Raspberry Pi Node-Red hangs on start
The cause and solution for Node-red hanging for 5 minutes on start-up after a reboot. Caused by delay in initializing the random number generator.
Project Completed
I recently needed to create hardware and a web page that would give me control of our Verizon FIOS Digital Video Recorder. They have an upgrade which gives this capability but I prefer to use my skills and implement it myself. If you are interested in reading about...
Boston Digital Newsletters 1992
While turning out some old files I found these 2 newsletters from Boston Digital and thought others might find them interesting. They are from 1992. Boston Digital was a precision milling machine manufacturer based in Milford, Massachusetts, and was founded by Tom...
An Impressive Software Development Feat
Around 1970 my father, Geoff Stearman, developed a piece of software called FABAL.It was a two-pass assembly language program designed to run on Feedback Ltd's Abacus educational computer. I have created a document that details why I consider the development of this...
Back On The Old Treadmill
Read about my project to interface a Raspberry Pi computer with our Bodyguard T200 treadmill. Now it’s fully programmable the way I want!
Do You Crave Pickled Onions?
Hate paying the high prices for imported British pickled onions in US supermarkets but love that tangy crisp taste? If you do then this easy recipe is what you need. Uncle Rick's Pickled Onions Recipe
Hopkinton MA Circa 1974
This is a conversion of a Super 8 movie taken around Hopkinton, MA in the early '70s. Probably 1974. The route is approximately Thayer Heights, Chestnut St, Route 85 north, Hayden Rowe St, Main St going west, Main Street going east to Weston Nurseries. There is no...
Goodbye Old Friend
Yesterday Tank died. But that's not my focus today. Remembering the 12 years of friendship and love he unconditionally gave to his family are. His gentle and easy-going personality endeared him to all he came in contact with. He did have one major failing though. ...
Announcing The New Stearman.com
Now that I have more time I have finally started to recreate the site for stearman.com. It is very raw at the moment but hope it will get more polished as time passes. I plan to populate it with information on subjects that interest me, and hope that some will...