Computer Deconstruction Laboratory "Comp-Decon"

08/31/2026

08/28/2026

Check your junk & leftovers piles!

Looking for an APC SU032A rack kit for the "new" studio console UPS.

08/27/2026

Save the Outer Solar System: Protect New Horizons Data Downlinks

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has successfully awakened from hibernation and is now cruising past the Kuiper Belt. However, its future data streams remain at risk due to shifting federal budget priorities.

This community-led petition, spearheaded by former NASA Planetary Science Division Director James Green, urges NASA’s Heliophysics Division to fully fund the ongoing data collection and downlinks required for this historic mission.

Why it matters now:
• Unrepeatable Science: New Horizons is our only operational asset positioned to capture critical, in-situ "Pick-Up Ion" data from the extreme outer solar system.
• Essential Synergy: The spacecraft serves as a vital field partner for NASA’s upcoming Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP), ground-truthing remote data.
• Preserving Expertise: Failing to secure long-term funding risks dismantling the specialized, dedicated science team before the probe reaches interstellar space.

Join the global community of scientists and space advocates demanding that we don't turn our backs on our most distant explorer.

Sign the Change.org Petition Today: https://www.change.org/p/heliophysics-community-support-for-continued-measurements-by-nasa-s-new-horizons-mission?redirect_reason=guest_user

Heliophysics Community Support for Continued Measurements by NASA’s New Horizons Mission

08/26/2026

Thanks to a kind stranger (OK, really was one of the folks who help out), we now have an APC SUA3000RM2U Smart-UPS for the audio rack in the studio.

Hopefully this shields the Studio gear from any additional spike and surge damage.

It needs fresh batteries and mounting hardware, more to follow

08/24/2026

08/23/2026

Trimming the poison ivy laden hedges...

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08/18/2026

Quick Update from Saturday on the usual suspects:

Paul S assembled the backboard for the UPS outlets in the server rack and mounted it on the ceiling in the Makerspace

Ken G assembled the replacement network switches for the hotel, and made ready to install them

David F confirmed the Verizon FiOS ATA had an electrically defective port, we moved 732-280-3000 to the other port to restore service

August and Ken installed the hard disks in the sleds (plug in carriers) for the Security Camera Server

Martin wiped and reloaded the security camera display adapters for ISEC and VCF

08/17/2026

08/16/2026

Quick update:

As background, there was an electrical fault at Camp Evans, damaging network and communications equipment in the Marconi Hotel, Makerspace, and the Guard Shack

The usual suspects mobilized to replace damaged equipment from the on-site spares cache, restoring services in stages.

As as each area was restored, additional failures were uncovered in other IT and communications systems, requiring additional equipment to be shipped and installed.

Today marked restoration of the FiOS telephone service to the gift shop and admin area of the hotel.

08/14/2026