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More Than One Way to Skin a Cat
I know what you're thinking: "DeKay hasn't posted in a while. Maybe he's dead?" Fear not. For while the frequency of my posting has dropped, I remain very much alive. I've just been a little busy...
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For Our Dogster Friends
Update February 11th: Monster Speedup and Experimental Photobucket RulesOne thing that has become quickly apparent is that HTTrack can be ridiculously slow especially on bigger pages. I have found a...
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Build Your Own Davis Weather Station Console!!!
This Davis weather station hacking stuff is addictive like crack cocaine is addictive. I always seem to be taking another hit from the pipe. I've figured out how to get into the Davis console's...
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Diablo Bread, The Bread of the Devil
I first blogged about bread around three years ago. I look back at that post discussing my tips and tricks for Tartine bread and it makes me cringe. What I thought was a good loaf of bread back then...
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I Want To See Violet
One of my earliest memories is standing in front of My Wonderful Mom as a young lad proclaiming how much I loved the purple and white pants I was wearing. They were so cool. They were the best....
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No Pressure - I Got This
Earlier this year, My Lovely Wife and I enjoyed a visit from My Evil Brother-In-Law, who also just so happens to work for Environment Canada. Naturally he was interested in my Davis Weather Station...
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Wifi on the BeagleBone Black with Systemd
Unlike most of my posts on this blog, the title of this post is neither clever nor funny. I'm feeling serious today. Why? I have a Rev B BeagleBone Black (BBB) and I have a love / hate relationship...
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So I go to all the trouble to write up a nice long blog post on how to get wifi going on the BeagleBone Black and what happens? The 'Bone bites me in the ass, reinforcing the latter part of our Love /...
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How To Make A Sandwich
The Lowly Sandwich. For too long, the Sandwich did not get the respect nor the attention it deserved. Then two things happened. First, "Sandwich" (and the closely related "Sammich") became a meme. I...
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Teardown and Repair of a Panasonic DMC-ZS40 / TZ60 Digital Camera
UPDATE 2015-08-30: I have found out that many of my pictures have been blurry ever since I tore this thing apart. I don't know why yet, but it probably is a result of my spinning the lug down a bit on...
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The Making of the Perfect Puffed Wheat Square
Ask me. Go ahead. Ask me."DeKay, you say you know how to make the Perfect Puffed Wheat Square, but just what is a Puffed Wheat Square anyway?"Glad you asked. Webster's Dictionary defines "Puffed...
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Time To Make The Doughnuts
Growing up, My Wonderful Mom would make doughnuts. I don't mean doughnuts. I mean doughnuts. These deep fried delicacies were the stuff of legend amongst friends and family. Quoting from a recent...
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