an appless policy

 I operate under the goal of not having to install apps. My first reaction if I need something is to see if I can use a web page.

I broke my normal approach I installed the jellyfin app because I just didn't even think to check the web page. After probably a year of using it and having mediocre results because of some sort of bug related to playing some videos I happen to visit the web page on my phone And it worked great after that I uninstalled the app immediately.

I wish that more things were appless don't you?

million pixels

 I remember a time way back when where you could buy a pixel on a webpage. All the pixels available summed to a million bucks, kinda cool.

I came across this on hacker news the other day.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44456379

Reading the context was just fascinating.

https://eieio.games/blog/the-secret-inside-one-million-checkboxes/

 It just reminded me of the million pixels, but I really loved that with a blank canvas people were doing some funny/interesting things!

made in america

 I watched a recent video from smarter everyday, while I am still keeping my YouTube usage to a minimum, (I think I could count the number of hours on YouTube I have been on one hand for the last 3 or so months), it definitely is something I have been thinking a lot about for a while. I even bought a webpage on the topic (kinda) though if I still own it I'll likely let it lapse, but the premise is this. Right now you can buy a computer and mine Bitcoin (ok fine, really not anymore, but for a while you could), and so you gave someone the ability to invest a bit of money to them generate a profit out of your....garage ..so to speak. I wondered if you could design an open source/whatever that you could build a box to place in your garage that has some kind of manufacturing capability. 

I know what you're thinking...this is 3d printing...and while that is partly true. I mean other things that we can't (yet) 3d print. I'm talking for example bolts, what if you had a machine that raw metal...rods? Went into and put popped threaded bolts. Eventually being able to build up to whatever manufacturing capability (heck my dream is to be able to design and build chips in my garage).

 

Anuwho I thought it was a fun watch, and def aligned with ideas I've had in the past...then again. According to the video one of our challenges is our lack of tool and die experienced people which is def an issue. And this idea of garage mfg doesn't quite fitx that, then again, maybe we can open source that knowledge (if we haven't) and go from there and build a more capable place.