Thoughts on Philips Hue Lights - midwest.social
I am a dabbler in home automation and thinking about starting to get into
lighting. I have heard mostly good things about the Philip Hue line and wanted
to see what peoples thoughts are about it. Our main current automation are a
large number of Google Smart Speaker and Arlo video doorbells. Everything is
working now on the Google ecosystem which I think Philip Hue will connect with.
Our house is 100 years old which means that our possibilities to automate are
lower than a new home since we have very few overhead lights, power outlets are
at a premium (we have lots of power strips running through the house). We are
thinking about doing smart bulbs in some lamps which we can leave on and a
chandalier. I think the biggest issue will leaving things always powered on.
Apple Harvest - midwest.social
cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/34286006
[https://midwest.social/post/34286006] > Did my first apple harvest for a tree
that was in the backyard of my house. Around a year after we moved in after
removing some trees that were growing into our fence and garage and working on
building soil health our neighbors pointed out that we had an apple tree. They
said that for the entire 10 years they lived here they didn’t see an apple but
were seeing a few two years ago. After missing my window last year I finally got
around to harvest. > > For around 1 hr or 2 of work I collected around 27 lbs of
apples. I sorted around one third to be aesthitically pleasing enough to be
eaten raw with the rest too ugly. I gave half away to the same neighbor and had
to find something to do with the rest. > > I made half into apple butter which I
cooked in a crockpot for hours after dousing them in sugars. I ended up making
around 7x 8 oz jars worth. > > The rest I soaked and gently simmered in a pot
with spices. The next day I mashed all the apples and got the remainig juice
from the mashed sauce. I added raw honey to the juice and then dilted with
alcohol (half in cognac and half in grain alcohol) to get it around 20% ABV.
These cordials will last me all year. > > What else should I do with apples next
year or when I got back to harvest again?
Apple Harvest - midwest.social
cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/34286006
[https://midwest.social/post/34286006] > Did my first apple harvest for a tree
that was in the backyard of my house. Around a year after we moved in after
removing some trees that were growing into our fence and garage and working on
building soil health our neighbors pointed out that we had an apple tree. They
said that for the entire 10 years they lived here they didn’t see an apple but
were seeing a few two years ago. After missing my window last year I finally got
around to harvest. > > For around 1 hr or 2 of work I collected around 27 lbs of
apples. I sorted around one third to be aesthitically pleasing enough to be
eaten raw with the rest too ugly. I gave half away to the same neighbor and had
to find something to do with the rest. > > I made half into apple butter which I
cooked in a crockpot for hours after dousing them in sugars. I ended up making
around 7x 8 oz jars worth. > > The rest I soaked and gently simmered in a pot
with spices. The next day I mashed all the apples and got the remainig juice
from the mashed sauce. I added raw honey to the juice and then dilted with
alcohol (half in cognac and half in grain alcohol) to get it around 20% ABV.
These cordials will last me all year. > > What else should I do with apples next
year or when I got back to harvest again?
Apple Harvest - midwest.social
cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/34286006
[https://midwest.social/post/34286006] > Did my first apple harvest for a tree
that was in the backyard of my house. Around a year after we moved in after
removing some trees that were growing into our fence and garage and working on
building soil health our neighbors pointed out that we had an apple tree. They
said that for the entire 10 years they lived here they didn’t see an apple but
were seeing a few two years ago. After missing my window last year I finally got
around to harvest. > > For around 1 hr or 2 of work I collected around 27 lbs of
apples. I sorted around one third to be aesthitically pleasing enough to be
eaten raw with the rest too ugly. I gave half away to the same neighbor and had
to find something to do with the rest. > > I made half into apple butter which I
cooked in a crockpot for hours after dousing them in sugars. I ended up making
around 7x 8 oz jars worth. > > The rest I soaked and gently simmered in a pot
with spices. The next day I mashed all the apples and got the remainig juice
from the mashed sauce. I added raw honey to the juice and then dilted with
alcohol (half in cognac and half in grain alcohol) to get it around 20% ABV.
These cordials will last me all year. > > What else should I do with apples next
year or when I got back to harvest again?
Apple Harvest - midwest.social
Did my first apple harvest for a tree that was in the backyard of my house.
Around a year after we moved in after removing some trees that were growing into
our fence and garage and working on building soil health our neighbors pointed
out that we had an apple tree. They said that for the entire 10 years they lived
here they didn’t see an apple but were seeing a few two years ago. After missing
my window last year I finally got around to harvest. For around 1 hr or 2 of
work I collected around 27 lbs of apples. I sorted around one third to be
aesthitically pleasing enough to be eaten raw with the rest too ugly. I gave
half away to the same neighbor and had to find something to do with the rest. I
made half into apple butter which I cooked in a crockpot for hours after dousing
them in sugars. I ended up making around 7x 8 oz jars worth. The rest I soaked
and gently simmered in a pot with spices. The next day I mashed all the apples
and got the remainig juice from the mashed sauce. I added raw honey to the juice
and then dilted with alcohol (half in cognac and half in grain alcohol) to get
it around 20% ABV. These cordials will last me all year. What else should I do
with apples next year or when I got back to harvest again?
Found a valid use case for AI - midwest.social
Lying to large corporation. Quick story to go along with this. I purchased a new
in the box playpen from a used clothing and good sale. After opening it and
setting it up, it seems like it was missing a hole to attach one of the
secondary accessories to this playpen. Everything else was working and this was
something that was a nice to have add on. After a week of trying to prove that I
purchased this item and is actually missing that hole, I was informed this was
unreplaceable but I could get a refund. After I said I wanted a refund I was
informed that I needed to destroy the entire item to get the $50 refund and send
them pictures. So I had to either destroy the only functional part of this item
or find a picture that looks like I did. I decided on lying and used a Gen-AI
image tool to create this. It ended up working out and I am getting the refund
without breaking anything. If they are forcing this technology down our throats,
I will use to circumvent stupid policies. Hopefully the energy used to create
the photo is less than the energy needed to create a one playpen.
Prepare to Plunder the Past! An Epic Mechanical Puzzle Box
https://midwest.social/post/31222573
Prepare to Plunder the Past! An Epic Mechanical Puzzle Box - midwest.social
My favorite 3D printer just released a new puzzle box. Take a look and check our
his designs. Would love to see what people think?
As women have far fewer babies, the U.S. and the world face unprecedented challenges
https://midwest.social/post/31221847
As women have far fewer babies, the U.S. and the world face unprecedented challenges - midwest.social
Lemmy
I have no words. Just thought everyone should know
I have no words. Just thought everyone should know
