My Wireless Plant Monitor! (Prototype) I just wanted to do a quick write-up on a side project I'm working on and share photos of an early prototype. What is it: I am working on an IoT system to monitor my plants and let me know when they need water. How does it work Hardware Raspberry Pi Pico W Core Electronics...

Keep Your Ego In Check (Above The Robots) In order to use LLMs effectively, you need a bigger ego than the AI. That's the secret. There's a lot of talk about the rise of "GPT slop" on the internet. People use it as evidence that AI shouldn't be a writing tool. I disagree. I think LLMs are great, if you're confident...

Rating: ⭐ Type: Non-Fiction This book is GREAT. It had me absolutley obsessed with a topic I previously knew nothing about. The book is covers the bilogoy, ecology and biotechnology of algea. It somehow had me turning pages faster I could have possibly thought given the topic. By the end I was obsessed and looking...

1 ChiScraper: Personalised ArXiv Assistant Keeping up with the latest research papers can feel like drinking from a firehouse - Especially if you are following the current LLM trend. ChiScraper is an open-source tool that helps researchers take control of their ArXiv experience by combining a powerful keyword...

Introducing ChiCurate: Your Personalized ArXiv Feed In the fast-paced world of scientific research, staying up-to-date with the latest publications is crucial. However, with hundreds of papers published daily on ArXiv, finding the most relevant ones for your research can be like searching for a needle in a haystack....

Rating: 🟩 Type: Non-Fiction I really liked this one. It is a history of the last 20 years in Afghanistan, told biographically through the eyes of the authors collegues. This method of history is deeply personal, and I think an illuminating way to personally understand WHY things happened how they did in a...

Rating: 🟩 Type: Fiction A surprisingly humanist piece of Sci-Fi. This piece manages to both be both VERY accurate in the science, yet mostly interested in the humanity of is characters

The Case For Power Generation Supplier-Cooperatives Authors Note: I do not work in the power industry. I am not an expert in power generation. I'm just some dude with ideas. Keep this in mind The invention of Photovoltaic devices (i.e., Solar Panels) and high-capacity battery storage presents new opportunities not...

...They just aren't talking to us I read a paper exploring a novel explanation for why the universe is so darn quiet. For those unacquainted, the Fermi Paradox is the simple question. "Why is the universe so quiet???". This follows the Drake Equation which is a kind of napkin math estimate of how many aliens there...

Four Coffee Observations in Two Studies There is something beautiful about scientists being given the freedom to apply their skills to passion projects. High-impact science is valuable, but the purity of studying a hobby out of sheer interest is something I will always appreciate. Here are four observations from two...

1 Announcing My LoFi Terminal Radio This was a short weekend project I threw together to replace the perpetually open YouTube Tab for lofi beats to relax/study to. The result? A minimalist audio player that does its job without any frills. Here's why I created it and how it works. 2 What is it In short, it is an...

1 What Is RSS and why might your readers want it? The acronym for RSS is "Really Simple Syndication". Essentially, it is a way better method of alerting your readers to your new blog posts, without requiring an email address. 1.1 How it works Your users will have an RSS Reader. This program keeps a list of webpages...