X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?p=wiki.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=MirrorlandManifesto;h=0d32d6598436f8e2bd6d9cedb9f1f9f06103af83;hp=897d5b99331a3c64b6b48ea636239c48d03fb50c;hb=c8c8131e2bbc665b13bbc0d0e7c1bf5adb22733f;hpb=4fb7c0bf5598ce3e63ebe439ebd6768bbcfded96 diff --git a/MirrorlandManifesto b/MirrorlandManifesto index 897d5b9..0d32d65 100644 --- a/MirrorlandManifesto +++ b/MirrorlandManifesto @@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ Hey, it's a wiki! Feel free to edit. {{pictures/home/mirrorland/IMG_3874.JPG | Home Sweet Home | maxwidth=240 | class=thumbright }} - * Our front, back and side doors need to be pulled until you hear a soft *click*, otherwise they won't lock properly. - This is a safe neighborhood, but why increase the risk? + * Our front, back and side doors need to be pulled until you hear a soft *click*, otherwise **they won't lock properly**! + We live in a safe neighborhood, but why increase the risk? * Try not to leave the windows of the ground floor unlocked: anyone can easily enter through them. @@ -52,8 +52,17 @@ Hey, it's a wiki! Feel free to edit. * If you use the last box of something, drop the QR-code into the jar and it will be re-ordered. - * Think about the environment! **Don't waste water, gas, electricity, paper, soap and food.** Try to reuse plastic bags and boxes and remember to - switch the lights off. + * Be environmentally responsible! **Don't waste water, gas, electricity, paper, soap or food.** Reuse plastic bags and boxes and remember to + switch all lights off. + + +== Internet == + + * There are two separate APs: one open as a courtesy to our neighbors and users of the public yard ("GHCQ Shelter 23") and + one encrypted for residents ("NSA Surveillance Van 23"). The shared secret for the latter is passed orally. + + * Comcast is notorious for [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Alert_System | reporting their own users]] to copyright associations. + You're personally responsible for what you do online. == Kitchen == @@ -124,9 +133,10 @@ Hey, it's a wiki! Feel free to edit. * 70°F (21°C) is a reasonable default for the winter. Remember to turn the heat down to 60°F (or less) when leaving in the morning. - * Don't turn the heat all the way up! It's just stupid, because the furnace can only burn at a single speed. + * Don't turn the heat all the way to make the house warm up faster! It's stupid and useless, because the furnace burns at constant speed. - * The thermostat is located in the master bedroom downstairs, which tends to remain colder than the rest of the house if the door is closed. + * The thermostat is located in the master bedroom downstairs, which tends to remain colder than the rest of the house if the door is closed, + so setting 70°F there causes the other rooms to go up to 75-80. * Keep the door to the basement stairs **open** in the winter to let the heat from the furnace flow by convection. Also leave the doors downstairs closed to avoid dissipating heat in the rest of the basement.