Joe's Personal Blog

The Sony Playstation Classic is a small single board computer that runs 20 pre-installed Playstation 1 games via an open source platform emulator.  It can be hacked to run additional PS1 games through a simple USB Flashdrive hack which modifies nothing on the PSC.  You can run run games from other legacy game platforms by augmenting the same USB Flash Drive with additional files.  The blue and green components in the following diagram represent software and files that run from the removable media. The PSC has 3 USB ports.  Game controllers are plugged into the two Type-A on the front. One controller port can be tied up with the USB flash drive.  Power is plugged into the mini-USB connector on the back.   This plug can be convinced to act as a Flash Drive bootable USB port by installing USB OTG drivers in the kernel. Users plug a USB OTG cable in between the power cord and the PSC and plug the Game laden flash drive into the type-A socket on the ...

I added a GoPro to my helmet to record my commute.  Originally I was going to hang it off the side, stick it on the top of my head or glue it to my bike.  I wanted something relatively unobtrusive with little wind resistance and something that looked where I looked . There are several tutorials on the internet that describe chin mounting the GoPro. That is what I went with. View as seen by GoPro Hero 3+ black This is a snapshot taken by the GoPro while riding at 35MPH.  The GoPro is mounted near my chin.  I see over the top of my windshield.  You can see that it is 3-4 inches lower than my eyeballs with the windscreen obscuring part of the shot. Chin Mount Components A GoPro helmet mount has been glued to my Arai Signet-Q using Sugru The camera is off center to the right so that the lens sits dead center.  The top of the camera is pretty much even with the top of the chin bar. This position means it does not  obscure my view. Th...

Far East located in Rockville MD has become our go-to place for Dim Sum carts. 2016/08  Carts start at 11:00 on Saturday and 10:30 on Sunday. You can order from the Dim Sum menu at other times. From the top Shrimp Spring rolls Snow Pea Leaf and ShrimpDumpings Shrimp Dumplings ? Asparagus (with carrot shavings) Shau Mai filler on mushroom Taro Root and something dumpling From the top Shrimp Dumplings Shau Mai Spinache and shrimp Snow Pea Leaf and Shrimp Dumplings From the top Spinache and Shrimp Dumplings Asparagus (with carrot?) Shrimp Dumplings From the top Shark Fin Shau Mai Fried Taro Root (Birds nest?) Spinach and Shrimp Dumpling From the Top Shrimp Spring Roll Taro Root with shrimp paste center Shrimp wrapped in seaweed From the Top Spinach (or Snow Pea) and Shrimp Dumpling Shark Fin Shau Mai Shrimp Dumpling From the Top Shrimp Dumpling Snow Pea Leafe Shark Fin Shau Mai One of those is probably w...

Who knew there were so many interesting Vineyards in Northern Virginia? You can find information and impressions about various Loudoun vineyards in this  Vinyards and Wineries Google Sheet . Stone Tower 2016 July   Lost Creek 2016 July Fabiolli Cellars 2016 July 32 2016 July <What happened to my pictures?> Quattro Goomba's 2016 July Sunset Hills Daukenie 2016 July 868 2016 July We tend to stop here for food when exploring this part of Loudoun County Breaux 2016 July Maggie Malick Wine Caves 2016 July Dry Mill 2016 July Casanel 2016 July North Gate 2016 August 8 Chains North 2016 August Zephania 2016 August Hillsborough 2016 August Two Twisted Posts 2016 August Cardamon Family Vineyards 2016 August Bluemont Vineyard 2016 August Otium Cellars 2015 August Creeks Edge Vineyard 2016 August Notaviva Vineyards 2016 08  Hunters Run Winery 2016 09 ...