COVID-19
The impacts of COVID-19 are really not upon us yet. But some of them are hitting, and I thought I’d jot some notes about how it’s hitting us here in SF.
Not Everyone Needs to Go To College
It’s wrong, and possibly dangerous, to just make college free for anyone who wants it.
Ubuntu Lid Control
The default behavior of Ubuntu 18.04 is not friendly for a notebook that swaps back and forth from desk to mobile.
Where Have I Been?
Dang, no blog posts for almost six months? What’s kept me so busy? Japan!
Review: Blowing up the Monolith
Book review - free “Blowing up the Monolith” book from Kong.
Cloudy DevOps - Part 1
What exactly is Cloudy DevOps? How do you go from classic data center Enterprise deployments to the cloud? Here’s some of what I’ve learned across a half-dozen teams who’ve done it.
Self Driving Revolution
Think self-driving technology requires deep pockets to play with? Think again. AWS DeepRacer and Autoware are the leading edges of self-driving automation for the maker.
Updated Management README
I updated my “Management README”. Give it a read if you’d like.
RBOT Robotics Sensor/Acuator Board - Value Proposition
I’m building a board for robotics, but it’s also useful for IoT and home automation. What’s it do? What problem does it solve? It’s basically a WiFi interface to a variety of I2C-driven devices (motors or sensors). The I2C side is Engineered to be highly robust and reliable.
Boards!
I’m building a robotics board that basically is a WiFi REST interface to a variety of I2C sensors - the I2C side uses an I2C switch driven by an ESP32. My first RBOT board arrived, but alas, I got schooled on surface mount part numbering.