Daniel Raffel
@danielraffel.me
Welcomed a new bee colony home.
April 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Welcomed a new bee colony home.
I agree that GitHub Pages and HTML/JS is the best option, but the Google Cloud free tier is also surprisingly great if you can stay within their generous limits. Each free Google account includes a lot of valuable infrastructure. Though much more headaches. cloud.google.com/free
Free Trial and Free Tier Services and Products | Google Cloud
Start building on Google Cloud with $300 in free credits and free usage of 20+ products like Compute Engine and Cloud Storage, up to monthly limits.
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April 29, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I agree that GitHub Pages and HTML/JS is the best option, but the Google Cloud free tier is also surprisingly great if you can stay within their generous limits. Each free Google account includes a lot of valuable infrastructure. Though much more headaches. cloud.google.com/free
If you operate a high-margin digital service in the US, consider offering your customers a time-limited discount during this nonsensical tariff period. Assuming you can afford it your customers won’t forget the gesture.
April 28, 2025 at 3:32 AM
If you operate a high-margin digital service in the US, consider offering your customers a time-limited discount during this nonsensical tariff period. Assuming you can afford it your customers won’t forget the gesture.
The recklessness of this admin in dragging the country into a manufactured financial crisis and a potential path toward war is disgraceful. Shame on all who enabled it. This only serves to fuel insider trading, offering nothing of value to the hardworking citizens of this nation.
April 28, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The recklessness of this admin in dragging the country into a manufactured financial crisis and a potential path toward war is disgraceful. Shame on all who enabled it. This only serves to fuel insider trading, offering nothing of value to the hardworking citizens of this nation.
Been enjoying the new Rashad Becker album the last few days. Def recommend listening to it on headphones. open.spotify.com/album/2HD60F...
The Incident
Rashad Becker · Album · 2025 · 11 songs
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April 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Been enjoying the new Rashad Becker album the last few days. Def recommend listening to it on headphones. open.spotify.com/album/2HD60F...
My friend Steve and I built a little site that turns our home energy use into a daily, automated solar showdown.
It’s a fun way to compete, check our stats more often, and be a little more mindful each day.
☀️🏡🏡☀️ danielraffel.me/2025/04/16/s...
It’s a fun way to compete, check our stats more often, and be a little more mindful each day.
☀️🏡🏡☀️ danielraffel.me/2025/04/16/s...
☀️ Solar Showdown: A Friendly Energy Face-off
Steve—my neighbor and longtime friend—and I have occasionally swapped notes on our energy use. We’ve turned our solar production and energy usage into a daily, automated solar showdown between our hom...
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April 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
My friend Steve and I built a little site that turns our home energy use into a daily, automated solar showdown.
It’s a fun way to compete, check our stats more often, and be a little more mindful each day.
☀️🏡🏡☀️ danielraffel.me/2025/04/16/s...
It’s a fun way to compete, check our stats more often, and be a little more mindful each day.
☀️🏡🏡☀️ danielraffel.me/2025/04/16/s...
What a beautiful project. kimhiorthoy.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-...
Ghost Note, by Kim Hiorthøy
11 track album
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April 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
What a beautiful project. kimhiorthoy.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-...
Amazing that you can get so many things delivered via Amazon Prime for less than a dollar. www.amazon.com/s?k=food&rh=...
Amazon.com : food
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March 20, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Amazing that you can get so many things delivered via Amazon Prime for less than a dollar. www.amazon.com/s?k=food&rh=...
Big day for the fine folks @ghost.org who have shipped their activity pub beta 👏 ghost.org/help/social-...
March 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Big day for the fine folks @ghost.org who have shipped their activity pub beta 👏 ghost.org/help/social-...
What a successful human: James Harrison.
www.npr.org/2025/03/03/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/03/n...
James Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has died
Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.
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March 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
What a successful human: James Harrison.
www.npr.org/2025/03/03/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/03/n...
Beautiful sunset on Hawk Hill tonight 🚴🏻♂️
February 6, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Beautiful sunset on Hawk Hill tonight 🚴🏻♂️
If you missed out on some great music this year, this end-of-year roundup of playlists and so many amazing “best of” lists will hopefully inspire you as much as it has inspired me. Happy Holidays! danielraffel.me/2024/12/23/2...
2024 Year-End Playlist Roundup: Discovering the Best Music of the Year
It’s that time of year when everyone shares their best-of lists. Here are some of the playlists I’ve been enjoying listening to.
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December 24, 2024 at 7:47 PM
If you missed out on some great music this year, this end-of-year roundup of playlists and so many amazing “best of” lists will hopefully inspire you as much as it has inspired me. Happy Holidays! danielraffel.me/2024/12/23/2...
In a recent Powers That Be podcast on Prigozhin's assassination, Julia Ioffe explores Putin's unexpected tactical approach, likening it to a cat playing with a mouse (e.g., 'Koshka s myshkoy' in Russian). www.danielraffel.me/2023/08/26/k...
August 26, 2023 at 4:21 PM
In a recent Powers That Be podcast on Prigozhin's assassination, Julia Ioffe explores Putin's unexpected tactical approach, likening it to a cat playing with a mouse (e.g., 'Koshka s myshkoy' in Russian). www.danielraffel.me/2023/08/26/k...
Spending a lovely Friday night at home listening to the 50th anniversary deluxe edition of Let’s Get It On by Marvin Gaye (with 20 unreleased tracks.) danielraffel.me/2023/08/26/m...
August 26, 2023 at 4:09 AM
Spending a lovely Friday night at home listening to the 50th anniversary deluxe edition of Let’s Get It On by Marvin Gaye (with 20 unreleased tracks.) danielraffel.me/2023/08/26/m...
Sharing some drawings I made of museum security guards. danielraffel.me/2023/08/24/m...
August 24, 2023 at 4:24 PM
Sharing some drawings I made of museum security guards. danielraffel.me/2023/08/24/m...
Enjoying a trip down memory lane with some favorite comics. Also, if you haven't watched Lookwell or heard the recent Conan podcast with Steve Martin and Martin Short you're in for a treat! danielraffel.me/2023/08/23/d...
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August 23, 2023 at 5:06 PM
Enjoying a trip down memory lane with some favorite comics. Also, if you haven't watched Lookwell or heard the recent Conan podcast with Steve Martin and Martin Short you're in for a treat! danielraffel.me/2023/08/23/d...
I dig this vegan lasagna recipe with plant based meat. https://danielraffel.me/2023/08/22/vegan-lasagna/
Vegan Lasagna
This recipe is for a vegan lasagna with plant based meat. I usually double this recipe and make two and freeze one.
Ingredients
14 oz firm tofu, drained
¾ cup oat milk (or soy milk)
¼ cup nutr...
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August 22, 2023 at 9:35 PM
I dig this vegan lasagna recipe with plant based meat. https://danielraffel.me/2023/08/22/vegan-lasagna/
SF City employees earn $4.3 billion (and other interesting stats) https://danielraffel.me/2023/08/16/sf-city-employees-earn-4-3-billion/
August 16, 2023 at 4:36 AM
SF City employees earn $4.3 billion (and other interesting stats) https://danielraffel.me/2023/08/16/sf-city-employees-earn-4-3-billion/
If we want nice things to thrive, we need platforms to put more effort into putting an end to showing us blatant scams. https://danielraffel.me/2023/08/14/boondoggles-all-the-way-down/
August 14, 2023 at 10:39 PM
If we want nice things to thrive, we need platforms to put more effort into putting an end to showing us blatant scams. https://danielraffel.me/2023/08/14/boondoggles-all-the-way-down/
Oof, we all have plastic in our hearts. We collectively gotta get off our plastic addictions. https://danielraffel.me/2023/08/14/we-have-plastic-hearts/
August 14, 2023 at 9:07 PM
Oof, we all have plastic in our hearts. We collectively gotta get off our plastic addictions. https://danielraffel.me/2023/08/14/we-have-plastic-hearts/
With streaming prices on the rise, the underperformance of much of the original content they've invested in is becoming glaringly apparent. If these companies don't act with more caution, they may find themselves facing consolidation. https://danielraffel.me/2023/08/13/streaming-is-full-of-duds/
August 13, 2023 at 6:06 PM
With streaming prices on the rise, the underperformance of much of the original content they've invested in is becoming glaringly apparent. If these companies don't act with more caution, they may find themselves facing consolidation. https://danielraffel.me/2023/08/13/streaming-is-full-of-duds/
I believe in instant karma. Wrote briefly about it today. https://danielraffel.me/2023/08/13/instant-karma/
August 13, 2023 at 1:54 AM
I believe in instant karma. Wrote briefly about it today. https://danielraffel.me/2023/08/13/instant-karma/
Made a list of some favorite cheerful audiobooks if you’re interested in some lite entertainment. https://danielraffel.me/2023/08/11/cheerful-audiobooks/
August 11, 2023 at 8:42 PM
Made a list of some favorite cheerful audiobooks if you’re interested in some lite entertainment. https://danielraffel.me/2023/08/11/cheerful-audiobooks/