Survey Pt 4- Downloading
Survey Pt 4- Downloading

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A bit sad i know…
Weekend project

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I wanted to do some high-speed photography again, but my strobe controller wasn’t working properly. The lockout circuit wasn’t working, so it would trigger lots of times way too quickly to get one clean exposure. Rather than just debug and repair the circuit, I thought I’d make it better. I ended up ripping out all the timing circuits, put a microcontroller in their place, and programmed it to do the job of a tangle of 555 timers, resistors and capacitors. I also have some improvements in mind for it..
Suntai – Relax

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I came to Bali to recharge the batteries, refind "the spirit" and put together some strategic thoughts for the business (plus shopping with Kim).
It took 17 days to peel back the layers of noise and chatter to achieve the objective "Suntai" (relax) – it probably could have been a lot quicker if I’d turned off the computer and phone and got out into the country side sooner.
We are so connected with all our technology (was able to do 1/2 dozen job interviews yesterday from the poolside) but it is our connection with our family, our communities, our environment and spirit that are the foundations to value in all of this.
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Re the photo notes – Ah yes, but how robust is it???? We still stick to the slow and clunky ruggadised panasonic. recently had a "ruggadised" dell that failed at the first glass of wine spilled over the keyboard!
@Ovson. Pretty damned robust- it’s machined out of a block of aluminum. Probably a bit expensive and not waterproof (not a concern in the desert) for constant field use (this is my own laptop). The panasonic toughbooks are good but I found the screens hard to view in daylight.
I want to try and get one of these working as a survey laptop: laptop.org/en/laptop/index.shtml
I’ve had a play with one and the daylight screen kicks arse. Just need to be cleverer at writing code….
Pretty sweet rig!
I like it, thank you for sharing!!!
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