Mastodawn

After rewatching the beginning of Battlestar Galactica ‘04, after 10 years…. I have an OMG moment, when Adama explains why the ship has plenty of computers, but NO networked computers—- the Cylons!
Got to love sci fi. I’m not a tech nerd, just a pleb, but I do see people wanting to disconnect from the overlords, want minimalist phones, maybe not want surveillance, or prefer hard copy software, not cloud. I do see the value in that.
Also fortelling, my coworker who knows I often make trips to electronics recycling hands me a bag of goodies and I get excited—- ooooh, old tech. I like it. Maybe something useful in there….
#battlestarGalactica #AI #oldTech

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knizer 2d ago

#BostonWeekend Sat til 2pm (today) COMPUTING #VintageComputing Meetup in #MaynardMA til 2pm today https://bitbang.social/@BigBadBiologist/116782817192076667 https://www.facebook.com/events/1547872140012057 #OldTech #Vintage #apple #c64 #Atari #compaq #retroComputing

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Attached: 1 image #newenglandvintagecomputing No stream today. Come see the “world’s most adequate Mac Classic” at the vintage computing meetup at the Maynard, MA library vintage computing meetup.

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knizer 3d ago

#BostonWeekend Sunday SWAPFEST morning - come early - bring a flashlight, cash, a flyer, and a Frakta bag, you never know what you'll find at the Flea at #MIT https://w1mx.mit.edu/flea-at-mit/ #cambridgeMA #boston #OldTech

Swapfest: The Flea at MIT · The MIT Radio Society

Tisha Tiger / Neliger 5d ago

AK-18 no-name : le pire baladeur !

Ce baladeur "AK-18" sans marque est probablement le pire baladeur cassette jamais fabriqué. Bien pire encore que ce que vous pensez !

https://video.neliger.com/w/rowgoCxAbFjzGi82trCzv2

#baladeur #K7 #cassette #retro #retroTech #vintage #vintageTech #oldTech #PeerTube

AK-18 no-name : le pire baladeur !

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Mark R Jun 15

@hpr

Listened to this one in the future feed.
Good show.

#OldTech

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DoomsdaysCW Jun 13

Excerpt: "A Brief History of #UrbanAgriculture

Growing food in cities isn’t entirely new! History shows humans have long found ways to cultivate sustenance within urban boundaries:

- Circa 3500 BC, #Mesopotamia: Archaeological evidence suggests early forms of #gardening occurred within city walls for food and medicinal purposes.
- Circa 2000 BC, Ancient #Persia: Development of sophisticated #qanat systems (underground #aqueducts) supported #UrbanGardens even in arid climates.
- #AncientEgypt: Records depict fruit trees and vines grown within temple complexes and affluent homes in cities like Thebes.
- Circa 1100 AD, #Aztec Civilization: The ingenious ‘#chinampas’ – artificial islands built in shallow lake beds around #Tenochtitlan – were highly productive agricultural plots effectively integrated with the urban center.
- Circa 1400s AD, #MachuPicchu: This #Inca citadel showcases remarkable terraced agriculture, adapting steep slopes for crop production within a high-altitude urban environment.
- More Recently: #VictoryGardens during World Wars I and II were widespread examples of urban food production driven by necessity."

https://seedy.farm/urban-agriculture/urban-farming-ultimate-guide

#SolarPunkSunday #GrowYourOwn
#GrowYourOwnFood #Gardening #GardeningHistory #UrbanGardens #UrbanAgriculture #OldTech #LowTech #NoTech

Urban Farming: The Ultimate Guide to Sustainable City Agriculture

Urban farming is an exciting movement transforming cityscapes into productive green spaces, fundamentally changing how urban dwellers interact with their

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Catbrainz 🇱🇧🇦🇲🏳️‍🌈Jun 10

So it only took me 6 hours of hairpulling but I did it!

I've been wanting an #xteink device for a while but I can't justify buying one. Someone on my local bunz group was offering this kindle4 in exchange for some bubble wrap (which I had an abundance of from my last move) and I thought hey the internet probably has a way for me to hack this???
Anyway I'm especially happy to potentially prevent it from being e-waste for a few more years. The screen is damaged but it's only 20$ on aliexpress so I'll replace it at some point.

#jailbreak #kindle #koreader #eink #opensource #oldtech