Detritus of Empire

Wandering unsupervised in various real and imaginary places. Detritus reflects my interests in robotics, travel, history and the odder aspects of the world around me.

Monday, February 27, 2023

FIRST Robotics. Getting it Done.

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Robot in its final form. Clean lines, immaculate wiring layout. It drives well. Software has preset the location for all the necessary pi...

Friday, February 24, 2023

The Robot Symphony

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With heroic efforts the FIRST team has recovered from a mechanical set back and a blizzard that lost us a practice. There are still Unknown...

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Busy Times

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I almost never miss my three times a week posting schedule but this is a crazy stretch. The robotics project had a near death experience la...

Monday, February 20, 2023

FIRST Robotics Report 2023 - Over the Edge

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I've basically lost track of time. I guess we started the week with 10 sessions left to go. It might be more accurate to call it 12 be...

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Signs of Spring - Taste of Novacaine

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On a day with the first real promise of Spring, my view from the dentist's chair. I'm not a great patient. It's not my dentist ...

Monday, February 13, 2023

FIRST Robotics Report 2023 - The Trials and Triumphs of Week Five.

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Week five of Build Season can be pretty stressful. Any system you don't have running properly....you might not pull off at all. It...

Friday, February 10, 2023

The Giant Ski Movie - Beyond Great Expectations

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Near our Up North cabin is Hayward Wisconsin. It is among many other things the home base for North America's biggest cross country ski...

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Tacitus: Having over the many years of my medical career seen too many hard working folks post pone retirement and tip over shortly after their farewell party I have adopted a Carpe Diem policy. Retire at 60. And don't let 'em throw you a party. Its working so far.

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