Cordelya Sharpe
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Reflashing the Pocket CHIP in 2023
In the event you need to reflash a CHIP computer in 2023 or later, this post contains a walkthrough of a successful reflash using Ubuntu 14.04 on a Live USB.
A $90 DIY Weather Station with Air Quality Monitoring
Having accurate local Air Quality information can help you make decisions about whether to open your home's windows or weather you should wear a mask when going outdoors. This weather station will report that and much more to an MQTT broker of your choice.
Logseq and Handling Complex Tasks
How to use Logseq to track a complex task, keeping it in your journal page's footer until it is complete, even when the ball is not in your court.
Inventory, Even in the Woods
When you need a better way to manage a movable property inventory but you have a budget of $0, you build a custom app in your spare time, right?
DIY-ing My Way to Better Ventilation
Cordelya writes about the process of developing her own flavor of CO2 monitor using a Raspberry Pi computer and a CO2 sensor.
10 Micro-electronics Projects that Aren't Robotics
If you or your kid can't muster up excitement about robotics, go take a peek at these 10 projects, none of which have anything at all to do with robotics.
Indoor COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies for Fall 2021
When you can't avoid well-attended indoor events, there are things you can do to to reduce the risk of transmission.
How to: Anki SRS + Learning Shorthand from a Manual = Magic
I've wanted to learn shorthand for a long time. Here's how I'm finally making that happen, using Anki and a shorthand manual that dates to 1955.
Grocy in the House
My thoughts on setting up and using the Grocy pantry inventory webapp.
Building a Better (and free!) Equipment Inventory – part 2
An update to part 1 with news about a new release.
Building a Better (and Free!) Equipment Inventory
My local SCA branch, like most branches, owns property. The group collectively owns a cargo trailer, kitchen equipment, tournament field equipment, navigation signs, and more. All that *stuff* has to be documented. This is the first post about building a custom inventory management web-app for SCA branch use.
Recently in Making Things – May & June 2019
Note: This post originally embedded a series of photos from my now-unused Instagram account. The original photos have been preserved however the embedding no longer functions properly.
Adulting 101: Investing
This is part one in a series of posts where I gather resources on Topics you may have Missed Out on while growing up. Unless you grew up in a household that participated in “investing”, you may not know what it’s all about or how it’s done. It probably looks complicated, difficult, and unreachable – especially if things like investment minimums are personal stumbling blocks. Here I’ve rounded up a series of resources to help you learn how to do it.
Frosty Morning Battlefield
On January 6, 2018, I woke up in a National Park in Southeast Louisiana. The temperature had dropped to just below freezing overnight. Brr! I stepped out of my tent to walk to the (heated) comfort station and took this photo before continuing on my way. Chalmette Battlefield, Jean Lafitte National Park and Preserve, Chalmette, Louisiana, hosts a living history event annually on or near the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans (January 8, 1815).
Presto
Presto was one of my clients when I was working as a volunteer photographer at the Louisiana SPCA in New Orleans. He was shy and apprehensive, but I managed to get a happy smile out of him for his adoption listing on PetFinder. Presto was made available for adoption sometime around October 10, 2014. I do not have any details about when he was adopted, where from, or who by.