2023 has been a big year for the inkwell battery. Book writing continues, and I’ve been steadily improving my construction techniques to increase total battery output. I believe I should be able to improve output enough in the next few months to reliably power a solar light in place of…

I dearly love my Snapper 48v mower and power tools, but they don’t offer an inverter that can run off them like some other power tool companies. So, when I saw a cheap power tool and the batteries go on sale, I figured I’d invalidate some warranties and reconfigure them…

Smoke from the Canadian wildfires has gotten really bad this year. Luckily, there’s a cheap and readily available way to filter the air in your house. Pandemic Research to the Rescue During the pandemic, Engineers Richard Corsi and Jim Rosenthal created a filter design based on cheap 20 inch box…

Cooling and water harvesting will become exceedingly important in coming decades, so it’s imperative we use ambient energy to do some of the heavy lifting. Many water harvesting techniques work on the same principles of air conditioners — when you cool humid air, the water condenses on the cold surface…

Walkthrough for a simple PCB that allows us to toggle an LED with a satisfying “click” from prototype to fully manufactured PCB (Sponsored by PCBWay). How it started I’ve been building an 8-bit computer from scratch, and one of the peripherals I need is a nice way to input numbers…

When an injury strikes, first aid calls for Rest/Ice/Compression/Elevation. Ice requires periodic dumping and refreshing, spills, and sweats a lot, and doesn’t conform to your body. Alcohol and gel packs may conform, but they don’t stay cold as long. Frozen peas actually work pretty well, conform to the injury, but…

You’re eating keto and you want pizza. It forms a nice crust, and only has 13 grams of net carbs for the whole thing, no simple sugars, and is easy to make. I’ll Spare you my life story like most recipes online. Just know that this is probably the fifth…

Worry and Procrastination are trauma we experience about things that haven’t happened yet. But, “Work Needs Done”. …

It’s Easy to be Overwhelmed Many new series like Disney+ Mandalorian have rich backstories based on decades of content. For a new viewer, or one who hasn’t really followed the story, or a viewer who hasn’t followed the action in a while it can be a bit overwhelming. At some…