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Nov 15 • 🛒 Buying
Nachobursts: A New Chapter for Les Pauls

Nachobursts: A New Chapter for Les Pauls

Nacho Guitars, renowned for their meticulous recreations of early 1950s Telecasters—dubbed “Nachocasters”— have now expanded to include Gibson Les Paul replicas, known as “Nachobursts.”
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Nov 11 • 🌁 San Francisco
Safety Questions About Zoox's Autonomous Taxi Rollout in SF

Safety Questions About Zoox's Autonomous Taxi Rollout in SF

Zoox recently announced their plans to launch an autonomous taxi service in San Francisco, and a few aspects of their announcement stood out to me.
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Oct 28 • 👨‍💻 Software
How I Built a Real-Time Solar Dashboard for My EG4 18kPV Inverter Using Home Assistant

How I Built a Real-Time Solar Dashboard for My EG4 18kPV Inverter Using Home Assistant

I built a Home Assistant dashboard to monitor real-time solar data from my EG4 14kPV inverter. This post details how I used a third-party dongle from MonitorMy.Solar to access my solar data and bypass delays on the manufacturer’s portal.
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Oct 21 • 👨‍💻 Software
Plan Your Golden Gate Bridge Crossing: Ideal for Cyclists, Runners and Walkers

Plan Your Golden Gate Bridge Crossing: Ideal for Cyclists, Runners and Walkers

I created a Golden Gate Bridge Live Weather Viewer because I often cycle from San Francisco to Marin County and found myself unprepared for the weather on the bridge.
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Oct 09 • 🤔 Thinking about
What's Going On at SpeCEOlized?

What's Going On at SpeCEOlized?

As a Specialized fan, I’m struggling to get excited about their current ebike offerings. The bike industry is certainly struggling right now, and Specialized reflects that instability, with three CEOs in two years and unclear leadership.
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