Had to do a repair on my Roomba and I'm kind of shocked how easy they make it. 5 phillips screws to remove the cover, every electromechanical thing is a module that takes 2 screws to remove, no cables to unplug. All captive screws too!

I love how my flying club's maintenance team sends post-mortem emails about issues I report

Sometimes the "glue work" that senior software engineers do is just getting the right people in one room and walking away while they figure their shit out.

Flew my first end-to-end solo flight today, just some takeoff and landing practice. I still can't believe I'm allowed to take the keys to a plane and fly it around without my instructor. #flying #generalAviation #studentpilot

Send these folks a self-addressed stamped envelope and they’ll send you a free sourdough starter that’s been going since 1847. https://carlsfriends.net/source.html

Passed my pre-solo phase check today! Just need a day with calm winds so my flight instructor can cut the tail of my shirt off. #flying #studentpilot

Got a GrowSF voting guide in the mail today. Really great, informative guide on everyone they endorse and why they suck and should be voted against.

Quite a contrast in clouds today. Same spot, first pic looking east, second looking west

That It's-It really hit the spot after a bike ride in this heat.

I've liberated the LM940's display and USB cable from its stand and got it mounted under my monitor. Nano tape FTW

Other finds from last weekend's Electronics Flea Market

First Electronics Flea Market of the year! It's amazing how you find stuff you didn't know you needed until you ask about them. Picked up this HP retail display for 5 bux, and a piece of Netgear history.

This last week, my flight home was on a parallel approach into SFO runways 28L/R with another plane. Managed to catch part of it on video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Yvi_kCVo8 #aviation #ksfo

I'm not a fan of transit systems with tracks and stations in the middle of freeways, but boy is it a good advertisement for it when trains go screaming by all the stop and go traffic.

The CueCat popped into my head today. I remember people really making fun of it back in the day, but QR codes to pull up a website are a thing now, so was it just ahead of its time?

Flew my first cross-country flight as a student pilot yesterday! San Carlos to Paso Robles, CA. Felt like my first "real" flight with all the planning and navigation involved. #flying #aviation

Going for a bike ride in the cold is actually fun once you get warmed up a bit. By bundling up it feels like you're defying mother nature.

The Ravens at Sunset Dunes get awfully friendly when they see you have food.

What the hell this battery has a USB-C port on it

"Mellow Cheddar" ? No thanks, I want a cheddar sharp enough to kill a man

GitHub's down

"Neither campaign has responded to my request for it to weigh in on the pregnancy of the AI-generated cartoon bill." https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-mpreg-schoolhouse-rock-ad-attacking-mamdani-is-the-sad-poliaesthetic-of-our-time/