Jackery Explorer 12v Connector
The Jackery Explorer portable power stations come with a variety of outputs depending on the model. Both models I own came with a 12v output in what seems to be….
Read More →Trek Marlin Gary Fisher Single Speed Conversion
The Bike: https://www.bikeradar.com/reviews/bikes/mountain-bikes/trek-marlin-review/ The task: Remove the front and rear derailleurs and replace with single speed. Remove shifters and cables Fix the wobble in the pedaling, seems to be a….
Read More →Yeti SB140 Fox Transfer Post
The Yeti SB140 L comes with an Fox Transfer 31.6/175mm Post. Riding today the seat popped off, not an entirely painless event. The dropper post upper clamp had failed at….
Read More →2021 Rocky Mountain Slayer Alloy 30 Bent Derailleur
Crossing a log and landing on the Derailleur is a neat trick but not so good for the Derailleur or the hanger bracket. The 2021 Slayer Alloy 30 has a….
Read More →Rocky Mountain Slayer 2021 Spring Upgrade
The Rocky Mountain Slayer is an All Mountain bike that includes a rear spring suspension. The spring that comes with the XL version of the bike comes with Marzocchi Bomber….
Read More →John Deere Z355R Sputtering
Start of a new season and time to service the lawn mower. https://www.deere.com/en/parts-and-service/zero-turn-mowers/residential-eztrak/z355r/ The annual service kit comes with Oil, Oil Filter, Fuel Filter and Spark Plugs. Replacing the oil….
Read More →Cozmo Maze
The maze in the picture was a leftover from another project. What better use to put it to than have a coding exercise with Cozmo, have Cozmo escape the maze…..
Read More →Chromebook Pixel 2013 and Cozmo
The examples and SDK for working with Cozmo are Python based. https://github.com/anki/cozmo-python-sdk/tree/master/examples/tutorials We have a couple of Google Chromebooks, one is the 2013 Pixel and one a newer Pixelbook…..
Read More →Getting started with Cozmo
Cozmo is a little toy robot with a python SDK. The setup is a little quirky, but nevertheless fun. The Cozmo app on the mobile deivce communicates with Cozmo….
Read More →Printing in Python 2.7 versus Python 3
In Python 2, it is a special statement and Python 3, print is a function. Python print “tj” The output is tj Now in Python 3, you have to use….
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