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===To do===
 
===To do===
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* install a laundry chute to the basement
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* run ioprof on drobo to learn more about the stall that happens on transfers > 500MB
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* use a rasp pi with a microphone to do sound recognition and tune it to recognize events like bird song, car door, door bell, dishwasher, microwave, furnace, airplane overhead, sirens and other household events.  Use lots of them and correlate the log entries.
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* read copr docs http://copr.fedoraproject.org/
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* read mock docs http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Projects/Mock
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* find a way to make a mobile underwater webcam
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** waterproof a cheap webcam like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA67F25W1598&cm_re=inspection_camera-_-9SIA67F25W1598-_-Product
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** view a webcam on a tablet (can this be done with just the proper cable?)
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* run ioprof on drobo to learn more about the stall that happens on transfers > 500MB (tcp window)
 
** http://www.admin-magazine.com/HPC/HPC/Articles/I-O-Profiling-at-the-Block-Level
 
** http://www.admin-magazine.com/HPC/HPC/Articles/I-O-Profiling-at-the-Block-Level
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* block ads to tablets watching youtube over wifi
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* install a Ubiquiti edge router and wifi AP
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* write point-of-sale software for reading rooms: [[Caesar]]
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** http://www.ubnt.com/unifi/unifi-ap/
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** http://www.ubnt.com/edgemax/edgerouter-lite/
 
* build a remote controlled submarine
 
* build a remote controlled submarine
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** like this: http://www.openrov.com/ but maybe cordless
 
* set up a pair of microphones on opposite edges of the house to detect the speed of loud cars
 
* set up a pair of microphones on opposite edges of the house to detect the speed of loud cars
 
* set up a [[solar-powered raspberry pi]] to be a sensor communicating over wifi
 
* set up a [[solar-powered raspberry pi]] to be a sensor communicating over wifi
 
* use docker or vms to isolate all services http://goldmann.pl/blog/2014/01/21/connecting-docker-containers-on-multiple-hosts/
 
* use docker or vms to isolate all services http://goldmann.pl/blog/2014/01/21/connecting-docker-containers-on-multiple-hosts/
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* revisit puppet modules.  Increase coverage of managed services. Use hiera.
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* puppet
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* puppetize laptop so every upgrade can be installed fresh
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** revisit puppet modules.  Increase coverage of managed services.  
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** puppetize laptop so every upgrade can be installed fresh
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** try these puppet recipes: http://puppetlabs.com/five-things-to-automate-with-puppet-enterprise
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** install firewall module https://forge.puppetlabs.com/puppetlabs/firewall
 
* replace 1st gen [[drobo]] with a 3rd gen drobo or something better
 
* replace 1st gen [[drobo]] with a 3rd gen drobo or something better
 
* install logstash and elasticsearch
 
* install logstash and elasticsearch
 
* switch from xymon to nagios
 
* switch from xymon to nagios
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* install graphite
 
* install graphite
 
* install IPA
 
* install IPA
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* install solr
 
* install solr
 
* install bro
 
* install bro
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* install bacula
 
* install alljoyn. write a test app.
 
* install alljoyn. write a test app.
 
* use software defined radio to make an FM receiver, analyze some arbitrary signal (like a TV antenna)
 
* use software defined radio to make an FM receiver, analyze some arbitrary signal (like a TV antenna)
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** this looks like it will be a great sdr http://www.rtl-sdr.com/ http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/rtl-sdr
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** use sdr to decode airplane transponders http://linuxwolfpack.com/raspberrypi-dump1090.php
 
* install [[solar panels]]
 
* install [[solar panels]]
 
* install a garden watering system like this: http://www.instructables.com/id/Raspberry-Pi-Irrigation-Controller/?ALLSTEPS
 
* install a garden watering system like this: http://www.instructables.com/id/Raspberry-Pi-Irrigation-Controller/?ALLSTEPS
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* upgrade my puppetmaster, and try these recipes:
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** http://puppetlabs.com/five-things-to-automate-with-puppet-enterprise
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* write point-of-sale software for reading rooms: [[Caesar]]
  
 
===Doing===
 
===Doing===
 
* [[fix Harry's wifi]]
 
* [[fix Harry's wifi]]
 
* [[set up a replacement for skype telephone service]]
 
* [[set up a replacement for skype telephone service]]
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* fix [[dish_washer]]
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* build cheap [[video streaming device]]
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* fight spam
  
 
===Done===
 
===Done===
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* upgrade my puppetmaster.  add hiera
 
* isolate the trackpad in a laptop from surrounding electrical noise to get rid of jitter
 
* isolate the trackpad in a laptop from surrounding electrical noise to get rid of jitter
 
* put all my scripts and documentation in a [[git repo]] and learn about git
 
* put all my scripts and documentation in a [[git repo]] and learn about git
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* install jenkins
 
* install jenkins
 
* install gerrit
 
* install gerrit
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* upgrade a bunch of [[Arduino yun]]s
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* [[block ads]]
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* play with vim-airline https://github.com/bling/vim-airline
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* [[fix broken pressure sensor hose on washer]]
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* wire ethernet to upstairs office
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* revisit [[indoor gps]] with more hotspots.  This will be a lot easier with bluetooth LE than with wifi.
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===Giving up. Not done===
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* install a laundry chute to the basement
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* fix Julie's tail light (she took it to Jiffy Lube.  boo)
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* fix Lisa's tail lights

Latest revision as of 15:21, 19 March 2015

To do

  • use a rasp pi with a microphone to do sound recognition and tune it to recognize events like bird song, car door, door bell, dishwasher, microwave, furnace, airplane overhead, sirens and other household events. Use lots of them and correlate the log entries.
  • write point-of-sale software for reading rooms: Caesar

Doing

Done

Giving up. Not done

  • install a laundry chute to the basement
  • fix Julie's tail light (she took it to Jiffy Lube. boo)
  • fix Lisa's tail lights
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