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Music to Start the Year

Happy New Year! Music brings happiness and understanding. And with that, let’s take a little trip together. Starting out with the legendary Toots Hibbert singing Country Roads, that may remind you of the original from John Denver. Toots brings a nice Jamaican flavor to the whole track and adds in his own uniqueness.

Now let’s jump right into one of the best dancehall songs that dropped in 1982 on the label Techniques Records.

Sister Nancy’s track has become iconic with old school dancehall reggae. The track, while sampled by countless musicians, also contains a sample from an Ansel Collins’ track, entitled Stalag 17. Have a listen below:

Now check out General Echo with Arleen. That beat sounds familiar right?

Ansel Collin’s sample was then used in Tenor Saw’s Ring the Alarm, which dropped in 1985.

Enjoy the sounds, and enjoy the start of the year. There is a lot to be grateful for. Ring the Alarm!

Random – Week Jan 23 2022

It’s been a while since my last update. It’s a new year, and overall I am optimistic about ideas and new developments.

Here are some things I have been up to / thinking about:

  • Doing a lot more Home Automation with Home Assistant. This is a great system for automating all the smart things in the house. It’s quite feature rich, but it also needs a bunch of work to really get it going.
  • I started adding more Zigbee devices into the house to complement the existing WiFi and Zwave devices. My only issue was that I needed more Zwave “routers” to help in extending the signal around the house. Lot’s of plaster and brick are blocking the RF from getting around the place. Why Zigbee? Well, it’s much simpler that WiFi and possibly more secure for outside devices.
  • Been looking into LoRaWan technology and devices. Which then took me on a wild ride reading up on Helium (HNT) and other similar tech. I think LoRaWan is going to really be something for IoT. I am now looking to implement this on the boat.
  • I ordered a Bobcat Miner for Helium. This should be pretty interesting to setup in our town, and possibly add another on the boat in Jersey City.
  • I was reading up on Algarve, Portugal. Would be great place to visit with the fam.
  • Had a great time out at Sushi by Bou in Nomad location.
  • Looking at 5G CBRS and micro cell tech; primarily from JMA Wireless.
  • Going to rewire all the DC/AC wiring on the boat. Ordered some good marine cable. It will be good to know all of the layout incase there is an issue in the future.