Parrothead Jeff

Wetware is hardware that’s implanted in the body. It’s been a dream for many and I can think of quite a few things I’d like it for. Until recently it’s been a dream. No longer.

Gimme a neural interface with my online world! Yep, I can only imagine how homes and cars [...]

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Yeah, I still miss seeing the Tomcat at airshows. I’m glad someone had a video camera for the last ever Tomcat demo.

I’m also glad someone caught the last demo I got to see on film too.
Now it’s just memories and visiting them when and where I can. The one at the March Field [...]

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Here’s another cop - this time active duty - who really gets it and isn’t afraid to lay out the facts.

Shortly after purchasing my AK-47 I called my sister and told her about my new rifle. You should have heard the response !!! She calmed down after I told her that yes, [...]

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Many people think of Amateur Radio Operators (Hams) as hunched over a large bench full of receivers, transmitters, amplifiers, and meters. They picture a forest of antennas outside of the station.
Some of the time, they’re right. Just take a look at the station and antennas IZ4FVW has set up. Before I go [...]

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Yep, that’s my new callsign - KE7VYA
I’m now the official holder of a Technician class license from the FCC which allows me to operate an amateur radio station
I’ve purchased a Yaesu VX-6R radio which puts out 5 watts on the 2 meter band, 5 watts on the 440 MHz [...]

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Yep, I’m actually blogging about work
For those that don’t know, I’m in Tier 2 of data repair for a major CLEC. I troubleshoot T1, DSL, VOIP, PRIs, trunk groups, and a few other things. Most of the time, my trouble tickets deal with major big time customers or technical issues that [...]

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Yes, my new computer has finally been delivered :thumb: ! Actually, it’s still in my trunk after I had to go down to FedEx on my lunch break (long story) to pick it up, but it’s HERE !!!
I’ll be spending tonight partitioning, formatting, installing OS, installing drivers, and having a blast
Wish [...]

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For those of you following the Turbine Toucan’s upgrade process, there’s news over at the website - good news !
You see, they’re moving into the 21st century with their most certainly composite biplane and giving it a new glass cockpit, more sensors, and more safety
It appears that there’s still an eight foot [...]

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Good ol’ Pinch has a post up over at his place that made me question the contents and ingredients of my Diet Pepsi Max
Looks like either another news outlet screwed up or Iran’s a whole lot better at copying U.S. jets than we thought.
Is it just me that’s wondering :wtf: ???

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OK, I left everyone with a little bit of a teaser in the last post. Here’s a pic of the overall case :thumb: Hit the jump for the rest of the details

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After many hours worrying about cost/price/value/benefit and all that B.S., it’s finally ordered :thumb: !

More details at a sane hour …

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Author’s note - This was all pretty much finished on Sunday, but it’s taken a while to get the pics uploaded and properly edited. I’ll try to get the video up soon.
Yeah, it was a busy weekend, but it was worth it all around :thumb: ! This is a bit of a long [...]

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Christmas was very good this year I think everyone likes the gifts I found for them which is always my biggest concern. Second to that is the fact that I got some seriously AWESOME stuff !
Gifts included a very nice fishing rod and reel case, fishing tool kit, a pair of [...]

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My brother is in town for the week and being retired Coast Guard, he can get us both on Nellis AFB ! We went on down to the Thunderbirds’ hangar, but unfortunately the intercom was broken so we couldn’t get into the gift store in the museum - it’s actually a locked closet. [...]

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ThinkGeek :: Sonic Bomb Alarm Clock with Bed Shaker

The Sonic Bomb Clock has an adjustable volume alarm with a maximum loudness of 113 decibels (just for reference, a jackhammer is about 100 decibels!) And the bed shaker does just that. Slip it under your mattress and your ears will bleed and your bed will shake, [...]

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USB to DVI or VGA Adapter (1280×1024), 128 MB - SW-8601, $119.95
The revolutionary USB to DVI offers virtually perfect video quality and turns your USB port into a true DVI port.
Ever want to be able to add another monitor or two, but you don’t have the room for another video card in your computer? [...]

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FOXNews.com - British Defense Researchers Create Invisible Tank - Science News | Current Articles”
This technology is incredible,” an unnamed soldier was quoted by the Daily Mail and Sun. “If I hadn’t been present I wouldn’t have believed it. I looked across the fields and just saw grass and trees — but in reality I was [...]

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Wireless: Airbox CM3 Turns Your Car Into a 100MPH Hotspot

There’s something that I don’t like about DSL and cable internet - you can’t take them with you. I had Ricochet internet back in San Diego and I could go just about anywhere in the San Diego metro area and get a good 300+ Kbps [...]

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ThinkGeek :: 35mm Slide & Negative Digital Converter

Take 35mm Slides or Negatives and scan them at up to 1,829 DPI for easy conversion to Jpeg or whatever digital image format strikes your fancy. This handy scanner connects with USB and comes with easy to use Windows software for editing, cropping and resizing photos.
Oh yeah, this [...]

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NTSB Cites Lax Safety Controls, Pilot Error in Ariz. Drone Crash - washingtonpost.com

The pilot, an employee of General Atomics, was flying the drone Libby Airfield in Sierra Vista, Ariz., about 60 miles away, when the problems started about 3:30 a.m., NTSB investigators said.
The pilot’s computer console locked up, investigators said. He started to transfer control [...]

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