Tony Williams
@tonyengineer.bsky.social
Engineer, Dog caretaker, Maker, 3D printing, CNC machines
I welded up a battery tray to install a lithium iron phosphate battery in the golf cart to replace the lead acid batteries.
November 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I welded up a battery tray to install a lithium iron phosphate battery in the golf cart to replace the lead acid batteries.
I built this counterbalance to go on the back of the tractor to offset the way when using the front end loader
October 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I built this counterbalance to go on the back of the tractor to offset the way when using the front end loader
I found a cool GPS alternative nobody knows about
YouTube video by Level 2 Jeff
www.youtube.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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The institutions of the American economy depend on the institutions of American democracy; rule of law, consistent regulation, stability, and all the rest.
That’s what’s being destroyed and that’s what risks the *entire economy.
Saying that out loud shouldn’t (and can’t) be a risk
That’s what’s being destroyed and that’s what risks the *entire economy.
Saying that out loud shouldn’t (and can’t) be a risk
The whole thing is important, but listen until the end: the US depends a lot on the flow of capital into the country because it is perceived as the safest port in a storm. Once that is no longer true, a lot of things Americans take for granted go away.
A top economics reporter goes off script on national TV: “I am going to say this at risk of my job, but what President Trump is doing is insane.”
March 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
The institutions of the American economy depend on the institutions of American democracy; rule of law, consistent regulation, stability, and all the rest.
That’s what’s being destroyed and that’s what risks the *entire economy.
Saying that out loud shouldn’t (and can’t) be a risk
That’s what’s being destroyed and that’s what risks the *entire economy.
Saying that out loud shouldn’t (and can’t) be a risk
Age and cognitive skills: Use it or lose it
Individuals with above-average skill usage at work and home on average never face a skill decline. If they have above-median skill usage, but not if skill usage is below the median.
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Individuals with above-average skill usage at work and home on average never face a skill decline. If they have above-median skill usage, but not if skill usage is below the median.
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Age and cognitive skills: Use it or lose it
Cognitive skills do not decline with age for those who use math and reading throughout their life.
www.science.org
March 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Age and cognitive skills: Use it or lose it
Individuals with above-average skill usage at work and home on average never face a skill decline. If they have above-median skill usage, but not if skill usage is below the median.
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Individuals with above-average skill usage at work and home on average never face a skill decline. If they have above-median skill usage, but not if skill usage is below the median.
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
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YouTube's been great... but it also scares me.
As a kind of 'RAID 1' for my video content, I'm also on Floatplane now (floatplane.com/channel/Jeff...).
Here's more on why—and a sort-of celebration of 500 videos over 18 years on my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0jw...
As a kind of 'RAID 1' for my video content, I'm also on Floatplane now (floatplane.com/channel/Jeff...).
Here's more on why—and a sort-of celebration of 500 videos over 18 years on my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0jw...
YouTube, when the walls fell
YouTube video by Jeff Geerling
www.youtube.com
March 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
YouTube's been great... but it also scares me.
As a kind of 'RAID 1' for my video content, I'm also on Floatplane now (floatplane.com/channel/Jeff...).
Here's more on why—and a sort-of celebration of 500 videos over 18 years on my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0jw...
As a kind of 'RAID 1' for my video content, I'm also on Floatplane now (floatplane.com/channel/Jeff...).
Here's more on why—and a sort-of celebration of 500 videos over 18 years on my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0jw...
Reposted by Tony Williams
Huge shout out to @jeffgeerling.com for creating an easy to follow Network UPS Tools (NUT) and HomeAssistant guide. I just completed a plugs out test on my UPS and server rack, and all 10 nodes (including two that I needed to build custom shutdown scripts) all powered off when UPS hit low battery 🤗
March 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Huge shout out to @jeffgeerling.com for creating an easy to follow Network UPS Tools (NUT) and HomeAssistant guide. I just completed a plugs out test on my UPS and server rack, and all 10 nodes (including two that I needed to build custom shutdown scripts) all powered off when UPS hit low battery 🤗
Jim Keller joins ex-Intel chip designers in RISC-V startup focused on breakthrough CPUs - Tom's Hardware
February 27, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Jim Keller joins ex-Intel chip designers in RISC-V startup focused on breakthrough CPUs - Tom's Hardware
Bead blasting one of the hydraulic hose supports for the manlift.
February 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Bead blasting one of the hydraulic hose supports for the manlift.
I made a new mounting bracket for the batteries in the bulldozer. The hooks were made from quarter inch stainless steel rod, threaded with a 1/4-20 die on the lathe and then heated to cherry red and bent over in the vise to make the hook.
February 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I made a new mounting bracket for the batteries in the bulldozer. The hooks were made from quarter inch stainless steel rod, threaded with a 1/4-20 die on the lathe and then heated to cherry red and bent over in the vise to make the hook.
I get a lot of satisfaction from working on some of these old machines like those mentioned in this article.
richmond.com/holmberg-rev...
richmond.com/holmberg-rev...
Holmberg: Reviving the joy and honor of working with your hands will strengthen our nation
As the U.S. trade deficit soars along at an annual rate of a half-trillion dollars and the world starts digesting the implications of the titanic Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, consider
richmond.com
February 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I get a lot of satisfaction from working on some of these old machines like those mentioned in this article.
richmond.com/holmberg-rev...
richmond.com/holmberg-rev...
Gate project completed
February 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Gate project completed
Removing the old gate posts today, a tractor with a front end loader sure does make it easy.
January 31, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Removing the old gate posts today, a tractor with a front end loader sure does make it easy.
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Robot combat at my local makerspace Midsouth Makers. #robotcombat #1lbant #plasticant #battlebots #combatrobots
January 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Robot combat at my local makerspace Midsouth Makers. #robotcombat #1lbant #plasticant #battlebots #combatrobots
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I probably won't buy another Bambu Lab printer: youtu.be/91kfolYkRNM
I probably won't buy another Bambu Lab printer
YouTube video by Level 2 Jeff
youtu.be
January 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I probably won't buy another Bambu Lab printer: youtu.be/91kfolYkRNM
Want to learn how to solder from the experts?
hackaday.com/2025/01/09/r...
hackaday.com/2025/01/09/r...
Retrotechtacular: Soldering The Tek Way
For a lot of us, soldering just seems to come naturally. But if we’re being honest, none of us was born with a soldering iron in our hand — ouch! — and if we’re good at sold…
hackaday.com
January 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Want to learn how to solder from the experts?
hackaday.com/2025/01/09/r...
hackaday.com/2025/01/09/r...
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Research and best practice says you *shouldn’t* rotate passwords frequently, but your password *should* be like a marriage: long, unique, and not shared promiscuously!
Passwords are like underwear: change them often, don’t share them, and if you can’t remember the last time you changed them, it’s probably time!
Regarding spouses, husbands and partners, same thing.
Regarding spouses, husbands and partners, same thing.
January 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Research and best practice says you *shouldn’t* rotate passwords frequently, but your password *should* be like a marriage: long, unique, and not shared promiscuously!
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This is great. hacker News is an under appreciated source of news. Do more of these PLEASE !
I've started making some utility accounts for the software and government communities to get some more use of this platform:
@unofccentcom.bsky.social and @hackerbriefs.bsky.social
@unofccentcom.bsky.social and @hackerbriefs.bsky.social
January 7, 2025 at 12:28 AM
This is great. hacker News is an under appreciated source of news. Do more of these PLEASE !
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X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.
Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?
If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.
Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?
If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
January 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Cross braces are painted
December 28, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Cross braces are painted
Tig welding skills, hopefully slightly improving.
December 20, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Tig welding skills, hopefully slightly improving.