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   From the Bottom Up: Designing a Decentralized Power System(nrel.gov)

   2 points by ph0rque 7y ago|0 comments
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   by ph0rque 7y ago

   Fascinating! I wonder if anyone has looked into a way to create an artificial transport and trap mechanism for mineral ores... would be really convenient just to have a specific mineral accumulate. Also, here's an article about using m
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   by ph0rque 7y ago

   "Of the five cropping systems, only the two with high plant diversity resulted in higher levels of soil carbon."
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   New paper points to soil pore structure as key to carbon storage(phys.org)

   2 points by ph0rque 7y ago|4 comments
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   by ph0rque 7y ago

   Yes, will do when I get the needed spacing blog post up!
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   by ph0rque 7y ago

   To grow year-round, you would need to have a greenhouse in a lot of climates. (I'm working on a blog post to answer the space needed question.)
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   by ph0rque 7y ago

   Depending on what you mean by a suburban-sized lot... here's my blog post on complete nutrition from plants, eggs, and fish (all of which can be grown/raised on a typical lot): https://automicrofarm.com/blog/2
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   by ph0rque 7y ago

   > The solution to food security is not to re-engineer the farm, but to return food production to people... I agree so much I started a side project, https://automicrofarm.com/
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   by ph0rque 7y ago

   Thanks for the feedback. What price would you expect? Also, the subscription model stems from the fact that this is a SaaS product that I am continuously improving. I would like to provide a downloadable product eventually, but not in the n
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    Ask HN: Strategies for Marketing a Paid App?

    1 points by ph0rque 7y ago|3 comments
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    by ph0rque 7y ago

    Hmmm, I think it's achievable in less space than an acre. What are your assumptions regarding needing an acre for four people?
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    by ph0rque 7y ago

    You can use it as high-quality compost: https://ashs.org/news/news.asp?id=403565 Sounds like a startup opportunity to me!
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    by ph0rque 7y ago

    My side-project, AutoMicroFarm has a secondary goal of keeping your edible yard beautiful and HOA-compliant (if your house is in an HOA neighborhood). The primary goal is to help you grow the majority of your food in your yard). It just tak
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    by ph0rque 7y ago

    Heh, I couldn't figure out what my daughter meant when she was in kindergarten in RTP and said they go to different "sinners" throughout the day (she meant centers).
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    by ph0rque 7y ago

    As long as we're discussing beamed power, why not have just enough power to reach cruising altitude (presumably above any clouds), then use solar panels to continue flight? This would admittedly limit long-distance flights to just dayl
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    by ph0rque 7y ago

    Forgive my lack of technical depth, but is it actually running client-side, in the memory allocated to my newly-opened browser tab, or on bellard.org's server and syncing the input/output to my browser?
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    by ph0rque 7y ago

    Does this allow for a docker image to be run inside a browser tab?
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    by ph0rque 7y ago

    I actually have a ready-to-go DIY aquaponics plan using wading pools (HDPE) and PEX piping (no PVC), and two more plans in the works: indoor shelf system, and outdoor pond aquaponics system. If you don't mind, sign up for my mailing li
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    by ph0rque 7y ago

    Here is my list of foods that provide complete nutrition, that can be grown on an average-sized yard lot: https://automicrofarm.com/blog/2018/08/complete-nutrition-no... Edit: I need to replace the stevia wit
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    Researchers Create ‘First-of-Its-Kind’ Roadmap for Climate Change by 2050(goodnewsnetwork.org)

    1 points by ph0rque 7y ago|0 comments
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    by ph0rque 7y ago

    Feel free to point out where my math is wrong, or what any of the numbers should be. I show my math work in the blog article I linked to. I would be happy to make any corrections.
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    by ph0rque 7y ago

    Here's my source: https://trees.org/faqs/ (see the answer to question #15). I think the more important question is, can they scale that cost per tree planted? Hard to say until it's tried. Also, my calculatio
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    by ph0rque 7y ago

    Trees For the Future
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    by ph0rque 7y ago

    Yes! And you can do so at the tune of $0.10 a tree. To offset your CO2 emissions, you need to spend $15/person/year (if you're an American resident). I wrote a blog post about it here: https://automicrofarm.com&#x2
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    A book about global solutions you can do in your backyard(kickstarter.com)

    2 points by ph0rque 7y ago|0 comments
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    by ph0rque 8y ago

    > Because a solution that can only possibly delay the climate change by a decade or two with extreme change to global ecosystems by immense program of forestation is no solution at all. > Indeed, these 1.2T live trees will sequester t
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    by ph0rque 8y ago

    I was riffing off of the phrase, "The cloud is just someone else's computer".
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    by ph0rque 8y ago

    Serverless is just somebody else's server.
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    by ph0rque 8y ago

    Americans produce a disproportionate amount of CO2 due to their lifestyle. So you don't need to plant twenty times that amount of trees to sequester manmade CO2; only 2.4x. Also, as long as you replace any trees that die with seedlings
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    by ph0rque 8y ago

    Why are you fixated on permanently sequestering the carbon? As soon as a tree dies, all you need to do is replace it by replanting the tree. It doesn't matter if the tree's carbon is immediately released in the atmosphere (by burn