Piglet is a Termite
In the dream last night I had the thought that Piglet is a termite. I mean they both have a segmented thorax? Dunno where that came from or even the… Read more »
Author Archives: Johnathan Vail
Diversity for Fat Shark Attitude V2 FPV Goggles
I fly micros mostly and also a 180 quad with a 25mW “legal” raceband transmitter and was looking to get better video. All the cool kids use diversity on their… Read more »
The Treason Trial of Aaron Burr
by R Kent Newmeyer Bottom Line I think this book is written for lawyers. I was hoping for a lot more history and context of for Burr and there was… Read more »
Retro Transmitter Retrofit Part 2: Done (with issues)
Click here for Part 1 The transmitter is complete and working! Feels good and getting used to flying with it. No issues with using it all yet. Just a few… Read more »
Nashua Canal Street
Before railroads there were canals. There are still a few remnants from this map today. By Margaritas you can see the beginning of the canal that went around the… Read more »
Histomap of the World / Timeline
I have wanted a good history timeline and thought about making a crowdsourced wiki like one. I recall seeing one on Google. Anyway, this popped up on Slate and I… Read more »
Android Auto USB Cables and Even Magnets!
So the 2017 Volt includes support for Android Auto and I really like it. But apparently it is VERY sensitive to the quality of the USB cable you use. … Read more »
Synchronize Synology Photo Station to Piwigo with rsync
Yes this is mostly to help me remember the command line but there’s a couple other tricks I need to remember too. For context I use a Synology box for… Read more »
PiDP-8 Simulator Project
When I was in 7th grade in 1975 we were fortunate to have a PDP-8/I (I think it was an I) with a half dozen teletypes, VT50 terminal, and a… Read more »
The Orientalist
This was a gift and much better than I expected. Basically the biography of Lev Nussimbaum, a rich Russian Jew who grew up in Baku before the Bolsheviks and as a… Read more »