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2022-12-26T03:06:57Z	****
more sounds are causing this behavior:

The door alarm on the fridge was next. That's not very loud, but he doesn't like it.

It seemed high-pitched beeping noises were the main culprits, but I have just discovered a weird one.

He does not like the little toaster oven air fryer thing my mom and dad have. The noise of the fan sets him off! They've had it put away for a while, since before this problem started, and I got it out to use it.

Welp. Poor Frankie is scared of it. Very strange. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109577766020531822)
2022-12-26T03:01:44Z	****
This is my mom and dad's dog Frankie. He turned 10 this year, and as he has gotten older he has developed a very peculiar sensitivity to certain sounds.

Earlier in the year he started having anxiety attacks of some kind. Suddenly he would cower by the front door, or run into the bathroom and hide behind the toilet, shivering up a storm.

Eventually my mom and dad figured out it was the chirping smoke alarm setting him over the edge.

As time has gone on, ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109577745528305743)
2022-12-25T23:29:52Z	****
Reading through some of the comments on the computer critical program reading video has been pretty illuminating for me, honestly.

It's amazing how strange passionate arguments can seem when you don't have a dog in the hunt.

I must remember that ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109576912412129780)
2022-12-25T14:38:43Z	****
My Christmas gift to the world is this new video

[https://youtu.be/tg--L9TKL0I](https://youtu.be/tg--L9TKL0I) ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109574823848232957)
2022-12-25T02:38:51Z	****
Andrew Lloyd Webber has a very particular sense of color. During development of a new show, he needed a way to communicate his vision. History was made when he picked up a book and discovered it was there: the Pantone® of the opera. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109571993214909075)
2022-12-25T01:41:28Z	****
"Why, this car is made of hay!"

"Yes, it's an Alfalfa Romeo" ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109571767590588028)
2022-12-24T21:21:35Z	****
How hard is it to put a PTC heater in the car which can immediately heat the coolant?

I mean, the Bolt has one. My Ioniq 5 has one. It's not that expensive of a part.

And it directly heats the water, it doesn't lose heat to the atmosphere, so it's going to be much faster and much more efficient.

At least, I would think so. I'd love to see if other people have experimented with this. The Tesla taking more than a half hour just to start charging seems abysmal. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109570745644089128)
2022-12-24T21:19:26Z	****
Watching this video is adding some anecdata to my hunch

[https://youtu.be/i-c8AUeKs5c](https://youtu.be/i-c8AUeKs5c)

Teslas basically stall the motors to generate heat, then pump coolant into the motor and transfer it into the battery pack. People seem to think this is really clever, and I think it's actually really stupid. Like, phenomenally stupid.

You cannot heat the battery pack quickly when you need to heat up the thermal mass of the motors first. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109570737177545135)
2022-12-24T04:44:44Z	****
It is a special kind of amazing that here at the tail end of 2022 I still cannot look at the YouTube studio app from my phone and see how uploaded the video that is uploading from my laptop is.

Why. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109566825908209422)
2022-12-24T03:08:01Z	****
And you know what? I even ran into that problem where you can't just turn the burner down because of the thermal inertia. Nearly had a pot boil over.

But upon reflection, I think I would rather get used to that then deal with the indoor air pollution. And, like I said, it is legitimately easier from a heat-on-skin perspective cook with an electric stove. That's kinda cool, actually. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109566445607648907)
2022-12-24T03:06:03Z	****
Spending some time at my folks' place and using their glass-ceramic electric cooktop.

Let me tell you folks, once you start to get the brain nugget that gas stoves aren't that great you start to even appreciate bog-standard electric stoves.

It is so nice to be able to stir a simmering pot without the exhaust (!) flying around the pot and searing your hand a little. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109566437841604800)
2022-12-23T05:59:15Z	****
For some farmers, getting an irrigation system installed is a pivotal moment. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109561456596876613)
2022-12-21T18:37:25Z	****
"shuttled between" is very fun to say ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109553113197387664)
2022-12-20T22:23:06Z	****
Every time somebody abbreviates mother-in-law to MIL, I have to disengage my car nerd brain because that parses first to me as "Malfunction Indicator Lamp" aka the check engine light. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109548338303679924)
2022-12-20T17:14:49Z	****
Anyway, time for some soup. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109547126092659988)
2022-12-20T16:45:34Z	****
**Content warning:** Birdsite

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I'm not gonna judge you if you still like Twitter - and these people are (at least in my experience) mostly right that the core experience hasn't changed all that much (at least for those of use who always used Latest Tweets)

It's just hard for me to stick around there. Maybe it can get better. Maybe if Elon actually hands over the reigns it'll be worth another look.

But I can't stand the poking and taunting from the righteous right now. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109547011092054826)
2022-12-20T16:40:52Z	****
**Content warning:** Birdsite

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Checked in on how things are going.

You will probably not be surprised that most of the people who are all like "why are you leaving?" are either A) the same people who would always hang around when I was critical of Tesla and like every single reply that defended That Company and/or B) incapable of understanding the hypocrisy or else am fine with it because They Like That Guy ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109546992624128622)
2022-12-20T14:51:08Z	****
Oh no, now I can toot from my phone. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109546561123886452)
2022-12-18T19:38:25Z	****
**Content warning:** Birdsite

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It's fascinating and disturbing watching people take the plain language of the new policy and twist it to mean "well, they're really only going after spammers..."

It is clearly not that. There are two separate sections, one specifically about content \*on the tweet level\* and another on suspension of accounts.

People are happily concluding the latter precludes the former and it's driving me mad. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109536366127988507)
2022-12-18T19:05:15Z	****
Hello, new people! Welcome. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109536235708627082)
2022-12-26T16:38:53Z	****
Anyway, if you want to see the tape here's a link.

Long story short, the 16mm film turned out to have been kinescoped from a tape source. Since it wasn't produced onto film, the film copy is genuinely worse in many ways.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bvq5HrqxNo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bvq5HrqxNo) ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109580958660734767)
2022-12-26T16:37:29Z	****
I just put a community post up on YT to a VHS transfer of the EPCOT film that was in my latest video.

First comment on that post is "Complete boycott of anything Disney here."

I wonder if that person realizes they're virtue signaling... ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109580953158272241)
2022-12-27T14:34:58Z	****
I don't know if it's a boosterism thing or just ignorance but all the articles I'm reading about soon-to-come domestic heat pumps that work down to -20°F seem to just completely ignore what Asian manufacturers like Mitsubishi, Daikin, Fujitsu etc. build right now. Today. As in now. And to be clear, I mean today. Like, right now. They exist now. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109586133724215803)
2022-12-27T14:36:51Z	****
This isn't to say we don't need much more heat pump manufacturing, and it would be cool if the US giants like Carrier, Lennox, York, etc. make heat pumps that work like Japanese ones but conform more to American tastes (let's be real, to American eyes the slim outdoor units look strange).

It's just really frustrating that people paint this as a groundbreaking achievement when it's really just, like, we are embarrassingly late. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109586141149114883)
2022-12-27T17:51:45Z	****
Re: slim vs. barrel-style heat pumps

I don't have an opinion either way, although I will say that I believe the barrel style could prove better functionally as it has coil area on all sides but anyway...

I do think there are a lot of Americans who view a slim unit as "weird and foreign" although that is just a hunch.

People absolutely hate change, though, so I think the hunch is warranted ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109586907503257700)
2022-12-27T23:17:18Z	****
If I were a better person, I could probably be at peace with this and perhaps even view it as a good-faith effort to put that info out so others can see it.

Alas, I'm not that better person. It bugs me. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109588187584906875)
2022-12-27T23:15:41Z	****
Regrettably, one of the irritating phenomena of my Twitter experience still happens here.

Let's see, how can I put this delicately...

Just because the words aren't in the tweet/toot doesn't mean I'm not aware of whatever it is you think you need to tell me, and it's pretty irritating when you assume I must be missing something obvious. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109588181262115283)
2022-12-29T01:26:40Z	****
Darn it, I only just now realized I could have changed one word for better alliteration in my last script.

"Stems" instead of "comes" would have left

"The frantic flicker on the silver screen is where the slang term flick stems from, fun fact!"

That was a surprisingly hard line to deliver, by the way ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109594358633274372)
2022-12-29T01:24:19Z	****
Fire Ants

Fine Arts

That's all. I just think that's neat. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109594349400442319)
2022-12-29T19:38:02Z	****
I feel like not enough praise gets given to the Chevy Bolt's range estimator.

Notice how to the left of the battery gauge there's a green line extending all the way up to the max number? That is an instantaneous trend line, and it is incredibly helpful!

When you're driving fast and it's cold, it trends down to help you know you need to slow down or change the climate control to attain the predicted range. When things get better, the line moves up.

The UI team nailed this back in 2017 ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109598650039378945)
2022-12-29T19:41:23Z	****
I have never seen something so useful since then, and my new Hyundai Ioniq 5 has nowhere near as useful information, let alone laid out so nicely.

In the example I showed here, a few days ago I drove the car 70 highway miles in extreme cold and wet roads. Range was abysmally bad, and so it's predicted range after being recharged was pretty poop.

Now, though, it is immediately trending way up because conditions are better and it's correcting. Here's after ~18 miles of driving ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109598663239196853)
2022-12-29T21:19:18Z	****
For those that watched the silly Connextras video where I started my snow blower, well you'll be happy to know that I'm at my folks' place running their generator with a couple of space heaters hooked up to it to burn off what's in there so I can put fresh fuel in for them.

The gas that's in there is who knows how old, I'd say five years at this point, but the ol' thing still fires up and runs great. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109599048267078754)
2022-12-29T21:27:41Z	****
Their generator feels as much mine as theirs - it's a cheap Champion thing that was $299 if I remember right, and I was in high school when they got it.

Bad storm knocked out power for a lotta folks and they were lucky to find it. I helped set it up for them, and I've been its caretaker since, well, my dad's not good at keeping track of stuff like this.

It's saved their, mine, family, and friends bacon several times. Always happy when it fires up without complaining.

Not bad for a cheap thing ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109599081202800500)
2022-12-29T23:40:06Z	****
Guy buys a house.

"Oh, so you have municipal water?"

"Well, actually." ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109599601915727024)
2022-12-30T14:14:42Z	****
Is it the smartest thing in the world? No.

But I couldn't stand the "what the heck man, you're not a cop" commentary from the big rig driver.

As someone who used to commute on the Tri-State all the time, I know how much of a problem it can be when big rigs are not in the lanes they are supposed to be in. The "no trucks two left lanes" signs are there for a reason, and it drives me and everyone else up the wall when they are not followed. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109603040935619115)
2022-12-30T14:12:28Z	****
A crotchety take:

So YT just served me a trucker dashcam compilation. I indulge from time to time, and usually I get a good laugh out of the amazing feats some drivers get up to.

Well, this latest one I watched had the trucker \*clearly\* in the wrong. On a wide-open six-lane interstate, the truck is hanging out in the passing lane and somebody in a pickup decides to get in front, throw on hazards, and safely slow down to force the truck over.

And you know what? I agree with the pickup driver. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109603032150504758)
2022-12-30T14:43:25Z	****
While on the subject of highway driving, I \*desperately\* need the entire driving public to understand the difference between these two signs please and thank you. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109603153847999930)
2022-12-30T19:39:14Z	****
Are the pope's edicts the cardinal directions? ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109604317073552562)
2022-12-31T16:04:43Z	****
Congrats on using that impossible image in the headline. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109609135852502700)
2022-12-31T16:09:42Z	****
To be clear, I don't have anything against projectors per se, but you need a dedicated space for them or else the ability to \*completely\* darken a room.

You will be very disappointed if you try to use one as a TV replacement for ordinary TV scenarios. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109609155477155121)
2022-12-31T16:22:53Z	****
...do I need to make a video about this? ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109609207290730040)
2023-01-02T23:02:44Z	****
On two completely separate podcasts I listen to I have heard people lament the current situation of news media behind paywalls, float some sort of "well how about I give you $0.10 to read this article" idea, then get into all the icky things that come about from that.

Guys, and I know I'm a little biased here, but what you need is YouTube Premium but for newspapers. Come together, build that, there you go. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109622104225650411)
2023-01-02T23:04:57Z	****
Worried about the incentives of paying by click?

Don't be. Do something about, like, reading time. Just as YT Premium pays out via watch time. Going to need some more tracking for that, which yeah that's problematic, but I feel like the answer is there. Some sort of premium news app that feeds everything to you, and distributes subscription revenue based upon how much time you read articles.

Anyway, eat your vegetables. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109622112941875098)
2023-01-03T04:16:05Z	****
An update!

We figured out it is the little bell in the timer mechanism that is setting Frankie off. He's smart enough to recognize when the oven thing is on and that at some point it will ding. Which, honestly, wow! Smart doggo!

I wish I knew why that noise bothers him so, but in the end - guess who has another small kitchen appliance now? ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109623336310805897)
2023-01-04T00:56:43Z	****
Time to reveal some images.

This is a developing situation. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109628214718686144)
2023-01-04T03:03:52Z	****
The 120 rolls are done and drying. Now to work through this tower. Should take about an hour after I get them loaded into tanks ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109628714669841228)
2023-01-04T06:14:13Z	****
All done! Took a bit longer than expected but there's 9 rolls taken care of. And yes, that's a coat closet.

Tomorrow, we scan! ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109629463138961584)
2023-01-04T16:44:28Z	****
I'll never forget the day I was finally recognized for my exceptionally good skills at punching holes in leather.

They said to me "hey now, you're an awl star" ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109631941435057431)
2023-01-04T23:05:01Z	****
Why shoot film with old cameras?

For the thrill that comes after the rewarding work crafting exceptional selfies like this one. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109633437771432456)
2023-01-04T23:09:05Z	****
**Content warning:** But wait, there's more!

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So to explain what happened here - well I only kinda-sorta know. These two frames had severe light leaks, but the rest of the roll is fine. I also don't really remember why I took these.

These were taken with my Olympus Trip 35, and there's been film in there for a long while so it may just have a small light leak that eventually ate at these two frames. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109633453770176201)
2023-01-04T23:13:39Z	****
And here's an actually not effed up frame.

Also notable is that this is on my remaining stock of Lucky Super 200, which has hilarious quality control problems. Lots of rolls have weird color shifts at the start! But it has a gritty quality to it that I like. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109633471751058982)
2023-01-05T17:03:00Z	****
If Lenin had formed a 10-pin team, they'd call themselves the Bowlsheviks ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109637676590460602)
2023-01-05T20:30:14Z	****
1995 also brings this thoughtful message ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109638491489357838)
2023-01-05T20:28:16Z	****
You might be a fan of the liquid crystals, or maybe you like that new OLED stuff.

But my favorite display technology has got to be high voltage neon dot matrix ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109638483752545446)
2023-01-05T23:09:39Z	****
Oh hey look, another charging network in the works that's open to all EVs. Weird what can happen when there's a real charging standard that every\* automaker agrees on.

\*except That One

[https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/01/mercedes-benz-to-build-an-ev-fast-charging-network-starting-in-the-us/](https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/01/mercedes-benz-to-build-an-ev-fast-charging-network-starting-in-the-us/) ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109639118291582838)
2023-01-05T23:14:13Z	****
Though I will say the absolute \*weirdest\* aspect of this, to me, is that at least here in the US, none of the big oil companies are pushing any sort of charging plans. It's always automakers partnering with the likes of ChargePoint.

My guess is that while you would think they would want to leverage the infrastructure of today's gas stations, they don't actually own them and the required investments are far too expensive for franchisees ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109639136281251630)
2023-01-05T23:11:59Z	****
It's going to be so lovely to have all this competition and choice in charging providers.

The Betamaxing of the Tesla connector is well underway. Don't say I didn't tell you because I've been telling you for ages!

Bubbles be a poppin' ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109639127481625266)
2023-01-06T05:35:01Z	****
\*looks at Congress\*

Guys, we're doing SO great! ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109640633634145407)
2023-01-06T20:51:17Z	****
Why use singe-step "digital cameras" when you can make photography a several tedious steps process? ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109644236526411171)
2023-01-08T06:00:19Z	****
With time, alphabets always increase in randomness. We call this LM Entropy. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109652057769148415)
2023-01-09T15:39:31Z	****
Since our brains are really, really, extraordinarily good at finding patterns in things, even when they're not there, I'm starting to think that there is a simple and fundamental danger in being exposed to too many ideas.

Perhaps the tendency to fall into silos is equal parts confirmation bias and information overload. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109659997591138160)
2023-01-09T15:41:06Z	****
This toot brought to you by "I just popped into the birdsite and got overwhelmed by all the everything" ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109660003764091649)
2023-01-09T20:33:20Z	****
Does anybody on here know someone in the US who still gets coal delivered to their home for heating?

Apparently this is still a thing in some parts - and you can find companies online that deliver coal in bulk! - but it seems really off-the-wall to me. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109661152934189157)
2023-01-09T23:49:16Z	****
My uncle worked at a computer company, and I've always wanted to see how they are made. So I asked him to show me an assembly line and he replied with a bunch of weird letters and stuff. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109661923349717000)
2023-01-10T19:34:41Z	****
Of course, it's also full of manufactures hawking their vanity fare. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109666584589072724)
2023-01-10T19:32:11Z	****
Ever been to a builder's convention where they show off the latest trends in bathroom design?

It's a real vanity fair. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109666574749684399)
2023-01-10T23:34:46Z	****
**Content warning:** Birdsite / Elon

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Totally just random chance that the first, like, dozen tweets I saw when clicking on "FSD Beta" under the trending tab were all praise for what the system can do and not the surveillance footage of the crash, right?

Right? ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109667528656208965)
2023-01-10T23:45:40Z	****
**Content warning:** Birdsite / Elon

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Every time I go back there, it reaffirms my decision to stop using it. The ego-stroking is so blatant. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109667571486240359)
2023-01-11T04:24:34Z	****
You have not experienced ruthless marketing until you purchase a vehicle with a Sirius XM radio.

Seriously. The mail never stops coming. And they are really crafty and disguising each of their stupid little offers so you don't know what it is until you open it.

Man are they scummy. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109668668205693518)
2023-01-12T21:23:40Z	****
To anyone following the latest culture war bull excrement, ironically I just finished wrestling with some 6 AWG cable. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109678337722051837)
2023-01-12T21:27:49Z	****
Oh and this means that one of the most famous breaker boxes on the internet is now officially full. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109678354104002273)
2023-01-12T21:25:35Z	****
(electric range replacement is in the works)

I've done enough electrical work to really understand and be comfortable with what I'm doing but 6/3 cable is a right monster and I hate it ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109678345297191317)
2023-01-14T23:08:53Z	****
This is what a single trip to the hardware store looks like out where my parents live.

Notice the miles driven, time it took, and remaining battery status (started this at 100%).

But by all means, please keep telling us electric cars only work in cities. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109690076130743585)
2023-01-14T23:21:12Z	****
Oh right, and I should add that to recover this charge on a 7.2 kW charger would take about 2 and a half hours.

Again - you really don't need a giant charger. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109690124511802412)
2023-01-15T00:04:23Z	****
It's actually pretty interesting as a phenomenon. Basically toots just kept not loading, but I could still see that person's profile.

Now suddenly it's "unavailable"

Anyway, I'm just a dirty capitalist because sometimes I toot about electric cars and think they're neat. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109690294306843477)
2023-01-15T00:02:23Z	****
I did it, guys! I got blocked by somebody on Mastodon!

It's never felt realer. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109690286500678924)
2023-01-15T06:30:51Z	****
We become numb to the risks that we are accustomed to, and that's quite natural. After all, it's extremely uncommon for gas leaks to happen in the grand scheme.

But you and I literally have pressurized pipes in our homes filled with an explosive gas - and the supply behind that pipe is for all intents and purposes limitless. Fun! ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109691814018409028)
2023-01-15T06:26:17Z	****
I should clarify, if you like cooking with gas fine. Whatever.

But I do think that it's worth considering that if what I just explained feels kind of dangerous to you, imagine the propane tank is exchanged with a pipe that leads directly to a gas factory and there you go. It's exactly the same. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109691795999766886)
2023-01-15T06:23:50Z	****
Suddenly wondering how many people who staunchly defend their gas stoves would be concerned by bringing a propane tank and a camping stove into their kitchen.

I bet it's a lot. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109691786380713545)
2023-01-15T06:52:10Z	****
Okay, so I guess either people are more comfortable with this than I imagined or I haven't explained this thought experiment quite well enough.

I'm basically trying to get you to imagine bringing in like a full grill tank of propane and hooking it up to some sort of janky camping stove in your house.

That feels kind of sketchy to me, even though I literally have an appliance which is that, and permanently piped in to an endless supply of gas.

'twas my point. Anyway gnight ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109691897837274317)
2023-01-18T18:30:49Z	****
Dishwasher pro-tip!

If you battle hard water like I do, and you get calcium deposits on your pots, pans, and silverware that look all icky, load 'em all up in your dishwasher (clean) and run a cleaning cycle with your dishwasher cleaner product of choice.

Helps clear out the ick in your machine, and tackles the deposits in one go! ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109711631928077947)
2023-01-19T01:25:57Z	****
Before it's gone, I'm running some tests with the gas stove. I want to make some comparisons over on Connextras.

Boiling approx. 5 liters of water (most in a pot, some in a kettle) brought indoor CO2 levels from 818 ppm to ~1200 ppm \*with the extractor running\*

And now that I'm in the middle of cooking a meal which needs the oven, we're here and climbing. This meter is approximately 30 (9-ish meters) feet from the stove.

It's not great, folks!

1440 as I hit Toot! ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109713264343873530)
2023-01-19T01:29:11Z	****
To quote myself "it's almost like burning fossil fuels inside your living space is a bad idea or something" ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109713277027158700)
2023-01-19T02:46:57Z	****
Just to give you some final numbers, here is roughly where we peaked when I shut off the oven, and the lower number is after a solid hour of the extractor running plus two bathroom fans.

Honestly pleasantly surprised it's down that much, but gosh are all those fans annoying! ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109713582838405009)
2023-01-20T20:02:08Z	****
I've been boiling a lot of water you guys.

As I suspected, in all but one case my standard radiant cooktop is boiling the same water in the same cookware \*faster\* than my old gas stove could manage. Even its smallest burners are coming out ahead!

The only test it's lost so far is 4 quarts in a big pot. Compared to the scary-ass "quick boil" fire monster, this electric stove is... 90 seconds slower. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109723315654371555)
2023-01-20T21:02:37Z	****
Since I'm sure people will keep asking, here's why I didn't go induction:

1\. I don't care to have the best of the best (tortured midwesterner) and think standard electric is Fine™

2\. Cost delta for models with other features I wanted was absurd

3\. I have a lot of cookware that doesn't work with it, and since market penetration in the US is still pretty poor, induction-compatible cookware often needs seeking out. I'd rather have the cruder option that's guaranteed to work with whatever I want ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109723553454521694)
2023-01-22T20:32:55Z	****
Observation:

I keep hearing that to European tastes, a combo stove/oven (which we call a range) is old-fashioned. Which feels quite weird to me since they allow for a much more compact kitchen layout!

The very common range with over-the-range microwave/vent hood combo means you have all your cooking basics occupying the same small square of floorspace. There are better or fancier layouts but this basic one is at this point the defacto standard for other-than-luxury new housing, for good reason! ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109734761299440363)
2023-01-22T20:44:18Z	****
Addendum - equally important, I'd say, is how much easier it is to build a kitchen when you just leave a 30 inch gap between two cabinets and stick a range there. Then you're done.

Also makes replacing it way, way easier.

My read has always been that anything built-in is "fancy" - and I think most of my compatriots would feel similarly.

Anyway, this is just observational - not trying to claim Kitchen Superiority or anything. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109734806076525394)
2023-01-23T15:32:20Z	****
I think I already knew this, but boy are kitchen opinions intense and defended with vigor. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109739241687764484)
2023-01-23T17:34:09Z	****
Y'know that discomfort when you're with someone who's getting all worked up over something that really isn't a big deal?

That's basically what it feels like every time I look at Twitter. A lot of social media seems to be a contest to see who can get the most worked up the loudest - and that ain't healthy for anybody. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109739720703269612)
2023-01-23T17:36:53Z	****
And please, spare me. I know that that's partly what I do in my videos, and I'm uncomfortable with that.

I can only hope people recognize more clearly in video form that it's literally performative. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109739731402163366)
2023-01-25T18:19:55Z	****
I made a timely video.

[https://youtu.be/PnJZSk4JHFM](https://youtu.be/PnJZSk4JHFM) ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109751225235194068)
2023-01-26T05:16:35Z	****
In the textiles industry, misaligned patterns is a looming issue. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109753807350568260)
2023-01-26T16:30:31Z	****
For funsies, for this last video when I finished up the edit and rendered it out I decided to plug my edit drive into a USB 2.0 cable just to see how much of a pain that would be.

Surprisingly... it wasn't! Took Premiere a tad bit longer to open the project, but overall I wouldn't have known a difference. The render also happened quick as ever. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109756457414720301)
2023-01-26T19:19:23Z	****
Gonna start a service where white herons fly to deliver messages, and I'll call it "an egret to inform you" ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109757121401899996)
2023-01-27T01:00:35Z	****
Ya know, in DS9 exterior shots (and in the intro) the station is clearly in direct sunlight. Yet none of the interiors are ever lit as if that's the case. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109758463046219588)
2023-01-30T00:59:52Z	****
Rendering a one hour and 7 minute connextras video in which I ramble on about the tests I've done with my new electric stove and why maybe gas stoves aren't the best things in the world.

Spoiler: having thought through it some more, there is really only one disadvantage to a conventional electric cooktop versus a good half dozen advantages over a gas cooktop. For me and my needs, electric is the obvious choice. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109775447194011299)
2023-01-30T01:01:27Z	****
By the way, I'm not going into this in the video but as a piece of anecdata, my brother and I both had childhood asthma and we both grew up in houses with gas stoves. Supposedly the correlation is quite strong, particularly in regions (like Illinois) where gas stoves are prevalent. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109775453408739765)
2023-01-30T16:41:20Z	****
Hello, people of Mastodon!

While I finish up making a thumbnail and putting chapter markers in place, feel free to take a look at my Connextras video about stoves.

[https://youtu.be/eUywI8YGy0Y](https://youtu.be/eUywI8YGy0Y) ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109779149152085436)
2023-01-30T18:02:40Z	****
Took like two minutes for a "they will never stop they want to control everything is the whole point" comment to show up. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109779469004916480)
2023-02-01T20:52:28Z	****
Alright, now we're cooking with...

car. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109791461301207638)
2023-02-01T21:01:37Z	****
To explain, this is my car's vehicle-to-load function in action.

A simple adapter signals the car to backfeed AC voltage from an inverter to the charge port (This is a generic adapter, btw, teardowns of the official unit reveal it's basically just a resistor across the control pins).

This adapter turns the car into a generator capable of running basic necessities for days. You have the full 15A of any outlet at your disposal.

Pretty neat™ ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109791497232462021)
2023-02-02T02:22:50Z	****
Since this is doing numbers - this is not a universal feature of EVs! You can't just buy this adapter and expect it to work.

This adapter is specific to Hyundai/Kia E-GMP platform cars (so, right now, the Ioniq 5, soon-to-be Ioniq 6, Kia EV6, and Genesis GV60).

However, V2L and V2G tech will undoubtedly spread to more and more models - and some are already capable of providing whole-home power backup (like the Ford Lightning).

Batteries: they're pretty neat™ ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109792760347634305)
2023-02-02T03:47:09Z	****
In response to a troll, I shared the latest energy mix numbers. And folks - I didn't realize we were this far already!

Anybody who still says crap like "you mean your coal-powered car?" is just woefully misinformed.

I mean, I knew that, but I didn't realize it was quite this extreme.

[https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3](https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3) ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109793091866580039)
2023-02-02T05:24:15Z	****
Ok folks, those of you who saw my stove video, there are some folks who think that I would have gotten a better boiling time with the mega-burner had I turned \*down\* that burner slightly to keep the flames entirely under the pot.

It feels to me like whatever heat-transfer benefit that might give would be negated by the fact that the raw heat output has now been reduced.

And I'm pretty sure younger-me did in fact test this, and it was always fastest to set the burner to its highest.

Thoughts? ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109793473663917018)
2023-02-02T05:27:55Z	****
I cannot see how we can possibly reduce the output of the mega-burner and get a shorter boiling time.

I can bring that pot with me and test on a different gas stove later but am wondering if any of you have concrete evidence or experience that would indicate a smaller flame can lead to faster boiling. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109793488077825805)
2023-02-02T05:26:41Z	****
Comparing by numbers, we don't seem to have lost anything. The 9k BTU "normal" burner took 20 minutes to boil 8 cups. In that test, the flame was entirely under the flat bottom of the pot.

The mega-burner, at 17k BTU, took 16:47 to boil 4 quarts - which is twice as much water.

That data suggests we actually got \*better\* heat transfer with the mega-burner, even though the flames licked up the sides of the pot. Which makes fine sense to me as the sides of the pot can also absorb heat energy. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109793483251979333)
2023-02-02T16:14:17Z	****
When Tesla does stuff like Mahmood outlines here... well honestly that's my biggest beef.

They are arguing some truly wild things. I'd encourage you to check it out.

[https://youtu.be/aQ3W8hxZgoM](https://youtu.be/aQ3W8hxZgoM) ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109796029749416765)
2023-02-03T03:14:08Z	****
You gotta be careful discussing open source stuff with dermatologists, they might mishear you. ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109798624375821853)
2023-02-04T18:28:11Z	****
Doing another supremely weird recording session so I can teach you more about the stuff in your home ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109807880873624388)
2023-02-05T20:40:18Z	****
Saw one of those Lamborghini SUVs on the highway today, and man. That thing is pretty bland.

Why is anyone buying that? It's not even a remotely rational way to irrationally spend a quarter of a million dollars.

(content note: I am not actually asking) ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109814062683895147)
2023-02-06T00:03:47Z	****
Ever look at zipper pulls?

iykykykk ⌘ [Read more](https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/109814862810683633)