The journey continues...

Brian Bilbrey July 10, 2012

Fresh Pi, Have a Taste

Here's a shot of the screen: The screen is running from my newest linux-based computational device, which you can see at the lower left of the picture above. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it, yet, but at $35 plus shipping, I'm sure I can find a cost-appropriate use... I got in on one of the first few batches manufactured, placing my order last February, I think. It arrived today, a few weeks ahead of original schedule. They're supposed to be opening up ordering again in a few days (whenever "mid-July" is, in marketing-speak), at this Newark/Element14…

Brian Bilbrey July 8, 2012

Sunday, continued.

And I'm back, having not forgotten my self-imposed duty to recognize, this day and every day, the sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform on our behalf. Our condolences to the families, friends, and units of these fallen warriors: Staff Sgt. Robert A. Massarelli, 32, of Hamilton, Ohio, died June 24, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Sgt. Michael J. Strachota, 28, of White Hall, Arkansas, died June 24, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Pfc. Cody O. Moosman, 24, of Preston, Idaho, died July 3, in Gayan Alwara Mandi, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. Capt. Bruce A.

Brian Bilbrey July 8, 2012

Tiger lilies blooming

Just wanted to share this with you. There's ALSO a tomato or two headed through orange on their path from green to red, but that's a week or so out. The tiger lilies are doing gangbusters this year, even in all this heat. Tiger lilies - 8 July 2012

Brian Bilbrey July 1, 2012

Lucky Us...

We have power. As of this afternoon, there are still six hundred thousand without that boon, in Maryland alone. Lucky us. Stores are closed, or selling dry goods only, using generator power. Gas stations that have power (and still have gas) have lines around the block. And the power companies are saying that they might be at 90% restored by the week's end. Yeah, a hurricane-style hit to the region without warning, without the ability to call in out-of-state help in advance, and pre-position assets really sucks. But temps are staying in the high 90's through at least the fourth.

Brian Bilbrey June 30, 2012

Stormy Weather

Well, not anymore, just back to HOT. It was 104°F according to my car, on the drive home yesterday just after 1600 EDT. By 2130, the lightning was lighting up the sky in the west. Fast moving storms with big winds, shedloads of lightning, and hail plowed through here. Maybe half an inch of rain, too, much of that within a 15 minute period. The good news, from my perspective, is that other than a few blips, we kept our power, both here and at work. More than a million other folks in the greater Metro DC area ... not…