I know there's way too many moto vloggers already, but I've been playing around with grabbing video of my rides for a while and I'm thinking about starting to share them online. One of the blockers was definitely in helmet audio. I've tried various lapel mics, either with a separate USB adaptor or just built as a USB-C mic, and always have the same problem. The audio signal is just too hot, and the constant clipping makes it unusable. I'm happy to say that the DJI mic mini has finally solved that hurdle, at least up to 70mph, and I don't usually ride much faster than that anyway.

Last piece of gear I want to pick up to complete the setup is one of those Zoom handy recorders, to be placed behind me as a dedicated engine/exhaust sound capture.

The basis of the channel is going to be getting into riding cheap. If you watch the average influencer on YouTube or Instagram they pretty much all have thousands of dollars in riding gear and brand new bikes. The ones covering moto- camping have even more specialized and expensive gear. You would think based on that media that riding is only for the wealthy. Well, I ride a late 70s UJM, all over, with cheap gear and a pretty much improvised camping setup. I think that needs to be shown.

Of course most of my longer rides involve destinations where I stop often and take a lot of photos, so the plan is to work that into the videos and add some stills here and there, surrounded by footage from riding around the areas they were taken.

Not looking to become internet famous. A lot of the idea is just because I want those recordings for myself, and for my kids and (hopefully someday) grandkids. But who knows?

#motorcycling #audio #video

Opening Tusky today and I'm seeing all of these posts about how the GitHub news is now a bridge too far for them, and it's time to migrate off the platform.

Clears throat.....

I hope all of you actually mean it this time.

In my Agile CS course we were given a couple of fluff pieces about the development process at Amazon and asked to write about how how their methods aligned with Agile methodology, and how that is what keeps them on top.

I couldn't do it. My paper was basically about enshittification, and how they are a perfect example of what not to do.

Here's hoping my grade doesn't tank. If it dies, so be it.

Some selective focus nature shots from a hike down part of the Buckeye Trail in Mogodore, Ohio. Spent a good quality afternoon with my wife, her cousin and our dog just getting lost in the woods.

All taken with the Nikon d3400 in aperture priority, lens wide open. ISO 400.

#photography #naturephotography #hiking

A few more images from Huston-Brumbaugh woods today, playing with focus and light. Pulled out one of the old cheesy Starburst filters from my wedding photography days for the shot of the sunlight through the trees.

#photography #macrophotography #hiking #naturephotography

A bit of a rant here. Currently taking a mandatory (for my degree) course on Agile methodology. Feels very buzzword-y and not in a good way. It also feels like this shouldn't be a mandatory course, and it's keeping me from taking another technical course that would have clear benefits.

I mean, I have no problem with a company employing these types of methods, but I'm pretty sure not every company does, so why set an expectation in CS students that THIS is how you are going to be working once you graduate? Feels like a bad idea. Feels like the department is riding a hype train. Feels like I'm wasting my time.

Rant mode off.

WTF is this "Who to follow" crap doing in my timeline? This is Fedi, not corporate social media. We don't need or want "influencers".

I'm seriously beginning to wonder about the development priorities here.