One might even say it's "Extra extra!"

#Kamala approval literally forked

The designer explains the methods, costs, and benefits in detail here.

Empowerment instead of handouts. Partners instead of victims.

https://youtu.be/-h0Q5FRiosI

Stuff like this makes the crucial difference between deadly abject misery and workable civilization.

I've lived in a tent in the woods. Months with no electricity no running water, from light snow to 100+F heat. A structure like the ones in that video can make people quite comfortable-- if I had the spot to do it I'd be happy to build and live in something like it myself. I'd go for earthbags or rammed earth, good thick fireproof insulating walls. Screens/netting to keep bugs out. Comfy.

You don't need a whole lot more than that. With good neighbors and a way to grow food, mend tools, go to the (composting) toilet, you're fairly stable. Doctors and medical supplies?? Wonderful! Now you can breathe!

Running hot water and refrigeration (even if just a root cellar) is a BIG, beautiful, life-changing upgrade. Simple machines-- heck, even pedal operated-- for washing dishes and laundry, major score!

Of course in the middle of all this, we have the vulnerable-- people with health conditions and specialized needs. We need to get them their insulin, their wheelchairs, everything and anything we can manage, before we start worrying about the frivolous stuff.

Basically everything past that is luxury. Electronics, vehicles, out of season produce from thousands of miles away, that's all extravagance we'll need to think hard about. Think about the complexity it takes, the supply chains, the resources-- past the baseline, how much of that do we really need? How do we make it as repairable and recyclable as possible?

When I think about "degrowth", I think about what we actually NEED first-- and how much frivolous waste is just getting in the way.

Wait, you can say things on Lemmy? I've been typing them like a chump the entire time!

You are what you eat right? I read a paper about the subjects posted on the Deviant Art site and Anime girls was the top category by a significant margin. I don't know if that has changed since but at the time (early aughts) it certainly was.

Municipal wastewater testing is slowly coming online. We don’t have it in Fbks yet.

why do y'all insist on blaming the victim instead of maybe acknowledging that fedi has a bigotry problem?

@alexander I’m not blaming the victim, I’m talking about instances that don’t have clear, concise, and good moderation policies and how this makes it difficult for new users to avoid bigotry

either way I think this was my favorite photo from the day

@reidrac, same with gwbasic .... plus I started my adventures in telecommunication with my 2400 modem. So much fun!

@root42

that's amazing! I had my PC1 for *8 long years* before I replaced it with a Pentium 100MHz with 8MB of RAM, and by the end it was pretty clear it was holding me back (I couldn't compile a basic C program without changing diskette 3 times 😭).

Yet, I was lucky to have it. I love my parents!