Cruftbox: My Box of Cruft

Details about the OpenAI autonomous agent attack on Hugging Face reeled me in like a fish on a hook.

I’ve been reading about neat ideas people are trying with the AT protocol, the tech behind Bluesky.

A quick hive inspection to check on if the new queens are producing larva.

I track my reading on Goodreads.

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How I made a DIY bee vacuum from a couple 5 gallon buckets, hardware cloth, and a shop vac hose replacement set.

This post is for people on Bluesky, if you’re not on Bluesky, keep scrolling.

When harvesting honey I use several five gallon buckets.

Harvested 58 pounds of honey.

I’ve read all the Hugo and Nebula nominees for this year.

We have had a PurpleAir PA-II on our back porch for years.