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Another big lightning storm came through and destroyed various bits of equipment. This is the reason that the weather readings stopped after 6pm today until I replaced the 'dongle' that is used to interface the sensor network to the computer. I also lost the mouse (it melted!) and various bits of networking gear (hub, print server). It was all on my UPS and surge supressors, but I guess that not much can be done for lightning. I have a whole house surge supressor as well. I'll put up the lightning photographs soon -- I managed to capture some strikes on video. Update The print server has recovered but it looks as though the webcam didn't make it. Still, this may be an excuse to get a better camera! Update I had disconnected the 1-wire network from the dongle on Sunday July 1 before the next storm came through. Unfortunately, one of the temperature sensors seems to have gone shortcircuit in the second storm. It was just wired to the end of a long peice of wire, and I guess that the induced voltage was too large (although since it is all twisted pair, I don't really understand it). I think that the new network will have more voltage supressors, but I'm nervous about the capacitative loading that it will introduce.
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Rolodex
gunnera
Neat description of the Gunnera Manicata -- a truly monstrous plant!
cwop
The Citizen Weather Observer Program is a loose collection of amateur weather station operators.
spf-pobox
Information about SPF (Sender Permitted From)
jreceiver
Open source server for the Rio Receiver -- this is what I use.
ffmpeg
Open source audio/video streaming software -- this drives my pondcam
docsearls
The Doc Searls weblog -- he seems clueful and I read him.