So I'm going to stop using the #SolarpunkResource tag. I don't know if it just wasn't snappy enough, but it never caught on like I hoped it would, as a hub for #practical knowledge and #DIY instructions
Instead, I'm going to try and introduce a new one: #StealThisTag . Again, I encourage anyone to post practical resources with this hashtag! Let's help each other out!
(P.S. If you're scrolling through the tag right now, this is your cue to switch to #SolarpunkResource for my older posts in this vein)
@socalledunitedstates *lol - I saw a news article where someone was busted for selling an old oven door (the kind with the window) as a large screen TV. Apparently they just attached a cord w/plug on it - ha ha ha!!!
@socalledunitedstates
I see no post (apart from this) tagged with #SolarpunkResource. Are you sure they are public available, outside your pod?
@lfajardo They might not have federated, but they're all public
To kick it off, here's a very interesting use for a busted flat-screen display of (almost) any size: as a fake window
Apparently the backlight and its screens wind up making very, very convincing artificial daylight. Making one of these could improve your mood if you spend a lot of time in windowless rooms (or if you have #SAD ), or otherwise could just be a nice-looking light source anywhere
(The lights themselves will require either fairly complicated rewiring or straight-up replacing, though, so don't get into this if you aren't open to minor electrical work)
Here's the vid, beware of ad from the title card at :59 to 1:13 and everything after 12:26
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JrqH2oOTK4
#StealThisTag #recycling