tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26019222865116704182024-03-12T22:34:03.631-05:00Where the heck is Brian?Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00864956966698478437noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601922286511670418.post-8366125324450085742013-04-01T18:00:00.000-05:002013-04-16T08:52:53.236-05:00Not a Prank<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
New Job!<br />
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I've started work as a contract Mechanical Engineer at Anvil Corporation in Bellingham, Washington. Looks like I'll be working on auditing pressure safety valves to meet code for the next couple months.</div>
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I got my kickstarter-edition <a href="http://getpebble.com/">Pebble smartwatch</a> about a month ago, and I've been loving it. It's definitely a product for early adopters, and has a big problem with third-party app notifications on iPhone - which can be fixed <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2013/02/14/third-party-app-notifications-on-your-pebble-watch-if-you-jailbreak/">if you're jailbroken</a>. Because I don't have to pull out my phone to check if the buzz in my pocket is important or can wait (and lets be honest - most of my notifications could be ignored), my phone does stay put away in my pocket more often, which my wife appreciates.<br />
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With my bluetooth radio now on all the time, I've started using bluetooth headphones more often, and I really appreciate not having a headphone cord that can get knotted up on itself or caught on door knobs and hooks or curious cats. In fact, I've enjoyed it so much, I upgraded to a new set of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0052YFYFK/">bluetooth headphones</a>.<br />
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Now I'm living a wireless lifestyle - and I'm loving it.<br />
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Of course, I still need wires to charge :-/<br />
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Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00864956966698478437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601922286511670418.post-83601616889736590212013-03-08T01:23:00.002-06:002013-03-08T01:24:08.778-06:00Home Theater PC upgrades<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Over the past couple of years, the cheap Gateway PC I've been using as an HTPC / home server has grown a rats nest of external USB hard drives. Partially to consolidate and partially for the hell of it, I decided to take advantage of Microsoft's low early-bird pricing on Windows 8 and upgrade to an SSD at the same time. I had a 60GB SSD in another computer that wasn't being used for anything intensive, so I planned to steal that and transplant it into the HTPC for the OS and applications, and store documents and media on an external drive.<br />
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I also decided, in the hopes that it would make my life easier, to upgrade the OS from Win7 to Win8 on the original 1TB hard drive, than restore an image of that drive on to the SSD.<br />
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This was a horrible, horrible idea. Just do a fresh install.<br />
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Regardless, after searching a lot of forums (thanks, Google!) I managed to shrink the 1TB system image into something that would fit on the puny 60GB SSD, backup to an external drive, swap out the HDD for the SSD, and restore from the backup to the SSD. At which point I had to get rid of the 15GB hidden restore partition, move and expand the boot partition and then convince windows it was ok to boot without the hidden restore partition.<br />
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Once the SSD was in place, I realized there was actually plenty of room inside the mini-tower for both the 2.5" SSD and the 3.5" HDD. I could have my media disk safely inside the case and connected over SATA rather than outside and connected over USB 2.0. Hurrah! I left the original disk outside on the counter, shucked the plastic casing from an external 2TB 3.5" drive - which conveniently had a two-week old copy of my documents and media already in place - and connected it via SATA data and power cables stolen from the DVD drive.<br />
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This, of course, left me without a DVD drive, which is not ideal in a Home Theater PC. After inspecting the motherboard, I was forced to conclude that I had no additional SATA headers. I did, however, have an unused USB 2.0 header. A trip to Fry's Electronics yielded a SATA power splitter (which would drive the SSD and DVD drive) and a SATA data to USB 2.0 converter. It took some hacking to make all the cables fit correctly, but I now have an HTPC running Windows 8 on an SSD with 2TB of internal storage and a functional DVD drive!<br />
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Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00864956966698478437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601922286511670418.post-34781150233968393622013-03-06T01:25:00.000-06:002013-03-08T01:27:06.955-06:00Living in Bellingham<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well, it's been a long week and a half, but we have successfully moved to Bellingham, Washington. Special thanks to those who helped us carry all our stuff up here!<br />
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Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00864956966698478437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601922286511670418.post-85463948614116571182013-01-29T21:08:00.000-06:002013-01-30T07:51:51.343-06:00Raspberry Pi Media Center<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've been wanting to make a portable media server for awhile, and this seems like the ideal platform to build it on. Ideally, this portable media center would work attached to my home network <i>and</i> while on the road, accessible (and controllable) from any TV in the house, and any phone, tablet or computer we might be using on the road. This means I need:</div>
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So, I've been experimenting with various flavors of <a href="http://www.raspbian.org/">Raspbian</a> and <a href="http://xbmc.org/">XBMC</a>. The only screen I have that works with the RasPi is the living room TV, which is on a different floor from my cable modem and router. Which means the OS I chose had to work with my wifi adapter out of the box. I finally got <a href="http://xbian.org/">Xbian</a> working this evening.</div>
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Right now it's set up with an external (powered) hard drive, and while the menus are none-too-fast, and I noticed one instance of stutter at the very beginning playing a 720p mp4 file, playback has (otherwise) been as smooth as butter. And thanks to a checkbox in the settings, it even works as an Airplay receiver! </div>
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Haven't dug too far into it yet - I have it working on my wifi network, though it doesn't seem to like WPA2 encryption. I'll have to do some more trouble shooting to work that out. It's currently running on the unsecured guest network.</div>
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Next step will be getting it running on a 2.5 inch USB-powered hard drive and powered by a lithium-ion battery pack I had lying around. Based on some Googling, I might have to do some soldering to make it work. Looking forward to it :-)</div>
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After that, it'll be time to dig into the settings to make it automatically join the home network when it's at the house, but set up it's own access point while traveling - maybe even throw a LTE dongle in there...</div>
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Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00864956966698478437noreply@blogger.com0Marysville, WA, USA48.0517637 -122.177081847.8820642 -122.49980529999999 48.2214632 -121.8543583tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601922286511670418.post-88160943531589705772012-10-16T11:50:00.001-05:002012-10-16T11:51:55.957-05:003D scan of Brian<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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3D scan done with a Xbox Kinect. Printed in ABS plastic.<br />
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The scan took about 30 seconds; the print took five and a half hours.<br />
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Sadly, I didn't fit the top of my head in the scan. It turned out to be an "empty-headed" mistake.<br />
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Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00864956966698478437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601922286511670418.post-24107045447398227682012-09-28T11:28:00.000-05:002012-10-16T11:45:41.783-05:00Lithium atom<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Atom, printed in hydroperm, coated in Shellac. I don't know who originally designed this file. I just found it on the university computer and thought it would be an interesting test for a shellac coating.</div>
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Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00864956966698478437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601922286511670418.post-14655517743041756692012-09-27T11:23:00.000-05:002012-10-16T11:24:32.912-05:00Sun and Moon Mask<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Printed this scan of a metal mask in hydroperm, and infused in paraffin wax. <a href="http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:31287">Original design by richgain on thiniverse</a>.</div>
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Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00864956966698478437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601922286511670418.post-46804982191481539202012-09-25T14:42:00.002-05:002012-09-25T14:44:47.186-05:00Nautilus Gears<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Printed these yesterday in ABS plastic. Original design by J_Hodgie on <a href="http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27739">Thingiverse</a>.<br />
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Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00864956966698478437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601922286511670418.post-29865234787320097422012-08-08T15:43:00.000-05:002012-08-08T15:43:08.804-05:00Metal Casting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
During the Summer Quarter at the University of Washington, I took a class on metal casting. Here are a couple of pieces I made:<br />
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Brianna got hit by a car while on her bike today. Got clipped on the left side, toward the rear of the bike. She's going to make a full recovery. Only one broken bone: a finger on her right hand, most likely from hitting the pavement. Lots of bruising on her legs, and some road rash. Emergency Room doc cleared her to go home, and we have follow-up appointments at the Everett Clinic.</div>
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Well, finals are over. Getting back into a school mind-set was tough. Getting back into Calculus after not using it for three years was really tough. But I passed everything. Really enjoyed the class on Rapid Prototyping and Addative Manufacturing. Expect I'll continue to do more in that field in the future.</div>
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Ok, I'm trying this again. This time, Brianna and I are driving from Colorado Springs, Colorado to Everett, WA, along with all her things (she's moving to the Pacific Northwest). The weather is not supposed to be as nice as it was for me last time, so it might take a little longer, but ideally it will only be a two day trip. Let's see if I can set the map up correctly:<br />
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I've been back in Washington State for just about 4 weeks now, and I've just completed my first week of grad school at the University of Washington. I've really enjoyed being back home in Washington, especially for the holidays! Grad school is going well - I have three math-focused classes: Mechanical Engineering Analysis, Finite Element Analysis, and Manifolds and Geometry for Systems and Control; and one fun course: Rapid Prototyping, which means playing with 3D printers :-D</div>
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Lots of math, and starting during winter quarter isn't doing me any favors in terms of being up to speed with the other students, but I'm enjoying myself!</div>
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After <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/112532792332196003015/LifeInTexas#5558386973531019042">three</a> <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/112532792332196003015/Venezuela#5510924063861536402">years</a> <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/112532792332196003015/AbuDhabiAndDubai#5509592580011685954">of wandering</a> <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/112532792332196003015/AbuDhabiAndDubai#5509592612245845010">in the</a> <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/112532792332196003015/Egypt#5517340306681043346">desert(s)</a>, I'm coming home to the <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/112532792332196003015/WashingtonStateMay2011#5605838241630844338">Pacific Northwest</a>! I'll be leaving Midland in just three weeks, on December 10th. </div>
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On January 3rd, 2012, I'll begin work on a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington.<br />
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Over the past several weeks, I've been using Craigslist, Good Will and Best Buy's <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Global-Promotions/Recycling-Electronics/pcmcat149900050025.c?id=pcmcat149900050025">Electronics Recycling Center</a> (which is a really great program - try it!) to pare down my possessions to the point that everything I own in Texas can fit in my Honda Civic for the drive North-west. It's been surprisingly challenging, given I moved down here with a suitcase and a backpack, but I'm almost there.<br />
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I'm starting a sub-blog for topics I think are more nerd related that the usual fare on this site. It's a single column design, allowing for larger photos and maps. I'm calling it "Brian is a Nerd" and it can be found at <a href="http://nerd.wheretheheckisbrian.com/">nerd.wheretheheckisbrian.com</a>. There is a permanent link on the left sidebar. The first post is about tracking gas mileage using an iPhone, spreadsheets, and Google Fusion Tables. <a href="http://nerd.wheretheheckisbrian.com/2011/11/keeping-gas-log.html">Check it out!</a></div>
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I live at an apartment complex called "The Palms". As part of their shtick, they imported and planted about twenty palm trees throughout the property.</div>
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Undaunted, management brought in NEW trees, just in time for winter. These people have a firm grasp on the reality of climate, and how much the weather cares about their desires, you see. </div>
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Last night we had a pretty impressive thunderstorm: lightning, hail, high winds, rain, the works. Impossible to sleep through. This morning, this is what I saw as I drove to work:</div>
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Winter has finally arrived. It was 32 degrees this morning when I left the apartment, and at 10:45am it's only 37 degrees outside.</div>
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The weather finally cooled off a bit, so I took the opportunity to drive down to Big Bend National Park for my third visit. Packed up the night before, then left straight from work on Friday. Got to the Chisos Basin campground with enough time to set up, eat dinner and relax a little. Last time I was at Chisos Basin, everyone had hammocks. This time I brought my own.</div>
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Saturday I drove around the park and did a bunch of short hikes. The stand-out feature was Santa Elena Canyon:</div>
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I spent the afternoon reading in the hammock, surrounded by mountains. Very relaxing.</div>
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Sunday I did the Window Trail hike. It's a nice hike down a dry stream bed that cut a "window" into a cliff.</div>
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As usual, more pictures <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/112532792332196003015/BigBendOctober2011#">here</a>.</div>
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<br /></div>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00864956966698478437noreply@blogger.com0