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82kWh’s January 2012
Many days last month were dry/clear, but there was enough haze or scattered clouds to get in the way of the energy that could’ve been hitting our solar panels. The next two weeks are likely to be sunny given the … Continue reading
Early garden work
Last year I started seed in the house the first week of February, built the cold frame and transitioned starts out to that over the spring. It works so well, I’m trying it again. I got my first set of … Continue reading
Fall/winter solar output
Oct. 2011: 132 kWh Nov. 2011: 93 kWh Dec. 2011: 90 kWh Despite it being a fairly dry fall and a very dry start of winter, it’s also been foggy and hazy a lot so we’ve not been generating as … Continue reading
Attic Storage
Years ago I spliced into an attic electrical line to minimally add in a light bulb and power plug for the occasional time we had to go up there. I’ve now replaced that with a proper circuit run just for … Continue reading
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Christmas wish list
I’m kind of late putting this out. Yet another year where I don’t really have a lot I need. LEGO Millenium Falcon HUB stainless steel growler Soccer socks (mine seem to disappear) A couple simple, non-electric, analog soil thermometers. I … Continue reading
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Post-Concussion Syndrome
The son of our rental’s previous tenant recently went missing. As is often the case there was misinformation about the circumstances. Thankfully he is safe. But the news missed a huge opportunity here for positive education. Most of what people … Continue reading
Northern Goshawk
I had what appears to have been a northern goshawk (though perhaps some other mostly dark grey Accipitridae with white/black barred tail feathers) fly right past my head while collecting some walnuts out back today. I’m pretty sure it was … Continue reading
Fine Art
I’d love a framed copy of the drawings included in the filing for US Patent 3,005,282. Simple. Beautiful.
On IPv6…
IPv6 comes up as a conversation point now and again. I got asked my thoughts about it again today and decided to post something I’ve previously written which roughly summarizes what I think. There’s not exactly an alternative to IPv6 … Continue reading
Sept. 2011 solar output == 284 kWh
Not horrible I guess especially considering what I recall as a fairly dreary month. It was more than last year’s September, slightly less than 2009. This year and last year it feels like summer hardly happened. It makes me curious: … Continue reading