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‘Twas the night before…
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We’re on a short break…
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Langa.com is on a scheduled break as we relocate our physical offices. New posts here will be infrequent for the next couple weeks… but then we’ll be back to what passes for normal. 🙂 See you in a bit. Stay safe out there! Permalink: https://langa.com/?p=5176
Now THAT’s working ‘remotely’
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Meet the NASA team that’s using their home PCs to drive and operate the Curiosity rover on Mars. NASA/JPL article Spaceflight.com Article (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.) Permalink: https://langa.com/?p=5024
Even Google Maps is bored with my quarantine.
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“Is it safe to leave a lithium-ion device in an air-conditioned room whose AC temperature is set at around 20 degrees C?”
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(Answer requested by Evan Zanark) Sure. In fact, one of the oddities of lithium-ion cells and batteries is that they work best at the same temperatures where humans work best: Room temperature — 20C/68F — is great for both humans and Li-ion! But once you get up to around 40C/104F, both humans and Li-ion batteries…
I got this postcard today…
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Peter Norton was a subscriber to the original LangaList, way back when. We’ve exchanged occasional correspondence… but nothing like this. 🙂 Permalink: https://langa.com/?p=4838
New Zealand: Index of Posts
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Several readers have requested an easier way to find my recent New Zealand posts, so here you go! Day 1: https://langa.com/index.php/2020/02/28/new-zealand-day-1/ Auckland to Coromandel: https://langa.com/index.php/2020/03/03/new-zealand-auckland-to-coromandel/ Te Whanganui-A-Hei… and Hobbiton https://langa.com/index.php/2020/03/04/new-zealand-te-whanganui-a-hei-and-hobbiton/ Rotorua: https://langa.com/index.php/2020/03/05/new-zealand-rotorua/ Te Puia Maori center: https://langa.com/index.php/2020/03/10/new-zealand-te-puia-maori-center-and-a-night-in-a-rural-maori-family-lodge/ A night in a rural Maori family lodge: https://langa.com/index.php/2020/03/11/new-zealand-a-night-in-a-rural-maori-family-lodge/ On to Lake Taupo:https://langa.com/index.php/2020/03/12/new-zealand-on-to-lake-taupo/ Lake Taupo, cont.: https://langa.com/index.php/2020/03/13/new-zealand-lake-taupo-cont/ Taupo…
New Zealand: Wrap Up
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The previous New Zealand posts covered where we went and what we did — a uniformly good trip throughout. Most of the logistic and mechanical elements of traveling in New Zealand were also positive. As mentioned previously, phone and data service was seamless for us — no new SIMs, data plans, or phones needed. However,…
New Zealand: Last Day/Auckland
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After a good night’s sleep and breakfast at Naumi, (see previous New Zealand posts), we checked out of the room, left our bags with the bell staff, and Uber’ed into Auckland for a day of pleasant, touristy sightseeing. We started at the Sky Tower, which offered sweeping 360-degree views from two different levels, as small rainshowers…
New Zealand: Christchurch to Wellington to Auckland
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If I were doing it again, I would have added an additional week to the trip. (See previous New Zealand posts.) But after the TranzAlpine train, due to both the distances and travel options available, it was time to begin the journey back. Points further south in New Zealand would have to wait for another trip. The…