Hacking Water

http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/hacking_water/

by edward • 7 years ago

201 36 7 years ago

Joey is one of the oldest (and still active) Debian contributors. Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/joeyh

markvdb• 7 years ago

Joey was very active in Debian, but has retired from it in 2015. http://zgrimshell.github.io/posts/interviews-with-floss-deve...

ncmncm2• 7 years ago

I never understood clearly why Joey left the Debian Project. It was right after the SystemD Wars, but I didn't get the impression it was over the switch to systemd itself. Maybe, the level of acrimony displayed by people he used to, or would like to continue to, respect?

tobr• 7 years ago

I enjoyed this:

My passion is making Free Software because it seems to be the software that lasts, the software that turns out to matter in the end.

caseyw• 7 years ago

I really enjoyed the read. I'd love to do something similar in the future. Thanks Joey!

ngcc_hk• 7 years ago

Water filtered? Or assume water is safe?

loeg5• 7 years ago

There's probably a macro level filter (dirt and maybe silt) sitting in front of the pump. (Something like that would not filter microbial pests, which I assume is your concern.) I hope the water is filtered or treated in some way.

snazz• 7 years ago

With acid rain and other hard-to-control phenomena affecting water quality, I would imagine that something pretty powerful would be required.

miki123211• 7 years ago

Definitely a +1 for the image descriptions. This is a pleasure to read with a screen reader. I haven't seen a website doing such a great job in ages. No one, except the BBC (which sucks at accessibility in other ways) and accessibility focused websites really does that. This guy deserves so much respect for this.

lukasb• 7 years ago

I wouldn't have known about them if you hadn't posted. Kind of a bummer Chrome doesn't show alt text on hover any more.

zerker2000• 7 years ago

I think the one shown on hover is `title` text?

Iv2• 7 years ago

Take note, UI designers: In same crucial areas, you are far behind people writing HTML by hand.

tomjakubowski• 7 years ago

I don't know where you get the idea there's a significant difference between these groups with respect to their attention to accessibility.

codemac• 7 years ago

Joey probably uses ikiwiki, I imagine.

joeyh2• 7 years ago

I have blind friends. So.

loeg5• 7 years ago

Ah, I've been doing a lot of plumbing with PEX lately as well. It's really a pretty nice material to work with. As a total amateur I've done hundreds of crimps with zero leaks. The 3/4" stuff is much tougher on the arms than 1/2". Heartily recommend if you have any interest in DIY home plumbing, or, say, legos.

Another link on the subject: https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/11/23/how-to-become-a-k...

samcat116• 7 years ago

Plex is the best. People should use it wherever possible.

pugworthy• 7 years ago

I love working with PEX. You're spot on with the Lego comment, as it does remind me a bit of building stuff like that.

heelix• 7 years ago

Those sharkbite connectors are the bee's knees. So easy to bridge copper to pex if you have piping that will evolve a bit. They are expensive, however.

mhb• 7 years ago

Why bury that manifold?

joeyh2• 7 years ago

Don't want the fittings to burst in freeze.

Also while PEX can survive being frozen, I have not seen much about total number of cycles it might sustain before weakening.

Edit: Also I want to be able to drink water in winter.

loeg5• 7 years ago

I'd be curious to know how much water expands under freeze vs how much PEX is compressed at a crimp fitting. It's not the same kind of force but the relative magnitude might be interesting.

hanniabu• 7 years ago

Also I don't believe the UV rays from the sun are good for it. I think it weakens it as it does with PVC.

wideasleep1• 7 years ago

Not likely the audience for this, but since I spent an hour hunting it down, the spade tool is called Wilton Thinline spade tool, just ordered the 10 inch.

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