There is currently a long weekend, with Monday being a bank holiday. I plan to use the time for biking. From a process perspective, this kind of downtime is useful as long as it doesn’t drift into disengagement. Physical activity helps reset attention, especially after periods of continuous operational thinking.
Key is keeping a light structure in place so that momentum isn’t lost entirely.
Iterative Systems: Solar Experiment for Plants
Today I “MacGyver-ed” a larger sun collector for the herbal plants. It’s a temporary setup and extending the past efforts on increasing the amount of sunlight funneled to the plant's receptors, and the current screen will likely only hold for about a week.
This is part of an iterative improvement loop. The goal is not stability yet, but observation: what works, what fails, and how long each configuration lasts under real conditions.
The next stage will require dull thin foil, but the design direction is still open. For decreasing the heat concentration. But design options include a spherical cap or a partial sphere mounted on bars over the tray. I’m not yet sure whether a concave spherical reflector or a hemispherical solar concentrator is the better approach. Mount the collector on the tray, or design it to bundle the light to one spot in the garden.
From a systems perspective, this is early stage experimentation: multiple hypotheses, limited constraints, and no need for premature optimization.
Portfolio Movement (20 May → 24 May)
All hive-engine bridges to the other networks are under investigation due to hack which drained them. The structure shows selective but meaningful adjustments:
$LTC short exposure was reduced significantly, suggesting a deliberate de-risking step.
$DAB continues to build gradually, reinforcing its role as a steadily increasing position.
$BBH and $BBHO saw moderate declines, while the rest of the portfolio remains unchanged.
Changes over this period, expressed in percentage terms:
$ACE: ➖ 0% (no change)
$BBH: 📉 approximately -0.52%
$BBHO: 📉 approximately -1.74%
$BTC: ➖ 0% (no change)
$DAB: 📈 approximately +1.46%
$LTC: 📈 reduction in short exposure (~11.65% decrease in magnitude)
$MATIC: ➖ 0% (no change)
$SURGE: ➖ 0% (no change)
$TGLD: ➖ 0% (no change)
$TNVDA: ➖ 0% (no change)
$TTSLA: ➖ 0% (no change)
Overall, this remains a controlled environment: adjustments are targeted, not systemic shifts.
Volume Context
# | symbol | % of V |
|---|---|---|
1 | LTC | 47.57 |
2 | HBD | 25.1 |
3 | STARBITS | 10.43 |
4 | DAB | 9.71 |
5 | BBHO | 5.38 |
6 | DRIP | 1.48 |
7 | AIRHAWK | 0.26 |
8 | VKBT | 0.05 |
9 | SPORTS | 0.02 |
10 | DBOND | 0.0 |
Volume remains concentrated in $LTC and $HBD, with $DAB also showing meaningful participation. This distribution continues to reinforce a familiar pattern: a few dominant liquidity centers and a long tail of smaller activity.
I need to get rid of the leostrategy pile.
As always, the guiding principle remains unchanged: observe, adjust selectively, and avoid over fitting to short term conditions.