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+title = 'Automotive Spreadsheets'
+date = '2026-01-10T17:22:57-05:00'
+tags = ["cars"]
+draft = false
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+
+Collection of spreadsheets for calculating suspension dynamics, brake bias, and so on.
+_I'm not an engineer, so use at your own risk._
+
+They're pieced together using information from several sources:
+
+- _Brake Handbook_, Fred Puhn, 1985.
+- _Engineer to Win_, Carroll Smith, 1984.
+- _Race Car Vehicle Dynamics_, Milliken & Milliken, 1994.
+- [_Springs & Dampers_](https://optimumg.com/springsdampers1/): Parts One through Six, Matt Giaraffa: OptimumG, 2018.
+- _Tune to Win_, Carroll Smith, 1978.
+
+# Spreadsheets
+{{< asset-table patterns="auto/*.ods" >}}
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+title = 'Foo'
+date = '2026-01-21T15:16:20-05:00'
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+title = 'Header Test'
+date = '2026-01-13T09:37:54-05:00'
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+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
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+# First level
+
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
+
+## Second level
+
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
+
+### Third level
+
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
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+title = 'Tools I Use'
+date = '2026-01-02T15:24:53-03:30'
+tags = []
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+
+Here is a list of some of the tools I use day-to-day.
+
+
+# Software
+
+- [Gentoo Linux](https://www.gentoo.org/) ---
+ One of the most solid barebones Linux distros I know of.
+ I use it on my desktop and laptop computers.
+- [OpenBSD](https://www.openbsd.org/) ---
+ Secure server operating system.
+ I use it to serve this website.
+
+ Unlike a GNU/Linux distro, OpenBSD is a single homogeneous system.
+ Everything makes sense and the documentation is really good.
+ Reminds me of [Plan 9](https://plan9.io/plan9/) in that respect.
+
+- [Acme](http://acme.cat-v.org/) ---
+ Originally developed for Plan 9, Acme is [Rob Pike's](https://commandcenter.blogspot.com/) user interface for programmers.
+ It's what we now call an IDE.
+ I'm writing this article in Acme right now.
+
+ Every piece of text in Acme can be a executed or piped into/out-of a script.
+ Very powerful.
+- [Dwm](https://dwm.suckless.org/) ---
+ Nice tiling window manager for X11.
+ Goes well with other Suckless accoutrements.
+- [Syncthing](https://syncthing.net/) ---
+ Syncthing is a sort of distributed filesystem.
+ I use it to synchronize files between my laptop, desktop, and phone.
+
+
+# Hardware
+
+- [Thinkpad T420s](https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:T420s) ---
+ I've had this laptop for a few years now; no complaints.
+
+ I replaced the hard drive with an SSD and threw some extra DDR3 in there.
+ The 10+ year old 4-thread Sandy Bridge i5 is actually fine.
+ I'm waiting for someone to make a [serious multithreaded](https://netlib.org/utk/papers/advanced-computers/tera.html) RISC-V CPU, but unfortunately everyone seems to be obsessed with high clock speeds and out-of-order-execution chips that use as much die space and power as possible.
+ That [Esperanto ET-SoC-1](https://youtu.be/LmUu-lN7D0k) looked promising, but apparently they went out of business or something?
+
+ Anyway, the T420s has a sturdy magnesium frame, a good keyboard, and a three-button touchpad which is essential for Acme and CAD programs---I don't know how people live without one.
+
+- [USBtin](https://www.fischl.de/usbtin/) ---
+ Simple USB-to-CAN interface by Thomas Fischl.
+ Works with [SocketCAN](https://docs.kernel.org/networking/can.html).
+ Used to test and debug systems that incorporate a CAN bus, like [this](http://git.samanthony.xyz/can-gauge-interface.git/).
+
+- [Espotek Labrador](https://espotek.com/labrador/) ---
+ Combined oscilloscope, signal generator, power supply, logic analyzer, and multimeter.
+ Obviously a tiny $30 board is not as good as real lab equipment, but it's small and cheap and good enough for now.