Reading about the development of the internet, Governments and corporations had decades to get their grippy little fingers into the internet before it went public.

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Internet - Networking, Protocols, ARPANET | Britannica

Internet - Networking, Protocols, ARPANET: The Internet resulted from the effort to connect various research networks in the United States and Euro...

No wonder the powers that be are now scrabbling around like idiots trying to make sense of what Bitcoin is about and how to control and manipulate it for their own ends. For the most part, they are too late Hahahaha

Still pleasantly surprised by the quality of global feed. I must be lucky. Or could it be that the vast majority of humankind isn't actually screwy in the head and naturally sinful, and doesn't need moderators and rules and regs to make us behave reasonably. All that crap is only necessary when we are exposed to algorithms that divert us from our natural OK state. Could it be that the media is just providing cover for pernicious government control freakery, IE we are being hit with layer upon layer of "algorithms" IE laws and mandates from authorities designed to push us off balance, make us a poorer version of our natural selves, just so they can roll in and bring order. And the media are there to point at a tiny event and go "look, see, we need a million cops and a thousand rules to stop that happening everywhere " I'll go for that option because that's what I've always felt since I left school. Govt help is tiny ( and over pumped by the media) compared to govt hindrance and pure devastation, creating wars and conflicts, again under tbe pretence that it is for our good, to maintain tbe standard of living and peaceful society we live in and enjoy. Evil wankers who do not merit a minute of our time and only a fraction of our income to centrally do what is most efficiently done centrally. Because a central body does have a role for the odd use case. Can't think of anything beyond the obvious and that doesn't add up to the gazillions being extracted every year in recent times.

Humbling and inspiring work taking water purifying biochar tech to a new level for the benefit of rural communities in developing nations. Could do with that knowledge myself living off grid in a supposed developed country!

Establishing a decentralized water treatment social enterprise in Ecuador

new biochar and water quality testing capabilities, and an advanced course for core team members

#decentralized #water

Cracking an egg on a flat surface not the edge of a frying pan... such a simple but time saving tip. And no shell in your omelette either.

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They say AI Chat corrects code, but I just spent an hour pushing Mistral to post the full code for an html,CSS,js search box. If anything it trained me in the process of drip feeding me the final solution.

This will definitely be viewed in future years as the age of stupid. After hearing a headmaster justify their attendance policy, I am sure the system is either going to be dismantled or double down. The kids obliged to study at an institution set up for the benefit of the state and it's steeple employees. If they are outside said institution 10 minutes before teachers are "ready" to open a gate, unless it's raining, they have to wait in a queue up to get in. If they arrive 10 minutes late, they are excluded from the class and marked absent And they are given homework after their work day. If adults were treated like that, there would be uproar. As it is they can only get away with it within the education system. Why might a kid be late? Maybe their biology teacher knows the answer to that but turns a blind eye, because starting at 12am to fit with the circadian cycle of adolescents doesn't fit with the teachers schedule. Sorry, but no wonder society is going down the toilet. The age of stupid education, the age of failed economics, health care, food production, with the state hijacking ever more supporters on the payroll turning a blind eye to so many failings just to keep the gravy train going. Not impressed. I write this as someone who taught outside the state system, getting kids up to speed so they could pass ridiculous parrot fashion memory tests framed as exams. Funny how when an outsider helped them understand what the subject was actually about, they aced it. .

Out and about in rural Aragón. They don't make streets like this any more #Spain https://image.nostr.build/ab5d4a3bfc7419ddc17d79782526e99a01b1de077de064dbf39f5633c8e3b4af.jpg.

no DMs on Iris?

A beautiful autumn day to be a free range chicken in an olive grove #Spain

#asknostr Can bots set up a full nostr profile with Nostr address and wallets linked to their account. Asking for a friend! Not a nefarious friend, just trying to work out if Nostr has the layers to provide definitive proof of a human existence and excludes bots from doing the same. Could a bot run for President?!

At last some groundcover recovering. It's been so dry for a couple of years, but a few downpours the last month has started to pay off. It only grows when it has a reason to grow, right!

#asknostr What is the most barebones Nostr app you can think of, so that when I send a newbie to sign up, they don't think "Nostr is ..." By that I mean, the focus is so much on social media. Newbies finding Nostr via Twitter or on youtube etc are almost pre-programmed to think "Nostr is social media", which is not the reality, it's a whole fricking internet in the making. So I want my (go to iris.to) instructions to be: - Go to "nostr-no-name" (little clue what Nostr is) Add a nym Press Go! Settings > Keys - Copy the key pair into a password manager - Open browser settings Search for getalby Install Add key pair. - To find out what Nostr is all about Download #Zap Store Check out

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Mystery solved. Thought I had an egg eater, been checking nest boxes several times a day, no joy until just now. Seem that one of the flock has a mega calcium deficiency issue. This egg is paper thin, so been breaking on laying. Will chuck in some more shell but it's only one not an underlying nutrition issue. Always something. https://image.nostr.build/0110c4261031abe874be469842a49fbaeeb10723d0f4139b91818c63a9745b8d.jpgpribably # chickens # homesteading # permaculture #spain

I know, I know, it's a cat pic. But I never had any time for cats, especially when this little sucker, as a kitten, crept into my bed and shat just by my left ear. We had words and it's been rosy ever since. I've mellowed and she's a "campo cat" outside all year and follows me round like a dog, almost into the town sometimes. Freaks my daughter out, should we take her home, Dad... The cat's more savvy than some of the people in town. The cat never complains, raised two small litters before the op to save us all from the trials of another litter. I must be getting old and sentimental. I recall a saying about your attitude to animals says a lot about how you are with people. oh well, I hope nobody takes it the wrong way when I tickle them under the chin.

These trees could tell a few stories #olives #spain #permaculture #growstr

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Pomegranate bush grown from seed. Started in a pot and transplanted into not very good soil. Native and took well.