From 3ac3dccccb8333b85dd2be8d10ebb8728c6172ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bdale Garbee Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2014 09:50:49 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] a few tweaks --- bdale/index.mdwn | 15 ++++++++------- blackforestfire.mdwn | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/bdale/index.mdwn b/bdale/index.mdwn index 3b15c54..30631bd 100644 --- a/bdale/index.mdwn +++ b/bdale/index.mdwn @@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ and chair the My "spare nanoseconds" are mostly consumed playing with [rockets](http://gag.com/rockets), which includes managing -[Altus Metrum, LLC](http://altusmetrum.org) along with partner +[Altus Metrum, LLC](http://altusmetrum.org) with business partner [Keith Packard](http://keithp.org). -I think the web is way too picture-oriented these days, but if you're really -curious, there are some pictures of me on my +I miss the early days of the web, when it was mostly informative text... +but if you're really curious, there are some pictures of me on my [bio page](bio/), and associated with the [Wikipedia page about me](http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Bdale_Garbee). If you're a close friend or family member, email me for credentials to @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ I'm most comfortable when there are lots of electrons flowing nearby, mostly in high-end computer equipment. There are only a few carbohydrates I've met in my life that I didn't like, I have very eclectic tastes in music, enjoy old movies, and I have this "German metal habit"... Porsche flavored. -My current such toy is a 1988 Porsche 928S Euro, moss green metallic +My current such toy is a 1984 Porsche 928S Euro, moss green metallic with beige interior and a dog-leg 5-speed. Over the years, I've spent a lot of my "spare time" on various facets of @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ I was also one of the developers of the RUDAK digital communications processor. My primary focus on the RUDAK team was communication with the other experiment modules that RUDAK talks to over the CAN bus... SCOPE, MONITOR, CEDEX, and the thermistor SmartNode boards. I am -pleased to now be working on the IHU design for the AMSAT-NA +pleased to now be the working on the IHU design for the AMSAT-NA [Fox](http://ww2.amsat.org/?page_id=1113) cubesat program. If you want to find me "on the air" for a QSO, about the only chance @@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ flight-line at a rocket launch. While I was "born and raised" in the era of 4.1BSD, shared a Vax 11/750 with Eric Crane at CMU, and ran some flavor of BSD on at least one -machine up until the fire in 2013 (the Symmetric S/375, a uVax2, BSD/OS, +machine up until the [fire in 2013](http://gag.com/blackforestfire.html) + (the Symmetric S/375, a uVax2, BSD/OS, and NetBSD on a pc532), I have become a strong supporter of Linux particularly the [Debian GNU/Linux](http://www.debian.org) distribution, because of the emphasis on perpetual free availability of @@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ Not sure how to pronounce "Linux"? Why not let Linus himself [tell you](ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/SillySounds/english.au)... In recent years, my son and I have become very active building and flying -small and large model [rockets](http://www.gag.com/rockets). I now hold a +small and large model [rockets](http://gag.com/rockets). I hold a "Level 3 certification", and am a federally-licensed user of low explosives, which means I'm authorized to buy, store, and fly the largest motors currently available in the rocket hobby. My personal confirmed diff --git a/blackforestfire.mdwn b/blackforestfire.mdwn index 29eed4d..6623d37 100644 --- a/blackforestfire.mdwn +++ b/blackforestfire.mdwn @@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ were directly fighting the fire on and around our property: ### Journal ### +* 2014 July 31
Hardwood floors are in, tile floors are in process, finish + electrical has started, trim material in the process of being stained. * 2014 June 10
Rough-in inspections for plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and so forth all completed... on to insulation! * 2014.May 8
Exterior doors and windows in, roofing begun, -- 2.30.2