Junior Robotics

Generator fail

Learned two lessons this morning: 1. A normal car floor jack is utterly useless for an SUV or pickup. 2. Off brand generators from big box stores are all of the cheap’o pieces of crap that you would imagine.

Acura MDX electrical issue root cause

The problem with the MDX turned out to be a bad after market cable installed by Sears when I replaced the battery a few years ago. It had enough connection to register 12.x volts on the multi-meter at the fuse box, but not enough to carry the amperage necessary to run the car. What a […]

Is there life out there?

In only a few years with rudimentary capability to search for and identify “earth-like” planets, we find one that’s VERY similar. Given a few more centuries, how many will we find; and what are the odds that they will all be desolate of life. Time and space are so vast that claiming we’re the only […]