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dmwiens
·ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
Not OP, but I also went across America along the Northern Tier in 2023 with Schwalbe Marathon Plus's. I think I got 9 flats total, 7 of which were in Montana for some reason. I always tried to investigate and eliminate the source of the flat, but sometimes you are just repeatedly unlucky (in my experience).
dmwiens
·3 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
Its been said[1] that the Amish are one of the few societies that are actually masters of their technology, because they take a deliberate approach to evaluating whether a technology supports their deeper values. Most of humans don't/won't/can't make the same stand that the Amish take.

[1] https://calnewport.com/approach-technology-like-the-amish/
dmwiens
·3 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
I am currently building an auto-updating webcomic display for a community bulletin board. It's of course a great application for an e-ink display because it only requires power to update.

Further implementation details: I'm using an ATTiny85 to feed 120 seconds of power-on time to a Raspberry Pi Zero W every 12 hours or so, via a MOSFET. That way I don't have to keep the RPi powered on. Power source is 3 D-cells.
dmwiens
·4 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
A slightly more useful alert subscription for Space Weather (e.g. Carrington Event): https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/content/subscription-services

Get to the grocery store a few minutes before the crush :)
dmwiens
·5 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
Wake up. Immediately start the hot water kettle. Put on warm clothes and use the bathroom. Go back to kitchen and make English Breakfast Tea. Sit down at my desk for 45 minutes.

At that point, I will either read from Meditations, or write in my journal, or plan out my day/week, or possibly "practice" computer science (overall, its a blend of spirituality and meta-productivity).

The content varies, but the ritual of it is a treasured part of my day.