konstruktors

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See https://kaspars.net and https://github.com/kasparsd
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Comment · 1 year ago
It feels very similar to Facebook UIs and everything under FB for Business (managing ads, Instagram comments, etc). Definitely because of React and the amount of client side rendering logic in general.

Which is crazy given how little interactivity and DOM state a site like GitHub actually needs to manage.

Comment · 7 years ago
Exactly. And I haven't found cheap charge controllers that support the voltage range of Li-ion packs (like 12.6V for a 3S pack or 16.8V for a 4S pack).
Comment · 7 years ago
It does use the built-in WiFi to connect to a WiFi network created by the mobile modem I placed at the neighbours house which has a permanent power supply.

I considered using a mobile USB modem attached directly to the Pi but that requires extra effort keeping it connected with something like a cron task that pings 8.8.8.8 and restarts the connection if there is no response.

Comment · 7 years ago
100Wp is probably a bit of an overkill but it does help during the winter season when there are multiple days with almost no sun. Also, there is plenty of shading from the nearby trees so I wanted to be on the safe side.

It would be nice to log the power consumption and the battery voltage but I didn't do it for this project.

Comment · 7 years ago
Author of the blog post here. I've used [this SIM800 Raspberry Pi hat](https://www.itead.cc/wiki/RPI_SIM800_GSM/GPRS_ADD-ON_V2.0) and it requires some additional GPIO toggling to enable the modem after a power loss. [Here are the scripts](https://github.com/kasparsd/remote-pine) for doing that and creating the PPP network interface.

The USB modems are nice because you get full control over the modem with the AT commands. I've used the Huawei E173 modem which can be easily unlocked and works great out of the box.

Comment · 9 years ago
It's 76Wh in 2016 vs 99Wh in 2015 -- a 24% smaller battery. To have the same battery time, it must draw 24% less current than it did with the 2015 model.

Secondly, we should always compare watts instead of amps unless we know the batteries have the exact same voltages.

For example, for a battery life of 18h it must draw 4.2W on average (76Wh/18h). I don't think that's possible because only the 2016 MacBook uses that little power -- 4.1W (41Wh/10h).

Comment · 11 years ago
Comment · 11 years ago
> And then you drop your key and lose it. Or it gets ran over by a car or something. Now what?

You can't have both, I think. With a physical key your only concern is the physical security of the key. One should print out the revocation certificate, though.

I don't think many people lose their home keys or get them run over by a car. It's just a matter of making that a priority.

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