Bah... Being this far removed from civilization is really getting to me :/ 25km from the nearest town of 400 people, an hour beyond that is the nearest town with a train station and Sydney is a two hour ride from that :( Very beautiful out here, but with all the power comming from wind and solar it must be conserved, so when it gets dark... it really gets dark. Lights taking a lot of power and all. You quickly get used to going to bed shortly after dark and getting up with the sun. Not really as hard as I thought it would be to get up that early everyday. There are other problems with getting all of your power from wind and sun. Like there is running water, but the pump is usualy turned off to conserve power. No drinks of water at night. No toilet usage.

Same with computers. I can use my uncle's laptop because they don't use much power, but not a regular computer or a regular monitor. I could not live this way permanently... I'm also used to cooking my own food. I so much prefer that to having my aunt cook a new meal for me three times a day. She said that it'd be ok for me to cook for myself, but was obviously just being polite. That and she took all of the food I'd bought for me to use cooking and used it all in group meals as quickly as she could. And she really doesn't like me not eating grains or potatos (that being the reason I bought a bunch of food for myself). When I first got here it was like a 2 hour conversation with her asking if I eat various breads and pastas or rice or potatos and me saying "no" over and over again. She still proclaims (contrary I've already told her) that not eating carbs will make me gain weight. sigh I need to find a job... soon...

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bruce42
Wed, 09/28/2005 - 11:09
First!
They seem to burn through juice pretty quickly- how many panels do they have, and how many Watts is the turbine rated for?
"Your mission is to obey the commands of whoever is able to strike the Master Key of Electricity... I once read in a book that all things are regulated by exact laws of nature" - SPAM

D3F1L3
Wed, 10/12/2005 - 23:45
Hmmmm.... good question...
Hmmmm.... good question... I'll have to check that out. -- D

bruce42
Fri, 09/30/2005 - 12:02
Compu-Stuff
I'll test hardware and post it on Ebay this weekend- looking at other stuff posted we should be able to get ~$150. Not too bad. I need to call my friend Doug and see if he needs any Socket A hardware.
"Your mission is to obey the commands of whoever is able to strike the Master Key of Electricity... I once read in a book that all things are regulated by exact laws of nature" - SPAM

bruce42
Fri, 09/30/2005 - 12:05
Almost Forgot
If you need help figuring out the image stuff, let me know. It's pretty straightforward once you know the drill. In fact, if you click on the green plus sign icon underneath the Comment/Content field, a popup page will appear and guide you through the process of adding/uploading images.
"Your mission is to obey the commands of whoever is able to strike the Master Key of Electricity... I once read in a book that all things are regulated by exact laws of nature" - SPAM

D3F1L3
Wed, 10/12/2005 - 23:45
w3rd :) -- D
w3rd :) -- D