@cebess

Former HP Fellow, technologist, PE, Purdue and SMU grad, Futurist, ham radio, Hoosier in South Carolina, woodworker, additive and subtractive mfg. enthusiast.

 Bluffton, SC
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Interesting Political Commentary in Politico: politico.com/news/magazine/2… too bad it wasn't more balanced, since I don't think they mentioned a single positive outcome of the previous effort.

What Happened the Last Time a President Purged the Bureaucracy

The impact can linger not just for years but decades.

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Gavin Newsom just sent Elon Musk a major message: Tesla might have ridden California’s $3.2 billion wave of subsidies to become the EV giant it is today, but now Newsom is done rewarding Musk’s anti-California antics. Newsom is floating the idea of excluding Tesla from state EV tax credits, focusing instead on propping up smaller competitors to create a more dynamic market.
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I just saw this Creality 3D printer contest: xitter.cf/CrealityCloud/status/1…
CREALITY CLOUD #3DPrinting@CrealityCloud19 Apr 2023
Packed with useful tutorials, guides and insights to propel your #3Dprinting adventures. Whether you're just getting started with 3D printing or ready to take your 3D prints to the next level, we've got the knowledge to help you achieve print perfection. crealitycloud.com/blog/all
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Field day is in the rearview mirror #ARRLFD cebess.wordpress.com/2023/06…

2023 field day is in the rearview mirror

I ended up with 105 contacts across all the bands with 28 on 40M, 72 on 20M, 4 on 15M and 1 on 10. I started out slowly though because my new computer didn’t have the right USB drivers to talk to m…

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Setting up for field day is a learning experience #ARRLFD cebess.wordpress.com/2023/06…

Sometimes you learn more from setting up for field day than you do by operating

Setting up for field day is a learning experience #ARRLFD

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A new battery for #ARRLFD cebess.wordpress.com/2023/06…

A new battery for field day

A new battery for #arrlfd

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Pico W analog clock complete cebess.wordpress.com/2022/09…

Pico W analog clock complete

Way back in July and August I posted about purchasing a Pico W and using it to create an analog clock. I didn’t get back to the effort for a while but finally pulled it together. Here is what it lo…

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Pico W getting the time from an NTP server cebess.wordpress.com/2022/08…

Pico W getting the time from an NTP server

Rather than continuing to use the kludge that I showed in the last example, I asked a question in Reddit if someone has an example of an NTP connection from the Pico W. I got a pointer to a git sit…

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Pico W project cebess.wordpress.com/2022/07…

Pico W project

You may not have noticed but a Raspberry Pico came out with wireless support. – the Pico W. I’ve been thinking about a project to create a linear clock where there is a horizontal sliding scale sho…

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Ham radio fox hunting cebess.wordpress.com/2022/07…

Ham radio fox hunting

Over the weekend we had 6 people participate in a hidden transmitter hunt (fox hunt). Here is a video that answers a few questions, you may have about fox hunting. The hidden transmitter started at…

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Skyrim VR and Oculus cebess.wordpress.com/2022/07…

Skyrim VR and Oculus

I mentioned a while back that I received an Oculus for my birthday. So far, I have been very pleased. It took me a while to find a program that I would go to on a regular basis. That program is Sky…

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A matrix tray using a Dado cebess.wordpress.com/2022/07…

A matrix tray using a Dado

The other day one of my friends from the woodshop showed me a picture of a tray he saw at a craft show. He was thinking through the process of making it. I was looking for a project to help those i…

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Another light and sound project for the G gage train cebess.wordpress.com/2022/06…

Another light and sound project for the G gage train

I have been working on numerous projects to make the outdoor train at Sun City more interesting. The latest is to add siren sounds and flashing lights to the fire station. After putting all the eff…

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Field day is over… cebess.wordpress.com/2022/06…

Field day is over for 2022…

Our club’s field day effort is over. We probably had close to 20 people show up at various times. Sun City Hilton Head Field Day – lunch After we finished up our club’s effort on …

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Ham Radio Field Day 2022 — a hybrid cebess.wordpress.com/2022/06…

Ham Radio Field Day 2022 — a hybrid

This year Field Day  has hybrid rules allowing for club operation and work at home affiliated to a club. I have my rig (ICOM 7100) set up to run on batteries with the KE4HAM club, using the Buddipo…

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Adding sound using the #pico to a #modeltrain layout. cebess.wordpress.com/2022/06…

Using the Pico to add sound to a model train layout

Once you get a train layout designed and working, one way to add greater interest is through sound and automation. I was looking for reduced cost approach that would be flexible and reliable. IR…

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A pasta drying rack design cebess.wordpress.com/2022/06…

Pasta Drying Rack

I’ve not posted in a while and although I have been busy doing many things, I’ve not had anything thought worth posting about. But… Over the weekend my son and I were talking abou…

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Experimenting with #stainlesssteel marking using my #Laser while I have #COVID cebess.wordpress.com/2022/05…

COVID and marking stainless steel with my laser

I told my son a couple of years ago that the thing about COVID is that “everyone is going to get it eventually”. I am fully vaccinated and boosted but it finally happened — I’ve had COVID for…

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Added a lesson about relays with the Pico cebess.wordpress.com/2022/04…

Added a lesson about relays with the Pico

I have continued work on my Pico class and model railroad automation. An effort like this would definitely be incomplete without triggering some relays. Here is a slightly modified version of the l…

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Received an Oculus for my birthday cebess.wordpress.com/2022/04…

Received an Oculus for my birthday

Though my birthday is still a few weeks out, it arrived. I have been playing around with virtual reality and augmented reality concepts for at least a decade and even have some patents in this spac…

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