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submitted 1 year ago by edent@lemmy.one to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net

A blog post about my London-based solar panels and battery.

[-] edent@lemmy.one 10 points 1 year ago

All my gadgets use USB-C. Bluetooth headphones, eReader, laptop, printer, power bank, 360 camera, they all charge via USB-C.

Hell, even my neck cooler runs off it.

[-] edent@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

Has anyone here read the book? I enjoyed the film and wondered how they compared.

[-] edent@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago

Spent the weekend watching my wife grind through all the TOTK side quests.

Meanwhile I plowed through two ebooks.

Win for both of us!

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submitted 1 year ago by edent@lemmy.one to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net

I've just installed a bigger solar battery - so I thought I'd share some statistics from it.

[-] edent@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Why do communities exist for - to pick an example - atheists? In lots of parts of the world, there is huge social pressure to conform to a specific religion. If you decide not to, or leave the religion, or have questions, it can be a terrifying and lonely experience.

It's the same here. Lots of us feel huge pressure from family, friends, co-workers, and society to do something that we don't want to do. So it is nice to have a community where we can discuss that and reassure each other. Because it is difficult to do what is right when everyone is telling you you're wrong.

[-] edent@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago

Just got a new solar battery installed, so I'm going to spend some time poking it and making sure it's working. COME ON SUNSHINE!

[-] edent@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

A recall petition is only available under very limited circumstances.

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn05089/

Nadine has neither been suspended nor convicted of a crime. So there's no petition.

Even if there were, the threshold for the petition succeeding is only 10% of registered voters. And you can bet that opposition parties would easily he able to drum up that level of support.

[-] edent@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago

I enjoyed Portraits of Childfree Wealth - https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/03/book-review-portraits-of-childfree-wealth-jay-zigmont/

The book is free and has a fairly realistic look at the (American) childfree experience.

[-] edent@lemmy.one 12 points 1 year ago

Six years ago today we launched https://openbenches.org/ - it is a crowdsourced map of memorial benches from around the world.

Uses OSM for displaying the maps and letting uploaders pick the exact right spot.

There's an API and data-dump so it can be incorporated into OSM - but our data isn't always as precise as needed. I'm still trying to work out a way to map an OSM bench ID to our ID.

If you're out mapping and spot a memorial bench, please do submit a geotagged photo to our site :-)

[-] edent@lemmy.one 13 points 1 year ago

Magnets. (How do they work?)

I replaced all my USB-C and Micro-USB connectors with magnetic ones. No more orientation worries, no more fumbling in the dark, no more not-inserting-it-hard-enough. Just bring the two into proximity and them magically snap together.

Bliss.

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submitted 1 year ago by edent@lemmy.one to c/technology@beehaw.org

I wrote this for my (previous) employer. I thought you might find it interesting. SPF is a complex beast.

[-] edent@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago

OMG! I still have my DataLink watch somewhere. I remember thinking it was amazing and showing off all the phone numbers I'd programmed into it.

Will your code work with any flashing LED? Or does it need special hardware?

[-] edent@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

I like it. As others have said, it is a rebadged Mulvad. When I got it, Mozilla was slightly cheaper. The apps for Linux work well and the speed seems decent.

[-] edent@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks! We have chatted with OSM. At the time we started there wasn't an inscription field. I think there now is. We've also signed a waiver so they can use our data if they wish.

The slight issue is that our photos are generally taken with a phone's GPS and may not be suitably accurate for their needs.

We also aim to be a lot easier to add to than OSM. So there aren't many checks.

OSM is a big, well funded project with lots of users and governance. OpenBenches is just me and my wife. We're not aiming to be them 😀

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Map of Memorial Benches (openbenches.org)
submitted 1 year ago by edent@lemmy.one to c/ukcasual@lemmy.world

I hope a little bit of self-promotion is allowed?

My wife and I run "Open Benches" which is a crowdsourced collection of memorial benches. We've got about 25,000 in the UK!

If you're out for a walk in the sunshine this weekend, please take a photo of any memorial benches you see. You'll need to turn on location tagging on your phone's camera - that way we can accurately place the benches on the map.

Enjoy!

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