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BOSS GT-1000 and BCB-60 Pedal Board Review and Tips

Posted on November 13, 2019 by James Briggs

I’ve been thinking about what case or pedal board to use with my BOSS GT-1000 guitar effects processor. I looked around online for reviews but didn’t see much as of Nov. 2019, aside from the BOSS ME-80 nylon case. The … Continue reading →

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Guitar Pedal Board Links

Posted on November 4, 2019 by James Briggs

Rhett Shull is the pedal board whisperer. Rhett’s Fly Rig: – for travelling now, has to pack in one check-in – TSA can disassemble your board, so KISS so you can quickly re-assemble it – Mono board with Cioks DC7, … Continue reading →

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Space Reality Check

Posted on October 27, 2019 by James Briggs

Gee, this guy is even more brutally honest than I am: 5 Horrifying Facts You Didn’t Know About the Space Shuttle Also, an EASA administrator was roasted for his answer that reusable spacecraft would reduce jobs, but it looks like … Continue reading →

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Migrating Sqlite Databases to MySQL

Posted on October 20, 2019 by James Briggs

Recently I had to migrate a relatively simple (no FKs or views) Grafana 4 database of about 20 tables and 80,000 rows from sqlite3 to mysql5.6. Below are some notes I made on the 3 methods I tried. First up … Continue reading →

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Very Good Article on Boeing 737 MAX Fiasco

Posted on October 6, 2019 by James Briggs

New Republic has a very good recent article on the Boeing 737 MAX, titled “Crash Course.” Overall, the article appeared to be written by a non-expert journalist. For example, airline accidents in Indonesia are in fact very common. But overall … Continue reading →

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