https://rickhallihan.com Trying to change the world, one thought at a time Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:06:31 +0000 Copyright 2026 Rick Hallihan. Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://rickhallihan.com Flying 2026-08-15  Every answer I found before I started training was some version of "it depends," usually followed by a number that turned out to be the best case for somebody flying five days a week with no weather, no maintenance, and no job. I tracked my own numbers the whole way through, so I can give a more specific answer for one particular person (me) flying one particular way. First le https://rickhallihan.com/#2022/04/25/back-from-first-championship-2022 Random 2022-04-25 [](media/2022-04-01/img_0919.jpg) Over the past 8 years, my wife and I have coached youth robotics teams through the FIRST Robotics programs. This year, the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) team we coach qualified to be one of two teams representing North Carolina at the FIRST Championship in Houston Texas, where the robot they designed, built, and programmed, competed with 79 other robots in their division. They also presented to volunteer judges on their sea https://rickhallihan.com/#2018/08/23/budget-birthday-gaming-pc-build Technology 2018-08-23 My son decided that he wanted to build a gaming PC for his 11th birthday earlier this month. It's been years since I have done a PC build, but I was pretty sure I could remember/figure out how to attach pieces together into a functional PC. We started the process with a shared (OneDrive) Word Doc. I wanted my son to do as much of the research as possible. He had a pretty good handle on all of the necessary components from endless gaming Youtubers explanations of their rigs. When he had to make a