Tim O'Hearn

Hands on with the RAKwireless Helium Developer Kit

I recently acquired a new product from RAKwireless: the Helium Developer Kit. While RAK is perhaps best known for being the first manufacturing partner of Helium hotspots, the company has been a pioneer in the IoT space, creating the popular

Gems of Youtube #9: Jones’ Big Ass Truck Rental & Storage

Jones’ Big Ass Truck Rental & Storage – Original Commercial Views: 8,482,829Posted: November 12th, 2008Genre: Comedy, SpoofCreator(s): Big Dog Eat Child (produced), Robert L. Hines as Toby Jones Background The Toby Jones Big ASS series is well documented, as far

My Picks for the 2021 Men’s Olympic Track Trials

I’ve been following Track & Field quite closely this year and I must say that team USA is set for a really impressive showing. There have been freakish performances from collegiate athletes, freakish performances from pros, freakish performances from high

Earlier this spring, I decided I would spend a month or two in Flagstaff, Arizona. The town is at 7000′ of elevation and the surrounding area is considered both a running mecca and an ideal location from which you can

Introduction Helium’s meteoric rise in early 2021 can be largely attributed to HIP-25. When this proposal was approved back on January 29th with the stated sum of 10,000 HNT being required to run a validator, people rushed to buy more

It’s been an exciting few weeks here with Helium. Yesterday, Nebra announced that they aren’t allowing new orders for miners. At a certain point, continuing to accept pre-orders for an unknown delivery date would have been seen as greedy. I

Last month, I wrote a review of Vinovest, a startup that is essentially a robo-advisor for fine wine investing. Really cool concept; excellent theoretical returns. If you’re as exposed to the S&P 500 as I am, any alternative investment like

What’s Going on with Helium Hotspot Order Shipping?

Since I wrote my first blog post back in February, I’ve become quite involved with Helium. If people are going to visit my blog and use the information here to make purchasing decisions and investments (hey folks, this is not

Is the Epic Pass Worth it? 20/21 Season Review

After singing high praises of the Ikon pass last year, I switched to the Epic Pass for the 2020/2021 ski season. Mainly, I was looking to explore more resorts that I hadn’t visited before. I figured that Epic resorts would

If you were playing Runescape back in 2007, you probably heard of Moparscape. Almost 15 years after launch, it still gets mentioned in various player communities, but very little information has been preserved from the golden era. A lot of