Aktuell hätte ich auch was für #icetodon 🥶 Der Mann fragte sich vorhin, ob sie inzwischen noch länger geworden sind:
Ok mastodon, (or at least the part of it currently going through a big freeze), show me your strange ice pictures, your weird ice spikes, needle ice, hair ice and frazil ice, your beautiful ice crystals.
Is #icetodon a thing year? It should be. I'll start.
@Ruth_Mottram Here's a helical icicle I found in the stairwell of the UGA College of Public Health back in 2018!
You know what would be nice?
An "open firmware" project, where people produce and share FOSS firmware for common household devices, replacing the manufacturer's firmware with a decrapified version.
A smart TV? Reflash it with FOSS firmware, which removes tracking, calls to the manufacturer's servers, and any Internet-connected services that you don't want?
A printer? It's now yours. No ink subscription, or need for an app to print remotely.
And so on.
A man can dream, eh.
@Hellybootwader Hi. It's good to get to know people who know how important sustainability is.
Got myself a new "leaf blower" for the upcoming garden season. Looking forward to firing it up. It's a Ravi Clean Green made in Sri Lanka. www.ravibrush.com
#today
#gardening
#allotment
#NewEngland
We went out for a walk just before the sun set this afternoon.
A bright patch of moss on a wall was lit up in the last of the sunshine. Lichens share the space but in much more muted colours.
#mosstodon
I bought a lead free solder for this first time. Does anyone have any experience with it? Any tips?
Dziś zaś odwiedziłem #Bydgoszcz gdzie wskutek braków tamtejszego MZK tymczasowo na pomoc przyszło lokalne stowarzyszenie miłośników komunikacji miejskiej. Dzięki temu na trzech brygadach (albo jak mówi się w Bydgoszczy: kolejnościach (co.)) można spotkać autobusy zabytkowe. Co prawda dziś na 79/1 zamiast zabytku kursował zwyczajny Mercedes, ale na 52/1 i 89/4 dzielnie śmigały wozy z lat 90.
Next crop planted!
30 crops planted:
5x Buttercrunch
5x Romaine
5x Pak Choy
5x Arugula
5x Kale
5x Spinach
I'm not seeding separately. I planted right in the grow bins. We'll see if that works.
Using Kratky method. So I've poured as much water and nutrients as each plant needs and I'm leaving it alone for a couple of months. No pumps, no aerators, etc. Just a food safe plastic 5-gallon bin with water & nutrients and nothing else.
I also added more light. So before I had three LED T5s on both levels. Now I have four on top and five on the bottom.
I'm using rockwool held in with pool noodle sections (the light green circles on top). I'm going to be looking into using other mediums here in the future.
(See thread for previous build information and crop)
#solarPunk #mutualAid #hydroponics #kratky #indoorGardening #urbanFarming #postScarcity
@at Sometimes the best camera is the one you always have with you: your smartphone. Macro mode on phones like the iPhone gives interesting results using the wide-angle camera, and although they get a lot of detail the photos are very "flat". But if you remember to put a small lens in your trouser pocket that you can hold over the main camera, the depth of field is much shallower, and you get more attractive bokeh effects. Lenses from second-hand binoculars held in place with a simple rubber band have given me better results than specific macro lenses held in place with clamps.
"sons-in-law have a different role. They are often given key jobs in the state corruption machinery or the parastate apparatus. Such jobs build power due to their great potential for illicit profits —power that a paranoid autocrat might not want someone outside of the family to have— but also carry lots of exposure, giving the autocrat plenty of ammunition to throw the son-in-law under the bus if a scapegoat is needed or disloyalty is suspected." https://lucid.substack.com/p/authoritarians-and-their-sons-in?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=2y7i1&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Oof. :P
Living in the #wetlands of #Polesia (also spelled #Polesie) in #EasternPoland. Surrounded by #bogs and #forests, trying not to fuck up surrounding nature too much.
Taking care of a small pack of #dogs – #IdąPsięta.
Luddite working with hi-tech.
#RuralBroadband provider by accident. Starting a small LoRaWAN project to monitor our wetlands. Coding in #Python. Dealing with dirty data, cleaning them when time allows.
#Atheist. I don't *believe* in #science – science is the *only* thing that protects us from belief.
Fuck nazis.
My account on Twitter is still up, for good reasons. https://twitter.com/szescstopni
I check facts before I toot.
I sometimes toot in Polish.
Zdolny, ale leniwy.