Building AI and huge data centers in the desert is WILDLY ignorant and misdirected behavior. It's almost as if the people who build and design these things don't even consider naturally cool or water rich places. They don't even try. I mean, if ya gonna build something that needs ALL THE WATER, then why not build it where water never stops? Nevermind. Don't you dare touch the rainforest and shorelines. How 'bout we just shut it down altogether?
Not being accountable to resources IS the downfall of humanity. I have never had a question or bout of loneliness so deep that I am willing to turn to chatgpt and away from the resources that we depend on for ACTUAL life: water, air, land.
The people who continue to push Capitalism as "the way" are actively going against what is best for people and planet. There is NO ethical consumption under #capitalism We MUST return to reciprocal, nurturing relationships with the land and each other, as indigenous cultures have for generations. #mutualaide #offgrid #generalstrike #conservation #permaculture #solarpunk #community

Livin' in them woods. Make broths, add pasta, save on dishes. Get back to work around the plot. Rinse and repeat. Oh and eff them snobby million ingredient soups too. Simple will bloody well do. #cottage #country #forest #livin #lunch #cooking #soy #pasta #offgrid #lgbtq #trans

#mutualaid $0/700 this week

Hello wonderful beans of the fediverse!

We are still building out the #vulpibus while living on the road.

Let's see if we can afford some food, pay off some major bills and get some more much needed 100Ah bluetooth LiFePO4 batteries to stabilise our summer power usage. Maybe also some HRT meds...?

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Is there a cheap instrument I can buy for measuring wind speeds? I'm thinking about getting a small wind turbine and would like start looking at sites and getting an idea of how one might perform.

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Texting Through Bluetooth

If you are ever in need to get in contact with friends and family in your area without the use of cell towers, one way you could do it is through Bluetooth.

While this tech might seem odd to need when you can message someone over the internet or cell signal, there are situations (like natural disasters), where having one of the apps could save your life.

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Part 2 of my FreeCAD learning series is up!

Went from "how hard could it be?" to actually making progress on my solar-powered Terminal Dawn enclosure. This week: wrestling with the Move/Array tool and discovering the magic of Trim Edge in the sketcher.

Spoiler: FreeCAD and I are in a complicated situationship

Includes a step-by-step breakdown of the Array workflow that works.

#FreeCAD #CAD #3DDesign #SolarPowered #RaspberryPi #OffGrid #MakerSpace #TutorialSeries

https://terminaldawn.dev/posts/freecad-series-part-2/

Through the eyes of our guests...

#NaturePhotography #SavannaVibes
#LandscapeLovers #GoldenHour #Camping #CampingInPortugal #Alentejo #GuestPerspective #PeacefulPlaces #SlowMoments #OffGrid #Sunset #SustainableOutdoors

Waking up to this every morning. I should perhaps tidy up a bit #cottage #hardcore #offgrid

An excellent article how to build an off-grid, small power solar system. Even on your balcony or window sill!

https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2023/12/how-to-build-a-small-solar-power-system/

I've been getting used to using vinegar and water as a cleaner.

It's kind of magic.

I still go inside to wash all my dishes the usual way. But the daily use dishes that I was using parchment and paper plates to keep clean, I'm mostly now just using normally, then spritzing with vinegar solution and wiping with a small paper towel. No water needed.

And I just cleaned my counter to the same way.

Still using some (but not much) paper towel.

The thing is, there's no rinsing.

And the paper towels go to compost.

So, I'm now living in an off-grid cottage. Expoloring #9front on pure solar power. #knitting for leisure & survival. Gathering herbs, mushrooms and checking out wood to keep me warm in winter.

Complete with a composting toilet, fireplace and kitchen with windows to see all the birds chirping in the forest outside. Oh, and a wooden bathtub. Gotta mention the wooden bathtub! So, nice gay yay for the little me!

Any #queer #offgrid folks out there? Drop a comment, share a tale ...

#Voltronic #diy #web based #solar #overview #dashboard (orange is #solar watts red is watts used green is SoC #leadgel #battery) today 2.5kWh produced with 4x450W panels in series 1.5kWh used #offgrid #powertothepeople it is #PHP that reads logs of #masterpower #hybridinverter but can also do it in 100% #python if required

This #solarsystem can be #DIY self build for below 2000 bucks

Remounted and enlarged my solar array in Cottenham this week. The older wood frames really suffered in the winter storms so I ended up putting concrete posts in the ground bolting through them to heavy timbers and mounting the panels on unistrut. Panels optimised for winter.

Hopefully this will give me a long life.

#Maine #Cabins #OffGrid

I wouldn't ordinarily share a for sale something but I know these folks pretty well. You won't find a more generous couple, constantly sharing with and supporting their community.

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