Posts by ian@merveilles.town
(DIR) Post #2230057 by ian@merveilles.town
2018-12-23T23:31:30Z
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@neauoire @drisc @somnius :moar: :tealheart: :tealheart: :tealheart:
(DIR) Post #2230097 by ian@merveilles.town
2018-12-23T23:33:03Z
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@neauoire @drisc @somnius I really gotta get into #ORCĪ.
(DIR) Post #2234044 by ian@merveilles.town
2018-12-24T01:57:43Z
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@flame Happy Christmas flame!!
(DIR) Post #2235480 by ian@merveilles.town
2018-12-24T03:18:15Z
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I'd like to build a little smart display to track and showcase interesting and relevant data, read me the news, etc. However the idea of a single "smart mirror" in my home isn't really appealing; I don't want to look at myself all day haha. Any other suggestions? Of course, I could just put up a RasPi screen somewhere, but wondering if there's another diy project similar that's more interesting.
(DIR) Post #2236283 by ian@merveilles.town
2018-12-24T04:07:59Z
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@joshavanier Lol, only 3 feet deep.
(DIR) Post #2236291 by ian@merveilles.town
2018-12-24T04:08:50Z
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@drisc eInk is great, but it'll damn near triple the cost of this build. And make it difficult to read without getting right up in there I think.
(DIR) Post #2236301 by ian@merveilles.town
2018-12-24T04:09:12Z
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@jim @neauoire What are we talking about here?
(DIR) Post #2236357 by ian@merveilles.town
2018-12-24T04:14:35Z
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@neauoire @jim Ah, that's sweet.
(DIR) Post #2236375 by ian@merveilles.town
2018-12-24T04:15:45Z
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@drisc @brennan and I talk about it a lot, but the e-ink future I was hoping for never really materialized. I remember going to tech showcases like a decade ago and thinking it would change the world, and it kinda hasn't?
(DIR) Post #2410952 by ian@merveilles.town
2018-12-29T17:31:15Z
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@whtrbt @drisc I remember being fascinated by e-ink at a trade show my dad took me to probably at least a decade ago. I still think the technology is very cool, and love my Kindle, but the devices have never utilized e-ink like I wanted them to. Brennan and I send each other new e-ink tablets and displays when they become available, and there's always some failing with them.
(DIR) Post #2410954 by ian@merveilles.town
2018-12-29T17:38:38Z
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@whtrbt @drisc See, I wanted an e-ink tablet to just carry around and do word processing on, but the refresh rate and ghosting really make that unpleasant. I'm not sure it'd be well suited for it. @brennan might be more up to date on the tech.
(DIR) Post #9rSw8Kk6t3YmpzevWi by ian@merveilles.town
2020-01-27T22:00:06Z
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@neauoire I know he gets flak for being pretentious and for some bad comments in the past, but I'm always pretty interested in him. Eager to listen to this.
(DIR) Post #9rSw8LOWSnt0rKZCW8 by ian@merveilles.town
2020-01-28T16:34:10Z
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@neauoire I watched this last night. Definitely interesting, like most of his stuff. Actually, my thoughts about it are pretty in-line with a lot of what I've seen from Blow: a little shaky on the history and platitudes, but thought provoking, and well-directed. What did you think?
(DIR) Post #AApHxmtVCb6C8S5PX6 by ian@merveilles.town
2021-08-29T18:50:04Z
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Hey! Been a minute, or rather a lot of minutes. I've been missing a lot of the people who've migrated from Twitter, who I think can be found here, but I haven't done a good job making an effort. Hoping to change that, a little! Thought I'd share some of my more recent photo work, too.
(DIR) Post #ANjhwsDfB1GsAFX07c by ian@merveilles.town
2022-09-19T21:38:23Z
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One of the things I've been thinking about lately is a desire to make my cooking a bit more... systematic? Sustainable? Less one-off meals, more gathering ingredients that can combine in new ways. What can I grow on a balcony? What's in-season? What's more local, even as a city-dweller? Been leafing through "Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art" by Tsuji, and Andoh's two Japanese cookbooks. Want to apply some of the philosophy a bit more than I have been.
(DIR) Post #ANjhwuoFXxj2CIfFQW by ian@merveilles.town
2022-09-19T21:47:31Z
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Currently growing a lot of herbs, some bell peppers out here. Previously grew green beans, strawberries, some small things. Would like to try eggplant next season, maybe start cultivating mushrooms. Have been thinking about getting back to baking my own bread again.
(DIR) Post #ANjkLLB7MLgWpy8Rd2 by ian@merveilles.town
2022-09-19T22:42:16Z
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@neauoire Only a little bit, mostly just making my own pickles. I went through a brief fermentation phase, but have gotten away from it. Though I've also done a ton of cooking with miso, and shio koji. Obviously not Japanese, but I've made kimchi before too!
(DIR) Post #ANjkLN6wArWspaC8OG by ian@merveilles.town
2022-09-19T22:49:42Z
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@neauoire Kansha is sort of like this too; pick one of these, a side, rice, and soup. It is super nice. Thanks for the recommendation, by the way! I'd like to do more preserved food. I've found umeboshi before, but not much luck with gobo, takenoko, etc. Had to make my own aburaage to make inarizushi!
(DIR) Post #ANjkLO1InIcFeOZ9FI by ian@merveilles.town
2022-09-19T22:57:54Z
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@neauoire I can't say I have! I wonder what that flavor is like. It's funny, there is this rich fermented food tradition in Japanese cuisine, but a Japanese friend was telling me this week she has trouble finding sourdough locally, haha.
(DIR) Post #ANjkWkRBmpcyMY5lKq by ian@merveilles.town
2022-09-19T23:03:52Z
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@lanodan @neauoire One of my Japanese teachers lives in Germany now, and she was complaining about the poor selection of tofu in Europe. No winning I guess!