Beat The Smoke Without N95

Update: With one of these in my room, the PM2.5 stayed at zero even when the outdoor PM2.5 was over 800!   Hoarding N95 masks and other medical supplies during covid is irresponsible and unhelpful. I will show you a better alternative. I have severe asthma. As such, fire season in California poses a real… Continue reading Beat The Smoke Without N95

The fact that housing is almost always only being built by investors means it’s not possible to have affordable housing for everyone.

CJ Trowbridge 2020-05-12 USP GWAR Urban Studies GWAR Final The fact that housing is almost always only being built by investors means it’s not possible to have affordable housing for everyone. In this paper I will show that when real estate investors act in their own rational self-interest, they harm everyone else. I will show… Continue reading The fact that housing is almost always only being built by investors means it’s not possible to have affordable housing for everyone.

What’s Coming

Things are about to get a lot worse. Once numbers start to appear about how many businesses will never reopen, then we will fall off the cliff.

Data: Are Shiftpods Actually Cooler?

Key Findings; Shiftpods are not significantly better than cheap alternatives. No tent performs well in direct sun. No matter what kind of tent you have, putting it under a shade structure is the most important thing for keeping it cool inside during the day. Evaporative “swamp” coolers are not as helpful as simple ventilation. Thermal… Continue reading Data: Are Shiftpods Actually Cooler?

DIY High-Precision Multi-Zone Temperature Logger

I was in need of high-precision multi-zone temperature logging gear for a chemistry honors project, and I found nothing online that would work well for my purpose, so I decided to put my CSCI46 skills to use and build my own. The Hardware I started with a NodeMCU which is basically a fancier but somehow also cheaper… Continue reading DIY High-Precision Multi-Zone Temperature Logger

Cheap Flat-Top Shade Structure (Alternate Design)

Shade structures are perhaps the most important and powerful way of improving temperature conditions in a tent on playa or elsewhere. The value of a shade structure to someone who is trying to sleep can not be overstated. The Traditional Way A lot of people buy and build complex and expensive shade structures. Typically these… Continue reading Cheap Flat-Top Shade Structure (Alternate Design)

Psychedelic Glasses From Decomp ($10)

Burning Man Decompression was a blast this year. I wore a pair of psychedelic glasses which made everything look like this. A lot of people asked me for the link to them, so here it is! They just look like normal glasses from the outside… Another person had this pair which were also popular so … Continue reading Psychedelic Glasses From Decomp ($10)