Thursday, April 7, 2022

What Are All These Blogs? I Think One Do List Item Is To Pear Them Down...

 I think I have too many blogs... Check Out This Steam Clown Blog List  Some have not been updated since 2018 or 19...

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April 2022... we have had a Global Pandemic... Still working on my do list process

 I spilled Hot Chocolate on my laptop key board... and it has never been the same.  I'm typing on the replacement, a Dell Latitude E6530, about 9 years old... but still great.  Chocolate on a keyboard makes the CTRL key get sticky, so it really messes with typing, scrolling, everything.

So my next big Do List is to figure out what new Beefy laptop I should get... I'm hoping this Dell last into the summer, when I have more time to plan and maybe the Global component disruption will ease a bit.

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Monday, June 7, 2021

First Monday of "Summer". Mostly I still just want to take naps...

Still working out what I'm going to really focus on this summer. Sitting here with my new Bose Headphones... They are nice, as I can rock out, without blowing hard base around the house. I'm going to be doing a LinkedIN webinar with Students on Friday Sponsored by DigiKey, so I'm working on updating a permanent link on my Google site to have some LinkedIN reference Material. .  Still working to figure out what the "best" place to maintain source material.  Maybe I need to do more research on where open source advocates post stuff. 

The task status are:

[🛎️] [Not Started]  [In Progress]  [Done]  [Stuck]  [Planned]  [✨] <-- High Dopamine Content

  1. [🛎️][In Progress] - 06/07/2021 - Update LinkedIn stuff for Friday Webinar
  2. [🛎️][In Progress] - 06/07/2021 - Connect with SVeF IT class Folks
  3. [🛎️][In Progress] - 06/07/2021 - Connect with SVeF Teachers
  4. [🛎️][In Progress] - 06/07/2021 - Update Code Source links for SVeF class
  5. [🛎️][In Progress] - 06/03/2021 - Get back with Robert (internships)
  6. [🛎️][In Progress - Almost Done] - 05/18/2021 - followup on summer PD (get confirmation)
  7. [🛎️][In Progress] - 05/28/2021 - Record and Post a few more SVeF videos
  8. [In Progress] - 06/07/2021 - Update Flex Factor page and links on Google Site
  9. [In Progress] - 06/07/2021 - Update Explora Vision page and links on Google Site
  10. [In Progress] - 06/07/2021 - What do Opensource creators use to publish material?
  11. [In Progress] - 06/07/2021 - Update my "Sign Up For This..." so that it's a list page, and then lessons for each item. Google Site?
  12. [In Progress] - 06/07/2021 - Pick 1 "Make a Lesson" every day (some may be more than 1 day (1-2 hours of work)
  13. [In Progress] - 05/30/2021 - Spend 30 min Cleaning Office
  14. [In Progress] - 05/28/2021 - Spent 1-2 hours this weekend on the Arduino modules
  15. [Planned] - 05/31/2021 - 3D Print 2 DMM holders
  16. [Planned] - 05/31/2021 - Update all the batteries with new power connectors
  17. [Planned] - 05/30/2021 - Sort Old Laptops at Home.  Keep/Ditch/Strip
  18. [Planned] - 05/30/2021 - Really see if it's worth putting Linux on the Old laptops (oldoldoldones)
  19. [Planned] - 05/30/2021 - Mount AlranRathYesYesYes
  20. [Planned] - 05/28/2021 - Move some of the Resource pages from Google Docs to Google sites
    1. 3D Printers
  21. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - Find space for storing the Revolution Robotics parts
  22. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - School Make Desk "spotless"
  23. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - Check out 3D filament
  24. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - Clean Solder bench
  25. [Planned] - 05/18/2021 - Summer Revamp of steamclown.org and Goggle site
  26. [Planned] - 05/19/2021 - 3D Print "teeth hex drive tip holders" [✨]
  27. [In Progress] - 05/19/2021 - Publish code for "Alan Rath" Yes Yes Yes copy [✨]
  28. [Planned] - 05/19/2021 - plan a WiFi in a box as a summer project
    1. [Planned] - 05/30/2021 - RobotClub WiFi?
  29. [Planned] - 05/19/2021 - Update STEM Magazines and create lesson
  30. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - Find space for storing the Revolution Robotics parts

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Thursday, June 3, 2021

Last Day of School. No Student, Just Teachers Checking Out For The Summer.

Last day of school.  Spent the morning packing, sorting, figuring out what all my keys went to... and making sure I have all the stuff I need to work on new curriculum this summer.  I'll probably be back on campus a few times, but my plan is to buckle down at home and rework my C++ and Arduino module.  Create a new Jetson Nano and NVIDIA AI module, tweak my Python and Raspberry PI and poke at everything else... I was recently called the "most badass Mechatronics Teacher" so that was cool.

  1. [🛎️][Done] - 05/18/2021 - Get back with Robert (next flex and EVC)
  2. [Done] - 05/19/2021 - Update AV Cart

The task status are:

[🛎️] [Not Started]  [In Progress]  [Done]  [Stuck]  [Planned]  [✨] <-- High Dopamine Content

  1. [🛎️][In Progress] - 06/3/2021 - Get back with Robert (internships)
  2. [🛎️][In Progress - Almost Done] - 05/18/2021 - followup on summer PD (get confirmation)
  3. [🛎️][In Progress] - 05/28/2021 - Record and Post a few more SVeF videos
  4. [In Progress] - 05/30/2021 - Spend 30 min Cleaning Office
  5. [In Progress] - 05/28/2021 - Spent 1-2 hours this weekend on the Arduino modules
  6. [Planned] - 05/31/2021 - 3D Print 2 DMM holders
  7. [Planned] - 05/31/2021 - Update all the batteries with new power connectors
  8. [Planned] - 05/30/2021 - Sort Old Laptops at Home.  Keep/Ditch/Strip
  9. [Planned] - 05/30/2021 - Really see if it's worth putting Linux on the Old laptops (Kory's)
  10. [Planned] - 05/30/2021 - Mount AlranRathYesYesYes
  11. [Planned] - 05/28/2021 - Move some of the Resource pages from Google Docs to Google sites
    1. 3D Printers
  12. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - Find space for storing the Revolution Robotics parts
  13. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - School Make Desk "spotless"
  14. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - Check out 3D filament
  15. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - Clean Solder bench
  16. [Planned] - 05/18/2021 - Summer Revamp of steamclown.org and Goggle site
  17. [Planned] - 05/19/2021 - 3D Print "teeth hex drive tip holders" [✨]
  18. [In Progress] - 05/19/2021 - Publish code for "Alan Rath" Yes Yes Yes copy [✨]
  19. [Planned] - 05/19/2021 - plan a WiFi in a box as a summer project
    1. [Planned] - 05/30/2021 - RobotClub WiFi?
  20. [Planned] - 05/19/2021 - Update STEM Magazines and create lesson
  21. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - Find space for storing the Revolution Robotics parts

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Monday, May 31, 2021

Last Week Of School

This is the last week of school for the 2020-2021 year.  Crazy. Probably most of the tasks I get to this week will be about cleaning and closing down my classroom.  I think I'll have my few students who are attending live help me pack up some stuff.  If the IT folks came by and got the computers, then we wont have any PC... They can all ways use their Raspberry Pi's.

  1. [Done] - 05/30/2021 - Spend 30 min Cleaning Office.  
Actually spent an hour. But I also stopped at Target and got a bin for building a 3D printer dry box, and printed 2 sets of filament spool holder brackets.  I also watched 3 episodes of Dr Who

The task status are:

[🛎️] [Not Started]  [In Progress]  [Done]  [Stuck]  [Planned]  [✨] <-- High Dopamine Content

  1. [🛎️][In Progress] - 05/18/2021 - Get back with Robert (internships)
  2. [🛎️][In Progress] - 05/18/2021 - followup on summer PD (get confirmation)
  3. [🛎️][In Progress] - 05/28/2021 - Record and Post a few more SVeF videos
  4. [In Progress] - 05/30/2021 - Spend 30 min Cleaning Office
  5. [In Progress] - 05/28/2021 - Spent 1-2 hours this weekend on the Arduino modules
  6. [Planned] - 05/31/2021 - 3D Print 2 DMM holders
  7. [Planned] - 05/31/2021 - Update all the batteries with new power connectors
  8. [Planned] - 05/30/2021 - Sort Old Laptops at Home.  Keep/Ditch/Strip
  9. [Planned] - 05/30/2021 - Really see if it's worth putting Linux on the Old laptops (Kory's)
  10. [Planned] - 05/30/2021 - RobotClub WiFi?
  11. [Planned] - 05/30/2021 - Mount AlranRathYesYesYes
  12. [Planned] - 05/28/2021 - Move some of the Resource pages from Google Docs to Google sites
    1. 3D Printers
  13. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - Find space for storing the Revolution Robotics parts
  14. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - School Make Desk "spotless"
  15. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - Check out 3D filament
  16. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - Clean Solder bench
  17. [Planned] - 05/18/2021 - Summer Revamp of steamclown.org and Goggle site
  18. [Planned] - 05/19/2021 - 3D Print "teeth hex drive tip holders" [✨]
  19. [In Progress] - 05/19/2021 - Publish code for "Alan Rath" Yes Yes Yes copy [✨]
  20. [Planned] - 05/19/2021 - plan a WiFi in a box as a summer project
  21. [In Progress] - 05/19/2021 - Update AV Cart
  22. [Planned] - 05/19/2021 - Update STEM Magazines and create lesson
  23. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - Find space for storing the Revolution Robotics parts

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Sunday, May 30, 2021

Almost Summer

2 more days of school and then it's summer.... Which means I should have more time to do these jobs.  My Office is a wreck, and I need to really work on the garage lab... But for now I'll only have the Office on the task list. But Hey!!! I did plant Asparagus and some Hosta.

  1. [Done] - 05/28/2021 - Start Cleaning Office <-- though this feels like a trick, because it's going to take lots of days...

The task status are:

[🛎️] [Not Started]  [In Progress]  [Done]  [Stuck]  [Planned]  [✨] <-- High Dopamine Content

  1. [🛎️][In Progress] - 05/18/2021 - Get back with Robert (internships)
  2. [🛎️][In Progress] - 05/18/2021 - followup on summer PD (get confirmation)
  3. [🛎️][In Progress] - 05/28/2021 - Record and Post a few more SVeF videos
  4. [In Progress]- 05/30/2021 - Spend 30 min Cleaning Office
  5. [In Progress]- 05/28/2021 - Spent 1-2 hours this weekend on the Arduino modules
  6. [Planned] - 05/30/2021 - Sort Old Laptops at Home.  Keep/Ditch/Strip
  7. [Planned] - 05/30/2021 - Really see if it's worth putting Linux on the Old laptops (Kory's)
  8. [Planned] - 05/30/2021 - RobotClub WiFi?
  9. [Planned] - 05/30/2021 - Mount AlranRathYesYesYes
  10. [Planned] - 05/28/2021 - Move some of the Resource pages from Google Docs to Google sites
    1. 3D Printers
  11. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - Find space for storing the Revolution Robotics parts
  12. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - School Make Desk "spotless"
  13. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - Check out 3D filament
  14. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - Clean Solder bench
  15. [Planned] - 05/18/2021 - Summer Revamp of steamclown.org and Goggle site
  16. [Planned] - 05/19/2021 - 3D Print "teeth hex drive tip holders" [✨]
  17. [In Progress] - 05/19/2021 - Publish code for "Alan Rath" Yes Yes Yes copy [✨]
  18. [Planned] - 05/19/2021 - plan a WiFi in a box as a summer project
  19. [In Progress] - 05/19/2021 - Update AV Cart
  20. [Planned] - 05/19/2021 - Update STEM Magazines and create lesson
  21. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - Find space for storing the Revolution Robotics parts

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Friday, May 28, 2021

Another Friday... With a few days in between

Not a habit yet... But still trying.


  1. [🛎️][Done] - 05/20/2021 - Submit EAB Minutes
  2. [🛎️][Done] - 05/18/2021 - Servo SVeF Labs
  3. [🛎️][Done] - 05/18/2021 - Post SVeF Labs
  4. [🛎️][Done] - 05/18/2021 - Submit summer PD workshop

The task status are:

[🛎️] [Not Started]  [In Progress]  [Done]  [Stuck]  [Planned]  [✨] <-- High Dopamine Content

  1. [🛎️][In Progress] - 05/18/2021 - Get back with Robert (internships)
  2. [🛎️][In Progress] - 05/18/2021 - followup on summer PD (get confirmation)
  3. [🛎️][In Progress] - 05/28/2021 - Record and Post a few more SVeF videos
  4. [In Progress]- 05/28/2021 - Start Cleaning Office
  5. [In Progress]- 05/28/2021 - Spent 1-2 hours this weekend on the Arduino modules
  6. [Planned] - 05/28/2021 - Move some of the Resource pages from Google Docs to Google sites
    1. 3D Printers
  7. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - Find space for storing the Revolution Robotics parts
  8. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - Make Desk "spotless"
  9. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - Check out 3D filament
  10. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - Clean Solder bench
  11. [Planned] - 05/18/2021 - Summer Revamp of steamclown.org and Goggle site
  12. [Planned] - 05/19/2021 - 3D Print "teeth hex drive tip holders" [✨]
  13. [In Progress] - 05/19/2021 - Publish code for "Alan Rath" Yes Yes Yes copy [✨]
  14. [Planned] - 05/19/2021 - plan a WiFi in a box as a summer project
  15. [In Progress] - 05/19/2021 - Update AV Cart
  16. [Planned] - 05/19/2021 - Update STEM Magazines and create lesson
  17. [Planned] - 05/21/2021 - Find space for storing the Revolution Robotics parts

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