The "Adventures from a mythic shore" area of my website just got a major update (because, whenever I'm a bit ill - and thats what I'm atm -, I use the time to curate my pictures :D).
Nearly 2000 CC-BY-SA low-res photos for you to discover. Now with random function.
Thanks for your answers everyone. Looks like linen and casein might be the front-runner for now. I’m going to give it a go. It will be a conversation point when people ask me why my bike smells like rotten milk.
Does anybody know if there’s a traditional composite material that behaves something like fibreglass? As in fibre/fabric laid up in a binder of some sort to make a stiff material in arbitrary forms.
Paper mache is one but it’s too weak (I think, maybe there's a super version?). I'm considering things like cotton or flax in casein glue or pine resin... but I doubt it will work.
(And my last casein glue experiment stunk like rotten milk for weeks!)
I should clarify, the point is to be biodegradable, I already know I can mix epoxies with flax fibre for a pretty strong composite, for example. But epoxies aren't biodegradble. #maker#makers#LowTech
"Menschen, die mit #Lowtech maßgeblich ihren Alltag gestalten, sind im globalen Norden bisher eine winzige Minderheit. Würden viele Menschen ihren Lebensstil und ihre Konsumgewohnheiten verändern, ließen sich Treibhausgasemissionen bis 2025 um 40 bis 70 Prozent verringern, sagt der Physiker Felix Creutzig vom Mercator-Institut in #Berlin. Er ist leitender Autor eines Berichts des Weltklimarates."
waist deep in "lowww-impact", "green web", low-tech, "low-code", humane tech, and solarpunk design philosophy and praxis lately and it's got me kinda optimistic—excited even—about the future of the web
Seit Jahren mache ich Radiosendungen für den #DLF, in denen es um wissenschaftliche Entwicklungen und Technologien geht. Meist gehts um Hightech. In der neuen Sendung geht es ums Gegenteil:
Ich habe versucht einzuordnen, inwiefern uns #Lowtech retten kann. Einfache Technik, einfache kleine Häuser, Biogas aus dem Garten oder: mit der Wärmflasche warm bleiben anstelle der Heizung.
Was brächte das? Vermutlich eine ganze Menge. Das Thema ist erstaunlich tief: 1/x
📡 hi lurkers & beyond!
for an on-going project with #lowtechmagazine I'm looking for places to buy/get e-waste around #brussels#belgium
Do you know structures / services / scrapyard that collect electronic / electric waste in the region. Back in NL, I used to go to a scrapyard selling by the kg...
Specifically looking for DC motors, cables, computer fans
put device in bag 2) put bagged device in another bag 3) pour in a mixture of different colored beans, forming a visual mosaic 4) send picture of mosaic to recipient
Today Watt-Wise Game Jam begins! The theme is "Breaking and Re-Making". The jam aims to examine what games may look like when power consumption is minimal, with power usage being one of the scoring categories. We've also got some tools to help with that. Check us out at https://wattwise.games or on https://itch.io/jam/watt-wise-game-jam!
hello 🌱
lurkers + fediverse!
Long shot but i'm looking for an accomodation in #Brussels starting in April.
long term or short term, room or studio. I'm flexible as long as it feels cosy and with friendly and respecuful ppl :)
les Camarades de Rives en Rêve, un écolieu nourricier et pédagogique, du nord, ont besoin d'un coup de pouce investissement pour leur joli projet
(au moins allez rêvez un peu et allez voir ce qu'elles et ils font : ça fait du bien et on en a besoin)
et puis si vous êtes dans leur coin, allez les retrouver.
Bonjour
Deux jours de rencontres au Mans avec les cyclovoyageurs avertis. Ça parle confort, robustesse, position, poids du vélo et des sacoches, ça raconte ses souvenirs… c’est joyeux !
Ce guide explique tout ce qu’il faut savoir pour construire des systèmes photovoltaïques autonomes capables d’alimenter presque tout ce que vous voulez.
"Build delightful games that use as little energy per second as possible in order to make games and computing more sustainable, and to discover new directions for software aesthetics. [...] We are developing both hardware and software estimation techniques for measuring energy consumption. Participants can use our open source power estimation tooling while developing their games to optimize for using less power. "
« L'expérience biosphère : 120 jours dans le désert »
« Au cœur du désert mexicain, l’ingénieur Corentin de Chatelperron (#LowTechLab) et l’écodesigneuse Caroline Pultz expérimentent une vie en #autonomie dans l’habitat #lowtech qu’ils ont imaginé. Une aventure riche en défis, découvertes et perspectives d’avenir. »
Speaking of hair removal, for my shaving I've been using this Merkur (34C I think) safety razor for years and it's not likely to quit on me. There was a learning curve, but not a big one. The result is quite good.
The titanium coated blades last me many months each and produce minimal waste with no plastic.
I also tested an open razor, but found I can't trust myself waving that around in my face before morning coffee.
Une brève blague sur la gestion des déchets et la low tech. Dans le 17e, y'a un système d'aspiration des déchets. C'est une sorte de vide-ordures d'immeuble, mais qui transporte les déchets plus loin.
Sauf que ça n'aspire pas le verre. Et dans certains immeubles (récents, oui) y'a pas de bac verre. Donc les gens jettent le verre dans l'aspiration. Et ça casse le système.