Author Archives: larry

Making Graphs Look Good

Posted on November 25, 2019 by larry

Spent a good chunk of the evening setting up an RRD graph for my BLE Sentry project. It is starting to come together. I know can view different time lines.

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Our Honda CRV

Posted on November 24, 2019 by larry

Liking the car We got the car yesterday and took possesion late at night, too dark for any picutures. Here it is today. Purchased some accessories, like USB cables, a cover, but the most pricey was the floor mats. They … Continue reading →

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New Car

Posted on November 23, 2019 by larry

This is really a new car, not pre-owned. We are the original owner. Anyway got a 2019 CRV Touring model. It is sweet and top of the line for the CRV. Spoiled myself. Also came up with a name for … Continue reading →

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Gave Hyundai A Look

Posted on November 22, 2019 by larry

To be fair with our purchase we decided to look at a Hyundai. We checked out the Santa Fe and Tucson, nice cars, but we seem to be a Honda House, will stick with the CRV. It is really really … Continue reading →

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Huge Step In Buying New Car

Posted on November 21, 2019 by larry

Took a huge step in buying a new car. Mentally I purchased it, but getting preapproved for a car loan sure did edge me closer to buying a car. Was surprised how easy it was, all over the phone. Today … Continue reading →

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Decision to Buy a Car

Posted on November 20, 2019 by larry

Finally made the decision to purchase a car. Didn’t buy it literally, but purchased it mentally. I am pretty sure I can make it fit in to our finances, been so busy lately though, havent seriously looked at it.

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iTag Tracker on Pi0

Posted on November 19, 2019 by larry

It works, and it works well. I got it sensing itag info and recording it to a graph via RRD. I don’t have a complete Bill of Materials but so far it is about $40 and that includes power supply, … Continue reading →

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Interesting Guy At Meetup

Posted on November 18, 2019 by larry

Had an maker meetup today, had a new guy there that has a shop in Renton that does 3D printing and other similar projects. He sounded pretty darn successful. Hopefully he cant be a cool resource to build stuff in … Continue reading →

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Scanning Kind of Works

Posted on November 17, 2019 by larry

Here is a screen shot of the chart It works but I have to add the rrd data as a batch file. I am pretty sure I can figure out how to add it via python instead of some weird … Continue reading →

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Data Into Information

Posted on November 16, 2019 by larry

Saw I am collecting all this raw bluetooth data, but it is hard to figure out what is going on by just looking at the lines. I need a graph to make sense of things. Looking at converting csv data … Continue reading →

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