I used reddit way too much for about 10 years, now all that time goes to Nostr since the 3rd party apps went down.

Really don’t miss it, especially when you consider the types of people that chose to stay on that site

Yea I’m actually curious what the real percentage is. Besides retirees and kids I’d guess 20%

Yea it’s a bit confusing. I hope the apps can somehow incorporate the groups. If you have to go to a separate web browser it probably won’t catch on

We’ve visited some of the sites where Brad has cut curbs and done other rainwater harvesting in Tucson.

Amazing the impact one or a few people can have when they put their minds to it!

Touch grass, er moss

#nature #hiking #excelsior #grownostr #touchgrass

FOH! The irony lol

What’s that quote from Jeff Goldblum in Jurassic park- “life finds a way?”

#nostrees #nature #grownostr

Nice work!

Anyone know what these raspberry-like berries are?

In the finger lakes region of NY if that helps?

#foraging #foodstr #grownostr #fingerlakes #newyork

Haha true. I don’t think they understand that the higher ups in that industry will start embracing AI even faster as a result

Dinner time! Local sweet corn, green beans and taters.

Ribeyes that came with us from Texas with garlic and onions from our garden on top

#proofofsteak #meatstr #foodstr #grownostr

How do you use it? Do you have to protect from inhaling?

Some observations from driving around the northeast to visit my wife’s family and friends as someone accustomed to Texas- mostly in NJ/NY/Connecticut so far..

1. Cops lurking in the tall grass everywhere you go to give out tickets. Also so many stealthy police vehicles. Feels like a predator and prey dynamic

2. Abandoned houses, industrial buildings galore

3. Tolls everywhere you look- even on major interstate highways

4. So many low bridges. I heard in some cases they were put in on purpose to keep buses of undesirables from reaching places like the Hamptons

5. People definitely don’t “drive friendly y’all” like in tejas (besides the big sprawling cities like Houston & Dallas)

6. The highways are in rougher shape than some of the worst in Mississippi and Louisiana back in the days of growing up.

I remember one time in Mississippi catching air in our minivan from a bump. Now even those poorest of states have better road infrastructure.

7. Old rusty water towers converted into 5G towers. Ew

Not to be totally negative, there are some truly beautiful spots and resilient people/businesses that have put up with a lot of BS these past few years (and probably further back)

Bottom line if you made it this far.. I’m thankful to have these 50 different laboratories/states to test things out and see what does and doesn’t work. They can compete with each other for those who are willing to vote with their feet who generally bring a lot of value to the table

#travel #roadtrip #grownostr #showerthoughts

There’s some catchy tunes on there. Some of his songs make me either never want to drink again or hit it hard

Every time we give some away I like to think it helps the van climb the steep hills better lol

We had a great harvest of onions this year as well!

Packed about 80lbs of them for the road-trip we’re on and have been sharing a few pounds at a time with each friend or family member we visit.

Nice to have food abundance!

Camping near Sag Harbor, Long Island. Kiddos learning to roast marshmallows.

Also grilling a ribeye from a friend’s ranch in Texas and hot dogs from Polyface farm in VA. Delicious!

#travel #camping #roadtrip #proofofsteak #foodstr #grownostr

The worst part is that the parts that fail cost more than buying another whole unit a lot of times. Throwaway culture I reckon.

For big appliances I try to buy multiples of the same thing (used mostly) so if one goes out it becomes the unit to pick apart for future fixes. Those old units are stashed out of view in the back of the chicken coop lol

Methinks it’s the schadenfreude

Yea that always breaks my heart.

I’ve noticed that behavior mostly in carnivores, while the herbivores seem content as long as they have friends and plenty of food