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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 Fri 27-Jan-2012 22:10:04 PST

Agreed. RT @WeRallStardust9: I'm about to boycott the Science Channel if they don't air the rest of season 3 of @MeteoriteMen @geoffnotkin
Tweeted by @ikluft at Fri 27-Jan-2012 14:05:10 PST

RT @CraigatFEMA: Amateur Radio, part of the emergency team, follow them at @arrl , the national association for Amateur Radio, http://t. ...
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Fri 27-Jan-2012 13:54:45 PST

.@SantaClaraVTA: I hate new express lane on 237 with heat of a thousand suns! Guarantees congestion on other 2 lanes. #siliconvalley
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Thu 26-Jan-2012 23:51:58 PST

SJ Merc: Silicon Valley's airport hopes to build on new international flight to Tokyo http://t.co/AtAIN1Ba #travel @FlySJC
Tweeted by @ikluft at Thu 26-Jan-2012 18:21:36 PST

RT @NASA: It's our Day of Remembrance to honor crews of Apollo 1, Challenger, Columbia and those who gave their lives to explore http:// ...
Tweeted by @ikluft at Thu 26-Jan-2012 13:47:20 PST

NASA's Kepler Announces 11 Planetary Systems Hosting 26 Planets http://t.co/O1rQw3X3 #srsly? #wow #astronomy via @b0yle
Tweeted by @ikluft at Thu 26-Jan-2012 13:43:08 PST

"11 things you must do with your pilot license" How many have you done? http://t.co/DbTNcwto #aviation by @Sportys @AirFacts
Tweeted by @ikluft at Wed 25-Jan-2012 14:56:05 PST

RT @airandspace: Space Shuttle #Discovery is coming to the Udvar-Hazy Center this April! Join us: http://t.co/dgJciDVG #OV103
Tweeted by @ikluft at Wed 25-Jan-2012 14:51:46 PST

NASA selected next 26 educators to fly on @SOFIAtelescope 747SP observatory http://t.co/ETo2Ezwa #aviation #astronomy
Tweeted by @ikluft at Wed 25-Jan-2012 14:48:56 PST

RT @SpaceX: It's official, our new Twitter username is @SpaceX! Pass it on
Tweeted by @ikluft at Wed 25-Jan-2012 14:44:05 PST

Spaceship Company hiring engineers: http://t.co/p99y0NbX #newspace #Mojave via @The_Stargazer
Tweeted by @ikluft at Wed 25-Jan-2012 14:43:10 PST

There's Rich, There's Stupid Rich, and Then There's Apple http://t.co/CGyOKxq4 #siliconvalley by @TheMotleyFool
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Tue 24-Jan-2012 23:27:19 PST

RT @arrl: Read All About It: "OSCAR-1 Launched 50 Years Ago": A new, highly informative article on how the world's first A... http://t.c ...
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Tue 24-Jan-2012 19:19:17 PST

Solar Storm Will Slam Earth on Tuesday - Popular Mechanics http://t.co/oZfmCXsb #space #weather #aurora
Tweeted by @ikluft at Tue 24-Jan-2012 09:49:27 PST

Google Fixes Serious Flaws in Chrome, Including Critical Safe Browsing Bug | threatpost http://t.co/fWUTCP2l #security
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Tue 24-Jan-2012 09:44:39 PST

What's this 7878 I keep seeing everywhere? It's on my car now too. #avgeek #avdork #787EIS http://t.co/UU1rMowO
Tweeted by @ikluft at Sun 22-Jan-2012 22:33:11 PST

Stratolaunch breaks ground on its #Mojave factory & hangar. http://t.co/7V2cWzXU #newspace #birdzilla via @Stratolaunch
Tweeted by @ikluft at Fri 20-Jan-2012 20:30:49 PST

RT @msnbc_tech: Space station's private hookup delayed till March http://t.co/ptpVYYib
Tweeted by @ikluft at Fri 20-Jan-2012 13:46:52 PST

Southwest's plan for assimilating AirTran keeps most cities. no codeshare yet? http://t.co/RhW4Yo57 #travel via @danwebbage
Tweeted by @ikluft at Fri 20-Jan-2012 13:44:20 PST

Overheard: "software is never done, just abandoned." (friend borrowed a saying from artists)
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Fri 20-Jan-2012 11:55:04 PST

Roads are slick on 1st rain in long time. This is 1st rain in San Jose since anyone can remember. Drive safe. #weather
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Thu 19-Jan-2012 19:14:09 PST

RT @geoffnotkin: #SOPA author Congressman Lamar Smith violates © law on campaign website: http://t.co/6GaiO7dU #awesome #StopSOPA #oops
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Thu 19-Jan-2012 14:47:12 PST

RT @geoffnotkin: #SOPA author Congressman Lamar Smith violates © law on campaign website: http://t.co/6GaiO7dU #awesome #StopSOPA #oops
Tweeted by @ikluft at Thu 19-Jan-2012 14:46:41 PST

RT @SVPerl: SVPerl monthly "LabFest" hack session 3rd Thu (tonight) 7pm at Round Table 1st/Tasman in San Jose http://t.co/ZN6HC8F5 #perl
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Thu 19-Jan-2012 11:30:46 PST

With George Lucas retiring, let's let out the big spoiler: the main character of Star Wars was R2D2. Didn't you notice?
Tweeted by @ikluft at Wed 18-Jan-2012 23:41:09 PST

RT @DeathStarPR: #StarWars characters react to the news of George Lucas' retirement: http://t.co/ThzEqUjk
Tweeted by @ikluft at Wed 18-Jan-2012 23:38:15 PST

Have tuna for lunch tomorrow to show disdain for "chicken of the sea" #concordia cruise captain who abandoned his ship.
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Wed 18-Jan-2012 23:20:18 PST

NTSC is now only an Amateur Radio video format. #hamradio #hamr
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Wed 18-Jan-2012 21:08:03 PST

attending monthly San Jose Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (SJ RACES) meeting tonight #hamradio #hamr
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Wed 18-Jan-2012 19:32:56 PST

RT @fly_cessna: First flight of our new #CitationTen prototype - success! "aircraft performed exceptionally well; just as predicted," sa ...
Tweeted by @ikluft at Wed 18-Jan-2012 13:54:12 PST

PopMech: Is United Space Alliance About to Disappear? http://t.co/PyuPHWJj via @DNye
Tweeted by @ikluft at Wed 18-Jan-2012 13:50:52 PST

Alaska adds daily nonstops San Jose-Reno, filling gap after Southwest drops route http://t.co/FPDOqaWc #travel via @FlySJC
Tweeted by @ikluft at Wed 18-Jan-2012 13:44:27 PST

RT @KO6YQ: Old saying renewed: "Pro is to Con as Progress is to Congress" #sopa #pipa #freedom
Tweeted by @ikluft at Tue 17-Jan-2012 23:23:02 PST

Old saying renewed: "Pro is to Con as Progress is to Congress" #sopa #pipa #freedom
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Tue 17-Jan-2012 23:22:35 PST

RT @Marimikel: A clear explanation on what #SOPA is and why you need to fight it now. Sans fancy political jargon & tech gibberish. http ...
Tweeted by @ikluft at Tue 17-Jan-2012 23:20:58 PST

Google writes "End piracy, not liberty" http://t.co/IrIrN9qJ
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Tue 17-Jan-2012 23:20:14 PST

ComputerWorld: Protests against SOPA, PIPA go viral http://t.co/MGzTsr5S #sopa #pipa #freedom
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Tue 17-Jan-2012 23:17:23 PST

Bay Area pilots: 3nm VIP TFRs Wed AM - Thu AM: SFO, PAO & SF City http://t.co/dilpiXkG #aviation #tfr no bay tours!
Tweeted by @ikluft at Tue 17-Jan-2012 14:46:55 PST

CyanogenMod 9 Music App Coming To Android Market http://t.co/3dInHOyH #android #cm9 via @xdadevelopers
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Tue 17-Jan-2012 14:15:43 PST

RT @JeetKavathekar: Obama Says So Long SOPA, Killing Controversial Internet Piracy Legislation - Forbes http://t.co/mVtD73t7 #privacy
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Tue 17-Jan-2012 14:12:48 PST

Jan 17 marks anniversary of 1994 Northridge and 1995 Kobe quakes. #history
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Tue 17-Jan-2012 14:10:41 PST

Jet stream getting un-stuck from throwing storms at Alaska. Rain (water!) coming to California starting Wed night. #weather
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Mon 16-Jan-2012 23:02:54 PST

RT @MaxTrescott: Pilots, You'll want to sign this petition to: Take Aviation User Fees off the table http://t.co/mMzYnMmi AOPA's view: h ...
Tweeted by @ikluft at Mon 16-Jan-2012 10:03:39 PST

SJ Merc: After dry stretch, Bay Area can expect showers by the weekend http://t.co/XCuanjua #weather
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Mon 16-Jan-2012 09:44:14 PST

Update: I will not be speaking at Santa Clara RACES Wed after all. They canceled w/o explanation. I declined to reschedule.
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Mon 16-Jan-2012 00:26:37 PST

SJ Merc: Where's all California's winter moisture? Blame blizzard-buried Alaska http://t.co/QTag8UYJ
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Sat 14-Jan-2012 23:58:43 PST

CyanogenMod officially cracks 1 million unique installs http://t.co/2aWyVvM7 #android
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Sat 14-Jan-2012 23:50:43 PST

Google Engineer Confirms Fiddling With Battery Stats Doesn’t Improve Battery Life http://t.co/cJEtkbDM #android
Tweeted by @KO6YQ at Sat 14-Jan-2012 23:40:27 PST