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@ Blair @slrpnk.net

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I am not the bravest person when it comes so socializing, so I am not very forum-savvy. However, I am a nerd who loves to learn and I am going to do my best to share what I learn just in case it helps you all. ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ

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  • Thank you!! I am glad you like it! Feel free to use it if you can find a use for it too : )

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  • I am just learning about piefed from this. I am always so behind on things hahaha

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  • Oh! Good to know! I would absolutely be fine with the information on the wiki I made being moved elsewhere. I just set it up to try and help people, so if its more helpful in a different wiki, that's fine too.

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  • wiki.sunbeam.city

    I have never heard of that! Thanks so much for sharing. I will absolutely go look around there

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    Solarpunk Wiki

    diysolarpunk.miraheze.org /wiki/Main_Page
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    Why a city in Sweden filled these caves with almost boiling water

  • In 4 years, US power grid increased battery storage to the equivalent of 20 nuclear reactors | The Optimist Daily

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  • Sorry! I have dyscalculia, so I'll admit I didn't try to analyze the numbers at all. I can delete the post

  • Giant List of Free Resources

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  • Thanks! I'll add that (also sorry the reply took so long. I haven't been feeling well).

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    In 4 years, US power grid increased battery storage to the equivalent of 20 nuclear reactors | The Optimist Daily

    www.optimistdaily.com /2024/11/in-4-years-us-power-grid-increased-battery-storage-to-the-equivalent-of-20-nuclear-reactors/
  • Hydroponics @slrpnk.net
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    Grow Indoor Plants in Water: The Complete Houseplant Hydroponic Gardening Guide

    deepgreenpermaculture.com /2024/08/28/grow-indoor-plants-in-water-the-complete-hydroponic-gardening-guide/
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    The secret robot that will disrupt fashion | Hard Reset

  • The world's most powerful tidal turbine - but can our grid handle it?

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  • Thank you so much! You and that post answered my questions perfectly

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    The world's most powerful tidal turbine - but can our grid handle it?

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  • Well for apartment buildings and empty balcony rules, yes, its the landlords.

    For the outdoor laundry, its bylaws. Basically what happens is nosy neighbors report you, then a bylaw officer comes by and tells you someone made a complaint. It's called a "Nuisance and unsightly premises bylaw."

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  • My town in Alberta, Canada. It actually used to be banned in a lot of Canada, like all of British Columbia, and Ontario. Old-fashioned people think it makes a neighborhoods look "trashy" and start going on about property value.

    It's sort of like how a huge amount of apartment buildings don't allow anything on balconies because it's "unsightly."

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  • Haha sadly, hanging your laundry outdoors is illegal here(also, it would freeze in winter), and indoors it takes forever to dry ╥﹏╥

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  • I could be wrong, but I believe pilling is most commonly caused by friction (for example, where your legs rub when you walk), so one thing that would help is not washing clothes that tend to pill with clothes that have hard things like zippers or buttons. The balls might help by cutting down on the time the clothes rub together with the air-gaps they create, but I am not sure.

    I have been told before that you can remove pilling with a razor, but please look it up before you try haha.

  • Eco concerns prompt greener funeral options ⚰️💚🌎

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  • I like the idea of a wicker basket coffin with natural-fiber clothes....and an added sword just to confuse future archaeologists •ˋᴗˊ•

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    Wool Dryer Balls

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    Eco concerns prompt greener funeral options ⚰️💚🌎

    www.positive.news /society/eco-concerns-prompt-green-funeral-options/

  • Robot weed killers could create a sustainable future for agriculture | The Optimist Daily

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  • I could be wrong, but I don’t think you can grow all plants in hydroponics. For example, anything that grows on trees(large root systems) as well as grain crops (where you need a lot of plants together, rather in individual pods like in most hydroponics).

    The only alternative I can think of is a greenhouse system. Like what indoor botanical gardens use for trees, but instead designed for farming. That would be expensive(more than farmers could afford), but it would also weather-protect crops.

    But you are right about hydroponics or aquaponics for a lot of produce, though!

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    Robot weed killers could create a sustainable future for agriculture | The Optimist Daily

    www.optimistdaily.com /2024/08/robot-weed-killers-could-create-a-sustainable-future-for-agriculture/

  • Right To Repair + Repair Cafés 🛠️

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  • As far as I know (I have never 3D printed), yes. I vaguely remember a guy who tows around a 3D printer on his bike into parks, and prints parts for people. It wouldn’t be instant(I’m guessing they tell the person to come back later), but it is possible. I’ll try to find the video haha.

    Keeping in mind I’ve never 3D printed, here are some sites that look promising.

    https://www.traceparts.com/en https://grabcad.com/library

    Also, I’ve seen tutorials for 3D printing on Instructables, and people sometimes give download files in the instructions.

    https://www.instructables.com/

  • Right To Repair + Repair Cafés 🛠️

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  • Right To Repair + Repair Cafés 🛠️

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  • They go off of who volunteers. For example, if a person who specializes in fixing stand mixers volunteers, that will be one of the tables people can visit. That repair person brings the parts (for example, there are a few parts in stand mixers that tend to break, so the repair person would know to bring fixes for those). I have also heard of repair cafe's elsewhere even bringing in 3D printers to help with part replacement.

    Here is the text from a recent one in my town:

    Items that are accepted at Repair Café events:

    • Electronics such as gaming consoles, CD player, DVD player, camera, adaptor cord, etc.
    • Small appliances such as toasters, coffee makers, lamps, waffle makers...you get the idea!
    • Smaller pieces of furniture such as small wooden furniture pieces, a clock, or a plastic item that needs some crazy glue.
    • Toys! Whether it needs glue or some wire soldering, we can try to repair it!
    • Clothing or housewares (clean please!) that need mending. Full alterations will not be done.

    Items not allowed:

    • Microwaves
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    Right To Repair + Repair Cafés 🛠️

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    Living Root Bridges

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    “City Experiments with Reusable Cups at Starbucks, Taco Bell and 30 Other Restaurants–with Return Bins all over town”

    www.goodnewsnetwork.org /city-experiments-with-reusable-cups-at-starbucks-taco-bell-and-30-other-restaurants-with-return-bins-all-over-town/

  • Kinetic Energy 👟⚡️

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  • That quote was for the shoes. Sorry for not being clear about that. I’ll edit my post to add dividers in case that helps

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    Kinetic Energy 👟⚡️

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    “ Man Builds an Electricity-Generating Windmill in His Own Garden”

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    Baking Bread in a Solar Oven 🍞☀️

  • Green Energy @slrpnk.net
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    Interesting Solar Concepts

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    The Power of 💩

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    Giant List of Free Resources