Book Review: Wilhelm Hohenzollern
Wilhelm Hohenzollern: The Last of the Kaisers by Emil Ludwig is a 1927 biography of Emperor Wilhelm II written fairly soon after World War I, by which time Wilhelm was…
Unforgettable Interview
The following is an absolutely true story, names changed to protect the innocent guilty. Background The job description provided appeared promising: an 11-month contract position with a major US retailer…
Realized Gains Become Losses
Discovered this while checking out transactions on a 401(k): I lost a total of $1.29 across four mutual funds for realized gains. WTF?!? What I don't know is whom receives…
Book Review: Little Journeys Towards Paris
The complete title caught my attention: Little Journeys Towards Paris 1914-1918: A Guide Book for Confirmed Tourists by W. Hohenzollern. A tourist guide written and published during World War I?…
Unexpected ADS-B Ranking
My FlightRadar24 feeder ranking has reached previously-unseen heights due to previously-unseen daily max ranges for ADS-B traffic received during a recent spate of miserably hot-and-humid weather. At least it appears…
Meandering Thoughts #69
A LinkedIn rant which is definitely old news: I dreamed of living overseas in London, so after my divorce in 1992 I moved to Sutton, Surrey to take a Solutions…
ADS-B Feeder and Minnesota Summers
I mounted my Raspberry Pi ADS-B feeder outside my office to avoid damage to the coax as it passes through the window (original 1896 pocket windows with unhelpful storm windows);…
Unexpected ADS-B Range III
This is insane: 10 months where the max distance received hovered around 235nm with an occasional upwards blip, now 4 out of 10 days over 300nm. What the fuck!?! It…
Random Learnings #72
Tuesday afternoon my wife and I stopped by MSP's aircraft viewing area and saw liveries not seen (often, ever?) at MSP: All Nippon Airways and Iberia. Delta dominates MSP flight,…
Truth in Capacity
The Minnesota Twins claim that attendance at yesterday's Athletics/Twins game was 19,701 or 51% of total capacity. Having attended said game, I will confidently state that attendance was substantially less,…