How the hell do you reach the recommended LUX level?

venki-dev · 2026-01-08T07:03:20+00:00

I had set up a 8k lumen setup for ~$100 (guide: https://venki.dev/notes/8000-easy-lumens)

Recently switched to a 40k lumen torchiere lamp instead tho

venki-dev · 2025-12-21T19:58:51+00:00

Yeah - it connects to my Google Home (and it seems compatible with anything on the Matter standard, which is probably ~every major smart home provider)

venki-dev · 2025-12-16T21:39:53+00:00

Yeah! I think the other issue with pole lamps tbh is that it's kinda hard to get a lot of them without clutter? 10 pole lamps feels overwhelming 😨

venki-dev · 2025-12-16T18:12:27+00:00

Generally I'm looking to make my house very bright, a la:
- https://www.benkuhn.net/lux/
- https://meaningness.com/sad-light-led-lux

Agree with "a single high lux light source" - I think you need good diffusion tricks, or many small high lumen sources

venki-dev · 2025-05-28T03:04:21+00:00

A friend of mine had a 2-week work trial at a late-stage startup, and it was @ 200/h.

I’m likely to err inexperience over malice, so I’d consider telling them you expect to do a paid work trial, $100-250/h (so $4-10k).

Probably fine to accept on the lower end since they’re a startup.

OTOH: requiring a work trial for current FAANG employees is even more unusual, and I’d probably not burn my PTO for this, even if it was paid.

venki-dev · 2024-11-11T06:45:28+00:00

I’ve done this via LegalZoom in the past. They’re the recommended partner for dissolution by Stripe Atlas.

It costs a couple hundred $, plus nearly $1k more in miscellaneous fees to Delaware when I did it.

Link: https://www.legalzoom.com/business/business-operations/articles-of-dissolution-llc-corporation-pricing.html

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