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Cake day: June 11th, 2023

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  • The SR-71 used an Astroinertial Navigation System that used stars to keep the navigation information accurate as the plane flew over long distances. Normally an inertial navigation system degrades in accuracy over time and distance due to small errors building up and something called gyro drift. The NAS-14V2 used a catalog of known stars and a gimballed telescope to identify specific stars (even during a cloudy day) and determine the position of the stars in relation to the aircraft. Using this information the position of the aircraft can be used to revise the inertial navigation system’s data every so often so the accuracy is much better.










  • I finally overhauled my home server. I built a 12TB storage and media server using a few parts from the old server but am running it on Linux using docker rather than my old gaming PC’s windows 7 install. Should be much better for security and easier to upgrade or move.

    Paid for PlexPass finally since hardware transcoding is locked behind the paywall.

    Dropped Netflix after over a decade of using it regularly because the prices went up and I had been using it less.

    Have used ChatGPT for help planning trips and developing goals and plans at home. I was restricted from using it or anything like it at work so I haven’t been able to properly use it to my advantage much.

    Finally upgraded my router to WiFi 6 and my Internet bandwidth to gigabit from 250 mbps. It’s refreshing! Probably the best decision I made in 2023.

    Dropped reddit (to include blocking the domain on my pihole). I still waste time but less of it is on social media.


  • Inspection intervals are based on expectation of damage over time, not to verify if the installation procedure was properly followed.

    Design requirements for airplane parts that experience rotation or are part of control systems are regulated to have locking features to prevent loose bolts from happening. If the initial installation was done improperly it could be a failure in quality control at Boeing. Or if they were installed properly but weren’t designed with sufficient locking mechanisms it may be an improper design. Either way this could turn into an Airworthiness Directive which is when the FAA steps in to ensure safety.






  • Everyone should learn the basics of troubleshooting!

    When trying to resolve a problem it’s really important to keep as many variables under control as possible so that you can find the root cause and fix it.

    I see lots of people who try a bunch of things without isolating the issue first but can’t figure out what is wrong. Then because they messed with it so much it’s almost impossible to figure out.

    This is important for car maintenance, home maintenance, electronics, computers. Just about everything that can break or stop working right in your life.