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The Hull Takes Shape
There comes a point in every build when the collection of parts on the bench stops looking like a collection of parts and starts looking like a ship. Project Destroyer reached one of those points today. A Proper Hull The Tactical Pirate now has a clearly defined interface architecture built specifically around the little 320×170 […]
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New Bearings, Better Broadsides
The last few days aboard Stormy Sailors Maker Lab have been another mixture of useful progress, stubborn electronics, Linux tinkering, and ideas that started with the dangerous phrase, “I wonder if we could…” IR Broadside Gets a Refit The Tactical Pirate infrared system has received a substantial engineering pass. IR Broadside v2 was tested against […]
A Very Busy Shipyard
The Stormy Sailors Maker Lab has been unusually busy lately. Several projects that began as rough ideas are now working systems—or at least functioning well enough to begin proper sea trials. The Tactical Pirate The Tactical Pirate handheld has moved from a bare development board to functioning custom firmware with a distinctly Stormy Sailors appearance. […]
This Is Why the Captain Needs Supervision
Friday, August 14, 2026 The day started peacefully enough aboard ship. I’d already consumed enough coffee to float a small destroyer, so I switched over to tea and settled in for what I foolishly believed might be a quiet and productive day. Aye. That lasted about ten bloody minutes. First order of business was Operation […]
Busy Waters Ahead ⚓
Morning aboard the Stormy Sailor, and today’s chart is looking a wee bit crowded. ☕ Coffee: essential shipboard equipment🧺 Domestic operations: underway🧹 Cleaning stations: awaiting orders⚓ VAC meeting: on today’s sailing schedule The Captain has reviewed the situation and determined that attempting everything simultaneously would violate several known laws of seamanship, physics, and common bloody […]
Tomorrow We Sail Into Psychiatric Waters
Tomorrow brings a three-hour PTSD assessment. Three hours. Apparently, somewhere in the medical profession, somebody looked at a PTSD assessment and said, “You know what this needs? The running time of a bloody pirate epic.” I’m not entirely sure what to expect, and I’m a little concerned I won’t remember everything I should tell them. […]