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Jeff
@gadgets.life
"Retired" computer storage architect https://gadgets.life

I'm transforming my 10-acre farm near the Twin Cities into a sanctuary where technology and creativity converge.

Ex-Enterprise Architect
CoCoRaHS, Metro Sky Warn & Sky Watcher (MN) 2025/2026
I post a weekly blog about the stuff I did. I'm going to expand on various topics as well since I have lots of content behind each of the entries. gadgets.life
March 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Had a fair bit here just two weeks ago. But yeah, an unsatisfactory winter so far.
February 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
False Spring in Minnesota. The ground is squishy and the grass slides over a still-frozen layer of ground as you walk on it.
February 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Cold & clear skies mean some great solar generation today - consuming 4,100W and generating 20,420W at -6F today about 45 minutes before peak sun. The system production for the day was 108.92 kWh.
January 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I think this is from interior during a Christmas shopping trip prior to 2011, after winding thru the aisles in line for an hour or so.
January 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Deer visitors in the fresh snow.
December 22, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Europa Launch: uploaded at 9428 x 5303 pixels, mosaic made from screen-caps during launch feed earlier today - thru core stage separation. Using AndreaMosaic www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/
Pretty sure it'll get compressed horribly here so I included a zoom to the rocket section of the mosaic
October 14, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Very faint northern lights here last night near Minneapolis
October 8, 2024 at 1:17 PM
PSA: Check your voter registration status - you can start at vote.gov
October 2, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #790,370!
September 17, 2024 at 2:57 PM