infrequent thoughts and writings
Getting specialized amateur radio software to work on Linux can be a challenge, especially when dealing with sandbox environments and USB-to-serial port permissions. This guide walks you through setting up the Yaesu FTM-100D ADMS-9 programming software on Linux using Bottles via Flatpak, including how to bypass security memory blocks and successfully map your USB programming [ ]
I don’t recall exactly what led me to ask this question, let alone why I thought about asking ChatGPT about it… but it’s a sentiment I’ve had for a while and it seems to be getting worse. I was quietly hoping AI wouldn’t agree with me and that would be more evidence that the future [ ]
I backed this project last year on Kickstarter and the board arrived a few days ago. The Particle team was very good about communicating updates on the project and navigated quite a bit of nonsense with imports/tariffs/etc so I m glad to see it come through. This is a very new product so I m hoping to [ ]
Once again, a badly neglected site, but in an attempt to refresh things, I found an interesting post about projects I d like to do so I figured it was time to update it. The original list: I ve crossed off three of these, but not because I ve done all of them. One was done by others, [ ]
I m exploring the Wio terminal so there may be other posts soon as I continue to tinker around with this cool board. I wasn t finding a good example or tutorial on how to use the built-in LIS3DH accelerometer in CircuitPython, so I did some digging and got this to work: This requires a library from [ ]
This piece was originally published by Artists Repertory Theatre for their Fresh Eyes series. Thank you to the entire company for allowing me into their rehearsal and production process, the experience was incredible and I am honored to be able to reflect on this powerful show. La Ruta runs through Dec. 1, 2019. On the [ ]
This piece was originally published by Artists Repertory Theatre for their Fresh Eyes series. Thank you to the entire company for allowing me into their rehearsal and production process, the experience was incredible and I am honored to be able to reflect on this powerful show. La Ruta runs through Dec. 1, 2019. Attending the [ ]
I spent some time with the glowforge to test settings for engraving our instrument panels. This is powder-coated aluminum from Hammond. The cases are used in a variety of our projects, but despite cutting holes on the CNC, we haven t ventured into CNC routing labels and have relied on our tape-based label-maker. It does ok, [ ]
The preprint for our latest paper is now available on arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.13651
I picked up an ADALM PLUTO from Analog Devices; a very powerful Software Defined Radio (SDR) for only $99. The cost is low as is the documentation. Many links on Analog site are broken, and to their credit, there are a few comments that people found these instructions hard to follow, so we are revising [ ]