Author Archives: larry

Getting Organized for 2016

Posted on January 7, 2016 by larry

I finally getting my act together. Quicken is helping track my finances, and I tweaked outlook to organize my mail with rules. I was tired from last night though.  Problems at work kept me up till 2AM then when I … Continue reading →

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More Roughness With DSL

Posted on January 6, 2016 by larry

Today the whole Century Link went down. Such a pain in the butt, I did get a new DSL router up and going last night but the trouble I think was the actual link. Not sure if Century Link did … Continue reading →

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Rough Day With CenturyLink

Posted on January 5, 2016 by larry

I must say, they suck. I tried to get my bill paid and had to go through a bunch of BS to get it paid. I finally got through, but not after it left a bad taste in my mouth. … Continue reading →

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Treadmill Struggle

Posted on January 4, 2016 by larry

Took a shot at the treadmill today.  Wow was I slow.  I think I was doing a 17 to 18 minute mile.  Baby steps though. Also I did register for the bubble run.  The site did not fill me with … Continue reading →

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Felt Sleepy All Day

Posted on January 3, 2016 by larry

Weird, I had a long sleep, I wore a CPAP, but today I was sooo lethargic. I did get at least the base set for my sensenshow display going. Also I redid some of my hacked motion sensors. Still I … Continue reading →

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New Year New Training Season

Posted on January 2, 2016 by larry

Got my new fitbit setup again, and I actually ran outside today.  I tried running with the dog, but he had his own ideas.  Did not have my fitbit set up yet but I did run about a 1/2 lap. … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2016

Posted on January 1, 2016 by larry

Finally, I new year, a fresh start. I was surprised at how NOT hung over I was today. Although I did sleep late, and got up early for a sunrise, I did go back to bed. Then during the day … Continue reading →

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End of 2015

Posted on December 31, 2015 by larry

Overall 2015 was not a great year, I lost a lot of motivation. But there is promise for 2016, and a big difference between Dec 2014 and Dec 2015 is I feel hope. I want 2016 to be the year … Continue reading →

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Different Models of Motion Sensor

Posted on December 30, 2015 by larry

Recall this sale from last week Well I had a 62447, and it is the most hackable of the three I have.  This 61910 is good too but the signal pin is really hard to solder. I hope to get … Continue reading →

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Mounts for ESP-01

Posted on December 29, 2015 by larry

One of the problems with the ESP-01 is mounting it on a breadboard, another is programming it, and finally getting 3.3V power to it when most of your power is 5V. I think I solved all 3. I had this … Continue reading →

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