# including following (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover including following. Page: Feed: --- ## [Four Questions Our Solar Charts Help Us Answer](https://timgraettinger.com/articles/four-questions-our-solar-charts-help-us-answer/) _2026-05-07 · Tim Graettinger_ Every week I update a series of charts that help my wife and me monitor the health and performance of our solar panels. Each visual answers a different question, and together they’ve changed how we think about our system. Find out what those questions are and what insights we’ve gained. ## [4 Years, 100 MWh of Solar Power... in Pittsburgh?](https://timgraettinger.com/articles/4-years-100-mwh-of-solar-power-in-pittsburgh/) _2026-04-13 · Tim Graettinger_ 100 MWh of solar power in four years … in Pittsburgh? Who’d a thunk it? But after tracking every day of production during that time, I finally stepped back and asked: What does that number actually mean? Turns out, the stories behind it might be more interesting than the milestone. ## [How Fast Does a House Get Cold When the Power Goes Out?](https://timgraettinger.com/articles/how-fast-does-a-house-get-cold-when-the-power-goes-out/) _2026-04-02 · Tim Graettinger_ If you lose power in cold weather, you might double your stay-at-home time window by retreating to your basement. If you think an outage is likely, pre-heating can buy you a lot more time, too. See how I broke down our data from a recent outage. ## [Why Bother with Notes? My Web of Notes Manifesto](https://timgraettinger.com/articles/my-web-of-notes-manifesto/) _2026-02-23 · Tim Graettinger_ Why bother with notes? Before you adopt a system or write a line of code, I think you need a clear point of view on your purpose. Here’s mine: my web of notes manifesto. ## [Ever Wonder What Your (Digital) Mind Looks Like?](https://timgraettinger.com/articles/ever-wonder-what-your-digital-mind-looks-like/) _2026-02-02 · Tim Graettinger_ Now, I can SEE my digital mind — thanks to a Python script that turns my notes, etc. into an interactive web graph. In this post, you’ll get a close-up look at it, plus some insights into how my ideas and artifacts actually connect. Spoiler alert: they’re NOT a hierarchy of folders within folders within folders. ## [The Weather-Radon Connection: Surprisingly Simple Rules](https://timgraettinger.com/articles/the-weather-radon-connection-surprisingly-simple-rules/) _2026-01-28 · Tim Graettinger_ Radon, schmadon. I never thought about it — until a big rainstorm flooded our basement. During the cleanup, a good friend asked, ‘While you’re at it, have you ever checked your radon level?’ That little question led to remediation, a radon monitor, a weather station, and some surprisingly simple rules connecting the weather outside and the radon level inside. ## [Five Books I Recommend to Every New Speaker](https://timgraettinger.com/articles/five-books-i-recommend-to-every-new-speaker/) _2026-01-04 · Tim Graettinger_ Ever since I joined Toastmasters, I’ve read a LOT of books about public speaking. These are the five I keep coming back to. They’ve helped me become a MUCH better speaker. They’ll help you, too. ## [How to Fix a Cluttered Chart: Addition by Negative Subtraction](https://timgraettinger.com/articles/addition-by-negative-subtraction-how-to-fix-a-cluttered-chart/) _2025-11-17 · Tim Graettinger_ Ever make a chart and feel like it’s just… off? It’s supposed to tell a story — but doesn’t. I fixed mine using a process I call “addition by negative subtraction”. ## [Save Your Windows 10 Laptop from the Landfill — or the bottom of your closet.](https://timgraettinger.com/articles/save-your-windows10-laptop-from-the-landfill/) _2025-11-06 · Tim Graettinger_ Replacing your Windows 10 laptop can cost north of $800. If you use it for yourself — to write, code, or connect with friends while you hang out at Starbucks — switching to Linux might be right for you. Curious? Learn what worked, what didn’t, and why I’m not going back… ## [Hang It Out to Dry — and Save 300 kWh](https://timgraettinger.com/articles/hang-it-out-to-dry-and-save-300-kwh/) _2025-10-05 · Tim Graettinger_ Did you grow up in a home where laundry dried on a clothesline? I did. Since we’re trying to conserve energy, we’re doing it again. I wondered if it’s worth it - and the answer surprised me. ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/kQ8cvw4HywuB) _2025-10-04 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [Have You Ever Seen the Rain? I Have — 1,387 Times](https://timgraettinger.com/articles/have-you-ever-seen-the-rain/) _2025-09-17 · Tim Graettinger_ Ever wanted to be a citizen scientist? I started with a simple rain gauge. Eight years and 1,387 rain days later, here’s what I’ve learned… ## [What I Learned from My AI Librarian](https://timgraettinger.com/articles/what-i-learned-from-my-ai-librarian/) _2025-08-25 · Tim Graettinger_ If you had an in-house, personal, AI librarian, what would you do? Here’s what I did… ## [Weekly Radon Reports](https://timgraettinger.com/reports/radon-report/) _2025-08-16 · Tim Graettinger_ Charts of our household radon levels, including the following: year-to-date integrated radon, monthly radon by year, monthly radon heatmap, weekly radon average, daily radon distribution (violin) by month, and overall daily radon histogram. ## [Weekly Rainfall Reports](https://timgraettinger.com/reports/rain-report/) _2025-08-16 · Tim Graettinger_ Charts of our local rainfall, including the following: year-to-date cumulative rainfall, monthly rainfall by year, weekly rainfall, and daily rainfall. ## [Weekly Solar Reports](https://timgraettinger.com/reports/solar-report/) _2025-08-16 · Tim Graettinger_ Charts of our solar panel production, including the following: our cumulative production over time, year-to-date production, monthly production by year, and daily production (recent months) ## [Weekly Weather Reports](https://timgraettinger.com/reports/weather-report/) _2025-08-16 · Tim Graettinger_ Charts of our local weather, including the following for the dew point and feels-like temperature: weekly range and average, monthly heatmap, monthly-by-year chart, and daily violin by month ## [Making Marian, Your Personal AI Librarian, in 4 Simple Steps](https://timgraettinger.com/articles/making-marian-your-personal-ai-librarian-in-four-easy-steps/) _2025-08-14 · Tim Graettinger_ Tired of the lackluster book recommendations you get from GoodReads or Amazon? Suppose you could converse with someone who really know books, who knows your likes and dislikes. You can create your own, personal, custom GPT today to fill this role. ## [Meet Marian: How 11 Questions Evolved Into My Personal AI Librarian](https://timgraettinger.com/articles/meet-marian-how-11-questions-evolved-into-my-personal-ai-librarian/) _2025-07-30 · Tim Graettinger_ Suppose you could consult with your bookshelves. That’s the idea behind Marian, my personal AI librarian, a custom GPT I built around my preferences and reading history. ## [Collab: Exploring Radon Levels with Data Analyst GPT](https://timgraettinger.com/articles/collab-exploring-radon-levels-with-data-analyst-gpt/) _2025-07-16 · Tim Graettinger_ I’ve been tracking radon levels in our home for 9 months. Collaborating with Data Analyst GPT to analyze them was actually fun… ## [Spark Notes: Ten Things I Wanted from Our Netflix Ratings: Prelude to a Custom GPT](https://timgraettinger.com/articles/spark-note-ten-things-i-wanted-from-our-netflix-ratings/) _2025-07-07 · Tim Graettinger_ Not long ago, I found myself thinking about our old Netflix DVD ratings. I wondered what I could do with them that would be cool… ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/SNsaQ6Z9SL2a) _2025-07-06 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [Lab Notes: Taming the Tangle: Custom Cords for the Outage to Come](https://timgraettinger.com/articles/lab-notes-taming-the-tangle-custom-cords-for-the-outage-to-come/) _2025-07-06 · Tim Graettinger_ A recent power outage exposed a weak link in our emergency setup — not enough usable extension cords. I designed and built a custom set for powering our home from our Jackery. Here’s how I tailored them to our layout. ## [Lab Notes: Lessons from a 24-Hour Power Outage](https://timgraettinger.com/articles/lab-notes-lessons-from-a-24-hour-power-outage/) _2025-06-30 · Tim Graettinger_ When the power went out this time, we were ready. Sort of… ## [It Was a Dark and Stormy Afternoon: How We Used Data to Prepare for Our Next Power Outage](https://timgraettinger.com/articles/it-was-a-dark-and-stormy-afternoon/) _2025-05-25 · Tim Graettinger_ The power went out and stayed out… for three days. How do you prepare for the next time?… ## [The Day the Water Stopped: What I Learned During a Seven-Month Drought](https://timgraettinger.com/articles/the-day-the-water-stopped/) _2025-04-21 · Tim Graettinger_ We lost water to the house. What do you do next when you’re in a drought?… ## [Where Can We Meet? Making an Informed Choice for our Toastmasters Club](https://timgraettinger.com/articles/where-can-we-meet/) _2025-03-20 · Tim Graettinger_ Our Toastmasters Club needed a new home. But where?… ## [Is Our Solar Surplus Big Enough to Drive an EV for Free?](https://timgraettinger.com/articles/is-our-solar-surplus-big-enough-to-drive-an-ev-for-free/) _2025-03-03 · Tim Graettinger_ Can our solar system power our house AND an electric vehicle?… ## [Want to miss out on some real insights from your data: ignore the missing values.](https://timgraettinger.com/articles/want-to-miss-out-on-some-real-insights-in-your-data/) _2025-01-07 · Tim Graettinger_ Suppose I told you that deep insights about your data can come from seeing what’s not there?…