Category: blog

  • A Psalm for the Day

    A Psalm for the Day

    While combing through my email archive, I found this relevant gem. Still as valid today as in 2004 when I first saw it.

  • Unpopular Views

    Every rational, thinking person has a few unpopular positions, these are a few of mine

  • Public Transit in the age of COVID-19

    Public Transit in the age of COVID-19

    COVID-19 is altering my commute. For the worst.

  • Back on the road…

    The RC Car saga continues… Thursday afternoon, I received the steering posts I ordered, two days early! Woot! So, I found a little time to get the front end of my buggy back together. After installing the servo arm upside down (d’oh!) I got it sorted out, I got out yesterday afternoon for some driving…

  • RC Cars – stripped screw redux

    Well, I think I figured out why I stripped that fucking button head screw. To facilitate the repair, I removed the steering post. It appears that instead of using thread locker (aka Locktite), the builder used cyanoacrylate adhesive. For the uninitiated that is super glue.

  • Hobbies

    Hobbies

    Expensive: Check Fun: You bet Fritterer of time: Oh hell yeah Entering the world of RC cars

  • Exciting Weekend

    I am helping my sister move and get settled into their new house. It will be a good weekend.

  • Website (and host) migration time

    Website (and host) migration time

    The annual shutdown is the perfect time to do website maintenance, and this year is no different. A bigger maintenance window than usual, I needed to move all to a new host droplet

  • Fucking hell – Redirects

    Fucking hell – Redirects

    A full day spent moving websites, and one final frustration that was driving me mad, how to redirect a url. It used to work, what was different?

  • Kamado Kapers: Brined Turkey Breast

    Kamado Kapers: Brined Turkey Breast

    A long history of fowl abuse has prevented me from cooking turkey. It could be time to rethink that banishment of this fine flesh from my repertoire