Author: robwalcott

  • First Conversation Post

    I am giving the blog/website another go. I’ve been doing this since at least 2008 when Google Plus was available, Google Reader was strong, and Facebook’s faults were becoming increasingly obvious although that seemed to be cemented during the election of 2016 with Cambridge Analytica. I digress. I am optimistic that I am a good…

  • Can we go back to web 2.0?

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    I belong to the group of people who believe that big data can and is used against our best interest. I want to propose that leaving Facebook and returning back to a more loosely structured form of sharing/publishing online is a smart decision. Lets do this in a list: The medium is the message!. Using…

  • The case for solar cars

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    Every so often I run into an article considering the solar car, often touting the idea that a car can be “run on solar”, to which I think we are to believe that solar is all that would be needed, the free to run powered by the sun mobile.

  • Instagram Is Over

    Instagram is Over by Kate Lindsay https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/11/instagram-tiktok-twitter-social-media-competition/672305/?utm_source=feed

  • Wednesday November 30

  • The Strength of the ‘Soft Daddy’

    The Strength of the ‘Soft Daddy’ The Atlantic by Adrienne Matei  https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/11/big-mouth-season-6-elliot-birch-cartoon-dads/672289/?utm_source=feed

  • Test Story Post

    I can’t add a story post from the app. So I am starting this post on my computer. I think i just solved it. Needed to connect jetpack within the app.

  • That dog

  • 2018 Transit van weight before build

    I was dropping off some scrap metal and thought I would document the van weight. I had the front swivel seats in the van (not installed) and also had the 4 rear seat brackets and one of the rear seats in the van. I had less than a gallon of gas-van said 12 miles remained…

  • 2018 Transit Basic Layout

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    I am planning on splitting the van into 3 sections: Section Labels A quick overview of the components/spaces I want to include (and what I call them) Cab The main area available through the sliding door. Contains rear seats and booth seating. Everything needed for the car function of seating. Not too many things (to…

  • Using the van for dirty work (mulch, sand, scrap metal)

    2-6 times a year I need a vehicle to move mulch, sand, dirt, scrap iron or other miscellainous loads that are better suited to a truck or trailer. For my van build it would make sense to have a trailer but I have had one before and don’t care to store an extra item. I…