Author Archives: james
Using a non-Tesla EV on a Super Charger
I charge my non-Tesla EV using a Tesla Supercharger. It works fine. Continue reading
More Artificial Idiocy
Today I’m reminded the Internet is a strange and surreal place when GMail decides to add some spam appointments to my Google Calendar. I’m on a flight to India on Tuesday next week! Continue reading
If you use ChatGPT to help you learn things, you’re an idiot.
Well, you might not be, but you’re certainly not understanding what these systems do. Continue reading
DofE 2023
It’s late April which means once again I enter the national cat-herding competition. The challenge – set 13 students off on three days of camping and walking to complete their silver Duke of Edinburgh. Continue reading
Got a refund from the TV Licensing people!
A completely non-serious bit of waffle about me sticking it to the man. Continue reading
Almost UV light from RGBW LEDs
So it turns out the RGBW LED light strip in my living room has some almost-UV component to its blue light. It is almost UV enough to make some things fluoresce quite vivid colours.
According to Fitbit, gardening is cycling
One of FitBit’s more useful features is its ability to automatically detect exercise. I think it uses a combination of your heart rate and how the device is moving. The pattern of motion and heart rates must be categorised by … Continue reading
Accidental Fruit Tart
Attempted to cook a fruit pie, but the pastry I’d made was more like biscuit dough and didn’t want to stay together. Ended up turning it into a giant fruit tart thing instead. Worked out pretty good. The trick it … Continue reading
“Good” Morning?
I sleep with my FitBit on. Every morning it tells me how well I slept. For those with other devices (or none!) the way this works is by monitoring my heart rate, motion and blood oxygen level. It then does … Continue reading
Zen and the art of Cross Stitch
I’ve taken up cross stitch. It’s strangely relaxing.
Post contains images that are a bit NSFW… Continue reading