There's a solar-powered webserver and small web design workshop happening in Guelph! So awesome!

https://edvideo.org/blog/workshop/how-to-build-a-solar-powered-web-server/

"In their ongoing research and creative practice, Clendinning draws from media artist Carrie Hott’s Slow Internet ethos and the energy-responsive design strategies developed by the Solar Protocol Network, to advocate for web design that prioritizes the use of limited colours, fonts and lower resolution images."

#guelph #smolnet #slowinternet #solarprotocol

Delightful #GoodRobot episode @thegoodrobot1 featuring @Aepasek on 'Getting Into Fights With Data Centres', #zines, #solarprotocol, #permacomputing + references to Haraway and @rra :)

The podcast episode: https://www.thegoodrobot.co.uk/listennow/episode/7d7770d4/surfing-the-web-in-sync-with-the-sun-with-anne-pasek

The transcript: https://www.thegoodrobot.co.uk/post/surfing-the-web-in-sync-with-the-sun-with-anne-pasek

Very neat idea here!

http://solarprotocol.net

“This website is hosted across a network of solar powered servers and is sent to you from whichever server is in the most sunshine.”

Similar to @lowtechmagazine’s solar powered website but accounting for downtime for those who care about downtime. #solarpunk #solarprotocol #tech

For #solarProtocol, only the current (as opposed to the power or voltage) is unique between the solar panel, battery, and rasberry pi (connected in parallel with the battery).

This recording is a sonification of that data on Oct 06, 2022. You will hear the pitches of solar panel and battery's current (more current = higher notes). They are similar but not exactly the same, so I sent them to a range of 3 octaves starting at G2 and G3 respectively on violins.

At the start of the day, the pitch is consistent because the system is on but there is no sun to provide energy (you may want to skip to the 40 second mark). Since 24 hours is compressed to 3 minutes, you will hear changes in activity right before and after the 1 (sunrise) to 2 (sunset) minute mark.

At 6:30-9:00 (~50-70 second mark) there is silence. The battery ran too low and cuts off the pi's power, so it stops data logging. When the sun comes out in the morning and the battery has enough charge the pi turns back on and starts logging again, allowing notes to be heard.

The pi's current is a consistent draw within a range of .18-25 ish that averages .22 on this day. I created a drum beat that plays every 4 seconds using a mapped pitch of the average in this range to keep a sense of rhythm. (Technically, it shouldn't be playing when the system is down :P)

Want a hot #Feditip ?

Keep your current handle, but look into #SelfHosting any #Fediverse instance. Keep your current #Mastodon and add on a unique experience that you control completely.

https://calckey.social/@SrRochardBunson

Hell, even #Pixelfed if you're really into pictures. F Instagram.

Check out #SpaceHost if you are less tech savvy. I'm trying to figure out how to #SelfHost a #Calckey instance on a #Rock5 8gb #SBC #ArtFed

#TheResistanceWillBeFederated

https://universeodon.com/@SrRochardBunson/110013160672076145

Hopefully mine will be mobile and off-grid.

I'm adding a #Gemini capsule and possibly #SolarProtocol too.

#ResilienceIsAnActOfResistance