<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><generator uri="https://jekyllrb.com/" version="3.10.0">Jekyll</generator><link href="https://thestandard.aeracode.org/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><link href="https://thestandard.aeracode.org/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" /><updated>2025-03-16T00:18:28+00:00</updated><id>https://thestandard.aeracode.org/feed.xml</id><title type="html">The Standard</title><subtitle>Infrastructure Club&apos;s standard-issue items in every category.</subtitle><entry><title type="html">Tissue Box</title><link href="https://thestandard.aeracode.org/tissue-box/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Tissue Box" /><published>2025-03-11T21:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2025-03-11T21:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://thestandard.aeracode.org/tissue-box</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://thestandard.aeracode.org/tissue-box/"><![CDATA[<h1 id="shipping-container-style-tissue-box">Shipping Container Style Tissue Box</h1>

<p>For when a normal tissue box just won’t do.</p>

<p>This one is made of metal! The doors open!</p>

<p>Get it from <a href="https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Metal-Cargo-Shipping-Container-Tissue-Box_1601383266455.html?spm=a2756.trade-list-buyer.0.0.609f76e9NgK1Xy">Alibaba directly</a></p>

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<ul>
  <li>There are many examples on Aliexpress/Alibaba/Amazon/online - most of them are plastic, NOT metal! Make sure to do your research to get the real deal.</li>
  <li>The more expensive option at the above link is the one you want.</li>
</ul>]]></content><author><name>Will Furnell</name></author><category term="Home" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Shipping Container Style Tissue Box]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Domain Registrar</title><link href="https://thestandard.aeracode.org/domain-registrar/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Domain Registrar" /><published>2024-12-28T21:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2024-12-28T21:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://thestandard.aeracode.org/domain-registrar</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://thestandard.aeracode.org/domain-registrar/"><![CDATA[<h1 id="specific-item-name">Specific Item Name</h1>

<p>The preferred place to register domains; relatively un-evil</p>

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<ul>
  <li></li>
</ul>]]></content><author><name>Sam Cook</name></author><category term="Internet" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Specific Item Name]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Air Quality Monitor</title><link href="https://thestandard.aeracode.org/air-quality-monitor/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Air Quality Monitor" /><published>2024-08-13T06:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2024-08-13T06:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://thestandard.aeracode.org/air-quality-monitor</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://thestandard.aeracode.org/air-quality-monitor/"><![CDATA[<h1 id="awair-element">Awair Element</h1>

<p>There’s a lot of options when it comes to air quality monitors, but in our experience the <a href="https://www.getawair.com/products/element">Awair Element</a> is a pretty good device to end up on.</p>

<p>It features pretty accurate temperature, humidity, CO2, TVOC and PM2.5 sensors, has a reasonable app, and has a “local API” you can enable via the app that can be fed directly into Home Assistant (or other home automation platforms.)</p>

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<ul>
  <li>
    <p>If a sensor does fail, it’s possible to replace them inside the device rather than buy a whole new one.</p>
  </li>
  <li>
    <p>Awair Elements were the subject of a weird cryptocurrency at one point and so you can often find good deals on them used.</p>
  </li>
</ul>]]></content><author><name>Andrew Godwin</name></author><category term="Smart Home" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Awair Element]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Disposable Earplugs</title><link href="https://thestandard.aeracode.org/disposable-earplugs/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Disposable Earplugs" /><published>2024-08-13T06:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2024-08-13T06:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://thestandard.aeracode.org/disposable-earplugs</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://thestandard.aeracode.org/disposable-earplugs/"><![CDATA[<h1 id="disposable-earplugs">Disposable Earplugs</h1>

<p>Your hearing is important, and if it gets damaged it won’t come back. We have different recommendations on earplugs for different environments:</p>

<ul>
  <li><strong>Sleeping</strong>: Hearos Extreme</li>
  <li><strong>Gigs/Live Events</strong>: Honeywell Laser Lite or 3M EAR</li>
</ul>

<h2 id="member-tips">Member Tips</h2>

<ul>
  <li>While these are the best, any hearing protection is better than nothing, as long as it’s actually of decent quality.</li>
</ul>]]></content><author><name>Andrew Godwin</name></author><category term="Travel" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Disposable Earplugs]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">3D Printer</title><link href="https://thestandard.aeracode.org/3d-printer/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="3D Printer" /><published>2024-06-24T02:49:06+00:00</published><updated>2024-06-24T02:49:06+00:00</updated><id>https://thestandard.aeracode.org/3d-printer</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://thestandard.aeracode.org/3d-printer/"><![CDATA[<h1 id="bambu-a1-mini">Bambu A1 Mini</h1>

<p>Sometimes, what you want from a 3D printer is something that is cheap and Just Works, and the <a href="https://us.store.bambulab.com/products/a1-mini">Bambu Lab A1 Mini</a> is our standard 3D printer for exactly that reason.</p>

<p>Coming in at £169/$200 for the printer by itself, it’s cheap enough to enter dangerous impulse buy territory, but also comes with a great list of other features for the discerning infraclub member - near-silent (you can barely hear it when it’s only a metre away from you), auto-levelling and vibration compensation, and optional multi-filament support with the AMS Lite unit.</p>

<p>Plus, on top of that, it just… prints. No careful tuning or fiddling with extrusion parameters, just dump your model in, set a few basic slicer settings if you want, and hit print.</p>

<h2 id="member-tips">Member Tips</h2>

<ul>
  <li>
    <p>The A1 Mini needs a clear space of 51cm deep by 40cm wide to operate in (the actual footprint is smaller than this, but the bed and axis movements push the required space out).</p>
  </li>
  <li>
    <p>The printer ejects small filament piles (often called “poops”) to the left; you’ll want a small container around to catch these (or print one as one of your first prints)</p>
  </li>
</ul>]]></content><author><name>Andrew Godwin</name></author><category term="Making" /><category term="3d-printer" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Bambu A1 Mini]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Radiation Detector</title><link href="https://thestandard.aeracode.org/radiation-detector/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Radiation Detector" /><published>2024-06-24T02:49:06+00:00</published><updated>2024-06-24T02:49:06+00:00</updated><id>https://thestandard.aeracode.org/radiation-detector</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://thestandard.aeracode.org/radiation-detector/"><![CDATA[<h1 id="radiacode-102">Radiacode 102</h1>

<p>Want to know how spicy a rock is? Curious if your local hacker festival has an orphan source? The <a href="https://www.radiacode.com/#models">Radiacode 102</a> is our choice for a portable, versatile radiation detector (Geiger counter).</p>

<p>While out of the box it boots up in a click-based, Geiger-like mode, it offers much more - a dosimeter, spectrum analysis, GPS-based logging of activity, and more.</p>

<p>It’s USB-C rechargeable, pairs with your phone via Bluetooth, and is small and light enough to just carry around with you - as any good Infraclub member does.</p>

<h2 id="member-tips">Member Tips</h2>

<ul>
  <li>The default dosimeter alarm is set rather low; you may want to increase it. Or turn it off if you send the device through an X-ray machine while on.</li>
</ul>]]></content><author><name>Andrew Godwin</name></author><category term="Tools" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Radiacode 102]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Tiny Pump</title><link href="https://thestandard.aeracode.org/tiny-pump/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Tiny Pump" /><published>2024-06-24T02:49:06+00:00</published><updated>2024-06-24T02:49:06+00:00</updated><id>https://thestandard.aeracode.org/tiny-pump</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://thestandard.aeracode.org/tiny-pump/"><![CDATA[<h1 id="flextail-tiny-pump-2x">Flextail Tiny Pump 2X</h1>

<p>The days of manually inflating your airbed, tent or giant rubber duck are over; the <a href="https://www.flextail.com/products/tiny-pump-2x">Flextail Tiny Pump 2X</a> packs an absolutely ridiculous amount of airflow into a really small form factor.</p>

<p>Not only will it inflate and deflate, but it’s also got a light, a magnet, and a general sense of punching way above its (rather tiny) weight.</p>

<h2 id="member-tips">Member Tips</h2>

<ul>
  <li>It’s not just for blowing things up; the tiny pump also works well to get extra air into a campfire to really get it going.</li>
</ul>]]></content><author><name>Andrew Godwin</name></author><category term="Tools" /><category term="Travel" /><category term="tiny-pump" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Flextail Tiny Pump 2X]]></summary></entry></feed>