Linux Packet Radio

GEEK ALERT:  If you’re not interested in the old old technology of computer networking at a whopping 1200 baud over amateur radio in case the Internet goes down for some reason (insert your own scenario here) you can safely ignore this post. Welcome to 2011.  This is my first installment of smashing my head on … Read more

Happy New Year – 2011

Well here we sit, the beginning of another year on this blue marble we call earth.  2010 was good to us, 2011 started out a little bad, and things can get better…  I spent part of the first week of the year sick and on antibiotics… Seems I’m getting bronchitis now almost every year… Will … Read more

Stupid Chinese Phishers

Hilarious… I just got an email that LOOKs like it’s from my ISPs tech support stating that my email box was over it’s size limit and that I need to send my username date of birth and my password.  I guess they think people are stupid… It is true that some people don’t understand how … Read more

Midnight Clear

Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 1 Hour and 22 minutes. Budget: $900,000.00 I recently saw an independent film with a Christmas theme that turns out to be a remake of a short film based on a short story.  The movie is about five people who reach low points in their lives on Christmas eve. I’m learning … Read more

Air Force Global Weather Central

Just a quick note… I found an interesting Vietnam era (1971) USAF training film on YouTube that explains the mission of the Air Force Global Weather Central.  While the sound effects might be a little cheesy I found it kind of cool and didn’t realize the military weather community was as advanced as it was … Read more