Saturday, January 16, 2016
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Complex, No Common Names with 50+ Characters
"Choose password"
> 123bob
"Password must not contain common names & must be complex with at least 50 characters"
> gameofthrones
"OK"
— Terry F (@daemonic3) June 4, 2014
Grant
I went down a rabbit hole for no real reason, but stumbled across this document [PDF] about neighborhood grants available in Knoxville. The reason I found it interesting is that the awards could be used for ham radio training. Under project examples, the text reads:
Crime and Public SafetyThe grant process is competitive, so I suspect that ham radio training might not be as compelling to some as a park or program to benefit seniors or children.
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Projects which reduce crime and increase public safety, such as establishment of a neighborhood watch program; creative alley lighting; National Night Out activities; and crime prevention, fire safety and emergency preparedness programs (including First Aid, CPR and Ham Radio training)
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Tech Fatigue
People are getting tried of keeping up with all the changes or maybe most things are good enough.
In the last year, I went from an old 42 inch HDTV LCD to a new, thin Vizio 55-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart TV. I upgraded to an iPhone 6. I've had an old iPad Mini for years that I rarely use. I don't have a smart watch. I've had my Honeywell Wi-Fi thermostats for a while. I'm not really interested in a drone.
I might upgrade my Garmin GPS running watch or add a fitness band. I geek out over the data, so I'd like to have the heart rate and sleep information that something like the Garmin Vivosmart HR would provide.
In the last year, I went from an old 42 inch HDTV LCD to a new, thin Vizio 55-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart TV. I upgraded to an iPhone 6. I've had an old iPad Mini for years that I rarely use. I don't have a smart watch. I've had my Honeywell Wi-Fi thermostats for a while. I'm not really interested in a drone.
I might upgrade my Garmin GPS running watch or add a fitness band. I geek out over the data, so I'd like to have the heart rate and sleep information that something like the Garmin Vivosmart HR would provide.
Monday, January 11, 2016
How Things Work VideosMechanical
A bunch of great videos showing how various mechanical devices work.
— James Lewis (@baldengineer) January 5, 2016
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Star Trek Floppy Disks
Gene Roddenberry left behind 200 floppy disks and the data has been recovered. No one is saying what is on the disks, but I think we finally find out that Captain "Red" Janeway and Pavel Chekov are cousins.
Saturday, January 9, 2016
Alinco DJ-X11
Mike's got a new favorite - Alinco DJ-X11:
"The Alinco DJ-X11 is a wide-band all mode portable that has IQ output so it can be used as a limited sound card based SDR and it also has the option to output base-band audio also known as a discriminator tap the can be used with any app that needs unfiltered audio (PDW, Unitrunker)."
Friday, January 8, 2016
Smart Mirror
This project looks like way too much work and buying a monitor for it makes it expensive, too - but I like the idea of a Smart Mirror.
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Pocket Whiteboard
I love whiteboards. They are a favorite tool of mine. Low tech, yes, but very effective.
Now I can have a whiteboard where ever I go... the Noteboard Pocket-Size Dry Erase-Board.
Now I can have a whiteboard where ever I go... the Noteboard Pocket-Size Dry Erase-Board.
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