{"id":3873,"date":"2010-12-05T02:56:36","date_gmt":"2010-12-05T06:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/galadriel.astro.utoronto.ca\/ballast\/?p=3873"},"modified":"2010-12-05T02:56:36","modified_gmt":"2010-12-05T06:56:36","slug":"exploding-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?p=3873","title":{"rendered":"Exploding Computer!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday there was an explosion in the computer box. Well, not so much an explosion as a popping, smoking, and ceasing to work. And everyone knows, once the magic black smoke escapes from electronics, you can never put it all back in to make things work again. (This situation is why I didn&#8217;t make a post yesterday.)<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day, after the computer had been mostly repaired, we had the best bus ride ever. Ever. The weather had gotten worse all day, and by the time we were done everyone else at LDB had been taken back to the safety of town. So, we had Ivan to ourselves. But, more important than leg room is that Shuttle Bill was our driver. Despite the bad weather, and Bill having the day off, he came out and took us home in spectacular time.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3873 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3901'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9748-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Elio Feeds BLAST\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3901\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9748-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9748-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9748-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3901'>\n\t\t\t\tElio feeds BLAST\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3910'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9776-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Alignment Tests\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3910\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9776-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9776-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9776-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3910'>\n\t\t\t\tSecondary alignment tests continue, to make sure the fix worked\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3902'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9756-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Matt Soldering\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3902\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9756-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9756-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9756-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3902'>\n\t\t\t\tMatt solders some new resistors to fix a board\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3917'><img width=\"150\" height=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5232520320_812d35abf0_o-150x99.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Visual\/Olfactory Inspection\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3917\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5232520320_812d35abf0_o-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5232520320_812d35abf0_o-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5232520320_812d35abf0_o-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3917'>\n\t\t\t\tAfter the explosion, Mark and I give the box a visual and olfactory inspection. The bad board was partially located by smell (photo from Matt)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3903'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9758-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Emptied Computer Box\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3903\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9758-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9758-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9758-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3903'>\n\t\t\t\tPartially emptied computer box, after finding the damaged part\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3904'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9760-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Computer Box Boards\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3904\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9760-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9760-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9760-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3904'>\n\t\t\t\tCircuit boards removed from the computer box\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3906'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9764-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Watchdog\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3906\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9764-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9764-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9764-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3906'>\n\t\t\t\tWatchdog circuit, simple and hard to damage\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3908'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9765-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Computer\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3908\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9765-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9765-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9765-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3908'>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the flight computer motherboards. Not simple, and luckily undamaged\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3909'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9766-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Good PCI Card\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3909\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9766-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9766-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9766-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3909'>\n\t\t\t\tGood BLASTBus PCI card. (The BLASTbus is a signal bus we invented to talk to our ACS and DAS)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3905'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9762-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bad PCI Card\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3905\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9762-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9762-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_9762-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3905'>\n\t\t\t\tDamaged PCI card. Can you spot all three differences?\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3894'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1286-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Computer Not Broken\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3894\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1286-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1286-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1286-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3894'>\n\t\t\t\tTest setup to boot computer and breathe big sigh of relief upon discovering that it still works\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3916'><img width=\"99\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5231937609_a4e1a7b92f_o-99x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Inverted Reassembly\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3916\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5231937609_a4e1a7b92f_o-99x150.jpg 99w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5231937609_a4e1a7b92f_o-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5231937609_a4e1a7b92f_o-680x1024.jpg 680w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5231937609_a4e1a7b92f_o.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3916'>\n\t\t\t\tI reassemble the box, with a replacement for the busted PCI card (photo from Matt)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3893'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1284-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Weather\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3893\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1284-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1284-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1284-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3893'>\n\t\t\t\tThe weather at LDB, for which it was kindly suggested we might want to leave now\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3895'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1292-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The BLAST Bus\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3895\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1292-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1292-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1292-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3895'>\n\t\t\t\tThe BLAST Bus. Passengers for the best Ivan the Terrabus ride ever\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3896'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1294-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Natalie, BLAST Sticker, Thumb\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3896\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1294-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1294-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1294-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3896'>\n\t\t\t\tNatalie, BLAST sticker, thumb\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3898'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1301-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mattracks\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3898\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1301-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1301-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1301-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3898'>\n\t\t\t\tMattracks truck, driven by LDB station manager Dave Sullivan\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3897'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1300-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Nothing Else\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3897\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1300-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1300-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1300-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3897'>\n\t\t\t\tNotice how you can see nothing else through all the snow\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3900'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1316-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Matt\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3900\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1316-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1316-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1316-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3900'>\n\t\t\t\tMatt, across from me. He got up to photograph the Mattracks too\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=3899'><img width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1309-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Passing\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3899\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1309-112x150.jpg 112w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1309-187x250.jpg 187w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1309-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3899'>\n\t\t\t\tDave passing us just before the hill, in some serious snow\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday there was an explosion in the computer box. Well, not so much an explosion as a popping, smoking, and ceasing to work. And everyone knows, once the magic black smoke escapes from electronics, you can never put it all back in to make things work again. 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