jay 🌱 @joamo@sunbeam.city

An actual #Solarpunk post holy cow

When I first found out about Earthships (that piece of architecture patented by an old white guy named Michael Reynolds: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthship) I was completely enamored with the concept. Natural and recycled materials! Plant growing capacity! Passive temperature control! Being 100% #offgrid capable! It sounded so perfect from what I had found, but I later realized that there are several problematic elements that would need to be examined before deciding to jump on board. There are already a number of places detailing the problems with #Earthship design; that's not my purpose in this. My issue is that for something that is supposed to revolutionize the world, it should be accessible and open source in order to look at the construction and build up solutions for the ongoing tracklist of fixable problems.

Hey, this zine that I worked on in out. NODE Vol 01, free digital release and physical preorder, https://n-o-d-e.net/nodevol01.html

This first volume is 150 pages long, and, it's packed with features on P2P projects, such as Dat, Beaker, Ricochet IM, Aether. There are tutorials showing projects like the new NODE Mini Server, 3D print long range wifi antennas, how to chat via packet radio, and how to Libreboot the Thinkpad X200. There's also a handy open source directory at the back, and more!

Canada warming twice as fast as the rest of the world

"The largest temperature increases have been seen in the North, the Prairies, and in northern British Columbia.

Annual average temperature in northern Canada increased by approximately 2.3C."

Yay BC I guess.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47754189

After some deliberation, we'll be 🌟 opening our registrations 🌟 for a short while.

Gentler Earth is an antifascist space for people who wish for or need what it says on the tin. We hope to be a safe space for you to organize and make friends, to both fight for justice and find kindness.

Feel free to join us (and boost!)

I still have open slots for emoji commissions! If you'd like professionally finished vector emoji of your OC (and help a stuggling disabled queer designer in the process), check me out!

Over a hundred years ago, people used to used electricity to make giant imitation moons.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/03/tower-of-light-when-electricity-was-new-people-used-it-to-mimic-the-moon/273445/

We are only now learning about the effects of light pollution on our surrounding environment...

I have been informed that, yes, the random doodles I draw in my notebook do count as #inktober contributions. Kinda.

#inktober2018

Second request of the day: someone posted about a totally sustainable bike that students had made recently. I specifically recall the post taking a jab at engineers and market incentives (though not in those words)

In other news, Mastolab seems to be acting up.

Love this upcycling/planting with succulents in one of our favourite cafes in Sheffield (Four Corners Canteen).

They also make wonderful bacon & maple syrup pancakes and have excellent coffee.

#upcycling #plants #Sheffield

Still looking for the fully compostable bike, but this one is close: http://www.allthings.bio/interview-thomas-kanters-flaxed-bicycle/

@socalledunitedstates

#ff sunbeam.city edition:

@hanapark
@dualhammers
@neauoire
@cocoron
@joamo
@tulsi
@h
@lafe
@drisc
@nomand

https://github.com/mntmn/reform