Solariiknight's blog
A 100k Cycling Trip
Jan 5, 2017
A 100km cycling trip was overdue, especially after I've been running a lot.
Tags: cycling, fitness, openstreetmap
The Ways People with black money are bypassing the Demonetization net
Nov 13, 2016
Have people with black money forced to come out or have they found a way out? Here are couple of ways which has been used to save their black money.
Tags: politics, demonetisation
Danger of call records and phone surveillance
Aug 21, 2016
Nobody in their village knew of Ram and Priya's secret relationship. Tired of finding a secret place to meet, one day Ram and Priya bought cell phones and signed up from service from Wirelesscorp so that they could stay in touch without having to worry about being discovered.
Tags: privacy, surveillance, digitalfreedom
Hydroponics Spinach NFT System
Sep 14, 2014
This post is to describe one particular system – growing spinach using Nutrient Film Technique (NFT). An NFT system consists of a pipe through which a nutrient solution is circulated.
Tags: hydroponics, gardening, DIY
Dabbling in Hydroponics
Sep 7, 2014
My interest in hydroponics was sparked by my brother who bought a kit and attempted to grow spinach. I continued his efforts.
Tags: gardening, hydroponics, DIY
A 500W Solar System
Dec 31, 2013
Last year, I made a 100W solar system. The system was good enough in the end only to power up a 12W LED tube for 6 hours.
Tags: solar, electrical, DIY
My Experiments With Led Lighting 2: Downlights, Tubes and floodlight
Jul 14, 2013
After my last post, I have quite a few updates, which deserves a new separate post.
Tags: LED, electrical, DIY
My experiments with LED lighting
Jan 31, 2013
I've been experimenting with LED lights for quite sometime now. Every time I try to put up a blog post, I hit the error not enough data. I realized that there can never be enough data. So I'll just give information on my experiences so far.
Tags: LED, electrical, DIY
The selfish Selflessness : A Monologue
Sep 16, 2012
Tags: misc
Economics, environment and the disjoint - I
Jun 6, 2012
We have a problem here. A serious one. Select a tree in your house and ask a employee from a sawmill: what would be the cost if he were to cut the tree and sell it for you?
