The Unreasonable Effectiveness of ESD Bags
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Why ESD bags are the best static safe storage solution and nothing else comes close
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Wheel Brightz Controller Teardown
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My kid’s used bicycle came with this controller and he ripped the LED string off. He wasn’t interested in putting it back so I tore it apart.
Battery Cover Design in FreeCAD 1.0
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After many years of using Fusion 360, I have started to learn FreeCAD to support open source options and to get around the 10 editable designs limit. In this post I walk through my learnings from the first project I finished with FreeCAD.
Using Grok for a Workout Plan - Conclusion
At the end of August, I set out on a 12-week fitness plan generated by X’s Grok AI to improve my running time. In this post I review the results.
Quick & Dirty USB Flash Drive Repair
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This post covers a quick repair that I did for a family member who had mechanically damaged their USB Flash Drive.
Hop Analysis with AAR Lab
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In 2021 I was given the opportunity to take the hop harvest from a family friend’s house. To check the efficacy of my drying process, and to evaluate the suitability of the hops for my beer recipes, I sent a sample of one variety to Advanced Analytical Research in Madison, Wisconsin to evaluate.
Using Grok for a Workout Plan - Introduction
Due to some personal circumstances, I have found myself in need of a more rigorous fitness regime. Since the internet is full of fitness data, I hope that Grok is well trained and can provide a good workout plan. This post introduces the plan and goes over the starting data.
Teardown of a "Labtec Internet Keyboard"
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A brief investigation into an early 2000s era keyboard.
My Home Server Build
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After three years of accumulating parts, I finished a home server for hosting media, git repositories, and backups. In this post I go through the overall hardware & software setup.