This was an interesting project. I compiled the monthly job creation data from the Fed for every month on record and broken it out by who was president at the time and what party they were in. Hypothesis Let’s start with what I was expecting to find. I hypothesized a slight Democratic lead with maybe… Continue reading Data: Which Political Party Creates More Jobs?
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Now that the Earth is turning into Tatooine, how practical is moisture farming?
I wanted to work out a simple proof of concept and cost analysis for how to actually extract a meaningful amount of moisture from the air. This estimate includes the best prices I could find for each component of a reliable system which will continue to work for a period of ten years without maintenance… Continue reading Now that the Earth is turning into Tatooine, how practical is moisture farming?
Data: Air Quality and Cooking
I was curious what cooking does to air quality and nuclear radiation. We know that cooking meats releases naturally occurring radioactive materials just like wildfires do. For the curious, I was cooking bulgogi. As you can see, at 1:30 when I started cooking, there was a huge spike in the indoor air pollution in my… Continue reading Data: Air Quality and Cooking
Data: $30 DIY Air Filters Are Excellent
I recently did a post about an experimental filter design which should provide excellent protection for just $30, probably exceeding the effectiveness of even the most expensive filters on the market. Well the data is in, and I was right. A Very Smokey Week Due to the most extreme wildfire conditions in history, California was… Continue reading Data: $30 DIY Air Filters Are Excellent
N95 Is Not Good Enough
I have severe asthma. I have tried hiking in an N95 mask and I have asthma attacks the whole time. My home environment is kept extremely clean by my custom high-power low-cost air filtration system; my indoor PM values usually stay at zero. The only other variable is N95. So what is N95? The certification… Continue reading N95 Is Not Good Enough
Multpurpose Apocalypse Sensors v3
This is the third version of my apocalypse sensor array. The major change is a move to laser particulate matter sensors instead of infrared. Current Hardware MKR 1010: This is a really great microcontroller. It uses SAMD so it can be a little different to get things working instead of the traditional Arduino chips. Most… Continue reading Multpurpose Apocalypse Sensors v3
Data: Nuclear Radiation and Wildfires
I am conducting a long-term experiment of the environmental factors associated with the wildefires. One factor I am looking at is the ambient nuclear radiation levels. Hypothesis I believe that when the fires start, we will see a significant increase in radionuclide count per minute, because of naturally occurring radioactive materials being released into the… Continue reading Data: Nuclear Radiation and Wildfires
2020 Burn Week Alternative Camping Trip
I decided to make this post because I have done a super lot of research for this project and I need to keep it all straight and share the results with a few people. I wanted to do a camping trip for burn week this year because the burn is canceled. I had considered going… Continue reading 2020 Burn Week Alternative Camping Trip
Buy PM2.5 Inserts Instead of N95 Masks
One hundred PM2.5 (N95 quality) filter inserts costs just twelve dollars. For a face mask to be rated N95 means it must filter particulate matter down to 2.5 microns (PM2.5). PM2.5 covers both viruses and smoke particles. The problem today is that medical professionals need the N95 masks and hoarding them will get people killed.… Continue reading Buy PM2.5 Inserts Instead of N95 Masks
Razer Stealth 13 2020 Review
My old laptop lasted me four years to the day, according to a Facebook memory on the day this one arrived. I like to go for the highest quality in the most convenient package and then stretch it as long as I can. The Razer Stealth 13 2020 was the obvious choice for something new… Continue reading Razer Stealth 13 2020 Review