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  1. Cooking Potatoes Off-the-Grid

    A pressure cooker works well on a wood stove burning FREE fuel.

    Sticks you can pick up from the ground are a renewable resource. They burn and produce heat, which is perfect for cooking.

    No matter how many sticks I gather from the woods around my house, I always find more. The trees continue making sticks! They need CO2, water, and sunlight to generate wood. Trees cannot grow without carbon.

    #OffTheGrid #RenewableEnergy #WoodStove #potatoes #cooking #carbon

  2. Gunzilla Games Faces Widespread Accusations of Unpaid Wages

    Gunzilla Games employees are claiming they have not been paid for months. Some former workers say they are owed up to five months of salary. Find out who is affected.

    #GunzillaGames, #UnpaidWages, #GameIndustry, #OffTheGrid, #GameInformer

    newsletter.tf/gunzilla-games-u

  3. Many current and former Gunzilla Games workers say they have not received pay for months. Some former employees claim they are owed up to five months of salary, which is a significant amount of time without income.

    #GunzillaGames, #UnpaidWages, #GameIndustry, #OffTheGrid, #GameInformer
    newsletter.tf/gunzilla-games-u

  4. Look!

    Can we just admit that capitalism is a failed system and try something new?

    Gunzilla, The Company That Owns Game Informer, Has Reportedly Not Paid Some Developers For Months

    aftermath.site/gunzilla-gunz-g

    #Gunzilla #GameInformer #OffTheGrid #Labor #Pay #Gaming

  5. Look!

    Can we just admit that capitalism is a failed system and try something new?

    Gunzilla, The Company That Owns Game Informer, Has Reportedly Not Paid Some Developers For Months

    aftermath.site/gunzilla-gunz-g

    #Gunzilla #GameInformer #OffTheGrid #Labor #Pay #Gaming

  6. Look!

    Can we just admit that capitalism is a failed system and try something new?

    Gunzilla, The Company That Owns Game Informer, Has Reportedly Not Paid Some Developers For Months

    aftermath.site/gunzilla-gunz-g

    #Gunzilla #GameInformer #OffTheGrid #Labor #Pay #Gaming

  7. Look!

    Can we just admit that capitalism is a failed system and try something new?

    Gunzilla, The Company That Owns Game Informer, Has Reportedly Not Paid Some Developers For Months

    aftermath.site/gunzilla-gunz-g

    #Gunzilla #GameInformer #OffTheGrid #Labor #Pay #Gaming

  8. Look!

    Can we just admit that capitalism is a failed system and try something new?

    Gunzilla, The Company That Owns Game Informer, Has Reportedly Not Paid Some Developers For Months

    aftermath.site/gunzilla-gunz-g

    #Gunzilla #GameInformer #OffTheGrid #Labor #Pay #Gaming

  9. #JustWatched #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬
    #OffTheGrid (2025)
    A brilliant scientist goes on the run instead of weaponizing his invention.
    #JoshDuhamel #GregKinnear
    #MaríaElisaCamargo #PeterStormare

    2.5/5 ⭐️ - Wasn't expecting much from this streamer, exceeded expectations!

  10. In our continuing series of Meshtastic radios and technology, we published our video of configuring a SeeedStudio P1 Solar Node, (though it applies to any Meshtastic radio).

    youtube.com/watch?v=65y36b2mlKs

    We walk through setting up your first radio, configuring your computer to access the device, and all the basic settings to pay attention to get you up and broadcasting!

    Likes/Reposts appreciated! If we missed something or if you'd like to see something particular, just let us know!

    (Peertube mirror also available on our profile)

    #Meshtastic #SeeedSolar #OffTheGrid #Guide

  11. If you missed our Youtube post talking about Meshtastic radios, we now have a Peertube instance up and running!

    tube.bitsnbytes.dev/w/tA2uuqtH

    Our plan will be to cross post any Youtube content to Peertube, and this instance is open for anyone to join too! (Sadly I couldn't find a way to integrate it into Mastodon, so separate accounts will be required for anyone wanting to create a Peertube account.)

    In this video, we chat about some Meshtastic radios and their benefits and drawbacks.

    #Meshtastic #LoRa #OffTheGrid #PeerTube

  12. I have a cat on my lap that is purring louder than my neighbours lawn mower at 6am on a Saturday. Surely, there's some way I can harness and store this energy to go off the grid.

    #cats #CatsOfMastodon #offthegrid

  13. It's been a while since I've last used #crypto (and by that I don't mean coins but oldschool #cryptography : encrypting and signing mails, etc.), and lately I've only used #gpg to encrypt my #pass vault.

    However, I wanted to up my game a little, so here it comes: For the first time I got myself a hardware token. I opted for #yubikey even though #nitrokey is probably the better option, because of #opensource. But I wanted my first steps to be smooth ones, and also try out all the different operational scenarios; and all research said that Yubikey is the better supported and the more versatile option (maybe I'll switch to a #nitrokey later on).

    I went a bit overboard with the setup as well. I got myself some new USB drives, one flashed with #tails - a portable live #linux system by the @torproject developers, to boot with it a machine #offthegrid on which I'd create my keys. A #gnupg main key just for certification, and three subkeys for signing, encryption and authentication. The main key was moved to two backup USB drives, the subkeys on two Yubikeys (which as a bit of a hassle as usually you are only allowed to move them to one).

    While the private main key will never see the light of day (i.e. just stay on the thumbdrives or be imported by the off-grid tails system), the subkeys will live on my tokens (which are not extractable as well).

    They expire every year so I'd need to renew them (with the main key on tails), my identities are tied to the main key, and if any key is compromized I can easily create new ones with that main key.

    To me that seems pretty sound, and a lot of overkill, tbh :D But it was also quite fun.

    Next up: Switching my environment to use Yubikey and my new GPG keys instead of #ssh etc. And after that I'll give #2FA a try. And if I am not on the PC I'll guess I'll read some more about #EllipticCurveCryptography. First time I am using those algorithms. So long, #RSA, you've been a great companion, and hello #ed25519, nice to meet you.

    #security #privacy

  14. It's been a while since I've last used #crypto (and by that I don't mean coins but oldschool #cryptography : encrypting and signing mails, etc.), and lately I've only used #gpg to encrypt my #pass vault.

    However, I wanted to up my game a little, so here it comes: For the first time I got myself a hardware token. I opted for #yubikey even though #nitrokey is probably the better option, because of #opensource. But I wanted my first steps to be smooth ones, and also try out all the different operational scenarios; and all research said that Yubikey is the better supported and the more versatile option (maybe I'll switch to a #nitrokey later on).

    I went a bit overboard with the setup as well. I got myself some new USB drives, one flashed with #tails - a portable live #linux system by the @torproject developers, to boot with it a machine #offthegrid on which I'd create my keys. A #gnupg main key just for certification, and three subkeys for signing, encryption and authentication. The main key was moved to two backup USB drives, the subkeys on two Yubikeys (which as a bit of a hassle as usually you are only allowed to move them to one).

    While the private main key will never see the light of day (i.e. just stay on the thumbdrives or be imported by the off-grid tails system), the subkeys will live on my tokens (which are not extractable as well).

    They expire every year so I'd need to renew them (with the main key on tails), my identities are tied to the main key, and if any key is compromized I can easily create new ones with that main key.

    To me that seems pretty sound, and a lot of overkill, tbh :D But it was also quite fun.

    Next up: Switching my environment to use Yubikey and my new GPG keys instead of #ssh etc. And after that I'll give #2FA a try. And if I am not on the PC I'll guess I'll read some more about #EllipticCurveCryptography. First time I am using those algorithms. So long, #RSA, you've been a great companion, and hello #ed25519, nice to meet you.

    #security #privacy

  15. It's been a while since I've last used #crypto (and by that I don't mean coins but oldschool #cryptography : encrypting and signing mails, etc.), and lately I've only used #gpg to encrypt my #pass vault.

    However, I wanted to up my game a little, so here it comes: For the first time I got myself a hardware token. I opted for #yubikey even though #nitrokey is probably the better option, because of #opensource. But I wanted my first steps to be smooth ones, and also try out all the different operational scenarios; and all research said that Yubikey is the better supported and the more versatile option (maybe I'll switch to a #nitrokey later on).

    I went a bit overboard with the setup as well. I got myself some new USB drives, one flashed with #tails - a portable live #linux system by the @torproject developers, to boot with it a machine #offthegrid on which I'd create my keys. A #gnupg main key just for certification, and three subkeys for signing, encryption and authentication. The main key was moved to two backup USB drives, the subkeys on two Yubikeys (which as a bit of a hassle as usually you are only allowed to move them to one).

    While the private main key will never see the light of day (i.e. just stay on the thumbdrives or be imported by the off-grid tails system), the subkeys will live on my tokens (which are not extractable as well).

    They expire every year so I'd need to renew them (with the main key on tails), my identities are tied to the main key, and if any key is compromized I can easily create new ones with that main key.

    To me that seems pretty sound, and a lot of overkill, tbh :D But it was also quite fun.

    Next up: Switching my environment to use Yubikey and my new GPG keys instead of #ssh etc. And after that I'll give #2FA a try. And if I am not on the PC I'll guess I'll read some more about #EllipticCurveCryptography. First time I am using those algorithms. So long, #RSA, you've been a great companion, and hello #ed25519, nice to meet you.

    #security #privacy

  16. It's been a while since I've last used #crypto (and by that I don't mean coins but oldschool #cryptography : encrypting and signing mails, etc.), and lately I've only used #gpg to encrypt my #pass vault.

    However, I wanted to up my game a little, so here it comes: For the first time I got myself a hardware token. I opted for #yubikey even though #nitrokey is probably the better option, because of #opensource. But I wanted my first steps to be smooth ones, and also try out all the different operational scenarios; and all research said that Yubikey is the better supported and the more versatile option (maybe I'll switch to a #nitrokey later on).

    I went a bit overboard with the setup as well. I got myself some new USB drives, one flashed with #tails - a portable live #linux system by the @torproject developers, to boot with it a machine #offthegrid on which I'd create my keys. A #gnupg main key just for certification, and three subkeys for signing, encryption and authentication. The main key was moved to two backup USB drives, the subkeys on two Yubikeys (which as a bit of a hassle as usually you are only allowed to move them to one).

    While the private main key will never see the light of day (i.e. just stay on the thumbdrives or be imported by the off-grid tails system), the subkeys will live on my tokens (which are not extractable as well).

    They expire every year so I'd need to renew them (with the main key on tails), my identities are tied to the main key, and if any key is compromized I can easily create new ones with that main key.

    To me that seems pretty sound, and a lot of overkill, tbh :D But it was also quite fun.

    Next up: Switching my environment to use Yubikey and my new GPG keys instead of #ssh etc. And after that I'll give #2FA a try. And if I am not on the PC I'll guess I'll read some more about #EllipticCurveCryptography. First time I am using those algorithms. So long, #RSA, you've been a great companion, and hello #ed25519, nice to meet you.

    #security #privacy

  17. It's been a while since I've last used #crypto (and by that I don't mean coins but oldschool #cryptography : encrypting and signing mails, etc.), and lately I've only used #gpg to encrypt my #pass vault.

    However, I wanted to up my game a little, so here it comes: For the first time I got myself a hardware token. I opted for #yubikey even though #nitrokey is probably the better option, because of #opensource. But I wanted my first steps to be smooth ones, and also try out all the different operational scenarios; and all research said that Yubikey is the better supported and the more versatile option (maybe I'll switch to a #nitrokey later on).

    I went a bit overboard with the setup as well. I got myself some new USB drives, one flashed with #tails - a portable live #linux system by the @torproject developers, to boot with it a machine #offthegrid on which I'd create my keys. A #gnupg main key just for certification, and three subkeys for signing, encryption and authentication. The main key was moved to two backup USB drives, the subkeys on two Yubikeys (which as a bit of a hassle as usually you are only allowed to move them to one).

    While the private main key will never see the light of day (i.e. just stay on the thumbdrives or be imported by the off-grid tails system), the subkeys will live on my tokens (which are not extractable as well).

    They expire every year so I'd need to renew them (with the main key on tails), my identities are tied to the main key, and if any key is compromized I can easily create new ones with that main key.

    To me that seems pretty sound, and a lot of overkill, tbh :D But it was also quite fun.

    Next up: Switching my environment to use Yubikey and my new GPG keys instead of #ssh etc. And after that I'll give #2FA a try. And if I am not on the PC I'll guess I'll read some more about #EllipticCurveCryptography. First time I am using those algorithms. So long, #RSA, you've been a great companion, and hello #ed25519, nice to meet you.

    #security #privacy

  18. The Apple Watch Ultra 3 is here, and it's bringing satellite comms so you can *really* ghost your phone reception. Emergency SOS, messaging, location sharing - all from your wrist. Plus, a bigger battery (42 hours, whoa) and 5G.

    Are you ready to talk to satellites from your wrist, or is good old cellular enough for your wilderness adventures?

    #AppleWatchUltra3 #SatelliteComms #Wearables #TechNews #OffTheGrid
    Link: engadget.com/wearables/apple-w