Tong Family (richtong.org sync)

Well, now that the RainMachine seems to be working, the next project is at another house where there isn’t any sprinkler built in so how do you build something that(Continue Reading)

Ok, now that I’ve been on the bike for a year now doing 2,000 miles on an indoor trainer, its hard not to do some study and figure out thresholds(Continue Reading)

Well, if emojis weren’t enough there is a whole new category of symbols so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ is a great well happy or smug shrug and in fact iOS 15 will replace(Continue Reading)

Well if you headed off to Montreal it’s going to be very cold. It’s typically -5 C highs and -13 C so you really need a warm coat. Particularly when(Continue Reading)

For a long time I’ve mainly been trying to get lighter helmets but the latest trend is going aerodynamic. This really matters at higher speeds. Like over 45 Kph. The(Continue Reading)

Ok a big problem has been there are so many ways to do scripting and cd/CI pipelines. There are basically three different approaches: Stuff everything into GitHub actions. With Act(Continue Reading)

Ok we have way too many HomePods and recently two really started to act up. One kept on setting off timers and then when we tried to turn them off(Continue Reading)

What an annoying beeping and an inscrutable message. Our other alarms beep constantly which I just hate. But this little plug-in co2 system dumps this strange code L6. It should(Continue Reading)

With sales of vegan foods on the rise, check the environmental impact of plant-based milks. We’ve been wondering which of the many variants of milk are better Turns out that(Continue Reading)

You wouldn’t think you should ever have to really shop for these but I’ve had a few over the years. The Bike Rumors and Bicycling reviews are pretty accurate: SILCA(Continue Reading)