Apple will fight it with everything they can. Latest MacOS27 hides linux partitions from the bootpicker so it is blocked in firmware.

A 555 can keep time for the 1 minute needed before a fridge beeps that it has been left open. It’s not an alarm clock. It doesn’t matter if it is off by a few seconds.

A microcontroller is overkill. A 555 chip will do it.

A 555 is $0.05

More reliable and the poster is wrong, it is cheaper.

A timer circuit is cheaper than a microcontroller.

I did that and it works well. The only problem is that when the battery goes to 0 on a long outage, the UPS can’t recharge it. I had to pull the battery, charge it with a lifepo4 charger, then reinstall.

Short outages are fine.

If you are using a buck converter you might as well use a ups. They’re both going to be ~ 95%.

I don’t care do you?

Nope. This came up a few weeks ago and I checked it very carefully before posting because I thought it was true and was trying to post a map of the border including the airports.

Border patrol can only work near airports.

The 100 mile range near any airport is a myth.

The article isn’t about ice. It specifically says airports

“Border Agents”

You pulling a gun out at an airport is suicide.