https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisenbug

Thanks for the updates! I’ve been really enjoying seeing this coming along. Looks amazing.

I really enjoyed the Tetris one - thank you!

Extreme enthusiasm from me about The Planets! Hope you enjoy it!

How about two pieces of paper (based on a t shirt I saw once)… paper on your front, with < BODY >, and second piece of paper with < /BODY > on your back. Made me laugh when I saw it :)

Edit: the tags keep being deleted… perhaps it is readable now…

I think Maslow’s “hierarchy of needs” is interesting. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow’s_hierarchy_of_needs “… the idea is that individuals’ most basic needs must be met before they become motivated to achieve higher-level needs.” I think the bare necessities are the lower levels: food, water, warmth, rest. My first thought was that technology would be at the higher levels (eg “creative activities”), but actually it is involved in the lower levels also. I say this because the boiler providing my family with heat broke down during snowy weather earlier this year.

There’s a TV series called “The Secret Life of Machines” from the 1990s, which has a whole 30 min episode about vacuum cleaners. I think it’s wonderfully presented - funny, clear, entertaining, gives a good understanding for how to grapple this sort of problem. https://youtu.be/CJlrbMHLBd4?si=G2X40txUnYn3iUA1 I think mains powered vacuum cleaners haven’t changed much since, so it’ll probably still be good information, although it won’t get in to battery powered models, because those are newer.

Thank you for the explanation and transparency

I appreciate the late night efforts and the clear communication. For me, Beehaw is a positive place I can visit, but there are other things I can do also, and I have no need for many 9s of uptime here. (I’m trying to reduce any pressure you & others might feel - perhaps not communicated it well tho, hence this addition.)