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by liseman 2mo ago
opposite blades rotate in same direction; good overview here: https://ardupilot.org/copter/docs/connect-escs-and-motors.ht...
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Show HN: I vibecoded a heavy lift drone(lukeiseman.substack.com)
21 points by liseman 2mo ago|5 comments
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by liseman 4mo ago
i made this free app to help me hold my breath longer for spearfishing; just hit 5:20 static! feedback welcome.
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Geoengineering Now(npr.org)
1 points by liseman 2y ago|0 comments
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Effective work dose: 1 day per week(cam.ac.uk)
2 points by liseman 3y ago|0 comments
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by liseman 4y ago
I am actively working on SAI. If you'd like to help, please reach out.
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Boxouse is closed, open-sourcing shipping container home plans(boxouse.com)
3 points by liseman 7y ago|2 comments
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by liseman 10y ago
Thanks; great suggestions. 1kW is more than enough to run all of that, with the heater being the only questionable element. In Oakland, we're fine with 1kW to keep ambient in-container temp at 65F year-round.
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by liseman 10y ago
+insulation, electrical, window, door, flooring, walls, etc.
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by liseman 10y ago
Yes: toilet, shower, water heater, kitchen sink.
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by liseman 10y ago
This is great; I'll reach out to both of them today. Thanks!
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by liseman 10y ago
I will be absolutely stunned if you can get a tiny home custom-built with a solar system half this size for less than 80k.
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by liseman 10y ago
Whether parked on the street (my preferred version) or as units in a yard, law is ambiguous in Oakland. If you're in the area, you're welcome to come visit!
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by liseman 10y ago
We live in ours in Oakland. Legality is a complicated topic in our case, but variants will qualify as Accessory Dwelling Units under state-level rules
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by liseman 10y ago
Great ideas, thanks! We've been through 4 different attempts at photos, and results are obviously lacking... do any of you have sources you really like for outlet covers, light cases, and other fixture / finish elements?
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by liseman 10y ago
for permanent installs, I really like the idea of containers as side supports to a quonset hut. like this, but with 3-4 containers: http://alarconbohm.com/
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by liseman 10y ago
Both, balancing the capex needs for the latter via sales as I scale:)
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by liseman 10y ago
The interior environment gets entirely sealed under closed-cell foam insulation applied directly to the metal, leaving no interior space for condensation on the metal. Literally all surfaces that you're exposed to are things we buy at
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by liseman 10y ago
We're going to do this selectively: getting the first ADU design fully licensed in a given MSA is going to be important for us. We'll want to see a year+ commitment to justify the cost.
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by liseman 10y ago
Hi Andrew! Initial focus is the Bay Area, where rents are particularly absurd. Unlike other tiny homes, we can stack these to scale existing locations to meet demand (with some zoning hurdles, of course)
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by liseman 10y ago
Yes. Depending on the location and length of time the boxouse will be there, we can do off-grid (tanks monitored and filled/pumped as need, RV-style) or grid-connected (linked to existing house's plumbing)
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by liseman 10y ago
thanks for the feedback. what are the most compelling prefabs you've found that are actually shipping, and how much do they cost?
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by liseman 10y ago
We'll make it clearer on the website, but the 49k version includes a 1.5kw solar array, ~15kwh of battery storage, all water systems, full smart home functionality (ie 'alexa, trigger windows' to go from transparent to opaque
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by liseman 10y ago
This was firmly a hobby until a few months ago, at which point I quit my job to focus on boxouse full-time.
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by liseman 10y ago
At thousands of units per month, we're probably off of shipping containers and onto something lighter and cheaper:)
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by liseman 10y ago
Here's some photos of work in progress: https://goo.gl/photos/N6jiAo9696QJG6KU8
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by liseman 10y ago
Kirsten's visited us a couple of times: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfqunEuw61k
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by liseman 10y ago
We use several inches of closed-cell foam insulation interior to the metal. In addition to an r-value of 15+, you're not hearing much outside:)
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by liseman 10y ago
More oriented to multi-unit, permanent builds: https://www.montainerhomes.com/ High-end, semi-stackable: http://kasita.com My favorite ultra-low-cost builder: http://relaxshacks.blogspot.com/ M
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by liseman 10y ago
IMHO, zoning is is one of the biggest challenges facing anybody who wants to do something interesting in real estate. CA actually is forcing cities to make it easier to build ADUs: http://www.hcd.ca.gov/policy-research&#x2F

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