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KBC Poker Center Support Modification
This article was put into the GeekHack Wiki. The KBC Poker X is a compact (60%) mechanical keyboard made by Vortex. Although it seems like it will be phased out and replaced by the Vortex Pure, it has...
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Red Alert! (redux)
This is the “Red Alert 2.0” key cap set that I got from a group buy on GeekHack. It is based on a similarly-named set that was run by KBTalking forums (Korea). While not quite as fancy, it still looks...
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Clearly Ergonomic
The Cherry MX switch lineup is somewhat lacking a “quiet” tactile switch that is really tactile. As a buckling spring enthusiast, I find the MX blue switches highly annoying both in terms of sound and...
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Tenkeyless Comparison
Here is a comparison of the internals of the 3 big tenkeyless boards that are often discussed and recommended at GeekHack and other forums: the Filco Majestouch 2 (aka MJ2), the CM Storm Quick Fire...
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The Phantom
The Phantom keyboard is a community-driven keyboard project. The goal was to build a tenkeyless mechanical keyboard with customizable firmware that would fit into a Filco or similar case. The keyboard...
View ArticleNew Hosting
Thanks to the generosity of iMav at geekhack.org, I now have some real hosting for my sites. So long, GoDaddy. In other news, the new version of WordPress breaks an old plugin that I forgot I was...
View ArticleMythTV 0.26
I had upgraded my MythTV back and front ends recently from version 0.24 and ran into some annoyances: The MediaMonitor has a new dependency on the udisks daemon, even if you don’t use the Media Monitor...
View ArticleA Familiar Shadow
After almost 8 years of daily driving service, the Daytona was taken off the street for some badly needed attention. The motor had been having oil system problems for a while: low pressure and was...
View ArticleLife Off of Jack Stands
The CSX has been up on jack stands for about 8 years. Life has a way of rearranging priorities. However, I was either going to cobble it back together or haul it off on a trailer. Either way, it had...
View ArticleNew Host (again)
Things changed with our previous data center such that it is no longer a viable option. Thanks again to iMav for hosting me previously. It was great while it lasted. I’ve moved everything again to my...
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Stumbled across this at Barnes and Noble
Some reading while I’m on the mend. This book is more about the physics and mechanical aspects of flight. It does have some procedural stuff, but it is more of a fun read than some of the other...
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First Step!
Took a discovery flight with the CFI that I think I will be using. He’s professional and laid-back. The flight school is Boraam Aviation at Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK). They are down-to-business,...
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Lesson One
I started flight training today with a CFI from Boraam Aviation at KPWK. Since I’ve only flown once before for any length of time, there are a lot of new experiences happening all at once. Learning...
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Lesson three had stalls in store for me.
Today’s lesson started off normal enough. Then I somehow dropped my pen after I made the call to ground and had no way to write down the instructions, which were complicated enough that I couldn’t...
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Fly Lighter
So today I took my first flight in the Cessna 152, N714UF with its brand-new engine and propeller. It flew pretty similarly to the 172, but was noticeably lighter and more nimble. I fumbled with ATC...
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So long, old friend…
Today I let go of everything G-body. Frankentona was sold to a friend of a club member, along with my stash of spare 2nd and 3rd gen Daytona parts. It needed to go to someone with the enthusiasm and...
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First Solo
Finally got to do my first solo today. Three laps around the pattern at PWK. It was great.
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Solo Cross Country
After several weeks of bad weather, I was finally able to fly my first cross country solo. Flew to UES and back. It was an uneventful flight, which is exactly what I was hoping for. The weather was...
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