This isn't going to change the world, but it is a clever idea.

Mine was made by Peakmesh too. They seem to have gotten everything right.

Kudos for contributing to the public good!

I bought this Solar Radio Node, ready made, on Etsy. Not the cheapest solution, but it was still pretty reasonable and it works beautifully. It has now been running out in the weather (in Wisconsin) for more than six months without any downtime and with absolutely no maintenance. Rain, snow, and 40 mph winds have not bothered it any.

You can still connect to a repeater from your phone via Bluetooth. It is possible to designate something as an "Infrastructure Node", which most keeps people from sending direct messages to it. If you do not designate it that way, which really doesn't have a downside, you will be able to use it as a regular node, in addition to having it act as a general-purpose repeater.

I have always expressed my emotions, to some extent, but I think I've gotten more comfortable with it as I've gotten older. It goes along with a general trend of worrying less about being disapproved of by others. I take negative feedback seriously, but I feel that negative judgments say more about the people making them than they do about me.

There have already been cases where ICE has disregarded Passports. They really don't care what if you're a citizen, so they don't really care if you have proof of citizenship.

Dogs' intelligence, and perceived intelligence, vary a great deal among individuals. In general, dogs are a lot smarter than we usually give them credit for. I'm sure that all of my dogs have understood the basics of how an elevator works. I've also had three who could probably have repaired an elevator and one who could have invented them.

Thank you!

Actually, I liked the idea so much that I designed a general-purpose bracket that would let me put almost any handgun up there.

Oh, and I also added a bracket so I could mount the Nerf "Machete". It wasn't useful, but it did make the thing look even sillier.

It's kind of you to say so.

For a while, I was into Nerfsmithing. I built a lot of different things, but my masterpiece was a heavily modified Stampede with a Strongarm attached to it as a front grip. The Stampede would fire 8 darts per second out to around 100 feet. It was fed from a 35-round drum.

It was also designed to look as silly as possible. It had an attached laser, red dot sight, and tactical light; a folding bipod and an adjustable rifle strap; and side holders for extra darts. All of the accessories were repainted in bright nerf colors to match the original scheme.

My proudest moment was when someone decided to hold an office-wide nerf war. (There were around 300 people in our office.) They sent out an email that ended with "Everyone is invited to participate except Curious Canid ." There is no higher accolade.

The witches I know are all lovely people. They don't deserve that association.

If you plan on using solar or battery power, I strongly recommend against getting any of the boards that are based on the ESP32S3 processor. Get something that uses the nRF52840 processor instead. The main downside is that you don't get WiFi capability. Most people don't use that, but it may figure into your decision.

The Heltec V3 is a great starter, but it uses the ESP32S3. The RAK Wisblock kit may be the best overall choice for what you're doing. The pre-built solar repeaters I see are nearly all best on it. (I have two and they work very well.)

Another good choice is the Heltec T114. It uses the nRF2840 and it is one of the easiest boards to flash firmware onto. My repeaters are RAK Wisblocks, but my personal radios are all Heltec T114s.

And if you really want to get the cheapest possible board to start with, look at Seeed Studio. They have an ESP32S3-baed board that sells complete for under $10. If you want their case for it, that goes up to around $15. It does include an antenna, but does not come with batteries, and the case has no room for a battery.

Does anyone not?

I hold conversations with my pets all the time. And sometimes I sing to them while sometimes I sing with them. Doing harmony with my husky is tricky, but fun.