The Cerrxian budget power adapter allows you to run your dashcam 24/7 with the engine off. The power adapter plugs into the OBD (On-Board Diagnostic) port of your car. This is the serial data port mandated on all new cars since 1996 to allow service mechanics to read a car’s sensors for emissions and mechanical faults.
The Adapter plugs directly in the OBD port and has an approximately 9ft USB-C cable, which supplies 6v of power to your dash cam. It has a red switch the “O” sets the unit into ACC mode which is similar to using a standard 12v USB adapter, with the power stopping 10-200 seconds after the engine is turned off. The “–” mode sets the adapter to Surveillance mode, powering your dash cam even after the engine has been turned off. To prevent over-draining the battery, the OBD adapter has an auto-cut off if the battery current falls below 11.6v.
In my testing over multiple days, my dash cam was able to continue recording overnight. I had no trouble starting the car the next morning. This OBD adapter is affordable at under $20 and a lot easier to set up than directly wiring your dash cam to your car’s battery or patching it through your car’s fuse box.
OSight gave me a rare opportunity to test an optic before it was released to the public. The SE DPP is a modification of the SE designed to fit exclusively on Delta Point Pro (DPP) cut slides like the Walther PDP and Springfield Echelon. I own neither so I tested on my Glock using a DPP adapter plate.
The SE DPP has a more angled design than the standard SE with a slightly larger window and body. The SE DPP retains the SE’s multi-reticle 2 MOA dot and 32 MOA sunburst circle. It retains the same side-loading CR 1620 battery tray, giving it a whopping 75,000 hour maximum battery life!
OSight expects to release the DPP sometime in August 2026 at a similar price point as the standard SE model.
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Reticle Type: 2 MOA dot / 32 MOA circle Reticle Color: Red Window Size: 0.91 × 0.71 in (23 x 18 mm) Wind & Elev Travel: ± 35 MOA Adjustment 1 MOA per Click Battery: CR1620 Max. Runtime 75,000 (Level 3) Brightness Settings: 8 & 2 NV Waterproof: IPX7 Body: 7075 Aluminum Weight: 1.34 oz / 38 g Footprint: DPP
This weekend, I saw a Tesla RoboTaxi CyberCab in the wild. This Livestream is sponsored by Aura.com. Go to my link https://aura.com/moondog to get a 14-day free trial and see if any of your data has been exposed.
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This ride-share and transportation company who’s name comes from the German word for “over” or “above”. But in German, the word is spelled with an umlaut.
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
Tesla RoboTaxi
Tesla Robotaxi is a ride-hailing service operated by Tesla, Inc. that uses its vehicles equipped with its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software. You can download the App now on Apple and Android.
The service launched last year in Austin, Texas. It currently operates in Texas in Austin, Dallas and Houston, and in Miami, Florida. In 2024, Tesla unveiled the CyberCab, a 2-seater purpose-built vehicle. This week, I saw one in the wild. I was surprised to see a driver in it. But like Waymo when it first rolled out, San Francisco required a human “driver” as a safety precaution.
• No steering wheel
• 2-seater coup
• No rear window
• No side mirrors
• Inductive charging (park space auto-charge)
• ~297 mile chage range
Robotaxi was a software idea announced by Elon back in 2016. It was intended to allow Tesla car owners with FSD software to automatically “rent” out their cars when they weren’t driving them.
The Robottaxi and Cybercab have the potential to be yet another huge market disruption like Tesla cars were to Detroit. Or how Starlink is poised to disrupt internet and cell phone companies.
FINAL CLUE
This ride-share company was started by San Francisco tech executives Garrett Camp and Travis Kalanick in 2010 when they couldn’t hail a cab during New Year’s Eve and were annoyed at the cost of hiring a limo.
Along with competitors like “Lyft”, they created the Ride-Share marketplace as a way around the municipal monopolies of the taxi and the limousine industry.
OSight gave me a rare opportunity to test an optic before it was released to the public. The SE MOS is a modification of the SE designed to fit exclusively on MOS-cut Glock slides. This pre-release sample fits 9mm Glock slides; a 10mm and .45 versions are in development.
This new SE mounts directly onto a Glock MOS slide, allowing it to co-witness to factory iron sights. It molds and fits onto a Glock slide like it was made to be there. The SE MOS retains the SE’s multi-reticle 2 MOA dot and 32 MOA sunburst circle. It upgrades the side-tray battery to a CR 1632, giving it a whopping 120,000 maximum battery life!
OSight expects to release the MOS sometime in August 2026 at a similar price point as the standard SE model.
I visited “The Etruscans” exhibit at the Legion of Honor art museum in San Francisco. This is the most comprehensive U.S. exhibition on Etruscan culture in decades, featuring over 150 rare artifacts like bronze sculptures, gold jewelry, and the longest-surviving Etruscan linen text.
The Legion of Honor is one of San Francisco’s oldest art museums, located atop a hill overlooking the bay and the Golden Gate Bridge, next to the Presidio.
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This two-letter technology company is the largest US maker of XRay, MRI and CT scanners used to diagnose and treat breast cancer.
In 2023, this 2-letter name, US health technology company was spun off ifrom its namesake parent company; one of the largest industrial technology and jet engine makers in the world.
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This timed challenge, you have 10 shots to hit 10 targets from 50 yards. Each playing-card-themed target is smaller than a postage stamp on a letter-sized sheet of paper, and from 50 yards, a postage stamp looks like the head of a pin.
For my second attempt, I was again shooting my Ruger 10/22 takedown rifle. But I’ve upgraded my Discovery Optics LHT 3-12×24 with a new, higher-power LHT 4.5-18×42 lightweight scope.
I again ran CCI Standard Velocity. Sadly, I again DQ’d from the start. Interestingly, I did better in the smaller 2nd row than in the 1st row. The 18x scope did provide a clearer view of the tiny targets, so it’s the rifle and the ammo that are the weak points in this equation.
Founded in 1876 in Lecco, Italy, Fiocchi is one of world’s oldest ammo brands. Range Dynamics (RD) is their everyday ammo line intended for training and target practice. Their 22LR cartridge is loaded at the Fiocchi USA plant in Ozark, Missouri.
Testing both in my factory Ruger Precision Rimfire Rifle (RPR), Range Dynamics zero’d out quite easily. RD grouped quite well, but not as tightly as CCI Standard.
The SC002 is a budget digital camera that clamps onto the eyepiece of a telescope, spotting scope, or binocular, allowing you to record 1080p MP4 video and 2MP photographs. It has a built-in wifi transmitter allowing you to view and control the unit from your smartphone or tablet.
SC002 has 4 levels of digital zoom, but even at full or 1x, the image appears to show the center 1/2 of the optic’s full field of view. It also appears to bump up the contrast, perhaps a bit too much for a photographer’s taste. The results will not rival an SLR camera with a scope adapter, but the SC002 is better than expected from a budget 1080p camera
SVBony is a Chinese maker of a wide variety of hobby and scientific optics, ranging from microscopes to hunters’ binoculars to astronomy telescopes. This new digital camera allows you to capture and share the worlds these optics reveal.
