It is going to be warm soon. I need a place to lay down and sit under my ceiling fan. At the moment I have my home configured a little oddly. I moved my living room furniture into a space that makes slightly more sense as a dining room. There is a nice chandelier in […]
Read MoreTrying to figure out my landscaping. I am fortunate enough to be surrounded by very little. Just a bunch of sagebrush … or really chamisa. I don’t really have to worry much about upkeep and maintenance. Though it is a little samey. So I have been trying to plant some trees and bushes. The trees […]
Read MoreAt the moment I am thinking about generating depth maps with machine learning. https://github.com/thygate/stable-diffusion-webui-depthmap-script This looks like what I need. https://github.com/compphoto/BoostingMonocularDepth There is also this.
Read MoreDesign Criteria: Basic plans Basic Material ListI asked Bing AI to take the Basic Materials List and get the current prices from Lowes.com — It didn’t do a perfect job, but it wasn’t too bad. Floor Framing Materials Wall Framing Materials Roof Framing Materials XPS comes in 2”, 1.5”, and 1” thick pieces. The thickness […]
Read MoreThe city of Bend has introduced a new program called the Pre-Approved Accessory Dwelling Unit Plans program that streamlines the process of building an ADU. This program allows property owners to use pre-approved building plans that have already passed Building Plan Review and meet building code, reducing the amount of time city staff spend reviewing […]
Read MoreIntroduction The Taos Land Trust is an organization established to preserve and protect “family land” in Taos. This type of land refers to properties that have been handed down through generations, often agricultural in nature, but may be left unused or undeveloped. The organization’s objective is to prevent the loss of generational wealth and the […]
Read MoreI have been thinking about a Taos Land Trust for a while. The intention behind it is to preserve or protect the concept of “family land” in Taos. My definition of it is property that has been handed down. Many times this is agricultural land. And in many cases the land is left unused or […]
Read MoreThinking about kit homes at the moment. Want to see the results of actual people building them. https://www.themountaineer.com/news/some-assembly-required-log-home-kits-offer-solution-for-any-occasion/article_6ef14136-4380-11ea-b5d9-8ff88be5f0f1.html
Read MoreI really want to make these sweet tiny ESP32-S2 pico boards work. Here is a discussion on using the screen.
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