Author Archives: Paul Traina

About Paul Traina

The brilliant author of this blog.

software engineers shouldn’t use soldiering irons…

After a brief hiatus of 15 years, I picked up a new soldiering iron and I am actually building hardware again. I’m slowly rebuilding my lab from scratch.  The new house is going to come in handy because I actually … Continue reading

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house update

In other news (tree death day), it’s time to update the house to-do list: electrical: done roofing: done heating: done arborist: hired and in progress carpentry: install attic stairs painting: in progress decorating: decided to do it myself

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tree death day

Not a good day to be a tree in my life. Last night, around midnight, this happened… it sounded like an explosion out back. I had just called the dogs in 5 second earlier, they were going nuts, guess they … Continue reading

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house update

Almost six months have past and the list looks almost the same, but strangely enough, much has happened under the covers. New heating ducts and a furnace, rebuilt and insulated attic, deck rebuilt, new roof going on next week, plumbing … Continue reading

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Earthquake country ride

Heading down near Santa Margarita for the week to hang out with friends. Someone suggested this route: View Larger Map Seems like a nice idea, explore earthquake country… Parkfield is the most active part of the San Andreas fault. Almost … Continue reading

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ridewithgps.com

A friend of mine pointed me to this site, great tools for sharing proposed routes or actual tracks from motorcycle, car, and hiking trips.  It’s sort of a social networking site for trip sharing. Unfortunately, most of the users seem … Continue reading

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Emerald Bay

photo.jpg Originally uploaded by Moloko Velocet

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Fiddletown, CA

photo.jpg Originally uploaded by Moloko Velocet

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proposed motorcycle route to tahoe

I’m planning on heading up to Tahoe this week on the bike to stay with some friends at their cabin. This is the route I’m considering – cross the bridge to 84 east on tesla road to stockton (pashnit.com suggestion) … Continue reading

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baja route 3

baja 123 Originally uploaded by antonfulmen somewhere on Mexico route 3 in Baja…

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