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Phone Mount vs Dedicated Bike Computer for Road Biking

I don’t know why they’re called computers. “Speedometer” seems like a more useful descriptor. Anyway. From 2003 to 2012 I used a super basic bike computer with just speed, distance, and maybe cadence. Very much like this one: From 2012 … Continue reading

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Mastodon and ActivityPub

I’ve started using Mastodon. It’s an open alternative to Twitter. “Open” meaning there’s no central controlling entity. Tech-savvy people can run their own server and servers can talk to each other (referred to as federation). If you’re interested in joining … Continue reading

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Let’s Encrypt is Fantastic

Apparently I haven’t posted this anywhere so I just want to go on record: Let’s Encrypt is amazing and fantastic. In five years the percentage of web pages loaded by Firefox using HTTPS went from 30% to 80%. That’s huge! … Continue reading

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NASA Deep Space Network (DSN)

A random thing I stumbled upon and thought was interesting: NASA runs a website where you can see the current send/receive status of each antenna in the DSN (Deep Space Network) as well as the spacecraft it’s communicating with. The … Continue reading

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Comparing Signatures on Mail-In Ballots

Voting by mail? Did you know that 28 states use signature matching to verify ballots? They compare the signature on your ballot with one they have on file from voter registrations, ballot applications or the D.M.V. California apparently does this. … Continue reading

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Two NC Races in the November Election

For those of you who might otherwise vote a straight Republican ticket in NC, I’d like to draw your attention to two races. State Auditor An N&O article says this about the Republican candidate: “put on probation in connection with … Continue reading

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Camping With Kids

Emily and the kids and I went camping for one night only at Hanging Rock State Park last night. It was good! A lot of work, but I think we all had a good time and it was definitely nice … Continue reading

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Butterfly murals and shoes

The artist Jane Kim has created some huge and amazing murals of monarch butterflies. See this photo of the side of a building in San Francisco. See the Migrating Mural section of her website for more murals, the featured work … Continue reading

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