sunnySide ↑ BBS
sunnySide ↑ BBS was established by Jordan Heinz in June 2020 as a long-term, nonprofit art & science open knowledge web log (blog) to promote STEM learning & sustainability. Over the past 30 years on the Internet, I have determined that technical blogs have driven my curiosity & allowed me to explore subjects that were not formally documented on any other source or platform. I have decided to begin sharing this knowledge over time to continue learning, document, teach & display my commitment to these subject matters.
The term ‘BBS’ refers to a bulletin board system & is a throwback to an era of dial-up modems, focused communication between individuals or groups, & the exchange of data & knowledge between the users of the BBS.
Welcome everyone, and thank you for beginning this journey with me. Subscribe & join the BBS at the bottom of the page if you enjoy what you read or learn. Ads are strictly prohibited.
In scope ->
Home landscape
- understanding sunlight exposure
- understanding soil types
- understanding terrain & drainage
- understanding plants
- … to be continued
Building home avian communities
- identify birds by call or sight
- learn bird behavior by species & how they fit into the community
- establish living cavities for target birds
- establish feeding stations for target birds
- establish sustainable food sources for target birds
- establish sustainable water sources for target birds
Philips Hue ambient & mood lighting
- familiarization with the technology
- familiarization with software that drives it
- integration with Spotify or Apple Music
- apply principles indoors & outdoors using groups & zones
Dark sky, low-voltage LED architectural landscape lighting
- familiarization with light pollution & applying dark sky principles
familiarization with landscape transformers
- converting 120VAC to 12VAC
familiarization with direct burial wire & its limitations
- how to attach each light to the main line
- selecting the right gauge of wire
understanding the different measurements of electricity involved
- power = current x volts
- understanding voltage sag & how to overcome it
- learning the purpose & use cases of each type of landscape light
designing your own low-voltage landscape lighting system
- understanding shadows
- understanding over-saturation of light
- apply creativity & art
Smart home landscape
familiarization with smart light switch technologies
- lutron caseta
- honeywell
familiarization with smart technologies surrounding exterior lighting
- philips hue
- outdoor RGB LED strip lights
familiarization with smart technologies surrounding sensors
- motion
- light
- temperature & humidity
proximity
- ultrasonic
familiarization with smart home device communication & radio technologies
- z-wave
- zigbee
- bluetooth
- WiFi
Smart home automation
familiarization with smart home hubs
- samsung smartthings
- apple homekit
- openHAB
Microcontroller programming
- … to be continued.
DIY Solar power & photovoltaics
- … to be continued.
Mini & micro smart farming
- … to be continued.
Retro arcade & console gaming
home
wiki
- https://wiki.mnretrogamer.com
- … to be continued.
Single board computing
- … to be continued.
Private, open source home cloud storage
- DIY Micro, Mini, or Full size
- ODROID
- … to be continued.
HiFi computing
- Schiit Audio Ragnarok
- … to be continued.
Minecraft Java Edition
- Family Survival
- Family Creative
- … to be continued.
Home surveillance
- POE
- Hikvision IP Cameras
- …to be continued.
WiFi
- POE
- Ubiquiti UniFi
- …to be continued.
Clean eating
- Lazy oats
- Soy — the healthy choice
- Goodbye cheese
- Diets are just guides, not religions
- … to be continued.
Smartphone addiction
- … to be continued.
Gaming addiction
- … to be continued.
Practicing Mindfulness
- eyes-closed bird listening
- … to be continued.
Out of scope
- Politics
- Religion
- Current events