@scottmiller42@mstdn.social2025-03-10 15:05:48
I looked into buying a solar charged battery bank. This product category is completely dominated by no-name 3rd party sellers. 🚩
Charge time is key. No listing had even a rough estimate for solar charge time. 🚩
An example unit claims max solar power 1.13 w, with enough battery power to charge an iPhone 14 Pro twice. Working from that, you'd need ~25 hours of full sun to fully charge. I'd roughly estimate that means at least 3 days in summer. Not quite worthless, but close…
@samir@functional.computer2024-12-20 20:41:09
@… Very cool!
I agree. This isn’t the 1980s any more, and we’re past the point that one person can build an operating system. And this is a large chunk of an operating system.
This is why I’m not even trying. But if people were willing to try with me, and I trusted them, I might change my mind.
(Unrelated: I am working on another pair of “…
@tore@openbiblio.social2024-12-19 21:38:52
By the way and thinking about christmas wishes. We will be looking for software developer in 2025. If you are an #opensourcesoftware enthusiast and interested in working for a good cause without fixed-term you might want to contact my boss @…