posted by sysrpl on Friday February 12, 2021 11:32 AM

This is a quick webcam test for my lights project. You can use this link to control the lighting in my kitchen live over the Internet.

posted by sysrpl on Thursday February 4, 2021 3:23 AM

For this year's SuperBowl I've created a Buccaneers shaped cookie cutter cookie cutter. Have a happy Superbowl!

posted by sysrpl on Sunday November 8, 2020 4:32 PM

While Joe Biden was not my first choice as Democratic nominee for the 2020 presidential race, I will happily welcome him in place of the corruption-abetting, conspiracy-theorizing, reality-denying, pussy-grabbing, hate-spewing, "white power!" tweeting, falsehood factory that currently resides in the Oval Office. For the record, my first choice for the nomination would have been either Bernie Sanders or our next Vice President.

posted by sysrpl on Monday July 20, 2020 2:57 AM

Christopher Barnatt, the man behind the Youtube channel Explaining Computers, has switched to using Linux as his full time operating system. This comes after Microsoft has removed Windows 7 support and Windows 10 was packed with privacy invading programs.

posted by sysrpl on Tuesday June 30, 2020 8:34 PM

Today in my county there was a hearing open to the public about rules for mask requirements. After listening to the public comments for a while I had to just turn off the live stream. Everyone speaking against wearing masks was either being too dishonest or stupid to the point of being painful to watch.

posted by sysrpl on Tuesday April 7, 2020 5:44 AM

Some in our national media and politicians would have you believe their messaging with regards to the Coronavirus has always been serious and factual in nature.

posted by sysrpl on Tuesday September 3, 2019 11:27 AM

Here is a video composite of hurricane Dorian using high resolution satellite imagery. The video was put together using stills from the new NOAA GOES-16 satellite put into operation in 2017.

posted by sysrpl on Thursday June 6, 2019 10:22 AM

A buyer returned a laptop I sold them loosely placed in a cardboard box. Now it is physically broken in several places. Did they break it and packed it poorly on return conceal that fact, or are they oblivious to common logic as to how to pack and ship a weighty piece of fragile electronics?