I would love to build something like this for Burning Man and other adventures. Here are some of my initial ideas… Innovative Power Grid There is no reason to have inverters running 24/7. There is no reason to duplicate the wasteful norms of on-grid houses. Two or three full-sized solar panels on the roof and… Continue reading Stealth Trailer Goals and Concepts
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Topic Paper: Power Dynamics
CJ Trowbridge 2018-09-04 Soc 110: Intro to Social Justice Topic Paper: Power Dynamics Selection #3: Johnson’s “The Social Construction of Difference” Johnson quotes James Baldwin’s statement that “No one is white before he/she came to America. It took generations, and a vast amount of coercion, before this became a white country.” He uses this statement… Continue reading Topic Paper: Power Dynamics
Micro Grids and Burning Man
Elon Musk famously came up with the idea for Solar City while at burning man, observing the ubiquitous microgrids which power the temporary city. Every home should work this way, he reasoned. At Burning Man, each city block has many microgrids. They range from very small to very large, and they take many forms. There… Continue reading Micro Grids and Burning Man
“Str8 4 trans ONLY” [Draft]
Sublimation Is The New Reaction-Formation For Homophobia Freud argued that all neurotic or psychologically atypical behavior is caused by dissonance. He defined dissonance as when the person one is, is different from the person one feels one should be. He argued that this causes what he called repression; the dissonance is pushed into the unconscious… Continue reading “Str8 4 trans ONLY” [Draft]
Social Identities Pie
CJ Trowbridge 2018-08-22 SOC 110: Intro To Social Justice Social Identities Pie I have decided to analyze each component of my identity in descending order by the amount of conscious deliberate attention I put into them. My strongest and most conscious identity is probably related to my sexuality and my identity as a gay person.… Continue reading Social Identities Pie
How To Build a Microgrid
A microgrid is a relatively small power grid which takes electricity from a source, stores it for use, and distributes it to devices. This can range from the size of a town to a neighborhood to a single home. The principles are the same. Based on this definition, chances are you already have one or… Continue reading How To Build a Microgrid
DIY: Raspberry Pi NAS
In this tutorial, I will demonstrate how to configure a Raspberry Pi NAS. Network Attached Storage (Also known as Network Accessible Storage or a NAS) essentially creates a shared folder on your local network which lets all your computers and devices access the files stored there. You will need a Raspberry Pi. I am using… Continue reading DIY: Raspberry Pi NAS
Librarian
A distributed app called Librarian. It has access to all of wikipedia, brittanica, and other libraries via gittorrent or something like that so that nodes can share content and update it together. A user query can answer questions about entries. For example, “What is x,” gives the abstract for x. Then research questions like cross-referencing… Continue reading Librarian
2018 Gear List
This year, I have changed almost all my gear. For the first time, I have my own complete microgrid and a double-tent. I also replaced almost all non-rechargeable devices. This year, my burn will be far more sustainable and very low stress. My gear list makes all that possible. Home Sweet Home v2 This pic… Continue reading 2018 Gear List
My Sticker Submission
Every year, Burning Man holds a contest for the many official stickers they will print and distribute related to the theme. This year’s theme is I, Robot after the book by Isaac Asimov. I took my inspiration from the cover art for Asimov’s sequel to I, Robot. This is the design I created and submitted.… Continue reading My Sticker Submission