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House numbers and mobile phones

Something that I see all over west Africa is houses will have long numbers written on them either on the door or near it.  They tend to be spray painted. They aren’t house numbers, they are mobile phone numbers. It … Continue reading

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Plate holders

IMG_0047 (Large) Originally uploaded by Fronzel We needed a china cabinet, but don’t have the room to put one and didn’t want to really invest in a nice piece of furniture for a house we don’t intend to stay in. … Continue reading

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RS232

I want to build an animatronic bird(Finally) and I’m looking at servo controllers. The large bulk of them use RS232 to talk to the computer. Why won’t it die? I don’t think I have a computer with 9 pin serial … Continue reading

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Manifesto in the hood

IMG_1075 (Large) Originally uploaded by Fronzel A 5 page article ranting about how evil the Republicans are. I wish this would end when the election does, but I know it won’t.

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Radio Controlled C-17

I think when I get a few other projects out of the way, I might try R/C planes. Things like this excite me. And why can’t I buy SMD resistors in bags less then 10,000 units? Turns out to not … Continue reading

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tumbleweed

tumbleweed Originally uploaded by Fronzel If you want to know what it is like working in California, this hit my truck one day. As I was driving. It managed to scare the poop out of me.

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Gatorade flavored Gatorade

themanyflavorsofgatorade Originally uploaded by Fronzel I’m spending a lot of time on locations that have no facilities for drinking. So I bring an ice chest filled with Coke and Gatorade. One thing I’ve noticed is you can’t get the lemony-orangey … Continue reading

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Am I the only one to notice?

This election is turning out to sound like the plot for a Sitcom. “He’s a grizzled Washington veteran.  His partner is a young and inexperienced African American demagogue. And now, they have to lead the nation!” “He’s a grizzled Washington … Continue reading

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I mean it this time

I really, really will update this one.

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