Don, AKA Novaspirit Tech (Gaming, and even TV) joins us to discuss his start on YouTube, a trip to Hong Kong, and more!

Part 1

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 1:03 - Where in New York does Don live?
  • 2:03 - When did the 1970s happen?
  • 3:14 - How did Don get started on YouTube?
  • 7:50 - Don does a fantastic job making tutorial videos
  • 10:19 - Don’s day job!
  • 12:00 - Don has a SECOND job?!
  • 14:04 - Don’s third job is YouTube
  • 16:42 - Don records in his basement, and he has a closet behind him
  • 17:11 - A tour of Don’s studio and workspace
  • 18:39 - How did Don get into the Raspberry Pi? 3D printing?!
  • 21:21 - Hashtag #homelab!
  • 22:14 - Octoprint for Android (Octo4a)
  • 23:38 - Will Jeremy’s Raspberry Pi 2’s SD card boot in a Pi 4?
  • 24:53 - Jeremy wants to know about Don’s travel vlog channel
  • 25:41 - Don was born in Hong Kong
  • 27:03 - Portuguese doesn’t look entirely unlike Spanish
  • 28:40 - Don wants to convert his vlog channel into a car channel?!
  • 29:58 - Coffee Break!

Don, the Novaspirit discusses his newfound interest in NFTs, that he’s a car guy with a Raspberry Pi mounted in his WRX, and more.

  • 0:00 - Back from the coffee break
  • 0:46 - Don and Jeremy explain boats to Pat
  • 1:47 - Don tells us about his Suburu WRX project car
  • 4:58 - Pat had to datalog his old turbo car with a Palm Pilot
  • 7:07 - Pat tells Don about water injection
  • 9:30 - Pat flies FPV because cars are too expensive
  • 11:13 - Cowboy Curtis, Top Gun, and The Matrix
  • 12:18 - Don tells us about Non-fungible tokens (NFT)
  • 25:40 - Where did Don get the name Novaspirit?
  • 27:19 - We all play FTL: Faster Than Light!
  • 29:16 - Where can we find Pat?
  • 29:51 - Where can we find Jeremy?
  • 30:44 - Pat is using the JCPM2 macro pad with an awesome Firefox plugin!

Extra content that didn’t quite fit in with the rest of the show for one reason or another. Don apparently really loves the JC Pro Macro 2, which JC - Jeremy Cook - is quite happy to hear.

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 0:39 - Kickstarter is going to pay Jeremy?!
  • 3:12 - Jeremy needs to get the macro pad into a subscription box!
  • 4:41 - Most people ordered the JCPM2 kits
  • 6:08 - Don is a motorsport racing simulator enthusiast
  • 9:31 - Jeremy can’t play computer games anymore

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