https://wiki.tjhowse.com/ 2026-04-10T20:00:41+00:00 https://wiki.tjhowse.com/ https://wiki.tjhowse.com/_media/wiki:logo.png text/html 2025-05-23T05:57:12+00:00 tjhowse (tjhowse@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.tjhowse.com/start I will be tracking my project stuff here. Current projects: * Glass sphere * 3D printed Enigma machine * Crokinole board * SHS steam card * Sand drawing * Solid steam card * Blinker * Vacuum Dryer * Hacking Arlec smart fan * Sailing * Card sorting machine text/html 2025-05-21T01:15:39+00:00 tjhowse (tjhowse@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.tjhowse.com/projects:card_sorting_machine:log_1 Card sorting machine Android: Netrunner My eldest son and I occasionally play a game called Android Netrunner together. It's a 1v1 competitive card game where each player assembles a deck of about 50 cards from a pool of a few hundred. It went out of print a few years ago but then a community group took over designing and making new cards. 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Sailing It's starting to get a bit cooler here in Brisbane. By which I mean it gets below 20°C at night. Spare us your scorn, we know we deserve it. 2024-05-06 The river [A screenshot of a map showing our sailing path down the river and back again.] Another trip out onto the Brisbane river from the Colmslie recreation reserve. Not much to report on this one. We had a bit of trouble launching due to dock congestion, but we got out and had a good time. I lectured the kids on the lo… text/html 2025-02-07T05:29:11+00:00 tjhowse (tjhowse@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.tjhowse.com/projects:sailing:blog:11_river Summer 2024-2025 In a gap between two surgeries we rushed out for a quick afternoon sail. 2025-02-01 [A photo of Sam on the trampoline of the boat at home] This was our first outing with the new halyards and the gopro. The forecast was for 10-13 knots. It was gusting to about 18-20 when we got there, with a light drizzle. We got out into the water without too much hassle. Michelle narrowly avoided throwing the car keys into the river. I succeeded in throwing my sunglasses into the river, but… text/html 2025-02-07T05:19:55+00:00 tjhowse (tjhowse@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.tjhowse.com/?image=projects%3Asailing%3Ablog%3Apasted%3A20250207-051955.png&ns=projects%3Asailing%3Ablog%3Apasted&do=media <img src="https://wiki.tjhowse.com/_media/projects:sailing:blog:pasted:20250207-051955.png?w=500&amp;h=500&amp;tok=575847" alt="20250207-051955.png" loading="lazy" width="500" height="500" /> text/html 2024-09-09T04:03:44+00:00 tjhowse (tjhowse@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.tjhowse.com/projects:sailing:blog:10_river Spring 2024 Winter's over! Sailing season is here again! We had a brief attack of 35°C weather, then it dropped by 10°C, then it warmed up a bit again. 2024-09-01 Father's day On Australian father's day I invited my Dad out on the river with the boys and me. This time I decided to take us upriver to check out Newstead. We'd be sailing past text/html 2024-09-09T03:10:36+00:00 tjhowse (tjhowse@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.tjhowse.com/?image=projects%3Asailing%3Ablog%3Apasted%3A20240909-031036.png&ns=projects%3Asailing%3Ablog%3Apasted&do=media <img src="https://wiki.tjhowse.com/_media/projects:sailing:blog:pasted:20240909-031036.png?w=500&amp;h=500&amp;tok=56ed5c" alt="20240909-031036.png" loading="lazy" width="500" height="500" /> text/html 2024-06-01T05:03:05+00:00 tjhowse (tjhowse@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.tjhowse.com/projects:3d_printed_enigma_machine:overview This project is about creating a functional replica of a Wehrmacht Engima machine from World War 2. I am to build an electromechanical device that can decode enigma-coded messages. I'm not aiming to reproduce the visuals of the original enigma. Great reference doc here: work_logs index