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  • big arduino volume knob

    10 February 2024

    A few months ago I bought a used MOTU UltraLite mk3 Hybrid, the oldest model of this interface that still works with Apple Silicon. It has 2 preamp inputs, 6 analog inputs, 8 analog outputs, 24-bit 192 kHz sampling. Very…

  • interim solution for tape backup

    06 May 2020

    Firewall and coronavirus blues I’m writing this a month or so after I actually figured out a backup system, but I figure it’s worth updating where things stand since my last post.

  • scheduling tape backups for the SBS GEM test DAQ

    18 February 2020

    Since October 2019, we’ve been taking data with cosmic rays at JLab to test our GEM setup for the SBS. We have four layers stacked on top of each other, with four GEM modules per layer. Pairs of scintillator paddles…

  • automating jekyll blog post creation

    13 February 2020

    I don’t have any real experience in web design, HTML, or CSS. As an internet literate millenial, I’ve picked up bits and pieces over the years but I never really sat down to learn how to build a website. I…