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  1. A cycloidal pendulum - one suspended from the cusp of an inverted cycloid - is isochronous, meaning its period is constant regardless of the amplitude of the swing. Please find the proof using energy methods: Lagrange's equations (in the images attached to the reply).

    Background:
    The standard pendulum period of \(2\pi\sqrt{L/g}\) or frequency \(\sqrt{g/L}\) holds only for small oscillations. The frequency becomes smaller as the amplitude grows. If you want to build a pendulum whose frequency is independent of the amplitude, you should hang it from the cusp of a cycloid of a certain size, as shown in the gif. As the string wraps partially around the cycloid, the effect decreases the length of the string in the air, increasing the frequency back up to a constant value.

    In more detail:
    A cycloid is the path taken by a point on the rim of a rolling wheel. The upside-down cycloid in the gif can be parameterized by \((x, y)=R(\theta-\sin\theta, -1+\cos\theta)\), where \(\theta=0\) corresponds to the cusp. Consider a pendulum of length \(L=4R\) hanging from the cusp, and let \(\alpha\) be the angle the string makes with the vertical, as shown (in the proof).

    #Pendulum #Cycloid #Period #Frequency #SHM #TimePeriod #CycloidalPendulum #Lagrange #Cusp #Energy #KineticEnergy #PotentialEnergy #Lagrangian #Length #Math #Maths #Physics #Mechanics #ClassicalMechanics #Amplitude #CircularFrequency #Motion #Vibration #HarmonicMotion #Parameter #ParemeterizedEquation #GoverningEquations #Equation #Equations #DifferentialEquations #Calculus

  2. #Electricity & #Rain: Built big enough, solar farms could influence the weather in coastal deserts and cause rain. This is because moist winds blow in from the sea. The black solar panels heat the air and cause it to rise. If properly scaled, this creates clouds and rain, according to PI Dr. Oliver Branch & Prof. Dr. Volker Wulfmeyer from #UniHohenheim. Thanks to the #UAEREP funding program, they plan to test this hypothesis as soon as possible in the United Arab Emirates. t1p.de/gh7iq

  3. An interesting read, if you want to understand coding agents or building one yourself.. its on my for sure. 😀
    mariozechner.at/posts/2025-11-

  4. Ah yes, because who doesn't love overcomplicating their #VPN setup with a trifecta of nerd gadgets? 😅 Instead of using #Tailscale like a sane person, let's dive into an endless rabbit hole of #WireGuard, Pi-hole, and Unbound to prove just how much free time we truly have! 🖥️🔧
    psyonik.tech/posts/a-guide-for #Overcomplication #NerdGadgets #PiHole #HackerNews #ngated

  5. I am still developing my “grab a repo to build and run it” skills with #rust.
    On my (mostly up to date) MacOS boxes this is fairly straightforward, but trying to coax code into building and running successfully on older hardware (eg ten year old raspberry pi) is harder and I’m still working out which things to fiddle on Cargo.toml to adjust how things are built. #GLEW #egui #wgpu

  6. I am still developing my “grab a repo to build and run it” skills with #rust.
    On my (mostly up to date) MacOS boxes this is fairly straightforward, but trying to coax code into building and running successfully on older hardware (eg ten year old raspberry pi) is harder and I’m still working out which things to fiddle on Cargo.toml to adjust how things are built. #GLEW #egui #wgpu

  7. I am still developing my “grab a repo to build and run it” skills with #rust.
    On my (mostly up to date) MacOS boxes this is fairly straightforward, but trying to coax code into building and running successfully on older hardware (eg ten year old raspberry pi) is harder and I’m still working out which things to fiddle on Cargo.toml to adjust how things are built. #GLEW #egui #wgpu

  8. I am still developing my “grab a repo to build and run it” skills with #rust.
    On my (mostly up to date) MacOS boxes this is fairly straightforward, but trying to coax code into building and running successfully on older hardware (eg ten year old raspberry pi) is harder and I’m still working out which things to fiddle on Cargo.toml to adjust how things are built. #GLEW #egui #wgpu

  9. I am still developing my “grab a repo to build and run it” skills with #rust.
    On my (mostly up to date) MacOS boxes this is fairly straightforward, but trying to coax code into building and running successfully on older hardware (eg ten year old raspberry pi) is harder and I’m still working out which things to fiddle on Cargo.toml to adjust how things are built. #GLEW #egui #wgpu

  10. Run Glances at RBPI startup

    If you’re reading this on fediverse and the layout is off, here’s the link to the original blog post with a nice text & pictures layout.

    In my previous post, I struggled to run glances on my Raspberry Pi Zero W. After a first reboot I stared to my Home Assistant dashboard and wondered where is the data from my RaspberryPi. Of course, I ran it manually from the shell, it didn’t restart by itself.

    If you ask me to tell you out of my head how to make a service/script start after a reboot, I will stare you blank.

    After a bit of googling, I found out there are at least 4 different ways to do it.

    Firstly, I tried to make glances to start using crontab method:

    sudo crontab -e#then I added the following command to crontab:@reboot sh /<path to my glances>/glances -w

    It failed, don’t know why, maybe because Raspbian doesn’t like @restart command.

    Second try – rc.local:

    I tinkered a bit with rc.local but I gave up quickly.

    Third try – systemd – it worked!

    1. Go to systemd directory

    cd /etc/systemd/system

    2. create a definition file for the service

    sudo nano glances_w.service

    3. Add the following text to glances_w.service file:

    [Install]WantedBy=multi-user.target[Unit]Description=Glances Web ServerWants=network-online.targetAfter=network-online.target[Service]User=tomiGroup=admExecStart=/home/tomi/glances/bin/glances -wExecStartPre=/bin/sleep 10Type=simple[Timer]OnStartupSec=25

    Change parameter User (tomi) to your user and ExecStart (/home/tomi/glances/bin/glances -w) with path to your glances start command.

    4. Enable and start service

    sudo systemctl enable glances_w.servicesudo systemctl start glances_w.service

    5. Check the status of the service

    systemctl status glances_w.service

    It should give you something like:

    Thanks to this forum post – now my glances start autmatically after a reboot. Of course it didn’t go smoothly as described above. I had to tinker with the User and Group parameter. I didn’t know which user should I insert. Then I didn’t know the name of the group.

    So I had to find it out using:

    groupsgroups tomi

    The bottom line is: without forums and manuals for linux commands, I’d be completely disabled when using linux. I’m using it on and off for 30 years, but still struggling with basic commands. I wonder if I will ever climb above my current level: google-the-command-copy-paste-modify-repeat

    Tags: #homeasistant #glances #raspberrypi #systemd

    https://blog.rozman.info/run-glances-at-raspberry-pi-startup/

    #glances #homeasistant #raspberrypi #systemd #then

  11. Worked on data & backups today — Seafile on my Raspberry Pi still a bit buggy but usable. Took a break at a café, listened to a podcast ☕, then stopped by Shoprite before heading back to the hostel.

    #DigitalNomad #SelfHosting #Seafile #RaspberryPi #Backup #CafeLife #Podcast #TravelLife #travel #zambia #africa

  12. Worked on data & backups today — Seafile on my Raspberry Pi still a bit buggy but usable. Took a break at a café, listened to a podcast ☕, then stopped by Shoprite before heading back to the hostel.

    #DigitalNomad #SelfHosting #Seafile #RaspberryPi #Backup #CafeLife #Podcast #TravelLife #travel #zambia #africa

  13. Worked on data & backups today — Seafile on my Raspberry Pi still a bit buggy but usable. Took a break at a café, listened to a podcast ☕, then stopped by Shoprite before heading back to the hostel.

    #DigitalNomad #SelfHosting #Seafile #RaspberryPi #Backup #CafeLife #Podcast #TravelLife #travel #zambia #africa

  14. Worked on data & backups today — Seafile on my Raspberry Pi still a bit buggy but usable. Took a break at a café, listened to a podcast ☕, then stopped by Shoprite before heading back to the hostel.

    #DigitalNomad #SelfHosting #Seafile #RaspberryPi #Backup #CafeLife #Podcast #TravelLife #travel #zambia #africa

  15. Worked on data & backups today — Seafile on my Raspberry Pi still a bit buggy but usable. Took a break at a café, listened to a podcast ☕, then stopped by Shoprite before heading back to the hostel.

    #DigitalNomad #SelfHosting #Seafile #RaspberryPi #Backup #CafeLife #Podcast #TravelLife #travel #zambia #africa

  16. From Laundry to Linux: Two Productive Days in Lusaka

    Yesterday (April 30) and today (May 1), I spent some time doing laundry while also setting up my Raspberry Pi with Umbrel OS. I installed the software I need and started backing up my data today, deciding to go with Seafile for it.

    I worked on all of this at the hostel, then took a walk to the university and continued in the library. Later, I went to a burger place and enjoyed a Friday deal.

    Here are some photos from these two days.

    #DailyLife #TravelLife #DigitalNomad #RaspberryPi #UmbrelOS #SelfHosting #Seafile #DataBackup #OpenSource #Linux #Homelab #Privacy #TechLife #HostelLife #UniversityLife #LibraryTime #FridayVibes #Foodie #BurgerTime #LifeUpdate #Lusaka #Zambia #ExploreZambia #LusakaLife #AfricaTravel #VisitZambia #ZambiaLife #LusakaDiaries #NomadInAfrica #WanderAfrica

    📍 Lusaka, Zambia