Shorter days, less solar power = less computer time. 🌻
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@glaskows a thinkpad x250 connected in 12v DC via a lighter connector to 4 golf-kart batteries. @neauoire I've been feeling it too, though I'm only on solar for USB devices right now. Phone and bluetooth headphones are zzzz sleepy. @neauoire That was one of my motivations! I remember y'all writing about that a while ago, and I'm honestly just as excited for solar from an ecological perspective as for a living-by-the-seasons perspective. I've been working through a little mechanical engineering book these last few months, all analog (pencil, paper, slide rule), and I appreciate that things like this -- sewing is another good one -- start to feel increasingly appealing as the days grow shorter. |
@neauoire what computer do you use? I am kinda interested in super low power computer devices and how scarcity leads to creativity.