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Rail Ops Subdivisions
Something new is taking shape. A project I have been working on for a while is finally coming to fruition. Read more
The Old Sodium Light That Still Makes Sense
Low Pressure Sodium, Turtle-Safe LEDs, and Why White Floodlights May Not Be the Future We Think They Are
There is something about an orange light at night that feels out of time. Read more
Scajaquada's Story!
I am finally getting around to re posting Scajaquada's story online. I made a secure web portal for those interested to log in and read it. It also does feature text to speech, which is cool. I have the first 10 chapters set up currently as sample chapters so you can read them and provide Like or Dislike feedback on them as you see fit.
https://scajaquada.roadwolf.ca/ Read more
Rail Ops 2
RailOps was a project I worked on in 2024, where I scripted a web based global logistics simulator focused on rail transportation and industrial supply chains. The development branch of that effort still exists in limbo as a working php/sql based 'game'. It involved a lot of effort in scripting, and troubleshooting. The core of this project was the database. But it lacked any 3d environment. The 'game' played out in spreadsheets and on browser based maps with very little actual graphical feedback beyond numbers and data. Read more
February Update
To think, 20 years ago today I was sneaking into the Ontario Power Company’s generating station under Niagara Falls, finding an unlocked door on its roof and exploring a vast generating station, control room, and valve chamber, complete with John Candy’s signature. What a wild time of my life that was. Read more
Fischer
Welcome to a bit of a rabbit hole. I was recently told of an estate sale in the Buffalo area. A prominent attorney, Daniel Tronolone, had passed, and in his estate was the remains of the House of Fischer pipe collection. He had acquired this collection because Art Fischer was a close personal friend of Daniel Tronolone, and knowing the attourney was an avid pipe enthusist, Art had willed the remaining pipe stock to Daniel in his passing. This is the backstory I had heard through word of mouth. Read more
Urban Exploration
Urban Exploration. A popular and sensationalized trend on YouTube or Instagram these days. All over the world people are getting into places they shouldn't be, and documenting their deeds for all to see. Heck, I watched a recent video of some guys who climbed a crane, and actually free climbed out to the cranes hook. Gosh... No thank you. But there isn't much I can really say. I too was an Urban Explorer back in my younger years. At the time I thought my lifestyle would lead to my loss of life before I was 35. I knew it was dangerous. That being said I never did anything like that. Read more
Mix
Here I am searching ebay for used audio gear, to feed my often unspoken desire to produce or play around with various musical synths and trance gear. Oogling at items like a Roland MC-303, or a TASCAM 122 MkIII, or even a Studer A810 reel to reel. Some of these items I even owned before I moved to the states! Sadly they were essentially given away by my dad when I moved out. But now I look back and wish I still had them. They are worth so much now, and heck I had a nice setup when I was a teenager. Read more
Lord of the Flies
Recent news has been quite sad. For one, the blatant racial murder of Iryna Zarutska. And secondly, the assassination of Charlie Kirk. I'll touch on both topics in this post. Read more