Author: Scott Westerman
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Author Allison Leotta and “Approaching Imperfection”
This past week, I spent some time with one of my favorite Spartan authors. She’s Allison Leotta, a writer that the critics are calling “The Female John Grisham” for her series of crime thrillers, the latest of which, “The Last Good Girl” is now available in bookstores and on line. Allison is a former federal…
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Real-time Lightning Strike Data
Here’s a way cool website that displays worldwide lightning strike data in near real time.
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Receiving images from NOAA Weather Satellites
An oldie but goodie.. A tutorial about how to get weather images directly from the satellites that take the pictures.
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Follow Storm Chasers – Live
How DO those guys get all that cool video of tornadoes? Most hams know about the culture of storm chasing, where enthusiasts try to track down weather action and document it.Here’s a site that aggregates live storm chaser streams from across the country.
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WWI Ingenuity
Beyond the horrors of interrogation and torture, lack of information about what’s happening on the outside is was a huge challenge for prisoners of war during World War II. Here’s how POW’s kept informed by making their own radios while in captivity.
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Remembering Prince: Be Who You Are
The common theme we’re all talking about as we reminisce about The Artist we’ll always remember as Prince is that he defied convention.He was born into a world of stereotypes. He knew he didn’t fit in. He created his own truth, based on a love for his art, the pursuit of excellence and an insistence…
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The Art of Appreciation
Originally posted on April 22, 2012“I can live for two months on a good compliment.” – Mark TwainThere are too many complaints and too few compliments in today’s world. Nothing brightens someone’s day like an appreciative word.Giving and receiving a compliment is an art. What you say must be both truthful and genuine. I know…
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Create a customized audio streamer with a Raspberry Pi
I’m a big fan of Michigan Radio. WUOM, WVGR and WFUM are my favorite triumvirate of public radio stations. “Your state, your stories, your NPR news station” is a button on my car radio and a quick link on my smart phone. What do you do if you want to listen to your favorite streaming…
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An on-line circuit simulator
Here’s something fun.Play around with circuit design using your favorite browser. Works best with basic circuitry.A good parallel to software solutions like Multisim & PSpice
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Working the Gray Line
Band conditions getting you down? Turn to “The Terminator”! Here’s a great article on how to work the Gray Line.