so my newest EMS/Detection/Fire Resilience experiment is implementing the system at my home and my shop in Hood River. I previously stated that once I had the prototype of the project files to dump into Claude, that it only took four hours to implement. That was misleading–I took four hours to get the integrated software […]
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I’ve been telling people for years that changing tires is all about technique, not equipment, and you can change tires easily with just two small aluminum tire irons, and good tire lube. A bead holder is handy but not critical. I’m not wrong for smaller bikes, like dual sport and small-ish adventure bikes, or for
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What a Smart Energy Management System Actually Saves a Two-Income Household There’s a specific kind of household that’s perfectly positioned to get the most out of a solar-plus-battery energy management system, and almost nobody is talking directly to them. Double income, no kids. Two people working. Both out of the house most of the day.
The value of an EMS Read More »
As the Expert Amateur name suggests, I’m not a professional electrician, which means no one pays me to do this stuff, but I’ve been working on electrical and electronics projects for a ridiculously long time, and I insist on studying and digging deep enough to know what I’m doing (hence, the Expert part of the
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