Author Archives: Brian Gallimore

320 amp Meter Base Pictures

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Brian Gallimore

This gallery contains 14 photos.

This is the new meter base I’m about to install

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Stop Crimping RJ-45s

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Brian Gallimore

I am on a quest to convince people, especially controls and automation people, to stop crimping RJ-45 ends on Ethernet cables. Everyone else in the world terminates Ethernet to a punchdown block jack and then uses a pre-tested, pre-molded patch … Continue reading →

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The Two Wolves Inside Me

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Brian Gallimore

An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, … Continue reading →

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Review of the YHS-302A Process Calibrator Meter With Multimeter

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Brian Gallimore

For about 1/4 the cost of a Fluke, I decided to take a risk and buy a Chinese process meter.  This company makes a clone of the 787, but I opted for the YHS-302A model (which now seems to be … Continue reading →

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The State, Defined by Murray Rothbard

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Brian Gallimore

I came across this gem from Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion: Now what is the state, anyway? Forget all the romanticizing nonsense about social contract theories , the consent of the people, whatever … Continue reading →

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Family Pictures – 2014

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Brian Gallimore
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Data Type Comparison Chart

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Brian Gallimore

When I switch between different systems, I get confused about what size a certain data type represents , so I made this chart:

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Add Virtual Network Interface to Ethernet Card

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Brian Gallimore

Want your single physical network adapter to have multiple addresses?  In Linux, it is very easy to add new addresses to your existing card, just use the ifconfig command: $ sudo ifconfig eth1:0 192.168.100.252 (eth1 is the physical adapter, 0 … Continue reading →

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Wire Theft Detection System

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Brian Gallimore

Here is a pretty neat little project I just finished up that will detect if wire is stolen, and then send out email and text messages alerting a team of people of the event.  It is in a remote area, … Continue reading →

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Gray Card for Photography

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Brian Gallimore

Create your own gray card by using photo editing software: fill with black adjust opacity to 50% (or just print the png above or this US Letter sized PDF Gray Card)

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