Old projects that I don't maintain anymore.

Zipcrack Source code - (view)
RF Digital Signaling Basics - (view)
Very small and fast CRC16 for embedded processors - (view)
Serial Autobaud Source Code for AVR microcontroller (MEGA64 or MEGA128) - (view)
Software Polygon Rendering Source Code - (view)
Rail Guns Circa 1987 - A few years ago, when I was still at Chico State a few friends and I had a little fun with rail guns. Our story is here, enjoy!(view)
My way old micropower radio page - My net famous Micropower Radio page. Micropower radio, a politically correct term for pirate radio. (view)
Worlds smallest webserver - At one time this was the worlds smallest webserver. (view)
Pirates Life For Me - Yo Ho, Yo Ho, a pirates life for me.

A dumb little parody of the song YO HO from disney. I even made an MP3 of the song. Yes that is me singing it!

Ha ha! (view)
RF Digital Signaling Basics - Understanding and Decoding Manchester Encoded Data Using A Computer(view)
Pulse Multiplier - Designed to operate newer chevy computers (40k-255kppm) with aftermarket pulsers(8kppm), but useful in anyplace you need a clock multiplier. Uses a PIC microcontroller.(view)
My Old Website - My old website, archived here. It served me well for many years. (view)

Difference between a Rich Liberal and a Rich Conservative?

07-13-2004 4:11 pm

It usually boils down to the rich conservative have worked hard for his money, while the rich liberal has not.

The number of rich liberals I know seem like they feel guilty about there wealth, it also seems like they have had an easy time of it, gaining there wealth through family fortunes, stock options, or professional careers that pay well. I wouldn't associate word entrepreneur with any of them.

I know very few liberals that have started and grown a company and stayed liberal, most tell me stories of how they changed there ideals through the trials of entrepreneurship.

The Gentle Dose

06-18-2004 10:29 pm

From my post to the Future Culture mailing list in the 1990's

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We were promised access. To the net. To knowledge. To each other. But what they
never told us that no blinking cursor or FTP mirror ever warned is that the true
battle wouldn't be fought in code or root shells. It would be fought in attention.
In subtle dependencies. In slow consent.

The poison is never forced. It is offered gently. A smoother login, a simpler
search, a more convenient click. And you say yes, because it works. You say yes
again, because it remembers your preferences. You say yes again, because you're
tired. Then one day, you stop remembering what no feels like.

It starts as a favor. 'Let us store that for you.' 'This feed is personalized for
you.' 'Just check the box.' But the feedback loop is addictive, not adaptive. And
you're no longer the user. You're the product, reduced to vectors and engagement
windows. The system pretends to serve you, but it trains you to serve it. They
don't force you. They just make the 'No' button harder to find.

I don't write this as a warning. It's too late for warnings. I write it as a map.
Because some of us will still root the system. Still slip through. Still build
tools with sharp edges. Not everyone will want the gentle dose. Some of us still
want to feel these wires.

-Mycal