Toshi Station Mobile Node’s Address: 98a10ac3df5037cede504776a6529f06 Unfortunately, I can’t flash the rNode firmware onto one of the Tracker L1‘s as they aren’t compatible, but I can use one of those shiny new Heltec LoRa32 v4‘s, so I ordered a build kit with a sharp-lookin’ black/green case, an upgraded battery and an antenna with significant gain […]
New Features on TWDB Nomad – Would You Like To See?
Yum yum – there’s nothing I like better than confronting an ambiguous task that has extremely primitive mechanical limitations with a mix of rusty tools I barely remember how to use and shiny new tools I only sort of comprehend. Hours running into weeks at the keyboard laser-focused between my text editor and a browser, […]
A Python script to render RSS Feeds for Nomad Network browsers
Yup, I wanted to bring the RSS feed from my blog into my Nomad Network node site, so I wrote a script that handles at least WordPress and Blogspot blog feeds. [code] #!/usr/bin/env python3 ############################################## # Grab Micron formatted RSS Feed in Python # # RSS feeds embed HTML Entities which the # existing Reticulum/Nomad […]
A Python Script to list all of pyFiglet’s Installed Fonts – for Reticulum and NomadNet
Well, I got tired of manually checking Figlet ASCII-rendered fonts to see if they work in NomadNet browsers, because they are *very* picky about what characters they’ll display, and also needed a way to auto-generate titles for the Model Lists on TWDB Nomad (52ff111b4501e29d592b9601808a1866:/page/twdb.mu). Two birds, one stone: [code] #!/usr/bin/env python3 ############################################## # figlet.mu (make […]
Typewriter Database on the Reticulum Nomad Net
Whoo doggie, I fell deep into the Reticulum/NomadNet rabbit hole this past weekend and set up a node on Jellyfin5, which is not allowed a tunnel through the firewall, and so technically does not serve anything to the wider Internet, including the Jellyfin service – that’s just local to the household LAN. It was really […]
Setting up a Meshtastic Private Channel for TWDB, and More Bears in Mah Trash!
…probably dig into Reticulum, Sideband and maybe even The Nomad Network. It’s a very intriguing rabbit hole. Hey, Another Bear in Mah Trash! Who keeps throwing out these perfectly good bears? So I had my first conversation with a stranger on the Meshtastic radio! I had gotten tired of not being close enough to any […]
Mail Call: So Many Letters In & Out! :D
Let’s see – so many letters in and out, Here’s who tagged me in and out since last Mail Call: Correspondents BG, ME, WJ, GC, BW, MP, MD and TC. here’s some stamps and chops, and everyone got the latest Sticker Packs with their replies! :D
Why I *Still* Make Mixtapes and A Swiss Reglette Circular Ruler Distraction
Swiss Reglette at the Crypto Museum In other news, we’ve looked at two houses so far but neither compelled us into an offer. Disappointing, but we are at least moving forward again. While driving to look, I took the Mestastic radio node with me and picked up a small number of nodes along the way, […]
Typecasts In Exile: Messin’ With The Mesh
So, the Great House Hunt is back on in earnest finally, and this weekend the Girls and I will be checking out some houses in Bristol. That’s a much larger town west of Hartford that happens to be smack dab in the middle of a Mestastic/Meshcore signal corridor that runs north from New Haven, CT […]
Mail Call: Make Mail Art, Not War!
JVC’s a Navy man, and he includes a Navy stamp!
Making my own weatherproof stickers & washi tape. Oh wait – there’s a bear in my trash!
Having had success with matte coated 160gs/m paper and the Epson EcoTank, I wondered if I could find similar finish vinyl inkjet printable sticker paper. Turns out I could! The EcoTank’s print looks great, and the print is waterproof! Since it’s a vinyl sticker, it can be applied to things and later easily removed without […]
Mail Call: The Aerogramme Response rolls in…
Now I have a scanner, so I went back and scanned all the stamps on the letters I’ve gotten this year.
Typecasts in Exile: Heavyweight Stationery Paper Monster Truck Mashup – Matte Claycoat vs Construction/Packing Paper
Well, not much of a contest, really. I am charmed by the natural color and cloth-like hand feel of the construction/packing paper, it still ghosts what’s on the other side of the page despite how thick it is, and the ink absorbtion/spread and color darkening is not really acceptable for the inkjet print. Also not […]
Liminal Stationery: From the Trophy Room of Theodore Munk
Still putting my life together, and a liminal life needs a liminal Stationery Series. Haven’t yet dug up my inkjet printer, my paper collection, my envelopes or my Rolodex, and so “Correspondence Series 1” has been on hold for pretty much a year now. I do have some stationery sent to me by Correspondent TC, […]
Typecasts In Exile: The Return of Dr. Lizardo!
Weapon of Choice: “Dr. Lizardo” 1973 IBM Correcting Selectric II #26 1220365 Dr. Emilio Lizardo, AKA: Lord John Whorfin Like ’em? Get the new designs at Dave’s Austin Selectric Rescue site! (Um, nevermind, apparently GoImagine has shut down, which shut down his shopping cart.) The last of the past year’s haul now ripped to the […]
Typecasts In Exile: Surprise Typewriter!
“Thunderbird 5” 1968 Montgomery Ward Signature 300T #K8179939
Typecasts In Exile: Snowbound & Down…
Filled in some holes in the collection, surprising how long it took to find a copy of Temple of Doom. You’d think it would be very common. That 25th Anniversary Last Starfighter was a great find too – it’s been the 80’s since I saw that one. One note on affordability; In Arizona Goodwills, the […]
Bananas For Scale…
Is The Underwood 4-Bank Portable Serial Age List a YEAR OFF?!?
Hmmn, I think I may have been bitten by a couple of assumptions, and having been bitten my punishment will be a weekend re-dating every damn Underwood 4-Bank (and probably later models, we’ll see) in the TWDB. /: We start off many years ago, when I rebuilt the Underwood Age List page. What I had […]
Mail Call: The Second Wave & Desert Man Moves Water With A Shovel
Very creative letter from Eric JT – a 14″ sheet printed and cut to work like an Aerogramme, folding into its own envelope! Speaking of mail, we got something called a “Wicked-Ass Electrified Goat Bone” recently, which I was confused by. Turned out to be something that Girl 1 will be using for some sort […]
Mail Call: Back Into the Mail Groove!
Scan the QR Code for Gunier’s Christmas Carol. There’s some synchronicity here as Girl 1 and I were discussing Alvin & The Chipmunks this morning. Here is Gunier’s own cover of “Christmas, Don’t Be Late”.
Typecasts In Exile: I Gots Mail!
The Boys enjoying a hot square together. Soon pehaps there will be 3 cats in the house. We’ll see how the vetting process goes. A Stained glass Christmas Card from TC! Let’s see, I picked up 4 styles of Plex Mono in 12 Pitch, Smith-Corona Numode #61 in 12 pitch, Olympia Professional Elite #41 in […]
Typecasts In Exile: A Nor-Easter Be Comin’! :O
Typecasts In Exile: 3 Typewriters in 3 Days! :D :O
Picked up a set of snow boots, as it is now snowing. Had to find some real clean/lube to fix the Vodka mistake, and looks like the only thing from the local hardware store is WD-40 Professional (not the normal “water displacement” formula). That freed up the Sterling just fine. Hey look! An exclamation mark […]
Typecasts in Exile: Arrival & Settlin’ In With a Fresh Typewriter & Desk!
Well, as in the beginning of this long saga, not really a typecast (well, it morphs into one, once I got a typewriter) – but I plead patience as I should have a typewriter soon. I have been checking the thrifts and found a black-shelled Olympia daisywheel, but too many of the keys didn’t work […]
15 Year Blogiversary! :D
First Post! Indiana Jones, the 1957 Tower Skyriter This last bit turns out not to be true – I just saw a “Galaxie 12” which appears to be from the 80’s, it’s just that we don’t have any in TWDB: {edit 10-26-2025} Well, as you can see from the above date, I typed this up […]
Typecasts In Exile: Man Plans, God Laughs – But We Hope He’s A Bit Less Of A Comedian The Next 2 Weeks.
It’s all HURRY UP and WAIT…. And now it’s just all HURRY UP. Things will happen in rapid succession the coming fortnight, and we hope like JEEBEEZE that it all happens according to plan, cuz’ they ain’t much leeway in the timeline. We therefore hope that God is in a SRSBZNZ mood, and don’t have […]
Typecasts In Exile: October Elvis
Feelin’ pretty good about the future, our protagonist sees solidity and direction forming from the chaotic, swirling maelstrom of spacetime…
Typecasts In Exile: I missed the Type-In. ):
This is where I was while the Type-In raged many miles away. There was intermittent rain, which was nice. The Unkillable Chicken is gone to join a flock of like birds, who are also presumably immortal. Type Tested offered me a ride to the event, but I had been pre-assigned to Horse-Sized Dog sitting duties […]
Typecasts in Exile: Let’s Us Catch Up, Shall We?
I’ve been catching up on Austin Typewriter Ink’s Podcasts, but I will also recommend this podcast. It’s what I’m listening to NOW! :D
Typecasts In Exile: 75% and Counting…
LifeClock at 25%… Which is to say, since the Prophesy, I have already done much. If you had known me back in the 20th Century, you might have expected me to be some fire-breathing right-wing Evangelical influencer right now, but being given a reason to really ponder the practical endpoint of one’s convictions does provide […]
Typecasts In Exile: Jean Michel’s Jarreing Theremin Solo & The Peach Trees, Bumblebees and Surly Chickens Ranch II Negotiations
I will miss these bubblegum alien sunsets that the Desert offers, but I will not miss all the powerlines in the sky. Kitty on the floor and I want to touch it! Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow! “The Ox is slow, but the Earth is Patient…” – High Road to China
Typecasts In Exile: Now Coated in Catnip Oil!
This strange thing came in a recent airdrop from Girl 1, and illustrates how putting a picture of a cat doing something cute on packaging will extract impulse cash from certain cat people. A cat brushing its own teeth? That’s enough to compel our shopper to buy a card with 3 plain old sticks zip-tied […]