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Exploring LoRa, Meshtastic, and the Radios Powering off-grid communications 2

Jan

23

2025

In a world dominated by smartphones, Wi-Fi, and 5G, there’s a quiet revolution happening in the realm of off-grid communication. Enter LoRa (Long Range) and Meshtastic—a dynamic duo that’s empowering hobbyists, preppers, and tech enthusiasts to build their own decentralized communication networks. Whether you’re planning a weekend hike, preparing for the apocalypse, or just love ...

Expanding Your UGREEN NAS Drive Experience with Third-Party Apps 8

Jan

8

2025

UGREEN DX4800 – 4 bay NAS For UGREEN NAS users looking to enhance their system with functionality similar to QNAP or Synology’s mature ecosystems, there’s a wealth of open source solutions available. This guide explores alternatives to popular proprietary NAS software apps and features, helping you build a comprehensive storage solution. Because UGREEN is a ...

Unlock Stunning Designs: best Free Modern HTML Website Templates for 2025 2

Jan

7

2025

As web design trends continue to evolve, finding high-quality HTML /CSS templates can save developers and designers valuable time while ensuring a professional, contemporary look. AI generation isn’t there yet for quality HTML templates While there’s a rising trend to use AI to generate HTML templates and styles, current AI models still don’t have same ...

Building a WordPress Weather Widget Plugin with OpenWeatherMap API 4

Jan

7

2025

Today, I’ll break down a WordPress plugin that I created (with a little help from Claude.ai), this is a simple yet attractive weather widget using the OpenWeatherMap API and animated weather icons Meteocons . This plugin allows WordPress site owners to display current weather conditions for any location with a clean, modern display, just enough ...

What if we randomly picked qualified citizens to govern us? called Sortition aka. “Lottocracy”

Jan

3

2025

Imagine a political system where your neighbor could become a legislator overnight, not through campaign donations or party connections, but through a process as impartial as drawing a name from a hat. This system exists, and it’s called sortition – the selection of political officials through random lottery from the citizenry. Ancient Roots, Modern Relevance ...

Questions / Problems AI LLM’s like chatGPT routinely get wrong

Nov

24

2024

Despite their impressive capabilities in areas like writing, coding, and analysis, Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and Claude often struggle with seemingly straightforward logic puzzles and mathematical reasoning. Let’s dive into why these sophisticated AI systems sometimes fail at tasks that many humans can solve with relative ease. Ask it who <insert name here> ...

Mediterranean Cruise 2024

Nov

1

2024

The magic of Venice in autumn is something that never gets old. As our Mediterranean adventure began in mid October 2024, we treated ourselves to two days in this floating city before our 9-day cruise. The morning mist rolling off the canals, the echo of footsteps through ancient alleyways, and the aroma of fresh espresso ...

London 2024 1

Mar

17

2024

Cheerio from London! We just returned from an amazing 5 day trip to one of my favorite cities in the world – London. There’s just something magical about the energy, history, and traditions of England’s capital that keep me coming back time and time again. Our trip was jam packed starting with stops at some ...

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