v
v  ·  yesterday
These aren't only for off-grid, encrypted LoRa communication between people and communities. They're also great for sending data over long distances -- like say... from a community garden a few miles away back to my base station at home, so I can get updates on how thirsty the plants are (as an example).

#solarpunk

v
v  ·  yesterday

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And what's really cool about the drone is that the legal limit of 400ft above ground level (AGL) applies to the altitude of whatever structure it is launching from.

So if you have nodes tucked away in various places (valleys, rocky terrain etc) that aren't viable for good signal/reachable at all from your primary ground location, launch a drone straight up from the top of a mountain or a skyscraper or a rooftop, get your readings/data, send out messages, come back down.

#solarpunk

v
v  ·  yesterday
Also have been building Meshtastic LoRa radios, including solar powered base stations that can be left in high-altitude locations. More people have been getting involved, and the more the better. We're building a local, resilient communications network that is not grid-dependent or corporate owned. We also have drone attachment radio modules for when you really need reach in a location that doesn't yet have sufficient network density or base stations high enough to relay messages.

#solarpunk

v
v  ·  yesterday

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These aren't only for off-grid, encrypted LoRa communication between people and communities. They're also great for sending data over long distances -- like say... from a community garden a few miles away back to my base station at home, so I can get updates on how thirsty the plants are (as an example).

#solarpunk

v
v  ·  yesterday

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Also have been building Meshtastic LoRa radios, including solar powered base stations that can be left in high-altitude locations. More people have been getting involved, and the more the better. We're building a local, resilient communications network that is not grid-dependent or corporate owned. We also have drone attachment radio modules for when you really need reach in a location that doesn't yet have sufficient network density or base stations high enough to relay messages.

#solarpunk

v
v  ·  yesterday

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I'm planning out a large community garden and checking out 10 tools tomorrow from the tool library to build a fence & clear the soil. Next week, I’ll check out an electric tiller. I’ll power it with my portable power stations, which I’ve charged using solar panels or by plugging into corporate power sources, a fun way to make capitalists pay reparations for all the damage they've done and continue to do.

Intended outcomes: seeds for seed library, food for my community.

#solarpunk

Tinker ☀️
Tinker ☀️  ·  last month

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Community meetings that I have scheduled:

Tonight:
6pm - Local Food Not Bombs (folks are attempting to restart it. I'm not leading this effort but I might be able to help them as I work in food in my town as well)
7pm - Local NAACP (they have a food initiative that I might be able to work with - yay mutual aid efficiencies!)

Next Week:
- 1st monthly in person meeting of our Free Fridge & Food Rescue group

A lot of cool stuff going on in my town. This is just food (and not all of it... there's still the food bank / food pantries and the local hot food places). There are even more meetings and groups in other areas of mutual aid.

What community groups have you found in your area?

#solarPunk#mutualAid #community

Tinker ☀️
Tinker ☀️  ·  last month

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So the local Food Not Bombs meeting went well!

It was the first meeting. We all introduced each other and got a feel for skills and experience.

I pegged one person as being an undercover cop.

(They had a very open disdain for police - insisting on saying ACAB when the conversation had nothing to do with police, etc. They used outdated terms or caricatures and stereotypes of how people who aren't leftist see leftists. They had no connections to the community or other similar projects and appeared to have "just materialized" into this movement. They tried real hard to ingrain themselves as likable without contributing much. Basically a try hard.)

(Edit to add based on responses: They were not socially awkward or a newbie or neurodivergent - We had plenty of those folks too and they were welcomed. The above behaviors are distinct to undercover cops - and distinctly different from your run of of the mill awkwardness or sociability issues or just being new to a group or movement)

Quick aside on this... Undercover cops join mutual aid groups generally just to monitor them. Generally after a while, they get bored and move on only to check in on time to time. Cool.

IF they decide to disrupt the group, they'll do it in one of two ways (or both):

1) They'll befriend, gain trust, and get people to commit illegal acts. They then arrest those that committed the acts and use those acts to smear the group as a whole.

2) They get people WORRIED about undercover cops and get everyone to become paranoid of each other, using the resultant attempts to lock down security to stifle action. After a while the entire group just breaks apart.

So, how to deal with this?

First, is to assume "compromise". Just accept that there's a couple undercover folks there. Neat. A fact of life.

Second, don't do anything grossly illegal with public groups. Misdemeanors will happen. Look at Food Not Bombs Houston when they were (are) targeted by the city and get little fines every time they serve homeless folks. Also INTENTIONAL civil disobedience is a thing - but the entire group (undercover cops and all) will openly acknowledge it, understand and prepare for the consequences, and you'll know what you're getting into. (See sit ins and other direct action protests). But don't go off and commit illegal acts. ESPECIALLY if someone asked you to do it.

Third, call out anyone publicly and openly who advocates illegal acts (even and especially if they approached you privately). Use it as a way to gentle-parent correct the undercover cop (or misguided sincere colleague) on what proper action is.

Lastly, get the suspected undercover cop to engage in your goals. Get them to feed people! Watch for sabotage and check their work a bit more closely of course, but hey! the more hands the better! 😂

Edit also to add: DON'T TRY TO DETECT OR ROOT OUT UNDERCOVER COPS! - Like... I have a suspicion on this guy... but I really don't care. If you try to find the myriad of bad, you'll start to think everyone is bad. Instead... just treat everyone the same - regardless of whether you suspect them or not. If someone wants you to do something illegal... don't do it. Even if you think they're a normal person. - See my entire section on how paranoia can also destroy a group.

(Okay, not a quick aside. I'll just conclude here, lol)

#solarPunk#mutualAid #community

Susan Kaye Quinn 🌱(she/her)
Susan Kaye Quinn 🌱(she/her)  ·  last month

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"Despair is a black leather jacket that everyone looks good in. Hope is a frilly, pink dress that exposes the knees." @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

#hope #hopepunk #solarpunk #fascism

papayajuan2019 cruelty is so easy. youre not special for choosing it aimnothyng “I just think goodness is more interesting,” Morrison said. “Evil is constant. You can think of different ways to murder people, but you can do that at age five. But you have to be an adult to consciously, deliberately be good - and that’s complicated.” chilewithcarnage "The trouble is that we have a bad habit, encouraged by pedants and sophisticates, of considering happiness as something rather stupid. Only pain is intellectual, only evil interesting. This is the treason of the artist; a refusal to admit the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain." Ursula K. LeGuin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas wizardnuke "Evil is boring. Right? | kinda believe in the banality and mundaneness of evil. Evil is just selfish impulses, which at the end of the day are really easy to understand. It’s easy to understand why people do bad things. It’s like “yeah, ok, you’re selfish and scared and cruel, | get it”. Being good is complex and beautiful and hard." Brennan Lee Mulligan
papayajuan2019 cruelty is so easy. youre not special for choosing it aimnothyng “I just think goodness is more interesting,” Morrison said. “Evil is constant. You can think of different ways to murder people, but you can do that at age five. But you have to be an adult to consciously, deliberately be good - and that’s complicated.” chilewithcarnage "The trouble is that we have a bad habit, encouraged by pedants and sophisticates, of considering happiness as something rather stupid. Only pain is intellectual, only evil interesting. This is the treason of the artist; a refusal to admit the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain." Ursula K. LeGuin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas wizardnuke "Evil is boring. Right? | kinda believe in the banality and mundaneness of evil. Evil is just selfish impulses, which at the end of the day are really easy to understand. It’s easy to understand why people do bad things. It’s like “yeah, ok, you’re selfish and scared and cruel, | get it”. Being good is complex and beautiful and hard." Brennan Lee Mulligan
papayajuan2019 cruelty is so easy. youre not special for choosing it aimnothyng “I just think goodness is more interesting,” Morrison said. “Evil is constant. You can think of different ways to murder people, but you can do that at age five. But you have to be an adult to consciously, deliberately be good - and that’s complicated.” chilewithcarnage "The trouble is that we have a bad habit, encouraged by pedants and sophisticates, of considering happiness as something rather stupid. Only pain is intellectual, only evil interesting. This is the treason of the artist; a refusal to admit the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain." Ursula K. LeGuin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas wizardnuke "Evil is boring. Right? | kinda believe in the banality and mundaneness of evil. Evil is just selfish impulses, which at the end of the day are really easy to understand. It’s easy to understand why people do bad things. It’s like “yeah, ok, you’re selfish and scared and cruel, | get it”. Being good is complex and beautiful and hard." Brennan Lee Mulligan
Lemon
Lemon  ·  6 months ago

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Been on the fence about joining Mastodon for a while. Jumped off of it, finally. Hi :]

I'm a character artist, spent a lot of time drawing OCs but also made some Solarpunk stuff, including that one "we would call it Solarpunk" post.

Here's some illustrations I did for the Solarpunk Prompts podcast, with more to come

#introduction #art #solarpunk #hopepunk #illustration #ukraine#myArt

Digital illustration of a rooftop vegetable garden under a semi-transparent solar panel, lit by the morning sun. Behind it we see a vibrant residential tower, and yet further - a park still bathed in gentle shadows, as well as a train bridge. Three people are in the foreground next to the raised garden beds. A grandmother is sitting on a stool, explaining something to the curious child who's crouching nearby. To the left, a girl, clearly in the middle of doing something, appears to have zoned out and is now looking into the distance, fiddling with her necklace. A watering can is dripping on the thin stone-tiled path nearby.
Digital illustration of a rooftop vegetable garden under a semi-transparent solar panel, lit by the morning sun. Behind it we see a vibrant residential tower, and yet further - a park still bathed in gentle shadows, as well as a train bridge. Three people are in the foreground next to the raised garden beds. A grandmother is sitting on a stool, explaining something to the curious child who's crouching nearby. To the left, a girl, clearly in the middle of doing something, appears to have zoned out and is now looking into the distance, fiddling with her necklace. A watering can is dripping on the thin stone-tiled path nearby.
Digital illustration of a rooftop vegetable garden under a semi-transparent solar panel, lit by the morning sun. Behind it we see a vibrant residential tower, and yet further - a park still bathed in gentle shadows, as well as a train bridge. Three people are in the foreground next to the raised garden beds. A grandmother is sitting on a stool, explaining something to the curious child who's crouching nearby. To the left, a girl, clearly in the middle of doing something, appears to have zoned out and is now looking into the distance, fiddling with her necklace. A watering can is dripping on the thin stone-tiled path nearby.
A TV studio recording a cooking show, with a clearly distressed cook standing in front of a table full of vegetarian / vegan ingredients, their hands raised placatingly. The audience in front of them is clearly outraged, waving protest signs demanding meat.
A TV studio recording a cooking show, with a clearly distressed cook standing in front of a table full of vegetarian / vegan ingredients, their hands raised placatingly. The audience in front of them is clearly outraged, waving protest signs demanding meat.
A TV studio recording a cooking show, with a clearly distressed cook standing in front of a table full of vegetarian / vegan ingredients, their hands raised placatingly. The audience in front of them is clearly outraged, waving protest signs demanding meat.
Digital illustration of a vibrant cafeteria scene. We can see through the faraway window that the building is situated somewhere high up in the mountains, likely next to a research station. Visitors are going about their day in the background, and the walls are covered in art. In the foreground, two people are having a conversation over a vegetarian meal. The person on the left is playfully leaning in, probably asking the other one a question. The second person is gesturing in frustration. To their right is a notebook covered in scribbles, indicating possible creative troubles.
Digital illustration of a vibrant cafeteria scene. We can see through the faraway window that the building is situated somewhere high up in the mountains, likely next to a research station. Visitors are going about their day in the background, and the walls are covered in art. In the foreground, two people are having a conversation over a vegetarian meal. The person on the left is playfully leaning in, probably asking the other one a question. The second person is gesturing in frustration. To their right is a notebook covered in scribbles, indicating possible creative troubles.
Digital illustration of a vibrant cafeteria scene. We can see through the faraway window that the building is situated somewhere high up in the mountains, likely next to a research station. Visitors are going about their day in the background, and the walls are covered in art. In the foreground, two people are having a conversation over a vegetarian meal. The person on the left is playfully leaning in, probably asking the other one a question. The second person is gesturing in frustration. To their right is a notebook covered in scribbles, indicating possible creative troubles.
Digital illustration. The scene is set on a spring morning. A middle-aged woman is standing in the centre of the frame, holding a miner's helmet in one hand and in the other - a flyer, close to her chest. Before her is a statue of two people, one of which is pulling the other out of a hole while holding onto a small wind turbine. A discarded pickaxe is lying on the ground. The woman looks uncertain, but there's a hopeful glimmer in her eye. In the background is a building the second floor of which looks drastically different from the first: it's much more colorful and imaginative. The text on the building reads "Community Center"
Digital illustration. The scene is set on a spring morning. A middle-aged woman is standing in the centre of the frame, holding a miner's helmet in one hand and in the other - a flyer, close to her chest. Before her is a statue of two people, one of which is pulling the other out of a hole while holding onto a small wind turbine. A discarded pickaxe is lying on the ground. The woman looks uncertain, but there's a hopeful glimmer in her eye. In the background is a building the second floor of which looks drastically different from the first: it's much more colorful and imaginative. The text on the building reads "Community Center"
Digital illustration. The scene is set on a spring morning. A middle-aged woman is standing in the centre of the frame, holding a miner's helmet in one hand and in the other - a flyer, close to her chest. Before her is a statue of two people, one of which is pulling the other out of a hole while holding onto a small wind turbine. A discarded pickaxe is lying on the ground. The woman looks uncertain, but there's a hopeful glimmer in her eye. In the background is a building the second floor of which looks drastically different from the first: it's much more colorful and imaginative. The text on the building reads "Community Center"
Will Tuladhar-Douglas
Will Tuladhar-Douglas  ·  3 months ago
#UnilkelyWish for next year: may the word "ecosystem" never, ever be used to refer to consumer goods or technology ever again. "Marketing operational domain" or "slang to confuse the buyer" both work fine. Ecosystems have earth, nematodes, wet sticky fluids full of nutrients, parasites, and decomposition. You don't want those in your wearable AI enabled fashion-leading quick get-away impotence remedies, and I'm fine not buying your ostentatious tat. Agreed?
Petra van Cronenburg
Petra van Cronenburg  ·  3 months ago

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@yetiinabox 👍 😂 ... writes a #Scifi: Parasites infiltrate an impotence remedy for AI sex and use it to keep humanity subservient. Ants harness homo sapiens as exo-brains, bringing themselves to the brink of extinction.
Suddenly, a small, unknown tribe of springtails forms an alliance with nematodes: they achieve world domination. What will happen to the last humans whose brains are no longer capable of marketing? What happens to the forgotten CEO in a leafcutter ants nest?

#hopepunk #solarpunk

Tinker ☀️
Tinker ☀️  ·  last year
Update on the local Seed Library (see previous posts in this thread for background)!

We've got official approval to start building it out!

We'll start the official planning, building, and then community awareness initiatives and concurrent programming and training!

Yay free seeds for the town!

Yay free classes on gardening and hydroponics!

Gardening is one thing. Community is another thing entirely.

Build community. Feed each other.

#solarPunk #hydroponics#indoorGardening #gardening#urbanGardening

Tinker ☀️
Tinker ☀️  ·  last year

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Update on the Seed Library initiative (see thread for background).

Went into the library and spoke with two amazing librarians.

We hashed out all the ideas and have a solid plan moving forward.

We're hoping to open the library in April and match it with hydroponics classes, gardening classes, and a city announcement.

I'm documenting how-to's and will write one up soon!

#solarPunk#seedLibrary
#hydroponics#indoorGardening #gardening#urbanGardening

Tinker ☀️
Tinker ☀️  ·  last year

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Alright, sent an email to the head of my local library about setting up a seed library there.

Seeds libraries are places you can go and "check out" seeds. Grow the seeds. Let one of the grown plants go to seed. Harvest the seeds. Then "return" the seeds back to the seed library!

Free seeds!!!!

Check and see if you have a seed library near you: https://www.communityseednetwork.org/map/

Or connect and share seeds with folks online:
https://exchange.seedsavers.org

#solarPunk#seedLibrary#libraryEconomy#urbanGardening

Tinker ☀️
Tinker ☀️  ·  last year

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Update on the local Seed Library (see previous posts in this thread for background)!

We've got official approval to start building it out!

We'll start the official planning, building, and then community awareness initiatives and concurrent programming and training!

Yay free seeds for the town!

Yay free classes on gardening and hydroponics!

Gardening is one thing. Community is another thing entirely.

Build community. Feed each other.

#solarPunk #hydroponics#indoorGardening #gardening#urbanGardening

Email states: Regarding Setting up a Seed Library. Hello! I am happy to confirm that our Library Administration approved starting a seed library at the Fredericksburg Branch. Out Adult Services Programmer has expressed interest in starting a seed library previously and she is excited to work with you on this project. I am including our Assistant Branch Manager / Adult Services Department Head in this response so that you may begin planning together. We do feel that we can set this up by next spring in our third floor card catalog. The team is also excellent contacts for any Adult Services Programs that you would hope to plan with the branch. They are currently finalizing Spring 2024 classes and events. Thank you again for reaching out about this excited opportunity. We are looking forward to collaborating with you!
Email states: Regarding Setting up a Seed Library. Hello! I am happy to confirm that our Library Administration approved starting a seed library at the Fredericksburg Branch. Out Adult Services Programmer has expressed interest in starting a seed library previously and she is excited to work with you on this project. I am including our Assistant Branch Manager / Adult Services Department Head in this response so that you may begin planning together. We do feel that we can set this up by next spring in our third floor card catalog. The team is also excellent contacts for any Adult Services Programs that you would hope to plan with the branch. They are currently finalizing Spring 2024 classes and events. Thank you again for reaching out about this excited opportunity. We are looking forward to collaborating with you!
Email states: Regarding Setting up a Seed Library. Hello! I am happy to confirm that our Library Administration approved starting a seed library at the Fredericksburg Branch. Out Adult Services Programmer has expressed interest in starting a seed library previously and she is excited to work with you on this project. I am including our Assistant Branch Manager / Adult Services Department Head in this response so that you may begin planning together. We do feel that we can set this up by next spring in our third floor card catalog. The team is also excellent contacts for any Adult Services Programs that you would hope to plan with the branch. They are currently finalizing Spring 2024 classes and events. Thank you again for reaching out about this excited opportunity. We are looking forward to collaborating with you!
Tinker ☀️
Tinker ☀️  ·  last year

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Great news! My library got back to me!

They're interested in building out a seed library as well!!!

YAYAYAYAY!!!!!!

I'm developing some basic classes on how to do low-budget, simple, indoor (in any space) hydroponics. I'm also building out some starter kits to give away.

I'll see if the local library would like me to give these courses and kits when the seed library gets built as a way to promote it and get word out to the local community.

#solarPunk#seedLibrary#postScarcity#libraryEconomy#indoorGardening#urbanGardening

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