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Post by fsflover »

davehcker wrote: post #142

Vertical indoor farm to reach the highest throughout possible per cubic meter are, using only non-GMO plants by discovering the right phenomics- https://hexafarms.com Vertical indoor farms are getting a lot of attention in the recent times, but the issue is the lack of plant expertise. Even if you were to go through all the literature, you would never find a holistic study that takes into account all the optimal fact…

> using only non-GMO plants

What's the point in such restriction? AFAIK, GMO was never proven harmful.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_crops#Con...

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Post by Glench »

I'm making https://extensionpay.com to make it super easy to take payments in browser extensions.

I care if it succeeds, but I don't feel super attached to the success. Maybe another way of saying it is that my bar is very low — if anyone uses it and it makes any money I'll be happy :)

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Post by mfi »

When I set out to learn new skills, I usually try to wrap them in a project. I also try to document and open-source the whole process, both for my own learning, but to enable other to leverage my failures and learnings.

Here are the projects I've done so far:

https://github.com/maxvfischer/Arthur An AI art installation I built from scratch using a GAN network, Samsung The Frame, a button and a PIR-sensor (including, code, images and tutorial). The main draft is almost done, but quite some polishing to do.

https://github.com/maxvfischer/shibusa An automatic Zen Garden drawing infinite patterns in sand. Using stepper motors, inverse kinematics and a Raspberry Pi Zero W (including, code, images and tutorial). I'm almost done building the robot, but still have quite some implementation to do. Also, the guide is far from done, I've mostly uploaded images so far.

https://github.com/maxvfischer/DIY-arcade A full-size Arcade Machine I built from scratch (including, code, images and tutorial). It's done, but there's a lot of improvements that can be done.

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Post by TeMPOraL »

testmasterflex wrote: post #44

https://loodio.com - A smart device for bathroom privacy I built it for myself because I just hate not having privacy living with my girlfriend. Then some other people enjoyed it and I made it into a product that is launching on Kickstarter soon.

I want something like this, but for dining rooms. If I were the king of the world, this would, by mandate, be built into every table.

I have a quirk that I can't stand eating in silence - hearing the biting and chewing sounds of other people, and of the utensils in operation, is causing me extreme discomfort (this also applies to my own sounds, but I usually have computer fan noise to accompany me when I eat alone). I need a source of noise - intense table conversations, or background music - anything that stops my mind from focusing on the sounds of food being eaten. My wife knows about this, and whenever we visit our families, she secretly arranges for some sort of music to be playing by the time we sit to dinner.

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Post by TeMPOraL »

FriedrichN wrote: post #169
testmasterflex wrote: post #44

https://loodio.com - A smart device for bathroom privacy I built it for myself because I just hate not having privacy living with my girlfriend. Then some other people enjoyed it and I made it into a product that is launching on Kickstarter soon.

Is 'privacy' code for 'being able to fart' in this context?

Farting is the least annoying of bodily sounds that happen in the bathroom.

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Post by snt »

https://picojump.com/

It's a tool to install (in one line) and manage reverse SSH tunnels for access to my geographically dispersed, outdoor Raspberry Pis (that are contributing to various aeroplane position reporting systems, my most relevant being Open Glider Network e.g. https://www.gliderradar.com/center/39.16414,-12.65625/zoom/3 ).

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Post by catmanjan »

davehcker wrote: post #142

Vertical indoor farm to reach the highest throughout possible per cubic meter are, using only non-GMO plants by discovering the right phenomics- https://hexafarms.com Vertical indoor farms are getting a lot of attention in the recent times, but the issue is the lack of plant expertise. Even if you were to go through all the literature, you would never find a holistic study that takes into account all the optimal fact…

Very interesting, I have a small traditional farm - have you done any work with staple crops?

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Post by shinycode »

colourgarden wrote: post #158
shinycode wrote: post #149

I made my own version of the bullet journal to get organized. https://bulletweek.app I use it everyday and I like this way of splitting tasks and getting things done. There is so many options out there from a simple txt file to complex apps... this means there isn’t a one app fit all and I enjoyed taking a year off to prototype it and shape it around my paper bullet journal habits. If people find it useful it’s great…

This looks really nice! Note that the video in the phone frame at the very top returns a 404 - https://bulletweek.app/assets/media/trailer_1080_1.mp4

I switched the server hosting the page recently and the video was misplaced ... thank you and for the compliment as well :)

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Post by thinkingemote »

tomtomistaken wrote: post #109

https://decarbnow.space It's an open source map to expose fossil fuel polluters. Add custom points to the map by pasting the URL to your Tweet. It can even do longer map stories through continuous Twitter threats. We started development during the NASA SpaceApps hackathon, we're still going without much attention because we like the idea. Making money is not intended. edit: spelling.

Unfortunately the map at https://map.decarbnow.space/ wouldn't load using an adblocker (ublock). Once loaded the map mostly works with an adblocker, but I couldn't get the popups or left hand panel working.
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