Category Archives: Cars

Road Rule #6 – Following distance is not important.

Posted on April 26, 2014 at 6:46 AM by Skullnerd

So last night – early this morning? – I went for a drive. The drive started out well, weather was alright, amazingly oncoming traffic was (mostly) turning off their high beams, and there weren’t too many people travelling in the … Continue reading →

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From Tablet to Microcontroller (Arduino Stereo Project Part 1)

Posted on October 15, 2013 at 1:51 AM by Skullnerd

Continuing on from yesterdays post about my car stereo, I explain how I came up with this crazy idea. The first thing I found when starting on the idea of building a car stereo from my Arduino, was that the … Continue reading →

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A Tale Of (First World) Woe

Posted on October 14, 2013 at 6:11 AM by Skullnerd

For the past couple of years, I’ve been looking for some solution for my in-car audio that does exactly what I want. When I  bought my Thunderbird, I eventually bought a Bluetooth enabled stereo (a Pioneer DEH-P700BT) to replace the … Continue reading →

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Road Rule #5: Blocking traffic on a corner is perfectly all right.

Posted on July 21, 2010 at 2:36 PM by Skullnerd

I’m surprised that I haven’t written this one before, because this is one of the most common abuses of the law that I see.  When you make a left hand turn on a lighted intersection, there has to be enough … Continue reading →

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Road Rule #4: Whoever is behind you is far more important than you are

Posted on September 9, 2009 at 1:53 PM by Skullnerd

Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve seen anything on the road that was Road Rule worthy.  I blame the lack of driving lately.  But I saw one last month (Jesus I need to update more often).  Well, was involved … Continue reading →

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Skullnerd needs to drive

Posted on July 17, 2009 at 2:12 AM by Skullnerd

Seriously, I haven’t been out driving for a couple months now.  Yes, I’ve driven from home to whatever destination I need to go to, but I haven’t been DRIVING.  The crappy part about the limited income that I have right … Continue reading →

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Road Rule #3: High Beams are to be Used at all Times.

Posted on April 14, 2009 at 9:29 PM by Skullnerd

I love driving.  I love the night.  I absolutely detest driving at night.  I used to enjoy it.  The lack of people on the roads, the lack of sun burning me if I’m driving west, and not needing the air … Continue reading →

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Road Rule #2: You must slow down to merge.

Posted on April 2, 2009 at 11:24 AM by Skullnerd

Calgary has recently been talking about putting up speed cameras on Deerfoot Trail in an attempt to decrease the number of accidents.  While yes, speeding is a problem, it’s by far low man on the totem pole.

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Road Rule #1: Cellphones are a stupid stick.

Posted on March 27, 2009 at 3:36 PM by Skullnerd

Apparently people are unable to drive when they have a cell phone stapled to their head. I just don’t get it. I have a cell phone. It’s my primary means of communication. I don’t have a land line. I talk … Continue reading →

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I Can Never Own a Viper

Posted on April 15, 2008 at 9:11 AM by Skullnerd

Please note: I originally published this on Facebook, but as I am deleting my account, I figured I would move it here. Well, I can own one, but I couldn’t ever drive it, so what’s the point? My dad and … Continue reading →

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