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The long, long pause

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Some years ago, I got heat stroke. I've been overheated in many cases, but I don't remember the exact time it was the worst.  But now, when the temperatures are up, you can find me in the shadows, usually near the floor. It's just too hot for me.

The way it feels, hereI'm in Southern Indiana. And just like Chicago gets a summertime benefit of nearby water being 3,000 feet deep (and thereby cold) Evansville gets the opposite.

Evansville's on the Ohio River. It's muddy like most rivers in motion, it's shallow, and yesterday the water out there was in the sun, closer to Louisville. Today, it's out there gassing the liquid into the air, with temps over 90, making it our own local jungle.

So, THAT's why there's not been any activity to speak of, since April!  (Yeah, it's miserable, and I'm sensitive.)

Sorry, guys: I know you want content- something to READ, but I can only give you content when I can get progress. And today, even if I had money for it, it's just to hot to work out there.

How hot? Just look closely to your lower-left.

 

Finally: server and content in one place

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After that last, painful crash, there's been a lot of development going on. But now the computer and it's software is up and most of the way it needs to be.

Tripstar, the on-board computer, is now hosting countermoon.org, and stays in contact by Wifi! Until now it had been through my desktop, until I got things squared away.

Better than that, the module for CounterMoon.org that lets me take readings from the one-wire sensor network is installed and tested!

So now notice when you're around, the temperatures and humidities on the lower-left side of the site.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 April 2010 01:43
 

Second Power Supply Test Underway

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110V "shore" power was removed from the trailer around 7pm CDT. By estimates of the previous battery-test, we should have a shutdown around 5pm (CDT) tomorrow.

That last battery test was lethal to the motherboard and hard drive. This time the (not advertised) link between power supply and motherboard's "off" switch has been connected, and has been for several weeks.

"ON" time has been proven; the machine has worked flawlessly for so many weeks I can't remember.  Let's hope this vital link makes all the difference in the world.

 

Update: 11:13pm CDT.

Much earlier than expected, the motherboard is powered down, but I don't believe it was a graceful exit; the LCD display was still showing live numbers at 11:13. Three hours sure isn't long. I wonder if the battery is dying?

The motherboard *appears* dead; I have a green light on the power supply (pictured above) suggesting the 12V is on, but I couldn't seem to 'wake' it.

It's possible I might have missed the "PWRBTN" pins. At some point it must have hit the low-power point, and attempted to turn off the motherboard, but these are all guesses. I had to completely power both units down, then back up, before the motherboard would even start to boot.

But, it's back without destroying the motherboard, drive or power supply; and that's good!

Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 April 2010 07:55
 

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Rebuilding Begins!


I'm finally getting both the time and the inclination to restore articles about various things, once there. The first of these is the photo collection.

The photo collection was once a large article with scant infomration about the photos. Now that's changing. Now each piece of the interior has it's own article.  I'll update the articles with new photos, as they become available. (Or when there's news)

I'm also working to restore the reviews sections; They'll take some time, as I no longer have the graphics I created for the jobs. But soon, they'll be back, too.

And, in answer to the question "Did you learn anything from the 'forest fire'?" I'll be backing-up these articles to Tripstar as soon as I'm done. The new webserver is there, and as soon as I'm no longer temporarily hosting mollysbarn.com, everything will again be served from there.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 March 2010 21:57
 

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Onboard Conditons

Inside
80.49°F76.07%
Outside
80.83°F76.07%
  
Door Closed
Battery13.561
Vent On
FurnaceOff