Author: gander

  • Merry Techmas!

    Merry Techmas!

    Continuing a tradition of using the holiday shutdown to do some much needed work on the tech of the household. This year is no different!

  • Shaking off the Cobwebs

    Shaking off the Cobwebs

    Been a while, but time to resurrect this blog after a 18 month hiatus.

  • The Hot Hatch

    The Hot Hatch

    I wasn’t sure what to call it, but early on I had an affinity for what was to come to be called the “Hot Hatch”. Some musing

  • Electrification of Cars

    Electrification of Cars

    The electrification of the fleet will have knock on effects. A couple of thoughts

  • RC Brands: Traxxas – the Titan

    RC Brands: Traxxas – the Titan

    First in a series: Traxxas – the biggest (and fastest) name in RC. Love ’em or hate ’em, they are the one that everyone compares themselves to.

  • Unreported Income

    Unreported Income

    Yes, the deficit is growing, and we are spending more as a country (and that is good), but we can reduce the imbalance by just collecting what is owed.

  • The Chase: Traxxas Slash

    The Chase: Traxxas Slash

    Project Slash gets the juice. Swapping to a brushless power system has opened up this truck, and greatly increased the grin-power.

  • Next Upgrade: Taking the Slash Brushless!

    Next Upgrade: Taking the Slash Brushless!

    The Slash project continues, with the transition to a brushless electrics upgrade.

  • In San Diego – observations of the drive

    In San Diego – observations of the drive

    In what is becoming a ritual, I have trekked to San Diego to visit my ailing father, and have some thoughts about the drive.

  • My first Arrma RC: The Felony

    My first Arrma RC: The Felony

    My first street basher, and what a beast it is. A 6S, AWD retro styled beast. A handful, a slayer of tires, and a hoover of debris, it also provides endless shit-eating grins.