TL;DR not only do I fight **against** the megacorps, but more importantly I also fight **for** the users! ✊
Today is another #Signet #Saturday and it's fascinating as usual. Today I am digging into the Firefox extension. I've not only never looked at this code base, but I've also never written a #Firefox extension either. Weeee!
The #Mozilla documentation is outstanding, as usual. And the problem is sites that implement their login form without using a
Sure, but until this week, was there any reason to doubt their integrity?
What about all the other builders who are making cool stuff, the vast majority of them unpaid?
And of the fortunate few who are funded, how's their integrity? If people abandoned them, would they look for opportunities to make ends meet, or keep working for free?
Soak the blackberries in a 3:1 vinegar to water mixture for 5 minutes, rinse them, then put them in the dehydrator. The vinegar bath breaks down the skin a little so you can get the moisture out.
But apparently that doesn't work with blueberries.
Got 'em all done. I'll strategically position the blueberries so they go first.
This batch was a learning experience. They came out acceptable, but some were crunchy and some were just barely done.
They'll be gone soon enough, and next time there's a hella good sale, I can try again. #dehydrating #foodstr
Pro tip: the vinegar bath works great for blackberries, but it doesn't work at all for blueberries.
#dehydrating
Wow, the problem with devs who built #cypherpunk tech without charging a fee don't deserve funding.
What a horrible outlook on life & #freedom
Today's list.
✅ Finish dehydrating cherries
✅ Start some cold brew tea
⬛ Try to salvage the dehydrating blueberries
⬛ Finish that homemade yogurt
⬛ Organize the incoming lumber
All unchecked items are either in progress or about to be started right now.
#homemaker #homesteading #homestead #food #foodstr
Oh man, I signed you up for that because I thought you would dig it. My bad.
A robotics company has 3D printed nearly a hundred homes in Texas
It’s taken almost two years but a planned community of homes made with a gigantic 3D printer in Georgetown, Texas is almost complete.
Reuters reports that the homes, which are part of a community called Wolf Ranch, are being built with a large 3D printer called the Vulcan that’s 45 feet wide and weighs more than 4.75 tons. The project is part of a joint venture with the 3D printing construction developer ICON and the home construction company Lennar. It started in November of 2022 and crews are close to completing its goal of building 100 homes with the Vulcan by the end of the summer. Homeowners have already started moving into some of the completed 3D printed homes that range in price from $450,000 to $600,000. More than a quarter of the homes have been sold.
ICON
ICON’s 3D printer uses a mixture of concrete powder, water, sand and other materials to lay out stacks of tube-shaped concrete to construct walls and eventually a whole house. The homes are single-story dwellings with three to four bedrooms that take around three weeks to print. The foundation and metal roofs are made the old-fashioned way with human crews.
Once printed, the walls look like giant stretches of corduroy, but they are designed to be resilient and sustainable even in extreme weather. They are also water resistant and energy efficient. The contemporary ranch-style designs for the houses were provided by the architectural firm BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, according to an ICON press release. The construction process has also been streamlined over the course of the project. ICON senior project manager Conner Jenkins told Reuters that construction started with five different building crews but it’s since been whittled down to just one crew and one robot printer.
The only downside is the thickness of the walls interferes with WiFi signals. Residents have had to use mesh internet routers with broadcast signals located throughout the home instead of just a single router.
ICON isn’t just using its large scale 3D printer to make homes on Earth. NASA is reportedly interested in using the technology to build structures on the moon for its Artemis Moon exploration program scheduled to launch its first crew in September 2025.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/home/a-robotics-company-has-3d-printed-nearly-a-hundred-homes-in-texas-225830931.html?src=rss
A 3D printed house that is so hardcore it requires you run a mesh network to get signal inside. #GuerrillaRadio to the rescue!
They taste every bit as good as they look too!
Peaches are done! 😋
Cherries should be out next and the blueberries will be done eventually.
#dehydrating #homesteading #prepping #prepper #SelfDetermination
Wow, using rainwater inside the house is impressive! That's some serious dedication.
We collect it and use it for the garden so we don't need to use city water. It's fairly common in farm country.
Yeah, I'm not convinced of everything on that page, but there's a lot we pretty much all agree on and I choose to focus on those things.
Learning how to grow and store some of your own food is not hard, it's just a matter of practice and some trial and error. Building a community is the hard part, at least as far as I'm concerned.
I have been a good homemaker today.
- Dehydrating peaches, cherries & blueberries
- Seasoned the cast iron
- Stared making yogurt
- Processed the lettuce seeds
- Made fresh rice & beans for burrito bowls
- Cleaned the kitchen
And yesterday I re-assembled a woodworking bench that the neighbor left us when he is doing a big interstate move.
Feels good.
I also have peaches and blueberries in there at the same time.
This is my first time doing peaches and cherries, and my first time doing blueberries in a vinegar bath (instead of freezing them first). We'll see how it all goes.
Who likes #homemade dehydrated cherries?
#homesteading #prepper #food #foodstr #dehydrator
Not Forbes, Forbs!
Can I have multiple non-custodial wallets on a single phone? When I try to add a second wallet I only see options for a remote node.