Traxxas TRX-4 Defender
July 9, 2021
I bought a new toy. I had an RC off-road truck back when I was 19 and I suddenly wanted one now because I saw just how awesome they are these days. This is a big 1/10th scale crawler with locking differentials, oil fill shocks, waterproof electronics, and…
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June 16, 2021
There is a new Microsoft Windows package manager. A package manager is a system of tools that let you install and remove software by simply referring to it by name. The package manager knows where to get the software so you don’t need to. You simply type “winget…
Continue readingJupiter’s Legacy: Watchable Bad TV
May 26, 2021
I finished watching the first season (volume?) of Jupiter’s Legacy. I was concerned about the quality of the writing by episode 2 and by the end of the season, I decided that this is a fairly bad show. It’s not terrible but in some episodes, I desperately wanted…
Continue readingCryo: A Game of Rescuing Spaceship Cryogenic Escape Pods
May 22, 2021
This game is all about rescuing astronauts who are in cryogenic pods before it gets too cold out and they die from the cold. You would think that cryogenic pods would work well in a cold environment but that’s not the case in this game. There is a…
Continue readingMaking JPG Images from PNG Uploads in WordPress
May 18, 2021
I use Open Live Writer to create images for my blog. More specifically, I have some old posts that use the decorative borders on images ad I want to add new images that match that style; using Open Live Writer lets me have that style. I’m starting to…
Continue readingSpoiler: Jupiter’s Legacy: Bad Writing?
May 10, 2021
You can tell a lot about the writers of a TV show from what they write. For instance, if every character sees an event from the same point of view, even though they are a diverse set of people who would, in real life, have different viewpoints, the…
Continue readingDeleting All Users? Uh Oh!
May 7, 2021
My blog site has been compromised. I have no idea how someone can access the site and replace WordPress blog files with their own malicious crap. But they do it. it’s not even clear what they get from it because my host disabled malicious files as soon as…
Continue readingI might get rid of the email subscription feature
May 5, 2021
It seems like every time I created a new post, it fails to post and no one ever gets an email about the post. Updating the post works fine which is why I think it’s a problem with the email subscription list. So anyone reading this, you might…
Continue readingArduino Project – Balance Beam
May 4, 2021
I decided to buy an Arduino board and some components to go with it. I have some 10-or-more-year-old servos sitting in a box from when I experimented with them directly connected to a PC so it made sense to plug them into a board plugged into the Arduino…
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