This post is part of a biweekly series, started some time ago. It's now back!
It is meant to be a place for stackers to discuss creative projects they have been working on, or ideas they are aiming to build. Regardless of your project being personal, professional, physical, digital, or even simply an idea to brainstorm together.
If you have any creative projects or ideas that you have been working on or want to eventually work on... This is a place for discussing those, gather initial feedback and feel more energetic on bringing it to the next level.
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Mostly been involved in a job hunt + getting used to my new job in a sawmill.
But also some work on writing, most of which I don't want to advertise out loud just yet. But there is an amended version alongside the audio version of Bitcoin From a Stoic Perspective coming, for example.
And this week I'll be practicing a few old tunes to make a short live performance in the annual home cafes day in my hometown.
I've seen your posts and I think that what you are doing is great. Changing environment and challenging oneself is what allow us to grow and learn. You have always many options in your plate and is good to see how you juggling with all those meanwhile adding more and more... keep it up!
The home cafe idea is great! keep us posted on it.
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The issue is that bank loan imposes high approval requirements to give you loan to start your project even family and relatives refuse to accord a loan and have these pretext may project fail and may unable to pay back loan and always how has money set the bad ideas before good ones, means you could have ideas like an ecommerce site or similar trick but every addon needs money and crypto, working here for zaps is unable to pay these services starting from 20 $ and more, P2P needs money, earning apps are most of time waste of time of survey if you are not tier 1 country, and PTP are generally for beginners, so these are all conditions against running your ecommerce site
Something I learn early on: think BIG, START small. If you really want to achieve your goal you will find the way; no matter the obstacles, you keep pointing at your north star.
And these days, anyone can run an ecommerce at a really low or zero cost. Look for open-source options, free or cheap hosting to start with. Learn from the progress you make and improve what you have, instead of complaining about what you don't control.
Just my two sats, hopefully it helps keep you motivated to not give up on your dreams.
30 CC for the tips
Will be the most profitable investment you ever did.
Got about 12 irons in the fire but most creative of them is the onboard flow for new nostr users via Bxrd
Bxrd is built on Web-of-Trust from a shared graph to make it sustainable and not suck, but the trade-off is it adds friction to onboarding.
I think that friction is an opportunity to guide users into making more effective nostr profiles and getting discovered... thinking carefully how to thread that needle. This would probably necessitate the positioning of Bxrd as a premium publishing tool.
I can see the 12 hammers hitting the irons! Many ways have been tried to onboard people to Nostr, but not many successfully, as the learning curve is pretty high.
It could play well with nymrank.dev and all the graperank wot protocol
Sorry guys but this time I do not have any software or business idea, I have only a personal challenge. Is more like a DIY or construction project.
Now that my mountain cabin is ready, I want to add to it a "power source" from the nearby small river.
I want to install a small hydropower turbine, not too much, just like 1-2 kW.
I think the water source debit is like 1L/s . I've tested with a 8cm tube and I get like 20L in 19-25sec. Pretty good right?
My challenge is how to install it, what model should buy, what other ele tri al dispositives I need etc.
I want to get 220V with 1kW power from that river.
I do not eant solar / wind other bullshit batteries. I have a river, the most powerful and reliable source of energy. Will be a shame not to use it.
I have some electrical knowledge bacground but I never installed such thing. A real challenge for me, not only because of the devices but also how to install it on the river or next to it.
I may need ideas from somebody with real experience in this matter.
I don't know much about water generators, but I know they need water in motion to run and generate electricity. I think you should find a place in the river where the water flows at a higher speed. This will allow you to get a smaller generator. 1L/s sounds a lot but perhaps is not enough. You better measure the water flow pressure gauge accurately before making any purchase. That will save you a lot of time, trials and failures, and if the water flow is not enough, you can always build a water channel to drive the water in a different path and speed, like in old mills.
After several studies, options and solutions I cam to the conclusion that a hybrid way is the way.
A Bluetti powerbank with multiple sources and exits that can be charged from 2 solar panels and later also from a small 220V hydro turbine, meanwhile acting as an intermediary / cache for all electrical consumption.
https://amzn.eu/d/0jbq9Hrn
The compact size and multiple devices all in one is the best solution.
During the sunny days, charging from solar, during night and cloudy days,, from the river.
And is easy to install, maintain, carry (remember that I have to carry on my backpack all the material like 8km).
I think I've scrolled past YouTube videos of people making hydro power with old car alternators or electric dryer motors... might need a few of them to get the desired voltage, but they should also be nearly free for the scavenging.
I've seen those videos. The problem is that I do not have the right tools and a place where to work with them.
I prefer an already made turbine and just install it next to the river.
I would like to start testing with something like this: https://amzn.eu/d/0a7rK4NW
More like testing and learning by doing it. Is a good cheap option and is small. Keep in mind that my homestead place is not easy reachable by car, only by hiking 8km from nearest village, through a forest, regular trail only walking.
I was carrying all the materials in my backpack and is a hell of a job. Carrying a 20-30kg turbine on my back for 3h is not an option.