The Mountain Goat brewery is located in a factory district in east Richmond. Every Wednesday, they open their bar at 5pm and offer at least one free guided tour around the brewery at about 6:30pm. Taking this tour gave some …

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One of the projects during my research visit at the Monash University’s Wireless Sensor and Robot Networks Laboratory was the implementation of CSMACA for the SmartPacketRadios. The SPRs run on an Atmel AT90USB1286 microcontroller and the Hope RFM22B transceiver. It was …

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Every Saturday, the Market Lane Coffee place at Prahan Market offers a free coffee cupping with 5 different roastings. We arrived just in time, the Prahan Market is on the other side of town and the tasting starts around 10am. …

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After a couple of very relaxing days on Derawan island, we chartered a speed boat with some other travelers to visit the nearby islands. Sangalaki, which is even smaller than Derawan, houses an upscale dive resort and a sea turtle …

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