Apr 16 2020 / thoughts

Spark jdbc Throttling

Spark will hammer the relational DB you connect to if you let it.

Feb 03 2020 / projects

High Altitude Balloon Launch in 2020?

I finally have all the supplies needed to launch

Jan 22 2020 / thoughts

For this website, 2020 is going to be a rebuilding year.

Nov 18 2018 / thoughts

New house over a year ago - about time I put some holes in walls.

Nov 11 2018 / projects

It’s hard to launch a High Altitude Balloon after October

Oct 31 2018 / thoughts

Oct 10 2018 / thoughts

Made a down payment on an expensive Geothermal system - then my AC died, cat had health issues, water in basement, and laid off from work.

Aug 02 2018 / thoughts

Aggressively caching server requests, a great way to sweep bugs under the rug

Jul 24 2018 / projects

It’s hard to direction find a transmitter that won’t transmit

Jul 20 2018 / thoughts

Empathy for your user’s privacy expectations is your compass