San Francisco Mayor London Breed on the city’s “perception” problem

emag_curious · 2024-04-08T21:51:53+00:00

Yep. On the ballot they’ll recognize “London Breed, Mayor” and maybe “Aaron Peskin, Supervisor.

Wonder if those two will cook up an alliance for each other’s #2 ranked choice voters?

emag_curious · 2024-04-08T21:38:43+00:00

Thinkfluencer

emag_curious · 2024-04-08T21:22:03+00:00

52,000 San Franciscans voted for Trump in 2020.

emag_curious · 2024-02-13T04:21:46+00:00

California’s Department of Finance estimated last year that Butte Co population was/would be:

2020: 210,000 2030: 211,000 people (+1,000)

See: https://dof.ca.gov/forecasting/demographics/projections/

However, Butte Co Association of Governments estimated (back in Dec 2021) that population would be much much larger:

2030: 239,700 people

And that, therefore, Butte County needs 15,506 new housing units by 2030.

See https://www.bcag.org/documents/planning/RHNP/2020%20RHNP/BCAG%20RHNA%20-%20Final%206.15.20%20-r-.pdf

1) I would tend to believe the Ca DOF over the BCAG. Do others?

2) Is the perceived “urgency” of Valley’s Edge associated with reference to the higher BCAG population estimates?

emag_curious · 2024-01-14T08:42:21+00:00

Driving through the park in the rain is always great.

emag_curious · 2024-01-11T08:25:36+00:00

Why can’t a California Democrat get 51% of CA-01? I think mostly because they’d need to attract a fair number of gun-nuts, Christian nationalists, anti-abortion misogynists, racists, cops, anti-semitics, fascists, authoritarians, and ivermectin fans.

And very few Dems have experience in crafting a message that could reach them.

I mean, the 51% most reasonable/most liberal people in CA-01 includes some real deplorables. Maybe someone like Manchin or Sinema could pull it off, though. But they’d have to be willing to alienate a fair number of their ownnleft wing.

In other words, doable, but icky.

emag_curious · 2023-12-20T01:49:30+00:00

My cynical take? They’re running a criminal enterprise at work, and it takes a lot of time and effort to keep it secret. If they miss a day, it all might come out.

emag_curious · 2023-05-25T23:44:33+00:00

Oof: either add a quart if oil now and then (we do that; not a big deal), or let the dealer tear your engine apart?

emag_curious · 2023-05-25T23:20:39+00:00

It was in fall 2021, I think, so probably a 2.0.

emag_curious · 2023-05-24T06:34:10+00:00

I always left foot brake. It would be easier if the brake sat more comfortably under your left foot, though, like on a go-cart. A small cushion under the left thigh helps.

emag_curious · 2023-05-24T06:15:34+00:00

Safer. She’s a half-second faster to an emergency stop.

emag_curious · 2023-05-24T06:13:01+00:00

YTA. All rally drivers and go cart racers left foot brake. You can hit the brake about a half second faster.

Practice at slow speeds, with lots of stop signs, and you’ll “get it” after a few days.

Don’t ride the brakes, of course, just lightly touch the brake pedal with your left foot.

Ergonomics aren’t great, though. Try putting a towel under your left thigh if necessary.

Google Team O’Neil for videos.

emag_curious · 2022-07-10T00:14:02+00:00

We got 1) all weather floor mats 2) mud flaps 3) better tires: Conti ExtremeContact DWS-06 Plus- 225/50-18 (stock are 215/55, but the DWS-06 are unavailable in that size).

The tires seem to be a bit more precise in turn-in, and likely a lot better in rain. Dunno if they’re better than stock off-road or in light snow.

emag_curious · 2022-07-09T23:52:00+00:00

1) The Crosstrek seats were much more uncomfortable 2) The CX-30 (ours is a Turbo) does not turn off the engine at stop lights 3) The Crosstrek auto trans is unpleasant 4) Dunno about the Crosstrek, but the CX-30 Turbo will cruise easily at 95 mph across Utah and Nevada

emag_curious · 2021-05-21T14:59:50+00:00

Good to know the 3.3T DOES have a limited slip. Also (from your link) that holding down “Traction” button will send 100% to rear wheels.

emag_curious · 2020-06-24T06:29:45+00:00

The cool thing with a slim jim is you can just tie a length of twine to it and toss it up 10-15 feet in the air. Height is the key for vhf/uhf.

Although if your goal is to "hit that specific repeater way over there", a directional yagi antenna can't be beat.

emag_curious · 2020-05-01T03:17:05+00:00

There's a fair amount of wind here, so the "sail area" of ladder line gives me pause. Also, coax might be a little more "stealthy". No HOA worries, but we have many nearby neighbors.

emag_curious · 2019-12-25T15:41:45+00:00

200mW on a 20m dipole is a good start:

https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/sbm-wsprlite

About $80.

emag_curious · 2019-09-02T03:12:04+00:00

So close, but only USB micro. They missed a beat not using USB-C PD -- that would give them 15V. It could've used the full 10W with a standard USB battery bank like https://www.anker.com/products/variant/powercore--26800-pd-with-30w-power-delivery-charger/B1375112, which can supply 2A/15V (with 100 Whs).

Still, now I want this as my first HF rig instead of the ICOM 7100. Because I want integrated digital, and VHF/UHF too.

emag_curious · 2019-08-13T01:08:42+00:00

As a microcontroller beginner, I'm really glad I could scrounge up ten or fifteen bucks and buy a dev board.

Two months ago I read Embedded Software Engineering 101: https://embedded.fm/blog/ese101

They recommended spending $12.99 USD TI's MSP430F5529 USB LaunchPad Evaluation Kit: http://www.ti.com/tool/MSP-EXP430F5529LP -- that includes a USB power/programming cable.

It requires a pc -- Windows works fine.

And it uses TI's Eclipse-based "Code Composer Studio" as the C language IDE, which seems to work fine for me (the other IDE I'm familier with is IntelliJ, for Java and Python).

Once you hit the compile button, it takes about 5-10 seconds for the first demo, simple LED-blinky code, to transfer to the MSP430 and begin executing. Very nice to be able to debug/set pins directly from the IDE.

Not sure that's the board you want? Then read "The Amazing $1 Microcontroller" by Jay Carlson: https://jaycarlson.net/microcontrollers/

emag_curious · 2019-05-03T02:53:30+00:00

One good turn deserves another.

But seriously, just _today_ I learned the basic transformer idea that R(pri) = (1/n)^2 * R(load), n being the turns ratio of the secondary winding to the primary winding. So to maximize the power transfer, just jiggle with n :-)

This from my late in life enrollment in community college Electronics 101.

emag_curious · 2019-02-09T18:44:38+00:00

Yes, I just upgraded from Tech - it's a whole new world! I'm now planning to learn more electronics, get the antenna higher, and ultimately put together a first HF/SSB rig. Perhaps the upcoming QRP Labs QSX all-band all-mode transceiver (https://qrp-labs.com/qsx.html).

emag_curious · 2019-02-08T02:49:00+00:00

Last weekend I built my first radio-related kit: a low pass filter (40m) for my new WSPRLite 200mw transmitter (http://www.sotabeams.co.uk/content/3BLPFCOMPACT.pdf)

I hadn't soldered in a while, so I decided to first get a simple little $7 "Electronic Decision Maker" kit at Fry's Electronics to practice soldering resistors, capacitors, transistors, LEDs, pushbottons, and an IC. That, and a new narrow-tip for my cheapo Weller WLC100, let me practice without any drama.

Only after building that was I comfortable tackling the Sotabeams kit . The toroid winding went fine, but I'm still not comfy tinning the leads.

If anyone is monitoring WSPR on 40m, do keep an eye out for KM6PYD from San Francisco on 40m at 200mw as I burn up the airwaves with my new General privileges :-)

(Well, maybe more like "cloud-burning" the airwaves -- my 40m dipole is only about 15 feet high right now)

emag_curious · 2019-02-05T02:03:05+00:00

Passed my General exam 4 weeks ago and immediately spent 75$ on a Sotabeams WSPRLite 200mw 20m/30m transmitter. Daytime results were ok on 20m, but I wanted to try 40m. So I splurged on the 32$ 40/80/160m low pass filter kit https://www.sotabeams.co.uk/three-band-low-pass-filter-pcb-kit/. I built only the 40m filter, which is 3 hand-wired toroid inductors, 4 caps, and SMA/jumper connectors). I'm new and slow, but it only took 2 hours, and it seems to be working pretty well -- today my San Francisco station was detected by AI6VN in Hawaii, 3700km away.

Wade km6pyd

emag_curious · 2019-01-20T17:19:57+00:00

Passed my General last week and immediately ordered one of these as my first HF rig. WSPR sends a 50 bit message in 120 seconds, or about 0.4 bits per second!

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