Thursday, April 11, 2024

Burning Man Project

Burning Man Black Rock City

First Time at Burning Man? Learn From My Mistakes 

Ultimate Burning Man Packing List: 75+ Items to Bring to Black Rock CityUltimate Burning Man Packing List: 75+ Items to Bring to Black Rock City 

Dust, Wind, and Fire – How to Survive Burning Man 

The 9 Best Burning Man Tents: Cool, Comfortable, & Dust-Free 

The 15 Best Tents For Burning Man in 2023 

Tents, Tepees & Yurts Oh My! stake against the wind 

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Taiwan Liquor

Kavalan

Omar

鄧爸麥酒 新北馬告啤酒 

輔大 神父啤酒 Father's Beer 紅藜啤酒

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Accessory dwelling units (ADUs)

Cupertino ADU no impact fee < 750 s.f. setback 4', 5' from main principal 

Pre-approved ADU Plans qualify? search for a property - not qualified 

Santa Clara County ADU 

San Jose Preapproved ADU vendors

CityPaks Prefabricated flat-pack panels, pak0 455 17'x27', pak1 589 17x35', pak2 723 17'x43' 
Inspired ADUs Oakland prefab, PanelsCatalogs - Vine 414 12'10" x 32'2" 
prefabADU panelized kits - dealersPlusADU Castro Valley, Terra Home Oakland, 
 Micro 150 12'x12'6", Micro 200 12'6"x16', Micro 250 12'6"x20', Becky 288 14'x24', Elisabeth 300 15'x20', Jake 390 pre-approved 16'x24', Pete 451 14'x33' 

 Acton ADU full-service San Jose 
 SF Bay ADU - State-approved factory-built panels 
 GetADU Jennifer Kretschmer Architect 
 Mayberry Workshop full-service 
 Next Stage Design Pre-fabricated, pre-designed, full-custom 
 Blaine Architects Oak and Willow Construction 
 Open Remodel 
 Valley Home Builders custom 
 West Peak Construction with getADU 

 Abodu - Prefab, not feasible 
 Adore - Manufacturing, not feasible 
 Alto Housing - Manufactured home/modules, modular housing, large 1000 ft^2 
 Framework First - Factory built, delivery: Crane Carry & Installation 
 Modal Manufacuring, ADU built off-site 
 Symbihom pre-fabrication 
 Villa Homes manufacturing, delivery 

Redfin searches from the home GPS coordinate 1.2M 

Springwood Apartments Los Altos 1 bedroom 769 ft^2 
Foothill Heights 1 br 750 ft^2 $3000 
McClellan Terrace 1 br 850 ft^2 $2700 

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Diamond Rings

The Best Time and Place To Buy an Engagement Ring Costco, Blue Nile, Brian Gavin Diamonds, James Allen 

This Diamond Startup Wants To Change the Way You Buy An Engagement Ring Rare Carat: Blue Nile, Brilliant Earth, Costco 

How Rare Carat’s AI gemologist helps customers buy the perfect diamond 

Diamonds aren't a girl's best friend: Jewelry restorer goes undercover to 'prove' that Tiffany, Cartier and Harry Winston overcharge by 330% for 'identical' stones sold in Costco 

The Secret to Buying the Perfect Diamond 12/2018 

The 9 Best Places to Buy a Lab-Created Diamond Online 

How GIA Is Changing Its Reports for Lab-Grown Diamonds 

Diamonds and Other High-Ticket Items Show E-Commerce Growth 4/2023 

Seven Upcoming Changes in the Lab-Grown Diamond Market 11/2023 

GIA Laboratory-Grown-DiamondGIA Clarity, mined diamonds, natural, man-made 

Rare Carat search H VS1 IdealF VVS2 Ideal 
Color: Colorless (D-F) > 2 carats, GH > 1.5 carats, I 
ClarityVS1 > 2 carats, VS2 
Carat
Cut: Rare Cut Ideal, Excellent 
Engagement Rings Solitaire Setting, 4-prong, 6-prong 

*** 5 Jewelry Designers That Hold Their Value Cartier, Tiffany, Van Cleef & Arpels, David Yurman, Harry Winston 
*** Van Cleef & Arpels vs. Cartier vs. Harry Winstont vs. Tiffany: Which Brand is the Best? 

Graff jewelry 

Harry Winston Tryst Single Row Pave Diamond Wedding Band platinum 0.12ctw $3600 

1884 寶格麗 Bulgari Cabochon ring 18K drop of gold $2720 
Bvlgari Fedi Wedding Band set with pavé diamonds 0.17 ctw $3050 

1847 卡地亞 Cartier Trinity 
  Trinity Ring small 2.5mm $1420 
  Classic Trinity Ring medium 18k white x 2, black ceramic 3.2mm $1860 
  Classic Trinity Ring medium 18k 3.2mm $1960 
  Trinity Ring medium 18k 3.2mm 5 brilliant-cut diamonds 0.06 carat total weight $2810 
Cartier Vendôme Louis Cartier Wedding Band red box, Love, Fidelity, Friendship Trinity 1924, rose/pink white yellow gold. width: 3.5 mm $14204.8mm $1940 

1896 梵克雅寶 Van Cleef Arpels Toujours wedding band, 4 mm $1140 

1888 戴比爾斯 De Beers DB Classic half eternity shaped band 1.9mm 0.29 ctw $2450 

1837 蒂芙尼 The Tiffany® Setting Engagement Ring in Platinum 6-prong 
  The Tiffany® Setting Nesting Narrow Band Ring Platinum 3 mm $1250V 5.3mm $2150V 
  The Tiffany® Setting V Band Ring Platinum 1.7 mm $1050V 

Tiffany True® Engagement Ring with a Round Brilliant Diamond Style #45258 4-prong 
  Tiffany True® Women's Platinum Wedding Bands 1.5 mm $950 

Tiffany Harmony 4-prong 
  Harmony Wedding Band Platinum 3mm $1200V 
  Harmony Band Ring in Platinum with Diamond blue boxes 0.23 ctw, 1.8 mm $3000V 

Tiffany Forever Platinum 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 4.5, 6 mm. $950 $1150/$760 $1390/$980 $1850/$1200 $2200 $2900/$2100

Tiffany Together Milgrain Platinum 3&4 mm, 4&6 mm.  $1500 $2100 $2850 
  Together Milgrain Band Ring in Platinum and Yellow Gold 4mm $195
0 
  Together Milgrain Band Ring in Platinum and Rose Gold 3.5mm $1400 

Charles Tiffany Setting Satin Finish Platinum 3 mm $1500 

Elsa Peretti wedding band ring platinum no engraving $1150V
Elsa Peretti Stacking Band Ring Platinum no personalize $1200 

Birthstone 誕生石 GIA Japan UK IGS birth stone birthday jewel 

March Aquamarine (海藍寶石Tiffany 
April Diamond (鑽石
October Opal (蛋白石
November Topaz (黃玉) blue topazCitrine (黃水晶/石英) 

Star SignMonthColourGemstoneAlternative
CapricornJanuaryDark RedGarnet 
AquariusFebruaryPurpleAmethyst 
PiscesMarchPale BlueAquamarineBloodstone
AriesAprilWhiteDiamondRock Crystal
TaurusMayGreenEmeraldChrysoprase
GeminiJuneCreamPearlMoonstone
CancerJulyRedRubyCornelian
LeoAugustPale GreenPeridotSardonyx
VirgoSeptemberDeep BlueSapphireLapis Lazuli
LibraOctoberVariegatedOpal 
ScorpioNovemberYellowTopazCitrine
SagittariusDecemberSky BlueTanzaniteTurquoise

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Pacific Gas and Electric

Baseline Territory: X.
Electric Summer June - September.  Winter October - May
Gas Summer April - October.  Winter Off-Peak October, February, March.  Winter Peak December, January.  
Baseline Electric:  9.8 S, 9.7 W kwh/day 
Baseline Gas: 0.49, 1.48, 2.0 therms/day 

Rotating Outage Block: 50 

Tariffs, 2023 

Home Charging EV2-A 12am-3pm-4pm-9pm-12am
summer 27.8c-48c-59c 
winter 27.8c-45c-46c 

Time-of-Use 4-9pm E-TOU-C $1,000 
Tiered Rate Plan E-1 $1,025 
Home Charging EV2-A $1,090 
Time-of-Use 5-8pm Weekdays E-TOU-D $1,130 
Electric Home (E-ELEC) $1,180 

Hyundai Ioniq 28 kWh/100mi * $0.27818/kWh = $7.78904/100mi * 52mpg = $4.05/gallon