this is Pepper, or Princes Peppers as she has become more commonly called.
she is a tortoiseshell, or tortie for short. apparently torties are known for their tortitude, a fact i wasn’t aware of when we got her! more on that in a moment.
how did we end up with a dirt-colored princess?
my absolute best buddy of 13 years, …
the maker/DIY trend isn’t about Arduinos or 3D printers. it’s not about laser cutters and hackerspaces. it’s about creating instead of just consuming.
you don’t have to be an artist or a scientist. many makers/hackers have both strong left and right brain tendencies. you also don’t need to know how to write code or operate a …
i’m trying to compile a small Java app to native bytecode for a specific ARM-Linux board to see what the performance differences is (versus running through the Java SE interpreter). so far no love.
one experience with FOSS…
research this whole cross-compiling idea and Java compilers for a bit. decide to skip the latest release of GCC and go with a …
it’s been years since i’ve soldered anything beyond medium gauge wire splices, but with a new project, it was time this week to dust off the trusty 12 watt Weller pencil.
the first thing i did was solder nine 26 AWG stranded leads from a hacked up serial cable to the tiny ass pads on this …
since the posts have to start somewhere… here’s an old picture of Brady’s cat Pet with a fresh kill (no, it’s not our cat according to B. it’s his, because he named him):
this weekend i found pet outside the door with some new type of kill (a mostly black bird with some dark green). the …