Darren Wiens
@darrenwiens.github.io
Team lead, geospatial dev/honorary data science at Sparkgeo. Sharing proofs of concept and other map weirdness. Skeets my own, sadly.
Nova Scotia Rocks. Straight crack.
November 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Nova Scotia Rocks. Straight crack.
Attempting to do some comparison shopping on log splitters, and Canadian Tire specs are pretty much useless. One showing 50" (4+ feet!) max log diameter, another showing 3". 🤔
October 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Attempting to do some comparison shopping on log splitters, and Canadian Tire specs are pretty much useless. One showing 50" (4+ feet!) max log diameter, another showing 3". 🤔
Declaring the start of wood stove and Willie Nelson season.
October 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Declaring the start of wood stove and Willie Nelson season.
FB is the correct place to find some old bullshit 👍
October 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
FB is the correct place to find some old bullshit 👍
For some reason all my weird lunches are chili based. Today, cold chili burrito.
June 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
For some reason all my weird lunches are chili based. Today, cold chili burrito.
Now I’ve got two gold nuggets
June 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Now I’ve got two gold nuggets
Apply liquid nail adhesive to the pieces to be joined and nail on both sides to finish.
June 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Apply liquid nail adhesive to the pieces to be joined and nail on both sides to finish.
Cut through both boards with a circular saw. If you can't cut through both boards at the same time, detach the boards after the first board is cut through and carefully follow along the started cut on the bottom board to finish.
June 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Cut through both boards with a circular saw. If you can't cut through both boards at the same time, detach the boards after the first board is cut through and carefully follow along the started cut on the bottom board to finish.
Overlap two boards by at least 3x the width of the pieces to be spliced. In my case, 2x6s, so the overlap is >18" (3*6). Temporary screw the boards together. Draw a triangle centered on the end of the boards, 18" long.
June 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Overlap two boards by at least 3x the width of the pieces to be spliced. In my case, 2x6s, so the overlap is >18" (3*6). Temporary screw the boards together. Draw a triangle centered on the end of the boards, 18" long.
I made a 20' 2x6 out of a 16' + 8' 2x6 and here's how:
June 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I made a 20' 2x6 out of a 16' + 8' 2x6 and here's how:
Had some gravel delivered and found a definitely gold nugget (probably not). Would be a baller advertising strategy to add random gold nuggets to deliveries though.
June 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Had some gravel delivered and found a definitely gold nugget (probably not). Would be a baller advertising strategy to add random gold nuggets to deliveries though.
Ladybugs winning #MatchMyFreak on top of my in construction shed wall
May 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Ladybugs winning #MatchMyFreak on top of my in construction shed wall
When making rafter birdsmouth cuts, the old adage changes to: "attempt to work out the geometry by hand once, measure once, see if it could work once, redo math once, try again once, cut once, learn how to use speed square on yt once, measure twice, cut once, then trace and cut ten more times"
May 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
When making rafter birdsmouth cuts, the old adage changes to: "attempt to work out the geometry by hand once, measure once, see if it could work once, redo math once, try again once, cut once, learn how to use speed square on yt once, measure twice, cut once, then trace and cut ten more times"
First, I enjoy the app. Second, is it possible to estimate an asteroid's volume given the diameters, because I would like to know how many swimming pools? Third, oh my, the NASA api is so bloated with derivative measurements (one set would do).
May 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
First, I enjoy the app. Second, is it possible to estimate an asteroid's volume given the diameters, because I would like to know how many swimming pools? Third, oh my, the NASA api is so bloated with derivative measurements (one set would do).
File this under, "I almost did it, then failed spectacularly, somehow with no damage to myself or the building materials"
May 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
File this under, "I almost did it, then failed spectacularly, somehow with no damage to myself or the building materials"
