Hot, humid, and hot.\u00a0\u00a0 It was so miserable yesterday that when the sun went behind a cloud we cheered.\u00a0\u00a0 It got hot.\u00a0\u00a0 Over 100F in the shade, hot.\u00a0\u00a0 And it was very humid.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The only thing that saved us at the swimmeet was a stiff breeze.\u00a0\u00a0 When that occasionally died, we broiled.<\/p>\n
I spent the day running the kids around town.\u00a0 When I wasn’t doing that, I was watching youtube vids to learn about running the skid steer and the mini-excavator.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I’m looking forward to that.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Still don’t have a confirmed date and time for the dumpster delivery.\u00a0\u00a0 I’ve asked now three days in a row, but heard nothing back.\u00a0 Stuff like that is why I have to rent gear and do the work myself.<\/p>\n
Finished the day with our last swimmeet of the year.\u00a0\u00a0 It was drippy wet and hot.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I brought a chair, and a sun umbrella to shade me while working.\u00a0\u00a0 Both of the cables I built worked.\u00a0\u00a0 It makes a huge difference in operator comfort to be able to sit with the controller in your lap.\u00a0\u00a0 Our team lost the meet but it was a closer match than the last team (which we beat handily).\u00a0\u00a0 And this team was actually the one we swam on last year.\u00a0\u00a0 Lots of familiar faces.<\/p>\n
Today I’ve got to do some quick auction pickups then head out to my client’s place to hang some cameras.\u00a0\u00a0 And install a new WAP.\u00a0\u00a0 And maybe do some network configuration.\u00a0\u00a0 All while trying not to injure myself in the heat.\u00a0\u00a0 I’ll manage somehow.<\/p>\n
Did I mention that the new gate controller shows up on the network as a Raspberry Pi board?\u00a0 Interesting that a major access controls manufacturer would use either commodity boards or a development board or possibly a home grown clone?\u00a0\u00a0 on a shipping product.\u00a0 I’ve seen ads for ruggedized RazPi compatible ‘computer in a box’ systems, so I suppose it could be one of them, but my money is on cheap commodity hardware.<\/p>\n
D1 has X1 over since last night, and they want to go to the mall today.\u00a0\u00a0 I’m working so I’m not doing it… but they may get there anyway.\u00a0\u00a0 Malls are not my favorite thing, but I am not winning this argument.\u00a0\u00a0 There may even be boys <\/em> involved. Aye carumba!<\/p>\n Meatspace.\u00a0\u00a0 Joy.<\/p>\n Stack something today.<\/p>\n nick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hot, humid, and hot.\u00a0\u00a0 It was so miserable yesterday that when the sun went behind a cloud we cheered.\u00a0\u00a0 It got hot.\u00a0\u00a0 Over 100F in the shade, hot.\u00a0\u00a0 And it was very humid.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The only thing that saved us at the swimmeet was a stiff breeze.\u00a0\u00a0 When that occasionally died, we broiled.<\/p>\n I spent the day running the kids around town.\u00a0 When I wasn’t doing that, I was watching youtube vids to learn about running the skid steer and the mini-excavator.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n