fratermus

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[–] fratermus 1 points 4 days ago

... and other 2" this morning.

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snow is tough on solar (img.mousetrap.net)
submitted 5 days ago by fratermus to c/houseless
 

Boondocking site at 7,500ft in the Sandia Mtns. Just east of Albuquerque.

Forecast called for some precip, but I was't expecting this much. I've swept 9" off the panels so far.

[–] fratermus 4 points 6 days ago

Why do you use the distro you use?

I've used many distros over the years (and test spin up many in virtuals to see what they are like) but keep coming back to Debian. I also like vanilla ice cream.

[–] fratermus 1 points 1 week ago

The US govt has done worse (cf. Phil Zimmerman)

[–] fratermus 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

/me in Jr High had Nibbles Away ][ and a hole puncher...

[–] fratermus 3 points 1 week ago

I'm reminded of Ashcroft's statue cover-ups. Such triggered snowflakes.

[–] fratermus 1 points 1 week ago

I bought a dimmable LED strip for $13.99 in 2017 and have been using it ever since. Some of them come with remote and other options but mine's pretty simple.

 

It does discuss LTVA, but much of the article deals with the tweakers and squatters that are trashing public land. Absolutely stereotypical pics are posted.

Moral of the story: don't be a tweaker and/or squatter and fsck it up for the rest of us :-)

[–] fratermus 7 points 2 weeks ago

press the down arrow to select it and then shift + backspace to delete its memory of that suggestion

Bless you, kind lemming.

[–] fratermus 2 points 3 weeks ago

I loved my Palm devices.

[–] fratermus 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

IIRC (it's been a while) I played with a Sinclair being demo'ed at Kmart. Truly hated the keyboard. I wanted the TI 99/4a but it was ~$400. A few months later the 99/4a price crashed to $99 and the parents bought me one. Wrote my first BASIC programs on it, saved to cassette tape.

About 10 years ago I found the 99/4A in storage. The KB was also terrible compared to any keyboard these days, but still better than the Sinclair to my young fingers. Def not knocking the Sinclair, talking about personal preference.

[–] fratermus 2 points 3 weeks ago

It's a good question. I find it odd that they are separate entities but mail service still requires an Escapees membership.

[–] fratermus 3 points 4 weeks ago

90% of the time I use web interfaces, but I often have spotty connectivity while boondocking. So I need a client that can get/send gmail POP3 in narrow windows of connectivity.

I started with thunderbird but something (can't remember what) wasn't working well. Ended up with Evolution. It also syncs well to google calendar and google tasks.

[–] fratermus 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My cargo van doesn't have windows, but here are my most recent spots in reverse chronological order:

My present location is a bit of an anomaly as it is a somewhat-developed official BLM campsite. Pit toilet, trash cans, and covered picnic tables. What luxuries! It's very quiet, dark skies, and only lightly visited. There are 4-5 sites depending on how you count and only 2 are taken. I won't divulge the location directly but the clueful will be able to suss it out. :-)

 

Experiment rather than product, but still an interesting read. Plus it looks cool.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/40497343

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submitted 1 month ago by fratermus to c/houseless
 

I've been procrastinating because it's relatively expensive. But a confluence of factors (mail forwarding dependability, vehicle registration, eligibility for SNAP) finally nudged be to sign on.

Details and costs in the blog post above.

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VictronConnect 6.x on Linux (mouse.mousetrap.net)
submitted 3 months ago by fratermus to c/houseless
 

For folks who get aborts/dumps on 6.x check to see if libxcb-cursor0 is installed.

 

Bartlett’s proposed ordinance amendment to control the parking of recreational vehicles and similar things is a dicey situation. It seems easy to manage, but the specifics pose issues that need addressing. The overall purpose is to protect property values.

Yes, this discussion is about RVs owned by homeowners but the financial incentives are the same

Cf. homevoters

 

I hope everyone is doing well and catching some of that low December sun on their panels. The good news for folks in the northern hemisphere is solar harvest will start going up again. Those starving battery banks will start getting some relief. :-)

When I built the rig in 2017 I estimated my power requirements then used insolation models like PVwatts to figure out what it would take to meet them year 'round. In practice this meant sizing the array for Decemper in my wintering spots. It's worked surprisingly well. Just enough power in deep winter and power to waste the rest of the year.

 

Bob Wells, the Cheap RV living guy, has sold his last van-based rig and moved into a Subaru Forester.

He explains his reasoning in the video. I am all for people doing what makes them happy. :-)

 

Forked from a discussion on reddit. There is widespread belief that charging freezing is ok. That's not necessarily the case.

This situation is a bit different because OP will have access to shore power.

 

In the bread machine post I promised more foolish experiments. Here ya go, I run a toaster oven offgrid with solar so you don't have to!

Bonus content: I derated the oven's wattage using a harbor freight triac.

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