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How to visualize big numbers

"106,000 aluminum cans, the number used in the US every thirty seconds" or "1.14 million brown paper supermarket bags, the number used in the US every hour" ... O.k., but how much is that? Photographer Chris Jordan shows us some pictures of big numbers like these...

This is a cool app! Compare the size of anything with common objects and make it easy to visualize the size. How does an iPod Nano compare to a set of cards? SizeEasy does it online.

EV - and Tesla model 3 - tips & tricks

On this page some info about Tesla Model 3 (M3), but we start with some generic EV info.

GENERIC EV GOOD TO KNOWS

• Cards for EV drivers: if you're Dutch, check out laadpastop10.nl/faq / laadpastop10.nl for what cards to get for charging at non-Tesla locations in the EU.
• Also check out this blog from 2021 about the best charging card in European countries
  
• Best EV app: find the best charge map app for EV drivers per country/area at mostaladda.eu. Btw, also check out A Better Route Planner (ABRP), ChargePrice.app, TezLab and TeslaFi.
• Home charger: I haven't found a great recent independent comparative video or article about home chargers for my home market (Netherlands). For now, i hope you'll check out the MyEnergi Zappi, especially when you have your own solar panels.
• Winter pre-charge: to get more mileage in the winter, pre-heat your car before leaving while it is connected and charging, so the pre-heating won't lower your range. More winter driving tips.
  
• Save  money while charging smart: energy prices differ during the day, so you can charge extra smart:
• the app Laadje checks at what time during the day energy prices are the lowest, and will charge your Tesla during those times. In this way you contribute in balancing the grid, and you can save money while doing so!
  
• the Jedlix app can help make the most of that, while also helping balancing the energy grid. So check it out, although it works with a limited number of EV brands.

TESLA MODEL 3

While preparing for delivery & driving a Tesla Model 3 (M3), i learned the following nice features (in general, it's worth checking out the short Tesla video's about the model 3, the Tesla DIY page, the FAQ, the Tesla support page and reading the manual (EU/US), and just checking out all options on the console).

I've created a playlist with video's that contain info to get you started, video's with tips etc. You can skip to the next video in the list when a video is not to your liking:

A 'smarter' and safer home

This post is partly in Dutch, partly in English (i will translate more to English over time). It was started in Dutch and evolved over time.

In this post over time I will collect info (for myself, but feel free to read along ;-)) regarding a 'smarter' home (smart home). Think of lights that turn on/off by motion or because the sun is setting (adjusting the on/off time automatically) or that turn on to give cameras a better view during alarm etc.

MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND

• Great, things with an app, but: how long will the vendor continue to support that app? Handy if there is a way to keep using things without an app!
• Nice, 10 smart things and 4 apps from 4 brands, like motion sensors, smart plugs, smart lights, contact sensors etc, but believe me, eventually you want to link those sensorts in some way. So pay attention to that: what platforms does it work with? I myself am a fan of Home Assistant, with which you can make a lot of smart things works together. See below!
• Nice, things that work over the Internet and you can control when not at home, but what if your Internet connection no longer works or the supplier suddenly starts charging monthly subscriptions or stops their cloud service. So it should also work without the Internet, and "locally" with something like Home Assistant.
• Where will my data be? I'm pretty pragmatic about this myself, but the question is always whether all these smart things are properly secured, get updates, and your data is handled properly. Roughly speaking, if something is supplied by a well-known supplier and is/is sold a lot, it is more likely that these points are well taken care of, but it is a) no guarantee and b) sometimes just some 'small suppliers' are better at this. If your smart devices work locally without a vendor cloud service, your data is in your control! 
• Is my house still operable by my spouse, children, guests etc. Nice, those smart lights, but for many situations the "old" switch just has to work too.
• Expensive is not always better (I personally think a cheap Wyze camera has a great price quality balance), but sometimes cheap is expensive. An example: the popular (because, among other things, cheap) Klik-Aan-Klik-Uit (KAKU) system is based on 433Mhz radio technology; nice, but not very secure, and as neighbors you can easily control each other's systems. Want that?

VOICE-CONTROLLED SMART ASSISTANTS
Amazon Echo and Google Home are currently the most popular "smart voice-controlled assistants" (sometimes integrated in TV's, speakers from other brands like Sonos etc) that you can use to control many smart devices. You can find a nice item about those 2 here. What Google can control can be found here, what Amazon Alexa can control can be found here and here.