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Re:Ask HN: What's your quarantine side project? by matthewcanty on Friday May 15, 2020 @08:37AM (#23191432)
I've been making sourdough bread routinely once a week. The sixth loaf, this morning, is the best yet and I'm really happy with how my familiarity with the recipe is developing. It's almost on par with the local bakery!

I have finally, after some 5 years, setup my RaspberryPi to perform a useful function for me. To validate the claims by my ISP makes about our bandwidth. It's performing a speedtest periodically and updating a Google Sheet with the results. Over time I hope to track and back up their guarantee myself! In the process I am learning about Go, Docker and Google's API. I am also increasing my knowledge of Linux. The project continues with more automation and monitoring.

I've recorded on 2 separate occasions bass lines for different bands in a simple home studio which has been put together since lockdown. I'm collaborating more with a teenage friend whom I used to record and perform with a lot many years ago.

Also, briefly: I've built my family home in Minecraft and plan on extending to some memorable landmarks...

And I hope to get round to reversing the fridge doors before the end!

Re:Ask HN: What's your quarantine side project? by yeswecatan on Saturday May 16, 2020 @02:06AM (#23200862)
If you really want to over-engineer things while learning about docker, you can run Grafana in a container and graph the results.
Re:Ask HN: What's your quarantine side project? by doctordesh on Friday May 15, 2020 @09:22AM (#23191842)
What is the algorithm for the speed test? How do you make the test? I’m soon getting fiber and I am interested in this thing