Detecting Power Outages
Millions of my fellow Texans were in crisis the week after Valentine’s day
2021. The weather was colder than it had been since Santa Anna marched his army to San Antonio, and
the whole state was experiencing blackouts. But I was lucky. I had an exact record of precisely when
the power shut off and was restored throughout this whole ordeal. How did this help me? It didn’t.
But it was nice to know that my power outage notification system was working as intended.
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Basil Watch
In a perfect storm of events, I found myself with a raspberry
pi that was not being used for anything, a raspberry pi compatible camera, some recently acquired
basil seeds, and a few hours of free time. Naturally, the thing to do was set up a timelapse camera
to monitor my basil’s growth. This was accomplished simply enough with an extension cord, some duct
tape and a bash script.
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