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Mon, 24 Oct 2011 NBC11 Interview of Ron Meadows and me about CNSP-10 balloon record See the video of the Bay Area NBC11 interview of Ron Meadows and me about the CNSP-10 balloon altitude record. Sun, 23 Oct 2011 Stratofox recovers record-breaking CNSP-10 balloon Stratofox teams (including me) recovered the CNSP-10 balloon payload after its flight to 136,545', breaking Cornell University's altitude record for balloon flights confirmed by Amateur Radio APRS telemetry. Fri, 20 May 2011 Photos from STS-134 Endeavour launch I posted my photos of the launch of STS-134, the final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour on May 16, 2011. There were two trips to see this launch because the first launch attempt on April 29 was scrubbed for technical problems. Thu, 07 Apr 2011 Notes from Space Access '11 I'm posting notes from Space Access '11 during the conference on April 7-9. Fri, 04 Mar 2011 Slides from my presentation "Geographic Computation in Perl" at SVPerl I posted slides from my presentation "Geographic Computation in Perl" at SVPerl on March 3, 2011. Tue, 25 Jan 2011 Masten Space Systems rocket engine static test, Jan 25, 2011 I posted pictures from Masten Space Systems' January 25, 2011 static test of a rocket engine. Sun, 16 Jan 2011 "State of the Research 2011" I posted the article "State of the Research 2011" summarizing the current progress and plans for my project to research a suspected impact crater at Nevada's Black Rock Desert. Mon, 10 Jan 2011 Practice approaches at Stockton I posted my pictures from a flight with Dave Goodin to Stockton for practice instrument approaches. Thu, 06 Jan 2011 Pictures from SVPerl meeting - January 6, 2011 I posted pictures from the SVPerl meeting on January 6, 2011 at Ixia in Santa Clara. Thu, 30 Dec 2010 Pictures from Mojave Air & Space Port See my pictures from a quick stop at the Mojave Air & Space Port on December 30, 2010, including NASA's X-34s and a line of retired airliners. Tue, 28 Dec 2010 Pictures from Arches National Park See my pictures from Arches National Park, Utah on December 28, 2010. Mon, 27 Dec 2010 Pictures of Upheaval Dome See my pictures from Upheaval Dome impact structure in Canyonlands National Park, Utah on December 27, 2010. Sun, 26 Dec 2010 Pictures from Monument Valley See my pictures from Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah on December 26-27, 2010. Pictures from Meteor Crater See my pictures from Meteor Crater, Arizona on December 26, 2010. Wed, 22 Dec 2010 Santa's Flight Check See my variation on an aviation holiday tradition, "Santa's Flight Check". Sun, 24 Oct 2010 Pictures from Aviation Geek Fest 2010 My pictures from Aviation Geek Fest 2010 on October 23, 2010. This was a get-together of aviation bloggers, tweeps and geeks for a VIP tour of the Boeing wide-body airliner factory in Everett, Washington. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 My summary of the Sept 20 SJC Airport Commission meeting I posted My summary of the Sept 20 SJC Airport Commission meeting on my PilotQuest blog. Mon, 20 Sep 2010 My preview of the Sept 20 SJC Airport Commission meeting I posted My preview of the Sept 20 SJC Airport Commission meeting on my PilotQuest blog. Sun, 12 Sep 2010 Trip to Tennessee and Kentucky I posted photos of my trip to Tennessee and Kentucky from Sept 3-7, 2010. I saw museums, Civil War battlefields, caves, impact craters and more. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 Can you recognize a thunderstorm without seeing lightning? Even here in California we get occasional thunderstorms, usually in the Spring and Fall. After each time, someone tells me we "never" get thunderstorms here. It tells me a lot of people just don't know how to recognize them. See "Can you recognize a thunderstorm without seeing lightning?" on my Pilotquest blog. Mon, 16 Aug 2010 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 pictures My pictures from EAA Airventure 2010 in Oshkosh, July 26-Aug 1, 2010. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 Perseids Meteor Shower 2010 Photos of the Perseids Meteor Shower under the dark sky of the Black Rock Desert, August 13, 2010. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 Twilight photos at SFO I got some twilight photos of airliners landing at SFO. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 San Jose RACES Field Day, June 25-27, 2010 I posted my pictures from San Jose RACES Field Day 2010 at Almaden Lake Park in San Jose. This was our local site for an annual nationwide Ham Radio emergency drill. San Jose Int'l Airport Terminal B opening I posted my pictures from the grand opening and open house of Terminal B at San Jose International Airport. I was there on June 27, 2010, the second of two days of the public tours.

 

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Twitter updates as of Wed 10-Oct-2012 11:10:04 PDT

RT @EFF An incredulous, sad-but-funny take on Do Not Track negotiations from @edbott https://t.co/AiaztHvJ #privacy
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Wed 10-Oct-2012 09:27:47 PDT

New magazine for Raspberry Pi experimenters: MagPi (@TheMagP1) http://t.co/5ItO4fPu #linux #opensource
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Wed 10-Oct-2012 09:05:40 PDT

SpaceX #Dragon arrival at ISS restores US cargo capability lost w/ end of shuttle. Next: competition & astronauts. #newspace
Tweeted by @ikluft at Wed 10-Oct-2012 08:21:53 PDT

RT @AvWeekRupa @Lufthansa is pleased with @BoeingAirplanes 747-8 reliability http://t.co/xYSbXxM9 #aviation
Tweeted by @ikluft at Wed 10-Oct-2012 08:08:16 PDT

NBC News: SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship links up with space station http://t.co/Brknw41j #newspace #Dragon
Tweeted by @ikluft at Wed 10-Oct-2012 08:04:59 PDT

Pilots & meteorologists recognize thunderstorms at distance as towering cumulus or cumulonimbus. Can you? #weather #aviation
Tweeted by @ikluft at Wed 10-Oct-2012 01:13:13 PDT

Blog by @mastenspace on new 1200lbf Scimitar rocket engine for Xaero B http://t.co/wCzmwSAZ #newspace #Mojave
Tweeted by @ikluft at Wed 10-Oct-2012 00:45:43 PDT

Thunderstorms happen in California, more in Spring/Fall. Can you recognize cumulonimbus clouds, or just lightning? #weather
Tweeted by @ikluft at Tue 9-Oct-2012 23:35:50 PDT

RT @xdadevelopers ANDROID: Malicious Toolkit Thwarted by adbdSecure http://t.co/xPsn8jEY #android #security
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Tue 9-Oct-2012 23:05:44 PDT

Sunset in #Mojave viewed from my backyard - windmills & rain clouds. http://t.co/DG3535e4
Tweeted by @ikluft at Tue 9-Oct-2012 18:30:07 PDT

Popular Mechanics: Why the Engine Failure Could be Good News for SpaceX http://t.co/aSzCrGwj #newspace
Tweeted by @ikluft at Tue 9-Oct-2012 10:18:20 PDT

RT @phandroid Google/Samsung said to be working on 10.1 inch Nexus tablet with ridiculous resolution http://t.co/LAan6KmI #android
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Tue 9-Oct-2012 09:18:18 PDT

I abandoned @Seesmic twitter client due to acquisition by @HootSuite, which I don't like. Now trying @Tweetcaster. #android
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Tue 9-Oct-2012 08:37:45 PDT

NBC News: SpaceX launch problems revealed: Dragon's OK, but satellite goes awry http://t.co/UdhdMWuf #newspace
Tweeted by @ikluft at Mon 8-Oct-2012 16:59:35 PDT

"Your computer might be at risk" popup on airport boarding gate monitor in Vegas. #travel http://t.co/GPbb1RbO
Tweeted by @ikluft at Sun 7-Oct-2012 18:28:41 PDT

RT @ikluft: Odessa Meteor Crater is the 8th confirmed impact site I've visited. #geology http://t.co/fgdBY4iI
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Sun 7-Oct-2012 18:13:04 PDT

Just got a pic: Sunset at Las Vegas Airport w/ Southwest 737 at gate. #travel http://t.co/xBCLeqTd
Tweeted by @ikluft at Sun 7-Oct-2012 18:05:12 PDT

I'm impressed I was able to catch live video of @SpaceX #Dragon launch while waiting to board airline flight in Vegas. #tech
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Sun 7-Oct-2012 17:53:35 PDT

RT @SpaceX: Solar arrays deployed successfully. #Dragon on its way to space station http://t.co/Nad1qRf9 #newspace
Tweeted by @ikluft at Sun 7-Oct-2012 17:50:05 PDT

RT @twcspacewx: Dragon is in orbit. CRS-1 is underway. #newspace
Tweeted by @ikluft at Sun 7-Oct-2012 17:46:41 PDT

RT @SpaceX: Approx. 1000 @SpaceX employees watch Falcon 9 and #Dragon launch from Hawthorne, CA HQ http://t.co/nDFUdNWI http://t.co/tcLQ6nbH
Tweeted by @ikluft at Sun 7-Oct-2012 17:46:07 PDT

ENGINE CUTOFF! @SpaceX #Dragon is in orbit on commercial cargo delivery to ISS. #newspace
Tweeted by @ikluft at Sun 7-Oct-2012 17:45:22 PDT

RT @astroengine: Falcon 9 at liftoff #Dragon #SpaceX http://t.co/rlGYpqP2 #newspace
Tweeted by @ikluft at Sun 7-Oct-2012 17:42:52 PDT

2nd stage ignition for @SpaceX #Dragon. #newspace
Tweeted by @ikluft at Sun 7-Oct-2012 17:39:30 PDT

Falcon 9 Rocket passed Max Q (maximum dynamic pressure) without problems. @SpaceX #Dragon #newspace
Tweeted by @ikluft at Sun 7-Oct-2012 17:37:56 PDT

T-1 minute to @SpaceX #Dragon launch. #newspace
Tweeted by @ikluft at Sun 7-Oct-2012 17:34:32 PDT

RT @dronedynamics: OH: "why don't cameras have a night rocket launch mode?" - some super pro photographer for a news organization
Tweeted by @ikluft at Sun 7-Oct-2012 17:32:02 PDT

5 minutes to @SpaceX #Dragon launch. #newspace
Tweeted by @ikluft at Sun 7-Oct-2012 17:30:36 PDT

One way to watch @SpaceX #Dragon launch: SpaceX's webcast http://t.co/peAPUFT4 #newspace
Tweeted by @ikluft at Sun 7-Oct-2012 17:17:03 PDT

RT @AndroidAuth: TomTom turns up on Android at last http://t.co/3wandkD8 #android #maps
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Fri 5-Oct-2012 09:52:02 PDT

ARRL: Weather Channel to Begin Naming Winter Storms http://t.co/0MpcFo6m #weather #hamradio
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Thu 4-Oct-2012 23:33:55 PDT

Most Retracted Scientific Papers Are Pulled Due To Fraud | Popular Science http://t.co/pdNX9Irc #science
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Thu 4-Oct-2012 23:28:02 PDT

ARRL: FCC Seeks to Change Amateur Radio Licensing Rules, Allow Additional Emission Types http://t.co/SghUhYgn #hamradio
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Thu 4-Oct-2012 23:22:59 PDT

Faux Apps Found Hijacking Chrome, Spamming Tumblr | threatpost http://t.co/ZgFnaNmr #security
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Thu 4-Oct-2012 23:07:03 PDT

RT @arrl: Space Station Deploys Five CubeSats: http://t.co/00nbG6vD #hamradio
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Thu 4-Oct-2012 09:50:47 PDT

RT @linuxfoundation: Review: Nook HD Tablets Take On Fire HD, Go Where Amazon Can't: Walmart http://t.co/t4bjx7sk #Android #tablets
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Sat 29-Sep-2012 20:04:50 PDT

Got my @Raspberry_Pi board running last night w/ @Fedora 17 #Linux #opensource #geek
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Fri 28-Sep-2012 22:27:53 PDT

Ran across my copy, co-authored "Understanding C64 Graphics" my senior year in high school. #geek http://t.co/0DpJK9qF
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Mon 24-Sep-2012 15:25:42 PDT

AndSync - Synchronize, backup and restore Android devices w/ Perl script http://t.co/PWsbIeKx #android #opensource #perl
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Sun 23-Sep-2012 08:07:20 PDT

My friend @peterthoeny's pics of Endeavour + crowd at Moffett/@NASAAmes. #SpotTheShuttle #OV107 http://t.co/tvmiznYK
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Fri 21-Sep-2012 14:29:43 PDT

RT @ikluft: My pics of Endeavour fly-by at #Mojave Air & Space Port this morning. http://t.co/D3Mja9Ll #ov105 #spottheshuttle #aviation
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Fri 21-Sep-2012 14:24:20 PDT

NY Judge Tries to Silence Twitter in Its Ongoing Battle to Protect User Privacy http://t.co/IqCg6yYj #privacy by @eff
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Sat 15-Sep-2012 01:57:17 PDT

If a #social media acct claims to be by US federal govt, you can verify with this tool: http://t.co/IJzsXZE2
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Thu 13-Sep-2012 10:02:38 PDT