#appropriatetechnology — Public Fediverse posts

Air well (condenser) (Hydrology 💧)

An air well or aerial well is a structure or device that collects water by promoting the condensation of moisture from air. Designs for air wells are many and varied, but the simplest designs are completely passive, require no external energy source and have few, if any, moving parts. Three principal designs are used for...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_well_(condenser)

#AirWell #Hydrology #WaterSupply #DrinkingWater #Precipitation #AppropriateTechnology

Air well (condenser) (Hydrology 💧)

An air well or aerial well is a structure or device that collects water by promoting the condensation of moisture from air. Designs for air wells are many and varied, but the simplest designs are completely passive, require no external energy source and have few, if any, moving parts. Three principal designs are used for...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_well_(condenser)

#AirWell #Hydrology #WaterSupply #DrinkingWater #Precipitation #AppropriateTechnology

@alxd nie kojarzyłem. Zastanawiam się jakim cudem na to nie wpadłem. Swego czasu wgłębiałem się trochę w koncept #appropriatetechnology i cały czas uważam, że jest to warte uwagi. Zwłaszcza dostosowania do idei #solarpunk

@alxd nie kojarzyłem. Zastanawiam się jakim cudem na to nie wpadłem. Swego czasu wgłębiałem się trochę w koncept #appropriatetechnology i cały czas uważam, że jest to warte uwagi. Zwłaszcza dostosowania do idei #solarpunk

@alxd nie kojarzyłem. Zastanawiam się jakim cudem na to nie wpadłem. Swego czasu wgłębiałem się trochę w koncept #appropriatetechnology i cały czas uważam, że jest to warte uwagi. Zwłaszcza dostosowania do idei #solarpunk

@alxd nie kojarzyłem. Zastanawiam się jakim cudem na to nie wpadłem. Swego czasu wgłębiałem się trochę w koncept #appropriatetechnology i cały czas uważam, że jest to warte uwagi. Zwłaszcza dostosowania do idei #solarpunk

@alxd nie kojarzyłem. Zastanawiam się jakim cudem na to nie wpadłem. Swego czasu wgłębiałem się trochę w koncept #appropriatetechnology i cały czas uważam, że jest to warte uwagi. Zwłaszcza dostosowania do idei #solarpunk

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@retareta/116367122220089451

#OpenSource #FOSS #CommunityTech #OpenHardware #EthicalAI #ResponsibleAI #AIForGood #TechForGood #Solarpunk #RegenerativeCulture #Degrowth #AppropriateTechnology #OffGrid #SelfSufficient #Homesteading #Permaculture #RightToRepair #MakerSpace #DIYTech #decentralizedtech

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@retareta/116367122220089451

#OpenSource #FOSS #CommunityTech #OpenHardware #EthicalAI #ResponsibleAI #AIForGood #TechForGood #Solarpunk #RegenerativeCulture #Degrowth #AppropriateTechnology #OffGrid #SelfSufficient #Homesteading #Permaculture #RightToRepair #MakerSpace #DIYTech #decentralizedtech

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@retareta/116367122220089451

#OpenSource #FOSS #CommunityTech #OpenHardware #EthicalAI #ResponsibleAI #AIForGood #TechForGood #Solarpunk #RegenerativeCulture #Degrowth #AppropriateTechnology #OffGrid #SelfSufficient #Homesteading #Permaculture #RightToRepair #MakerSpace #DIYTech #decentralizedtech

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@retareta/116367122220089451

#OpenSource #FOSS #CommunityTech #OpenHardware #EthicalAI #ResponsibleAI #AIForGood #TechForGood #Solarpunk #RegenerativeCulture #Degrowth #AppropriateTechnology #OffGrid #SelfSufficient #Homesteading #Permaculture #RightToRepair #MakerSpace #DIYTech #decentralizedtech

#DIY Seasonal Mirror-Based #WindowExtender for Heat and Light

via @LabB

"The core concept is that, by mounting a mirror roughly perpendicular to the bottom of a south-facing window, it reflects sunlight that would have fallen on the insulated exterior of the building through the window instead. With the right sized mirror and mounting hardware, the functional 'size' of the window for solar gain calculations could be increased by almost 50%, potentially providing Burlington, Vermont windows with Boulder, Colorado performance!"

https://www.laboratoryb.org/diy-seasonal-mirror-based-window-extender/

#SolarPunkSunday #Heliostats #Extenders #Reflectors #Sunlight #SalvagedMaterials #AppropriateTechnology #AncientEgypt #AncientTechnology #Mirrors #ThermalGain

#DIY Seasonal Mirror-Based #WindowExtender for Heat and Light

via @LabB

"The core concept is that, by mounting a mirror roughly perpendicular to the bottom of a south-facing window, it reflects sunlight that would have fallen on the insulated exterior of the building through the window instead. With the right sized mirror and mounting hardware, the functional 'size' of the window for solar gain calculations could be increased by almost 50%, potentially providing Burlington, Vermont windows with Boulder, Colorado performance!"

https://www.laboratoryb.org/diy-seasonal-mirror-based-window-extender/

#SolarPunkSunday #Heliostats #Extenders #Reflectors #Sunlight #SalvagedMaterials #AppropriateTechnology #AncientEgypt #AncientTechnology #Mirrors #ThermalGain

#DIY Seasonal Mirror-Based #WindowExtender for Heat and Light

via @LabB

"The core concept is that, by mounting a mirror roughly perpendicular to the bottom of a south-facing window, it reflects sunlight that would have fallen on the insulated exterior of the building through the window instead. With the right sized mirror and mounting hardware, the functional 'size' of the window for solar gain calculations could be increased by almost 50%, potentially providing Burlington, Vermont windows with Boulder, Colorado performance!"

https://www.laboratoryb.org/diy-seasonal-mirror-based-window-extender/

#SolarPunkSunday #Heliostats #Extenders #Reflectors #Sunlight #SalvagedMaterials #AppropriateTechnology #AncientEgypt #AncientTechnology #Mirrors #ThermalGain

#DIY Seasonal Mirror-Based #WindowExtender for Heat and Light

via @LabB

"The core concept is that, by mounting a mirror roughly perpendicular to the bottom of a south-facing window, it reflects sunlight that would have fallen on the insulated exterior of the building through the window instead. With the right sized mirror and mounting hardware, the functional 'size' of the window for solar gain calculations could be increased by almost 50%, potentially providing Burlington, Vermont windows with Boulder, Colorado performance!"

https://www.laboratoryb.org/diy-seasonal-mirror-based-window-extender/

#SolarPunkSunday #Heliostats #Extenders #Reflectors #Sunlight #SalvagedMaterials #AppropriateTechnology #AncientEgypt #AncientTechnology #Mirrors #ThermalGain

#DIY Seasonal Mirror-Based #WindowExtender for Heat and Light

via @LabB

"The core concept is that, by mounting a mirror roughly perpendicular to the bottom of a south-facing window, it reflects sunlight that would have fallen on the insulated exterior of the building through the window instead. With the right sized mirror and mounting hardware, the functional 'size' of the window for solar gain calculations could be increased by almost 50%, potentially providing Burlington, Vermont windows with Boulder, Colorado performance!"

https://www.laboratoryb.org/diy-seasonal-mirror-based-window-extender/

#SolarPunkSunday #Heliostats #Extenders #Reflectors #Sunlight #SalvagedMaterials #AppropriateTechnology #AncientEgypt #AncientTechnology #Mirrors #ThermalGain

The February installment of Polylith arrives with the lunar eclipse. We consider late winter's SETTLED WORK, technology scaled by the human body, and Richard Long's COSMIC VARIETY.

https://cscottmills.com/polylith/079/

#towardThePolylith #aPatternLanguage #sculpture #holzhausen #slöjd #weaving #art #numerology #appropriateTechnology

The February installment of Polylith arrives with the lunar eclipse. We consider late winter's SETTLED WORK, technology scaled by the human body, and Richard Long's COSMIC VARIETY.

https://cscottmills.com/polylith/079/

#towardThePolylith #aPatternLanguage #sculpture #holzhausen #slöjd #weaving #art #numerology #appropriateTechnology

The February installment of Polylith arrives with the lunar eclipse. We consider late winter's SETTLED WORK, technology scaled by the human body, and Richard Long's COSMIC VARIETY.

https://cscottmills.com/polylith/079/

#towardThePolylith #aPatternLanguage #sculpture #holzhausen #slöjd #weaving #art #numerology #appropriateTechnology

The February installment of Polylith arrives with the lunar eclipse. We consider late winter's SETTLED WORK, technology scaled by the human body, and Richard Long's COSMIC VARIETY.

https://cscottmills.com/polylith/079/

#towardThePolylith #aPatternLanguage #sculpture #holzhausen #slöjd #weaving #art #numerology #appropriateTechnology

The February installment of Polylith arrives with the lunar eclipse. We consider late winter's SETTLED WORK, technology scaled by the human body, and Richard Long's COSMIC VARIETY.

https://cscottmills.com/polylith/079/

#towardThePolylith #aPatternLanguage #sculpture #holzhausen #slöjd #weaving #art #numerology #appropriateTechnology

Humanity’s Six Foundational Technologies

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-12-22/humanitys-six-foundational-technologies/

Humanity’s Six Foundational Technologies

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-12-22/humanitys-six-foundational-technologies/

Humanity’s Six Foundational Technologies

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-12-22/humanitys-six-foundational-technologies/

Humanity’s Six Foundational Technologies

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-12-22/humanitys-six-foundational-technologies/

Humanity’s Six Foundational Technologies

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-12-22/humanitys-six-foundational-technologies/

Do you hate #broligarchs?
#Billionaires? #AiSlop but still think there is merit in #AI?

Here is my proposal for a stand alone.
OFFGRID COMMUNITY AI SYSTEM.

That's right.Your very own co-op AI

The calculations are very much back of the envelope, first cut, but quite feasible.
A 32billion parameters, frontier level performance compatable open source #llm model. The power requirements is that of 3AC units including cooling. Serves 15-20 concurrent users. 40 households of 4 people each (taking into account actual AI model distributed use metrics and contention ratios)

40 households, subscribing at $30/month over 2 years + power (solar). Train with your own datasets.
Entire set up takes half a rack.

LETS GO!!!

#OpenSource #FOSS #CommunityTech #OpenHardware #EthicalAI #ResponsibleAI #AIForGood #TechForGood #Solarpunk #RegenerativeCulture #Degrowth #AppropriateTechnology #OffGrid #SelfSufficient #Homesteading #Permaculture #RightToRepair #MakerSpace #DIYTech #decentralizedtech

Do you hate #broligarchs?
#Billionaires? #AiSlop but still think there is merit in #AI?

Here is my proposal for a stand alone.
OFFGRID COMMUNITY AI SYSTEM.

That's right.Your very own co-op AI

The calculations are very much back of the envelope, first cut, but quite feasible.
A 32billion parameters, frontier level performance compatable open source #llm model. The power requirements is that of 3AC units including cooling. Serves 15-20 concurrent users. 40 households of 4 people each (taking into account actual AI model distributed use metrics and contention ratios)

40 households, subscribing at $30/month over 2 years + power (solar). Train with your own datasets.
Entire set up takes half a rack.

LETS GO!!!

#OpenSource #FOSS #CommunityTech #OpenHardware #EthicalAI #ResponsibleAI #AIForGood #TechForGood #Solarpunk #RegenerativeCulture #Degrowth #AppropriateTechnology #OffGrid #SelfSufficient #Homesteading #Permaculture #RightToRepair #MakerSpace #DIYTech #decentralizedtech

Do you hate #broligarchs?
#Billionaires? #AiSlop but still think there is merit in #AI?

Here is my proposal for a stand alone.
OFFGRID COMMUNITY AI SYSTEM.

That's right.Your very own co-op AI

The calculations are very much back of the envelope, first cut, but quite feasible.
A 32billion parameters, frontier level performance compatable open source #llm model. The power requirements is that of 3AC units including cooling. Serves 15-20 concurrent users. 40 households of 4 people each (taking into account actual AI model distributed use metrics and contention ratios)

40 households, subscribing at $30/month over 2 years + power (solar). Train with your own datasets.
Entire set up takes half a rack.

LETS GO!!!

#OpenSource #FOSS #CommunityTech #OpenHardware #EthicalAI #ResponsibleAI #AIForGood #TechForGood #Solarpunk #RegenerativeCulture #Degrowth #AppropriateTechnology #OffGrid #SelfSufficient #Homesteading #Permaculture #RightToRepair #MakerSpace #DIYTech #decentralizedtech

Great video of Beth Pearsall using a scythe in the same Country Life story;

"Unlike modern-day mowers and weedeaters, it has no numbing vibrations or sputtering fumes and almost helps her meditate as she swings it over the weeds, she told Country Life."

#SallyRound, 2025

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/571529/country-life-could-old-school-tools-change-how-we-garden

#AppropriateTechnology #scythe #BethPearsall

Great video of Beth Pearsall using a scythe in the same Country Life story;

"Unlike modern-day mowers and weedeaters, it has no numbing vibrations or sputtering fumes and almost helps her meditate as she swings it over the weeds, she told Country Life."

#SallyRound, 2025

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/571529/country-life-could-old-school-tools-change-how-we-garden

#AppropriateTechnology #scythe #BethPearsall

Great video of Beth Pearsall using a scythe in the same Country Life story;

"Unlike modern-day mowers and weedeaters, it has no numbing vibrations or sputtering fumes and almost helps her meditate as she swings it over the weeds, she told Country Life."

#SallyRound, 2025

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/571529/country-life-could-old-school-tools-change-how-we-garden

#AppropriateTechnology #scythe #BethPearsall

Great video of Beth Pearsall using a scythe in the same Country Life story;

"Unlike modern-day mowers and weedeaters, it has no numbing vibrations or sputtering fumes and almost helps her meditate as she swings it over the weeds, she told Country Life."

#SallyRound, 2025

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/571529/country-life-could-old-school-tools-change-how-we-garden

#AppropriateTechnology #scythe #BethPearsall

Project 2025 as a last gasp of a dying system of “power-over,” one that fears the regenerative, relational force of the people, the Earth, and the sacred.

#USPol #Project2025 #Tiamat #PowerWith #NoKings #ReclaimTheWeb #TiamatLives #ManyCurrents #KinNotCrowns #FromStoneToSong #Biophilia #Wilderness #Rewild #Rewilding #Regenerative #RegenerativeDesign #UniversalDesign #RegenerativeAg #RegenAg #AppropriateTechnology
#Ancestors #Compassion #SocialJustice #Humanrights #SystemsChange #Food #Health

Project 2025 as a last gasp of a dying system of “power-over,” one that fears the regenerative, relational force of the people, the Earth, and the sacred.

#USPol #Project2025 #Tiamat #PowerWith #NoKings #ReclaimTheWeb #TiamatLives #ManyCurrents #KinNotCrowns #FromStoneToSong #Biophilia #Wilderness #Rewild #Rewilding #Regenerative #RegenerativeDesign #UniversalDesign #RegenerativeAg #RegenAg #AppropriateTechnology
#Ancestors #Compassion #SocialJustice #Humanrights #SystemsChange #Food #Health

Project 2025 as a last gasp of a dying system of “power-over,” one that fears the regenerative, relational force of the people, the Earth, and the sacred.

#USPol #Project2025 #Tiamat #PowerWith #NoKings #ReclaimTheWeb #TiamatLives #ManyCurrents #KinNotCrowns #FromStoneToSong #Biophilia #Wilderness #Rewild #Rewilding #Regenerative #RegenerativeDesign #UniversalDesign #RegenerativeAg #RegenAg #AppropriateTechnology
#Ancestors #Compassion #SocialJustice #Humanrights #SystemsChange #Food #Health

Project 2025 as a last gasp of a dying system of “power-over,” one that fears the regenerative, relational force of the people, the Earth, and the sacred.

#USPol #Project2025 #Tiamat #PowerWith #NoKings #ReclaimTheWeb #TiamatLives #ManyCurrents #KinNotCrowns #FromStoneToSong #Biophilia #Wilderness #Rewild #Rewilding #Regenerative #RegenerativeDesign #UniversalDesign #RegenerativeAg #RegenAg #AppropriateTechnology
#Ancestors #Compassion #SocialJustice #Humanrights #SystemsChange #Food #Health

Project 2025 as a last gasp of a dying system of “power-over,” one that fears the regenerative, relational force of the people, the Earth, and the sacred.

#USPol #Project2025 #Tiamat #PowerWith #NoKings #ReclaimTheWeb #TiamatLives #ManyCurrents #KinNotCrowns #FromStoneToSong #Biophilia #Wilderness #Rewild #Rewilding #Regenerative #RegenerativeDesign #UniversalDesign #RegenerativeAg #RegenAg #AppropriateTechnology
#Ancestors #Compassion #SocialJustice #Humanrights #SystemsChange #Food #Health

Start-ups working on sustainable innovation.
Off-grid clay fridges, lotus yarn, smart farming tools.

Low-cost, high-impact design: https://justpaste.it/ikrd-ft

#TechForGood #SustainableDesign #GrassrootsTech #AppropriateTechnology #SocialImpact #LowCostSolutions #Permaculture #OffGrid #SocialEconomy

Start-ups working on sustainable innovation.
Off-grid clay fridges, lotus yarn, smart farming tools.

Low-cost, high-impact design: https://justpaste.it/ikrd-ft

#TechForGood #SustainableDesign #GrassrootsTech #AppropriateTechnology #SocialImpact #LowCostSolutions #Permaculture #OffGrid #SocialEconomy

Climate change is a systemic problem that requires a systemic solution, but there are some things that individuals can do to help fix it: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20241231-seven-proven-ways-to-help-the-planet

#bbc #climatechange #isabellegerretsen #zariagorvett #marthahenriques #katherinelatham #lucysherriff #jocelyntimperley #environmentalism #appropriatetechnology #heatpumps #vegetarianism #veganism #vegetarian #vegan #transportation #pets

Climate change is a systemic problem that requires a systemic solution, but there are some things that individuals can do to help fix it: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20241231-seven-proven-ways-to-help-the-planet

#bbc #climatechange #isabellegerretsen #zariagorvett #marthahenriques #katherinelatham #lucysherriff #jocelyntimperley #environmentalism #appropriatetechnology #heatpumps #vegetarianism #veganism #vegetarian #vegan #transportation #pets

Climate change is a systemic problem that requires a systemic solution, but there are some things that individuals can do to help fix it: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20241231-seven-proven-ways-to-help-the-planet

#bbc #climatechange #isabellegerretsen #zariagorvett #marthahenriques #katherinelatham #lucysherriff #jocelyntimperley #environmentalism #appropriatetechnology #heatpumps #vegetarianism #veganism #vegetarian #vegan #transportation #pets

> The Rewilding Podcast w/ Peter Michael Bauer: Why We Need Wild Foods w/ Monica Wilde

Episode webpage: http://www.petermichaelbauer.com

#Water #Birds #Plants #Medicine #Hiking #Walking #NaturePhotography #Biophilia #Wilderness #Rewild #Rewilding #Regenerative #RegenerativeDesign #UniversalDesign #RegenerativeAg #RegenAg #AppropriateTechnology

> The Rewilding Podcast w/ Peter Michael Bauer: Why We Need Wild Foods w/ Monica Wilde

Episode webpage: http://www.petermichaelbauer.com

#Water #Birds #Plants #Medicine #Hiking #Walking #NaturePhotography #Biophilia #Wilderness #Rewild #Rewilding #Regenerative #RegenerativeDesign #UniversalDesign #RegenerativeAg #RegenAg #AppropriateTechnology

> The Rewilding Podcast w/ Peter Michael Bauer: Why We Need Wild Foods w/ Monica Wilde

Episode webpage: http://www.petermichaelbauer.com

#Water #Birds #Plants #Medicine #Hiking #Walking #NaturePhotography #Biophilia #Wilderness #Rewild #Rewilding #Regenerative #RegenerativeDesign #UniversalDesign #RegenerativeAg #RegenAg #AppropriateTechnology

Due to the influx of new folks, here is another introductory thread of my interests:
#NewMexico #Ogapoge #SantaFe #SantaFeRiver #Water #Birds #Plants #Medicine #Hiking #Walking #NaturePhotography #Biophilia #Wilderness #Rewild #Rewilding #Regenerative #RegenerativeDesign #UniversalDesign #RegenerativeAg #RegenAg #AppropriateTechnology
#Dharma #Dhamma #Buddhism #Metta #Meditation #Contemplation #Hesychasm

I'll continue to post interest hashtags in this thread. #introduction #introductions

Due to the influx of new folks, here is another introductory thread of my interests:
#NewMexico #Ogapoge #SantaFe #SantaFeRiver #Water #Birds #Plants #Medicine #Hiking #Walking #NaturePhotography #Biophilia #Wilderness #Rewild #Rewilding #Regenerative #RegenerativeDesign #UniversalDesign #RegenerativeAg #RegenAg #AppropriateTechnology
#Dharma #Dhamma #Buddhism #Metta #Meditation #Contemplation #Hesychasm

I'll continue to post interest hashtags in this thread. #introduction #introductions

Due to the influx of new folks, here is another introductory thread of my interests:
#NewMexico #Ogapoge #SantaFe #SantaFeRiver #Water #Birds #Plants #Medicine #Hiking #Walking #NaturePhotography #Biophilia #Wilderness #Rewild #Rewilding #Regenerative #RegenerativeDesign #UniversalDesign #RegenerativeAg #RegenAg #AppropriateTechnology
#Dharma #Dhamma #Buddhism #Metta #Meditation #Contemplation #Hesychasm

I'll continue to post interest hashtags in this thread. #introduction #introductions

Some ill-informed critics of #degrowth see it as a return to the Stone Age. It isn't. Perhaps the best way to think about it is via the notion of #AppropriateTechnology.
However, just out of interest, sitting on Eastbourne's stony beach last week, I had a go at flint chipping. I was able to make a few sharp flakes that I might try setting in a stick to make a basic cutting or scraping tool. just for fun, you understand.
Man the toolmaker, that's me.

Some ill-informed critics of #degrowth see it as a return to the Stone Age. It isn't. Perhaps the best way to think about it is via the notion of #AppropriateTechnology.
However, just out of interest, sitting on Eastbourne's stony beach last week, I had a go at flint chipping. I was able to make a few sharp flakes that I might try setting in a stick to make a basic cutting or scraping tool. just for fun, you understand.
Man the toolmaker, that's me.

Some ill-informed critics of #degrowth see it as a return to the Stone Age. It isn't. Perhaps the best way to think about it is via the notion of #AppropriateTechnology.
However, just out of interest, sitting on Eastbourne's stony beach last week, I had a go at flint chipping. I was able to make a few sharp flakes that I might try setting in a stick to make a basic cutting or scraping tool. just for fun, you understand.
Man the toolmaker, that's me.

Open Source Residential Energy Storage https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/open-source-residential-energy-storage/ #appropriatetechnology #renewableenergy #iodinebattery #offgridhacks #scratchbuilt #flowbattery #Windturbine #zincbattery #greenhacks #3dprinting #windpower #diypower #freecad #offgrid #iodine #zinc

Open Source Residential Energy Storage https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/open-source-residential-energy-storage/ #appropriatetechnology #renewableenergy #iodinebattery #offgridhacks #scratchbuilt #flowbattery #Windturbine #zincbattery #greenhacks #3dprinting #windpower #diypower #freecad #offgrid #iodine #zinc

Open Source Residential Energy Storage - Battery news typically covers the latest, greatest laboratory or industry breakthr... - https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/open-source-residential-energy-storage/ #appropriatetechnology #renewableenergy #iodinebattery #offgridhacks #scratchbuilt #flowbattery #windturbine #zincbattery #greenhacks #3dprinting #windpower #diypower #freecad #offgrid #iodine #zinc

Open Source Residential Energy Storage - Battery news typically covers the latest, greatest laboratory or industry breakthr... - https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/open-source-residential-energy-storage/ #appropriatetechnology #renewableenergy #iodinebattery #offgridhacks #scratchbuilt #flowbattery #windturbine #zincbattery #greenhacks #3dprinting #windpower #diypower #freecad #offgrid #iodine #zinc

#til about #AppropriateTechnology

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appropriate_technology

This feels like a perfect description of how I aspire to make all my #opensource software nowadays — hbu?

> Appropriate technology is a movement (and its manifestations) encompassing technological choice and application that is small-scale, affordable by locals, labor-intensive, energy-efficient, environmentally sustainable, and locally autonomous. It was originally articulated as intermediate technology by the economist (…)

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#til about #AppropriateTechnology

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appropriate_technology

This feels like a perfect description of how I aspire to make all my #opensource software nowadays — hbu?

> Appropriate technology is a movement (and its manifestations) encompassing technological choice and application that is small-scale, affordable by locals, labor-intensive, energy-efficient, environmentally sustainable, and locally autonomous. It was originally articulated as intermediate technology by the economist (…)

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"Industrial societies with “reliable” power grids are in fact the weakest and most fragile in the face of supply interruptions
[...]
an unlimited and uninterrupted power supply has enabled people in industrial societies to adopt a multitude of power dependent technologies – such as washing machines, air conditioners, refrigerators, automatic doors, or 24/7 mobile internet access – which become “normal” and central to everyday life. At the same time, alternative ways of doing things – such as washing clothes by hand, storing food without electricity, keeping cool without air-conditioning, or navigating and communicating without mobile phones – have withered away, or are withering away.

As a result, energy security is in fact higher in off-the-grid power systems and “unreliable” central power infrastructures, while industrial societies are the weakest and most fragile in the face of supply interruptions. What is generally assumed to be a proof of #energysecurity – an unlimited and uninterrupted power supply – is actually making industrial societies ever more vulnerable to supply interruptions: people increasingly lack the skills and the technology to function without a continuous power supply."
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2018/12/keeping-some-of-the-lights-on-redefining-energy-security/

#Resilience #LowTech #EnergyTransition #Renewables #AppropriateTechnology

"Industrial societies with “reliable” power grids are in fact the weakest and most fragile in the face of supply interruptions
[...]
an unlimited and uninterrupted power supply has enabled people in industrial societies to adopt a multitude of power dependent technologies – such as washing machines, air conditioners, refrigerators, automatic doors, or 24/7 mobile internet access – which become “normal” and central to everyday life. At the same time, alternative ways of doing things – such as washing clothes by hand, storing food without electricity, keeping cool without air-conditioning, or navigating and communicating without mobile phones – have withered away, or are withering away.

As a result, energy security is in fact higher in off-the-grid power systems and “unreliable” central power infrastructures, while industrial societies are the weakest and most fragile in the face of supply interruptions. What is generally assumed to be a proof of #energysecurity – an unlimited and uninterrupted power supply – is actually making industrial societies ever more vulnerable to supply interruptions: people increasingly lack the skills and the technology to function without a continuous power supply."
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2018/12/keeping-some-of-the-lights-on-redefining-energy-security/

#Resilience #LowTech #EnergyTransition #Renewables #AppropriateTechnology