BlogHide Resteemsproteus-h (61)in photography • 5 years agoCarrizo Plain, CaliforniaI visited Carrizo Plain National Monument, a remote valley in California, this past weekend to see the current wildflower show. Unlike last month when I was there, there are now flowers covering the…proteus-h (61)in steemstem • 5 years agoCheap FM Radio Transmitter: TeardownHello all - it's been awhile since I last posted. Let's get to it. Sitting on my desk for the past month is a small battery powered FM transmitter sold by Straight Talk, the cell phone carrier.…resteemedsteemstem (73)in steemstem • 5 years agoSteemSTEM Distilled #95Welcome to the 95th issue of SteemSTEM Distilled, a curation effort by the members of the @steemstem team. Let's try to make distilled great again! Or at least let's try to make it a routine…proteus-h (61)in life • 6 years agoHazard Reef, central CaliforniaSteepshot IPFS IOS Android Webproteus-h (61)in photography • 6 years agoCalifornia scrub jay at Montana de Oro, CaliforniaThis bird was surprisingly friendly this morning and let me take this picture. In the background is the Hazard Reef formation, which stretches about a mile down the coast. Steepshot IPFS…proteus-h (61)in gadgets • 6 years agoMy X-Ray emitter device built from a barbecue lighterRecently I completed a small project - I created a little X-ray radiation source using a barbecue lighter and a vacuum tube. When you pull the trigger, a short pulse of X-rays is produced inside the…proteus-h (61)in photography • 6 years agoHarmony Headlands, California, from aboveI finally licensed my drone so I can use the photos for "commercial" (Steemit) purposes now. Here's a shot of Harmony Headlands, a state park north of Cayucos, from last week. It's the tail end of…proteus-h (61)in steemstem • 6 years agoNASA's Insight Mars Lander MissionEarly this morning, the Insight mission launched aboard an Atlas 5 rocket on a trajectory to the planet Mars. This large machine, weighing almost a ton at takeoff, will touch down on the red planet…resteemedsteemstem (73)in steemstem • 6 years agoSteemSTEM Distilled #46Welcome to the 46th issue of SteemSTEM Distilled, a curation effort by the members of the @steemstem team. SteemSTEM is a community driven project which seeks to promote well-written and…proteus-h (61)in steemstem • 6 years agoInside an inexpensive E-reader deviceAbout a month ago I discovered that my e-reader (which I use to store textbooks and a few other books that I occasionally read) had been smashed. It had been in my backpack for a week or two without…proteus-h (61)in steemstem • 6 years agoWhat is an orbit? Part 3: Orbital TransfersIn this writeup I'm going to discuss how a spacecraft can go from one orbit to another, and hopefully make it as intuitive as possible. Transferring between two orbital trajectories is done by…proteus-h (61)in steemstem • 6 years agoWhat is an orbit? Part 2: Common types of orbitsToday I'd like to briefly discuss various common types of orbital trajectories that many satellites above your head use to complete their missions. Since a given orbit defines the location and…resteemedevent-horizon (75)in steemstem • 6 years agoDigital Images | Image Acquisition[CC-BY-SA-3.0] Computers are rapidly advancing and assisting us in achieving huge benefits in each aspect of life. Be it medical, accountancy, engineering, science, arts or what so ever. I don't…proteus-h (61)in steemstem • 6 years agoWhat exactly is an orbit? An IntroductionAfter several very busy weeks and a Physics GRE, I finally have another article. Today I'd like to discuss the basics of (gravitational) orbits - namely, why they occur at all and how they work.…proteus-h (61)in photo • 6 years agoLooking east from the Laguna mountains near San DiegoTaken in March, near Garnett peak. Steepshot | IPFS | Google Play | IOSproteus-h (61)in bryce • 6 years agoHoodoo in Bryce Canyon, UtahTaken along the Navajo loop trail last week in Bryce Canyon National Park. Most of the snow has melted but the temperature was still in the 30s (F). Steepshot | IPFS | Google Playproteus-h (61)in zion • 6 years agoMoonrise over Zion Canyon, UtahThis picture shows a steep peak inside Zion National Park with the moon above it. This was taken from a detour off of the canyon overlook trail. The famous Zion tunnel passes through the mountain…resteemedtimoshey (59)in writing • 6 years agoSay Hello To DBooks: A Book Publishing Platform On STEEM - Publish Your Books And Earn.Introduction steemit is a social platform, where people share their original contents and get rewarded for them according to the strength of the upvotes gotten from other users. Thanks to…proteus-h (61)in technology • 6 years agoTeardown/Explanation of a Bluetooth Selfie-StickAnother cheap Bluetooth device teardown today. I recently purchased (at my local dollar store of course) a pink wireless selfie-stick. I don't really take selfies (pretty much just pictures of…proteus-h (61)in photography • 6 years agoCalifornia Coast North of San SimeonSteepshot | IPFS | Google Play
