building more boards, packaging AltOS, Chili Blaster teaser

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+[[!tag tags/rockets]]
+In preparation for several upcoming high power rocket launches, I've spent
+some time over the last two weeks building up several more 
+[TeleMetrum](http://altusmetrum.org/TeleMetrum) 
+boards.  Five new ones, in fact, serial numbers 7 through 11.  The first
+four are fully-loaded normal boards, the last one has a 100 gee accelerometer
+installed instead of the normal 50 gee part.
+
+While I haven't yet tested 100% of the functionality on all the boards, I'm
+definitely getting better at loading and reflow soldering these boards.  I
+found exactly one soldering defect in the set of 5 boards, a bridge between
+two pins on the cc1111 noticed during initial visual inspection which was 
+easily removed, and all 5 flashed and passed initial tests on the first try!
+
+I also retrieved one of the [OLPC](http://laptop.org) XO machines from my son
+and loaded it up with [Debian for the XO](http://wiki.laptop.org/go/DebXO),
+then upgraded it to unstable so that I can use it as a ground station for
+receiving telemetry.  Having a small machine with long battery life and a 
+screen that is readable in direct sunlight should be a huge win!
+
+Now that I care about having working [AltOS](http://altusmetrum.org/AltOS) 
+bits on more than one machine, I took some time today and created a Debian
+package.  In the process, as I stumbled over various issues, Keith was quick
+to jump in and help... as were fellow Debian developers on IRC.  We now have 
+a "lintian clean" package that's easily maintainable from our shared git 
+repository, and yes, we even have man pages for all the utilities! 
+
+A special note for folks near Colorado.  Weather permitting, this Sunday 
+morning the 23rd of August, I'm planning to "drag race" my 
+[big Goblin](http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdale/3568189349/) airframe against 
+Jason Chamberlin's similarly-sized [Polecat Fat Man](http://bit.ly/4vE80W)
+on long-burning [Aerotech](http://www.aerotech-rocketry.com/) 
+[M650W](http://www.thrustcurve.org/motorsearch.jsp?id=471) motors 
+at [Chili Blaster](http://www.scronline.net/html/chili_blaster.html).  Even
+for those of us who fly high power model rockets every chance we get, a 
+drag-race between 10-inch airframes on long-burning M motors is a special 
+event.  If you've never seen rockets like this fly, and/or would like to see 
+a TeleMetrum board in action, this would be a great time to come hang out 
+with us!
+