Last Saturday the digital copies of my original VHS tapes of all my High School plays arrived and I spent some time this morning checking them out. It’s a digital mountain of memories and, on the downside, it makes me feel old. Turning 30, which will happen in 2 days …