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Happy Halloween!
I hope you all had a great Halloween! I didn’t do too much, and didn’t even get too many trick-or-treaters, but I did carve a pumpkin: One thing to note for next year, though is to be careful of the … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Life
Tagged carving, Halloween 2012, hurricane sandy, jack 'o lantern, kit, pumpkin, saw
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Quick Environmental Thing
A lot of us rely on coffee. I certainly do, and will tomorrow, as I probably should be asleep by now. So I will make this quick: if you’re the type that likes cream in your coffee, try pouring the … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Hacks, Fixes, and Solutions, Life
Tagged caffeine, coffee, conservation, garbage, stirrer
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DIY
If you’ve flipped through my previous posts here, you’ve probably seen that I am a bit of a renewable energy buff. I like messing with solar power, for a variety of reasons. I like the idea of not blatantly stabbing … Continue reading
Posted in Electronics, Environment, Life, Rants, Technology/Internet
Tagged home power, magazine, renewable energy, solar
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Oil
Right now, there is a pipe sticking out of the seabed in the Gulf of Mexico, from which oil is billowing. It is a huge environmental disaster, and most certainly a historical event if there ever was one. But there … Continue reading
Humidity
It’s getting pretty humid around here. Need to get the air conditioner in here soon.
Fun with Solar Power
I normally charge an 18 AH sealed lead-acid battery to run small things like lights, and to charge my cell phone, radio, etc. Well a couple months ago this battery died. It was old, and sulfation had set in. I … Continue reading
Posted in Electronics, Environment, Projects
Tagged battery, project, renewable energy, solar
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Spring and Optimism
It’s coming up on mid-February, and the weather is beautiful. Not only is it warm out but we’re also getting plenty of sun. Well, it is a little cloudy right now, but it’s been beautiful. I really don’t even need … Continue reading
Solar Powered Web Server
As you have probably noted from past entries I like to run my own servers. I’m not running a big enterprise here, so they don’t have to be extremely reliable (though they have been very reliable). Mostly, I like the … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Hacks, Fixes, and Solutions, Technology/Internet
Tagged alternative, batter, board, Buffalo, computer, energy, server, single, solar, sun, Web
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Winter Without Christmas
I believe that today is the Nativity, or the last day of Christmas or whatever. It is also the day I am heading back to school, back to the daily grind… Actually, I shouldn’t complain. My quarter is relatively light, … Continue reading
A Pacifist in the War on Christmas
Christmas is not far away, and I’m excited. The family being together, good food, gifts, and the prospect of going home for two weeks are all nice things I’m looking forward to. Hopefully we’ll get some snow, and our Christmas … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Life, Politics, Rants
Tagged christmas, controversy, holidays, war
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