Playing around with strings in C is painful.
Am rusty, been doing Python for a while now and it is getting confusing.
The physical part of dev phase of my project is nearly done. What that means is that I have a platform to run code that will translate correctly to when it is physically changed.
Weight: 334.4
After yesterday, I admit my body hurts. I need time to heal.
Sounds like an excuse, maybe it is, but I am sore.
As for my projects, I got a lot of stuff going, I tried to use a screw on one of the standoffs and it broke. I tested it again on another one I had, it too broke. I came to the conclusion you have to go all the way through to the front to mount these.
Another thing I did was patch my Linux boxes, and one of the patches broke my UniFi controller. I thought it was a corrupt database, it ended up being an incompatible java.
Weight: 336.0
Did 30 minutes on the elliptical machine today, haven’t done something like that for a while, certainly used a new set of muscles.
Good news is I am almost final with my dev prototype. More pics tomorrow, it is still printing the bottom. Also need a few more screws that I do not have.
Weight: 333.2
Year is moving along, yesterday was Three Kings and a time we take down decorations. Most of the decorations are down, just the gutters.
I did get my steps in for the first time this year, 10k steps and 10 floors.
Furthermore my message box project is moving along quite nicely. Note that this is the development prototype. Tried black filament on this one.
Printing the bottom part overnight. Will get a stable box tomorrow.
Weight: 333.6
I had this for a while now, not functional.
Note the raspberry pi, it had a relay connected to it with an Arduino Nano.
I just went straight ESP8266, ESP-01 no less
It works, can go in to production immediately.
Hit the gym, did 30 min cardio.
Weight: 334.4
Couple of the little electronic things I am working on
Got some lights ESP relay, my message box dev unit is coming together, and a new way to boot off of an iso.
Gonna be fun, but this is a week of real work. Going to get a taste of a relatively normal schedule.
Weight: 335.6
Got some relays today and need to program some ESP-01 for it
Need to make sure your orient the ESP-01 correctly.
Anyway it works.
Couple other notable maker things, I started 3D printing a development case for my GEN4 message board.
Christmas decorations are down as well.
Just pushups and situps.
Weight: 333.2
With the new year firmly here, I can fall into a routine.
On the first, I rested, I needed it.
Yesterday, I did rest, but got 5k steps.
Today I was on the treadmill for a 30 minute, 3MPH, 2 incline. That give me nearly 7k steps.
Today was a work day and I found some time to do stuff after work and hit the gym.
On an interesting note, my niece and nephew are showing interest in Arduino.
Weight: 333.8
I really want to rest and start my workouts next week when my week is a normal week.
Feel like I am making excuses but I do need rest but even more rest is a “reset” from last year.
That is the body, I have been doing arduino coding again. This will be my major IOT project of 2025.
I got most of the electrical modules wired up the way I want it, but now I need to work the mouting. It is pretty gnarly just laying weird on my desk.
Weight: 334.4
Last nights New Years Eve celebration was definitely subdued. We weren’t excited as before, I tried to be, but I had 1 sick, two had to work, and a teenage boy interested in doing other stuff.
Got up at 7:15 and left at 7:45 and did the traditional photo shoot. This time did both DSLR and phone.
This time I was not alone, my son was with me.
No polar plunge this year. When we got home at about 8:15 or 8:30, I went to bed.
Technically we are still in the year of the dragon, it ends on January 29th, and I am looking forward to the year of the snake. From the Internet
I talked to my sister a bit, and I think this year, financially things gonna get better.
Another interesting thing is it was weird not getting my 10k steps. I know I needed rest, I got it. Doing some simple pushups and situps of old, but my body needs rest. After a year of steps, not doing anything hard was… uncomfortable.
I did get a bit or ESP32 stuff going. no public pics to show, more later.
Technically I am lighter then last year.
Weight: 336.4
