Remainders 31 May 2025

After the flower comes the fruit. Desert peaches, shot with Fuji X-T5 and the Fujinon 60mm f/2.4 at f/8, SOOC.

For now, a weekly schedule of remainders is too ambitious for me. I have enough required project work that my fun stuff has to take a lower priority for the season. Nonetheless, I will want to post items of interest that come up during my day once in a while.

  • The Ghost Phone is a real thing for individuals who want to reduce the amount of spying by Big Tech (and perhaps others).
  • This article on wisdom is worth a read.
  • I have an affinity for aphorisms. Hanlon’s Razor is one of my favorites.
  • The Classical Guitar Store is just what it sounds like. This is interesting.
  • Neil Armstrong’s Speedmaster sold for $2.2MM.
  • I have long thought I would like a Solo Stove for camping and for the house.
  • Omega Speedmaster watches are among my favorites. I really like both the 1957 Reissue and the Moonwatch.
  • This Aliner camper is kitted out to be a communications trailer.
  • A suitable object of lust.
  • I do not post about politics, as a rule. However, sometimes something makes me think about my beliefs and values. In general, I consider myself a Libertarian. However, I am more like a Classical Liberal. The term liberal has been subsumed by the far left to mean something other than what it really means. Such is the nature of language, I suppose, despite my disdain for perverting good words.
  • I sometimes (often?) forget how to subset a R-Project variable. This is a reminder of one way.
  • Another vital package for my R work is zoo. It provides functions for working with time series. A lot of hydrologic work is working with time series data.
  • I do a lot of analytical work in R. Part of what I like about the tool is that it produces very nice graphics, with some work. For an analysis I am working on, I needed a graph with dual y-axes (dual ordinates) for two variables that I think are related. Not knowing how to do this, I found some direction here.

Well, that will finish the month of May. I will start another Remainders list for June shortly.

Remainders: 29 March 2025

On walkies, the Sun was shining on this sign. I like it. Shot with Fujifilm X-T5 and Fujinon 60mm f/2.4 at about f/4 with an in-camera Tri-X 400 film simulation, SOOC.

I have been so busy with work and caring for Sera that I have not recorded any of my Internet wanderings. However, there are a few sites from this week that are worth taking a minute to share.

  • My buddy recently sent me some history of chronometers. I thought I should share:
  • I have a surplus military mast in my inventory that I use for longer-term radio deployments. HamStop builds appliances for these masts that are specifically designed for antenna deployments.

Remainders: 22 March 2025

I made an excellent buy on this Longines St. Imier black face chronograph. This is likely to be an heirloom piece.

Ex Post Facto: I started this remainders a couple-three weeks ago, then did not give it much attention, then did a rush of searches for a variety of reasons that finally gave me a few entries.

I then became extremely busy for a several days and wound up working the weekend. Therefore, I did not close out my remainders list properly. So, I have now updated it (Monday 23 March 2025).

  • I stumbled on a weblog where I found mention of a Linux-based mobile phone. The operating system is called Mobian and it looks interesting.
  • I need some kind of PDF tool (other than Acrobat). BlueBeam might be a solution.
  • By the time this posts, the Sasquatch Stomp will be done. I am writing this days before the event. I wonder (before the fact) if I participated?
  • Mido makes inexpensive chronometers that are based on a solid movement (ETA 2678). I expect one will wander into my life at some point.
  • My buddy got me looking at Hanhart watches. Steve McQueen wore a Hanhart chronograph. They also make a solid field watch. I like tool watches (but am not particularly enamored with divers). I want a field watch, but the Hamilton Khaki line is built on a Powermatic movement that does not allow after-factory regulation. The Hamiltons are very classy looking, but are not acceptable.
  • I have a couple of military masts for portable operations. HamStop makes 3D printed standoffs for the hanging of antennas from these masts. I think one or more of these will wind up in my inventory.
  • The Dirty Dozen was not only a movie, but a reference to the dozen watchmakers who built wrist watches for British troops in WW2.
  • The Timor has been reissued as a homage to the field watches of WW2. It is based on a Sellita SW216 or SW260 caliber (movement).
  • I eschewed learning the EPA Stormwater Management Model (SWMM) for many years. However, it turned out to be a useful tool for a couple projects the last year or so. There is an open source version as well as the version directly from FEMA. This is the core site, best I can tell.

Wrist Check 04 March 2025

My buddy Jimmy loaned me this Zodiac. It is a triple date with a moon phase complication. It is a nice watch.

I had supper with my buddy Jimmy last night. He brought me a pretty to wear for a few days. I cannot recall the brand name, but it is called a Zodiac. I believe it is vintage, from the 1960s. It is a triple-date (Day, Date, Month) and has a moon phase complication that is cool.

I have not timed it yet, but my sense is that it is running within a few seconds per day, which is better than my Speedie! It is also small enough that it does not dwarf my 6.5-inch wrist.

I am completely enamored of my Omega Speedmaster chronograph. Plus, I really like tool watches. But I might actually wear a Zodiac.

Remainders: 15 February 2025

A wrist check from a few days ago. I do not have many remarkable wrist watches, but this one is. Shot with my iPhone.

I have been busy the last few weeks. The weblog took a hit as a result, as well as my documentation of websites I have visited.

  • Roberts built a nice webpage dedicated to the Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm zoom lenses. It is definitely worth keeping around for review if you are a user of manual focus lenses. Vivitar made lenses for a wide range of cameras. I have a few of them.
  • I know I have posted the link to the Tamron Adaptall-2 webpages before. But, this is such a good resource that it bears repeating.
  • It turns out the Olympus OM-3 and OM-4 bodies have a small physical sensor on the lens mount to detect when the lens is removed and force a reset of the spot metering system. Tamron redesigned the Olympus OM mount to prevent damage to this sensor and labelled it OL, replacing the original OM designation, at least on later versions of the mount. Documentation is here.
  • My buddy sent me contact information for a couple of watch makers, Watch Tech and Watch Doctor.
  • Like all of the professional cameras, Olympus offered interchangeable focusing screens for their OM-series bodies. This link is a list of them and what they offer.

Vintage Wyler

My buddy loaned me this vintage Wyler to wear for a week. It is lovely!

My buddy is really into mechanical watches and has been for several years. So, I am dabbling lightly and enjoying the camaraderie. I deeply enjoy listening to him talk about watches — something is very passionate about. Even if I am not so invested in the hobby (or obsession), it is interesting.

He loaned me this lovely vintage Wyler chronograph to wear for a week. I am enjoying it.