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MORE SOLAR PANELS!
Well, my good buddy Jim (and his son Alex) came over today to help me (read: let me watch him work) put the last 6 solar panels up on the…
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Voxeoifying my apps.
In playing around tonight, I put together a new version of the software, as well as a voice enabled monitor for it similar to the one at http://home.robpatton.com Its avail…
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I flipped the switch! The breaker is OFF, and the water is HOT!
So today was the day. I'm happy with the Solar Hot water install. Today is the day I walk out on my own. Sink or Swim. I've turned OFF the…
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Load Center Change out
With all the new changes around the place, as well as the Solar Power projects moving forward, it was just time to replace the Load Center in the house. For…
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Tracker #1 is ALIVE!
Well, not completely. I've got it set up in the front yard (it wont be there when its done) and its lacking wire, but its proof I could build one…
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A New Record for my solar power system
So what does this mean? This means that my solar power system was creating 11amps of 120V power, sending it to my house to be used. What does it really…
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The Return of the Muppets!
The Jim Henson-created characters may be on their way back thanks to a new Disney Film. In the movie, written by Forgetting Sarah Marshall star and writer Jason Segel, the…
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Solar Hot Water has arrived at the Patton House!
So now that the rains have stopped, and my ark has come to rest, I am able to finally get this solar hot water heater project complete. Enter Brad from…
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Pistol-packing woman, 85, forces intruder to call 911
POINT MARION, Pa. — An 85-year-old woman boldly went for her gun and busted a would-be burglar inside her home, then forced him to call police while she kept him…
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All about fish!
Top 10 Most Sustainable Fish To Eat Arctic Char (farmed) Yeah! Good salmon and rainbow trout substitute here kids. And the land-based, closed system farming methods don’t strain the marine…