Fun on kenops

Living on a Raspberry Pi!

Sun, 05 Mar 2017 01:52:59 +0000

This feels a little weird! Playing with the overclocking and it really makes a difference! The settings below look stable but make the proc very hot (over 85 degrees c.) From /boot/config.txt:

Overclock settings - disabled until heat sink is added. 170327 SeanK

#arm_freq=1350 #core_freq=500 #over_voltage=4 #disable_splash=1 ##force_turbo=1 #boot_delay=1 #sdram_freq=500 Also created a script to put the governor in ondemand mode and put it in the init.d directory:

root@webpi:/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq# cat /etc/init.d/sk-perf-set-cpu-governor.sh
#!/bin/sh
#
# 20170327, Sean Kennedy
#
# From /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_available_governors:
# conservative ondemand userspace powersave performance
governor="ondemand"
echo $governor > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor
root@webpi:/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq#

Also got ganglia to report on CPU Frequency and Temp using this init script….

How to pickup someone at the airport

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:02:32 +0000

This is Greg picking up a friend at the airport last weekend. He looks like Jamie Hyneman from the mythbusters. The person laughing in the background is the cop Greg got to shoot the video.

Bacon Explosion

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:30:50 +0000

This is from a person I met onsite last week! It looks VERY GOOD.

Sony's latest piece of...

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:49:56 +0000

Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn’t Fucking Work This has been around for a while but it’s fun. There’s language so make sure you blast this at work. Happy Friday.

A little humor for today

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:38:35 +0000

Local Denver Artist - John Common

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:22:22 +0000

If you ever get a chance to kick back at a java joint with John Common take it.

Time lapse photos using your TI calculator

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:53:44 +0000

This is a great project for just about anyone who ever went to class with a TI calculator. With a few lines of code on the calculator and a 2.5mm male to male plug you can create time lapse photos. Turn a TI Graphing Calculator into an Intervalometer and Create Time Lapse Videos - More DIY How To Projects

Why pre-flight checks are good...

Tue, 12 May 2009 22:05:00 +0000

This video was taken by Mr. Brown while we were at the Cherry Creek RC airfield (http://www.denverrceagles.org/) last week. If you watch the video you’ll see the starboard aileron at full deflection. The guy who flew the plane had a hard landing earlier that day and didn’t forgot to do another pre-flight control check before this flight. I do a lot of pre-flights now mainly because I’ve crashed my share of planes making stupid mistakes. My first famous blunder with a RC plane was from a elevator that was responding backwards, so when I pulled up, the plane actually wanted to go down. Simple fix - you click on a reverse switch on the transmitter and you’re good to go. Since I didn’t care to do a pre-flight check, I only realized the issue after I managed to get the plane in the air. When I realized what I did I figured, up is down and down is up… Got it. Seconds later, the plane started to climb, and I instinctualy went down on the controls. Well, down was up… so the plane continued to climb and basically looped - right after take off. Now it was pointed right at us! Death from above I thought; Clear the deck!!! I managed to miss everyone involved, and the plane crashed. From that point on I vowed to always make sure I check the plane before flight to help insure the control surfaces are working like they should.

747 Training Video

Sun, 03 May 2009 22:56:19 +0000

My A-10 Foamie and F4U Corsair

Sun, 03 May 2009 16:22:36 +0000

Here’s my new A-10 warthog just completed and the F4-U Corsair I’m building. The A-10 is my first ducted fan plane so I’m excited to see how it does. I expect to “mod” it for Colorado’s altitude. I got the A-10 kit from NitroPlanes and while the parts are a bit cheezy, the foam construction is very good. I’m also very excited about my F4-U Corsair. Debi got this plane for me years ago, and I’ve been frustrated about not getting it built - I plan to have it flying by next month! It calls for a .40 size engine so of coarse I’m installing a .60 MDS or a .70 Supertigre so it should scoot around just fine. More to come.

I'm ready for Summertime

Sat, 02 May 2009 22:04:37 +0000

My Bro Stuart in South Park

Sat, 02 May 2009 21:45:53 +0000

Appropriate Term

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:20:33 +0000

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My favorite comedian - Eddie Izzard

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:16:54 +0000

This is hilarious…

Latest iPhone prototype...

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:58:42 +0000

This thing is incredible… http://www.iwood3b.com/

Fun Stuff...

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:26:07 +0000

OS Boot Sounds: http://titan08.free.fr/Boot%20Sounds/

John Mayer

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:59:32 +0000

In case you’ve been in a bubble and are in dire need of decent music, I highly recommend John Mayer. There’s a few songs from him below. If you happen to be a singer/songwriter, check out John’s web site blog @ http://www.johnmayer.com/battlestudies/. A recent post called “Conscious Composition” is very cool. Good Stuff. So what album is his best? Well I like Continuum, but probably just because it’s his latest studio album. I have seriously enjoyed every album to date. Frankly you can’t go wrong with John. One album that never had big press that I enjoy is, “Inside Wants Out". Check him out! The song, “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room”, is in my humble opinion is a masterpiece: “Belief” is another great tune from John…

Howie Day @ The Bluebird

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 05:14:36 +0000

Stuart was gracious in surprising me with a Howie Day ticket tonight. Man my bro can be a cool cat. At the venue Stuart ran around taking some great pics of Howie live. Highly recommended if you like phenomenal guitar and smart songwriter lyrics. Pics are @ www.skfunphoto.com. Below are a few video’s of Howie doing his thing. His talent is in the way he can play guitar, and in using loopback devices construct a vibrant full sound – live! During the BlueBird concert he took the song below, played it, and before he ended the whole thing decided to double up the speed and start a whole techno vibe with it. Truly makes a regular DJ look like a pud. Beyond his obvious playing talent his lyrics are great too. Try him out!

Axis of Awesome 4 Chords

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:49:42 +0000

All these songs have the same 4 chords!

Hack your VCR

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:13:33 +0000

Screen Cleaner

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:59:06 +0000

I know you don’t clean your screen very often and it is hard to do the inside, so go here: http://www.raincitystory.com/flash/screenclean.swf

RC Flying fun with the Padilla's

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:09:33 +0000

Today was a great day: planes, friends, and no trashed planes at the end - Perfect! Below are a few photo’s from the day’s events. The smurf lookin’ guy is me, and Grace and AJ are in the mix as well. We went to the Miniature Aero Sportsters field to fly and the hospitality was wonderful. A number of “Pros” were there doing thier thing and they were eager to see a new potential member. I got the memeber information and just sent the check in. I was very pleased with the attitude of everyone there, and I even got some great advise on my Stryker F27C delta. Good stuff. AJ flew the Alpha Trainer for the first time using a “buddy box”, which is a transmitter tandemed to another transmitter I was controlling. I use a “Train” switch on my transmitter to selectively give control of the plane so AJ didn’t have to sweat much about it. I was very impressed and he got the whole “Your plane - My plane” concept and really hung in there. It generally takes about 15 flights on a buddy box to get used to flying, and another 15 flights to be good enough to do solo take offs and landings. Simulator time can help greatly with getting the concepts down. FS1 and Real Flight are the most popular sims out there. There’s even a ready to fly starter plane kit, complete with everything including the flight sim stuff at most hobbie stores now. The Hobbico Nextstar RTF is one of them. Grace had my camera and got a number of great shots, including a few of me flying the helicopter. Thanks Grace! [gallery link=“file”]

Flying RC's today

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:44:41 +0000

Today I think I’ll be flying some of my Remote Contol Planes and Heli’s. It’s been a long time so today may end in tragedy! I think I’ll fly out at the Miniature Aero Sportsters site north of DIA. It’s a bit of a drive but the area is beautiful and it’s rare to be able to see real jumbo’s flying while you’re flying RC’s. A great site. Details Here: http://home.comcast.net/~tglaess/Field.html View Larger Map

Great SNL videos

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:25:17 +0000


On a boat	Justin Timerlake and Beonce
Lazy Sunday	Dick in a box
Jizz in my Pants	Natalie Raps
People Getting Punched	Mother Lover

Flobots Rock

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:44:04 +0000

My Bro-man Stuart turned me on to a local band called the Flobots a while ago and I can’t tell you how refreshing it is to hear intelligent lyrics again. It took a while for me to warm up to them, but now Debi and I like to rock to them on a regular basis. We really do it up too - Turn it up on the little pocket radio and slowly move our rocking chairs. Kick ass! Seriously - the’yre good. For starters, try Handlebars or Rise - Give them a try, and support local music!