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Wednesday Working – Tea Time

Posted on 12/15/2021 by Andrew Reynolds

It’s been snowing here off and on for the last few days and there have been lots of socially and family activities happening so I’ve not been working much in the shop. Today Heather and I hosted another family art … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi

Posted on 12/12/2021 by Andrew Reynolds

“Pi”, not “pie.” Actually, while the Raspberry Pi is interesting, what I really want to talk about today is the WS2812B standard for programmable RBG LED arrays. For the record I’ve rejected the WS2811 standard and am not sure about … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Christmas lights, electronic project, hobby, rapsberry pi | 26 Comments

Wednesday Christmas Lights

Posted on 12/01/2021 by Andrew Reynolds

With Thanksgiving and family in town, there hasn’t been much going on in the shop, but we’ve been putting up the Christmas lights and decorations. I’ve been doing the outside lights and so far have about half of what I … Continue reading →

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Friday Wisdom – Military

Posted on 11/12/2021 by Andrew Reynolds

Veteran’s day was yesterday so this week I’ll share a bit of my military wisdom: The minimum grades you need in high school to join the Navy are seven Cs. Why couldn’t the sailors play cards? The Captain was sitting … Continue reading →