Intelligent Deterrence
An old post, on BCMC, about biking up Round Mountain, in the Diamond Head area of Squamish, to southern Garibaldi Park. As this was car-free, I took the Squamish Connector shuttle from Vancouver to Squamish, which also carried my mountain bike. Upon arrival, I biked up Loggers Lane’s bike-path towards Mamquam Road. At the latter’s […]
An old trip-report on BCMC, about hiking up Seymour, to above the snow-line, on 20 May 2018. On the day before, the forecast changed to rain. Thankfully, the morning’s forecast showed only 1-2 mm, so I went anyway. Having done the route numerous times before, including many times on snow, I took only a few […]
This is an old post I made to BCMC. It’s a trip report for going to Cypress Mountain, via Black Mountain, on 5 May 2018. I’d intended to skin up from the Cypress resort to St. Marks peak, then ski the HSCT. But, a day or two before, I decided to prepend to it a […]
This is an old post I made to BCMC’s web site. It was a trip report for Crown Mountain, in Spring. The objective was to find the route to Crown Pass, over the snow-pack. Mountaineering crampons and two ice axes were indispensable. Due to the recent warmth, the snow-line is very high. Grouse Grind was […]
The M!nder logo has been finalized, and should be published in the next few days. Thanks to the efforts and creativity of the great Ko Kimura at No Shortscuts Studio, here in Vancouver. An outdoor test of one parking-scenario has been carried out, successfully. I’ll post a link to it here, if I don’t forget. […]
The enclosure remains a significant issue which I will have to tackle myself. The firmware has had a major feature added. Yes, at even this late a stage. The hardware has been a pain, but significant progress has been achieved. I’ve not had success at finding a part-time job, but then I’ve not had time […]
The first release of M!nder, the intelligent theft-deterrent for bicycles, is still expected to be in January 2022. A factor that may affect this is the crisis in the supply of electronic (and other) components. This has been unpredictable, affecting both price and availability.
Due to the crisis in the supply of electronic components, I have had to look for substitute parts. It’s been an endless hunt for vendors/suppliers, and prices. Availability and prices change overnight. Even when I successfully order parts, the vendor cancels on me before shipping! Some parts have become far too expensive. Micro-controllers are a […]
As with any product nowadays, naming is a much more complex undertaking than it was in the past. Checks have to be carried out for the domain name (especially .com), existing products or variants, groups and individuals on social networks, apps, trade-marks, patents, jurisdictions etc etc etc. And, while you’re developing the product, other claimants […]
Just a quick update. I’ve spent a lot of time on trying to find a local metal-shop that could help with the manufacturing of the enclosure. The main body of the latter _I_ will do, but the end discs are more problematic. Unfortunately, and to the best of my knowledge, they are typically made through […]
