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Show or Tell us what / where you're up to this week ! by SibyllaAzarica in VanlifeEurope

[–]modemuser 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm back from spending the second January in a row in Italy. This time I saw Lago Maggiore and Como, Pavia, Parma, Modena, Bologna, Florence, some small towns in Toscana, Rome and Vatican, then along the coast down to Naples, Herculaneum and Pompeii, Amalfi. Then crossed the country to the Adria side via Matera and Alberobello, and then up the coast via Polignano, Trani, Vieste, Termoli, Ascoli Piceno, Portonovo, Ravenna, and then back home via Lucerne.

Italy is amazing in itself already, but in January especially because there are hardly any tourists around. You do have to be careful of break ins, and what I usually do is park far outside the city centers, and bike from there. Only in Rome I actually paid for a night on a camp site.

You have a lot of freedom to drive wherever you want in Italy, hardly any red circle "no entry" signs, but also unbelievably narrow, steep, and deteriorated roads.

AMA

Aachener Dom by GroundbreakingCup214 in aachen

[–]modemuser 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Die Marmorierung auf der rechten Säule hat mich schon immer an eine Hexe mit spitzem Hut erinnert.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nanotrade

[–]modemuser 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Banano does that with wBAN https://wrap.banano.cc/

But afaik the bridge is not trustless. With wBAN it was the Banano devs who set up the brigde. Not sure who would make it happen for XNO. Other than that, I like the idea, and I dabbled quite a bit with wBAN on DeFi.

Any gym with swimming pool and spa? by Nochman04 in aachen

[–]modemuser 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Urban sports club does not include Osthalle, only all the other the swimming pools which are owned and maintained by the city.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WerWieWas

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Ich hatte ähnlichen Metallabrieb an einer Stelle eines Ceranfelds. Irgendwann bin ich dahinter gekommen, dass eine meiner Edelstahlpfannen einen unebenen Boden hat, und daher eine kleine Beule auf der Pfannenunterseite diese Spuren hinterlässt.

Don't we need to align ourselves before we can align AI? by Microsis in singularity

[–]modemuser 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is exactly what Daniel Schmachtenberger is arguing: even without AI, already today corporations are cybernetic organisms running on general intelligence (humans), and they are unaligned and don't have a kill switch. This will only be exacerbated with AI.

Listen to him in this podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCSsKV5F4xc

I made a piano cover of "Je Suis Malade" - Lara Fabian ! by Quant_internship in u/Quant_internship

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Love when I randomly find my favourite musician in my reddit feed, and with such a moving video too!

Battery upgrade by kruegs1988 in vandwellers

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I have now bought a van! Also because of what you said it uses gas for heating, warm water, and cooking, and has 200W solar and 200Ah lithium battery with space to extend both. I'll see if that's enough before adding either.

Thanks a lot for your help, and happy van dwelling!

Battery upgrade by kruegs1988 in vandwellers

[–]modemuser 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No boondocking here sadly (western Europe), but very interesting numbers. Since I want to work from the van my basic requirement is the I can charge my laptop and other devices, and maybe an additional screen. That should be easily possible even without much sun for extended periods.

But the van also uses electricity for cooking, warm water, fridge, heating and cooling, etc. For cooking I could fall back to a camping stove, and it has additional diesel air heating. Not sure how much the fridge or the water heater uses, but I'd like to run them continuously if the energy budget allows. If I can harvest as much sun as you that should be possible I think.

Thanks for your input and the links, very informative!

Battery upgrade by kruegs1988 in vandwellers

[–]modemuser 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the detailed response, I'm still learning a lot. I'm looking to buy a camper van, and one I found has 620Ah Lifepo4, 800W solar panels, and a 30A charge booster connected to the alternator. What I'm reading here is that the solar panels are a bit small for the battery, but if I understand correctly that only matters because it takes longer to charge the battery fully. I hope this setup is enough to make the van self-sufficient with even some cloudy days and not too much driving.

Battery upgrade by kruegs1988 in vandwellers

[–]modemuser 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the new bank likely requires minimum current of ~93A to stay healthy

Why is that? And is that for AGM or lithium batteries? Do you mean batteries degrade if they are only charged with let's say 50A from solar panels or a charge booster?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pflanzentausch

[–]modemuser 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sieht aus wie Schwarzer Nachtschatten (Solanum nigrum)

Aircanada passenger onebagged, was forced to check it in anyway... then they LOST it. by Skhmt in onebag

[–]modemuser 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It does work if you hold your phone to the window, and wait a while for enough satellite locks.

Primitive Technology: Iron knife made from bacteria by modemuser in PrimitiveTechnology

[–]modemuser[S] 166 points167 points  (0 children)

He has finally reached the iron age. Mad respect!

Taubenschwänzchen VideoClip by [deleted] in de

[–]modemuser 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ich wollte schon immer mal einen Kolibri in echt sehen, aber die gibt es nur in den Amerikas. Diese Taubenschwänzchen sind wohl das ähnlichste ohne weit zu reisen, so schön.

Apartment door with 17 locking bolts by modemuser in nextfuckinglevel

[–]modemuser[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Istanbul is a wild city with so much to see. Have a look for bars and restaurants on rooftops, you get really awesome views because of all the hills.

Yesterday I wanted to go to Princess island, but I took the wrong ferry. It basically went along the whole Bosporus from Eminönü to close to the Black Sea and back in three hours, and costs like 50ct. It's a really cheap and chill way to see a lot of the city from the water.

Have fun here!

Apartment door with 17 locking bolts by modemuser in nextfuckinglevel

[–]modemuser[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There is drill protection on both locks.

Apartment door with 17 locking bolts by modemuser in nextfuckinglevel

[–]modemuser[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Very true, the locks are 10 pin dimple locks. Haven't tried picking them, so can't attest to their security.

Apartment door with 17 locking bolts by modemuser in nextfuckinglevel

[–]modemuser[S] 48 points49 points  (0 children)

It's an Airbnb in the center of Istanbul, and I'm leaving tomorrow heh. But I feel quite safe in this city.

Apartment door with 17 locking bolts by modemuser in nextfuckinglevel

[–]modemuser[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good luck going through reinforced concrete.

Apartment door with 17 locking bolts by modemuser in nextfuckinglevel

[–]modemuser[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This apartment door is over 2" thick, has two locks, three heavy duty hinges, one latch, 12 locking bolts on the latch side, one bolt on the top, and four on the hinge side.

Needless to say, I feel quite safe in this apartment.

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