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Jeffrey Florek, Jr.

Mechanical engineer, nerdy generalist. Currently working in the Building Automation industry.

2022s

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    Finished reading: Caliban’s War by James S. A. Corey 📚

    Rereading the Expanse novels as a refresher before reading the final book. I’m enjoying the harder sci-fi aspects of the series (ignoring the elephant in the room here). I should add The Martian to my reading list.

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    Airport runway names in the US change as Earths magnetic field shifts — not something I had ever thought about. Interesting! Source: NOAA via Hacker News

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    PCBs for my keyboard build (Sofle Choc) came in!

    A photo of two unpopulated printed circuit boards on a silicon soldering mat.
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    First step towards automating my espresso machine. Now I need to get myself some isopropyl alcohol to clean up all the flux.

    Photo of a microcontroller inserted into a breakout board with terminal blocks.
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    My Pinecil soldering iron came in last night. Slowly migrating everything in my life over to USB C.

    Photo of a soldering iron sitting on a black pleather mat.
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    I’m very happy with my first embroidery so far, but oh my is it a time sink… I guess that’s what hobbies are for.

    Photo of an unfinished embroidery piece of a cat laying in a hanging flower pot.
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    I ran my first half marathon today!

    Picture of a man wearing a race bib and medal. Text reads: 'distance: 13.21 miles, time: 1:50:24.
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    I just bought (most of) the parts to modify my espresso machine with a Gaggiuino. I’m looking forward to having another electronics project! Now to find my soldering iron…