Category: Blog
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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BQT: Notes From Conversation with J.T.
J.T. is a leading member of a prominent LGBT organization. I asked specifically about managing perceptions around “colonization” and “appropriation” when working on issues related to attendance diversity in large LGBT organizations. His advice was simple. Give the power to the people. Recruit leaders in underrepresented communities and empower them to create new events the…
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School Workflow: Triple Full-Time
For the last year, I have been a student who consistently takes at least a double to triple full-time workload. I am not superman, but I do have a 4.0 GPA. I also spend a great deal of my time traveling and having vacations and adventures. All of this has been an intensely complex effort,…
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Sacramento Pride 2018
I was very proud this year to march with Sacramento’s Bolt Bar, a gay alternative bar which is a big participant in the leather and fetish communities in the Northern California area. The Bolt also hosts an annual Mr Leather competition whose winner goes on to International Mr Leather. I carried the Trans pride flag.…
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Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
This book came highly recommended by my mom. She said she has read it dozens of times. After her many suggestions, I decided to give it a go. It’s basically a rich white lady’s midlife crisis. She embarks on a journey in order to deal with her emotional issues after a divorce. Along the way,…