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A Coffee Newbie's Journey into Light Roasting

2025-05-13

Growing up on Jolt Cola, the author tried various cola replacements after its departure from the Swedish market, finally settling on Volt Cola in 2013. However, health concerns led him to try coffee. Initially disliking its bitterness and high temperature, he started experimenting with light roast coffee for health reasons. Inspired by YouTube coffee legend James Hoffmann, he acquired a grinder and a Clever Dripper, trying numerous coffee beans before finding his preferred light and juicy type. The post concludes with an invitation to readers to share coffee bean recommendations.

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Misc light roast coffee bean recommendations

Scientifically Determining My Favorite T-Shirt Color

2025-05-06

Blogger Carl Öst Wilkens sought to simplify his wardrobe by scientifically determining his favorite t-shirt color. He created images of himself wearing different colored t-shirts using Photopea, then built an ELO-based arena app (generated using O4 Mini) to compare them pairwise. The experiment concluded with brown as his favorite and blue as his wife's favorite. He subsequently ordered second-hand shirts in those colors to test in real life.

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Misc ELO rating wardrobe simplification

Simulating Sunlight Exposure for Home Renovation using Rhino 3D and Ladybug

2025-05-05

To optimize home renovation plans, the author used Rhino 3D modeling software with the Ladybug plugin to simulate daily sunlight exposure. Simulation results revealed insufficient sunlight on the west-facing balcony, leading to the cancellation of expansion plans and significant cost savings. Surprisingly, the roof showed excellent sun exposure, opening up possibilities for future solar panel installation. The process demonstrates the practicality and efficiency of using software technology to aid in home design decisions.

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Design sunlight simulation home design

A Simple Blog Builder Script

2025-05-03

This script builds a simple static blog. It reads Markdown files from a specified directory, converts them to HTML using the markdown2 library, and generates static blog pages based on an HTML template. It also creates an index page listing all blog posts with titles and links for easy navigation. The entire process is automated for efficiency and simplicity.

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Development blog generation