Author Archives: Michael Carter
Leaving Apple
It’s been a great ride. After 19 years with Apple, Inc., I left the company in April of this year. Leaving the company where I have spent more than half my professional career is just a little bittersweet. However there … Continue reading
Backyard work commences!
After thinking about it for years, we’ve finally decided to start our backyard renovation! Part of the process was finding someone we trusted to do a great job. To that end we found Tracy’s landscaping here in Tracy! She has … Continue reading
Just an update
It’s March now, 2021. We’re about 1 year into the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s one year working from home, and probably a good 5 months huddling in isolation so that we stay healthy. At first it was just strange. Strange and … Continue reading
Happy New Year 2021
Well, it’s finally here. A new year. Given the absolute terribleness of 2020, I don’t really think much worse can happen, short of maybe Kim Jong Un pulling the trigger on a nuclear barrage. And what a crappy year it … Continue reading
Thinking about Tim
Today I listened to a few voicemails from Tim, back through the years. I thought it’d be hard, but actually it was comforting to hear him. I saved some as voice memos so they wouldn’t disappear. So much of our … Continue reading
Balloon Bedazzled!
There’s a balloon floating around in the Central Valley! Not your typical balloon…it’s a Project Loon communications balloon, flying at 56,000′ over Merced. Project Loon is a remote communications project that uses high-altitude balloons to carry cellular service up to … Continue reading
Rest with God, Tim
On Monday, July 13th, my brother Tim passed away. He died suddenly, and without warning. I had just spoken to him a week before. He was happy, excited about the future, and looking forward to spending July 4th with our … Continue reading
Warthog Simpit!
Oh boy! Another cool project to tackle! So I saw this one day while breezing through Youtube. There are a couple brave (insane?) souls out there who have taken it upon themselves to build a sim cockpit where each and … Continue reading
Astronomy…the next Frontier!
I’ve always been interested in astronomy, and have even owned a cheap Dobsonian telescope while living in Oakland (which isn’t the best Dark Sky site around, by any means). Lately I’ve gotten the bug again, and went looking for a … Continue reading
3D printer to the rescue!
I bought a Prusa i3 Mk2s 3D printer last year, mostly just for personal fun and utility. I’ve printed a bunch of “junk” from thingiverse so far: small figurines, “jewelry”, game items, etc. But I’ve also printed a number of … Continue reading