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One last bit of location #art for the #solarpunk TTRPG campaign - a spring house. These (and cold houses) come up a few times in the story but this one is plot relevant. I've only seen one IRL that was this big/nice. One of the things I've been exploring while worldbuilding this campaign is reviving systems and practices that worked in the region before the interstate age and seeing how they fit in a high-tech but post-car, recovering society.

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Some more transportation-based location art for the Fully Automated campaign Buried Treasure:

The starting location of Fairer Way currently has a single streetcar running along its loop road. Gus 'The Bus' is sapient and much loved by his community. His design is based on ones from the late 1800s, early 1900s with the idea that that would be an easier starting point for a rebuilding society. Much of the deck has been lowered to improve accessibility.

Some new location art for the Fully Automated campaign Buried Treasure. This one is of the approach to the starting village. It's at the end of the line in the setting's extensive public transit network.

It took awhile to find a gondola design old/crude enough to fit what I was picturing. A lot of #solarpunk #art has this obsession with sleek, utopian stuff. I wanted these to look like some open source design these people banged out a ton of and use for cargo as much as for passengers.

Need some hope in darker political times? Try the book I just finished: A #solarpunk, #hopepunk #novel of the #climate emergency, endorsed by Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben, Rebecca Solnit and Kim Stanley Robinson and written (and if you want the #audiobook, narrated) by Cory Doctorow @pluralistic A post-MAGA-near future Science Fiction craphound.com/category/lostcau Just what #MHFA (mental health first aid) recommends.
Get the DRM-free audiobook at #LibroFM support a local store libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm6

No es de extrañar que esta serie sea considerada uno de los primeros antecedentes del solarpunk, un subgénero de la ciencia ficción que especula sobre cómo la ciencia y la tecnología, sumadas a ideas anticapitalistas, igualitaristas y ecologistas, pueden ayudarnos a construir un mundo mejor.

#libros #cienciaficcion #solarpunk

maikciveira.com/2023/04/nuestr

Ego Sum Qui SumNuestro futuro en Marte: La trilogía de Kim Stanley RobinsonBlog del profesor Maik Civeira, abarcando desde la filosofía a la cultura pop, de la política al rock y todo lo que haya en medio

Heads up: Local law enforcement in the US may start rounding up homeless / houseless folk on or around April 2nd and jailing / imprisoning them.

We had a person in local govt overhear that the initiative is coming from the federal govt.

Not just sweeps. Not just your normal harassment. But a big initiative to remove them and lock them up.

I have *not* validated this. But keep an ear open in your local town to see if you're hearing similar.

Even if this specific initiative turns out to be false, the US federal govt has made it clear that the homeless / houseless are being targeted. Now is a good time to get involved in community efforts to feed and house them. Meet them as you are able and talk with them.

We need to protect our neighbors.

Edit: There's a lot you can do to stop this (and really any homeless sweep). Get involved. Get Quick React Teams up. If a sweep happens, you can go to the site and start slowing the police down. Be creative. Plenty of legal... ways to do this. But you'll need numbers for those on site.

BIG HEMP continues to hype CBD extracts from fertilizer-ladden mechanized crops that carry heavy metals and toxins, as hemp is one heck of a bioaccumulator.

The clean and effective ancestral cannabic medicine is made from artisanal organic flower, and darn simple to prepare at home for many health conditions.

In the post linked I explain all the scientifically proven properties of cannabis tea made from dry "recreative" flower.

jorge--alban--dobles-blogspot-

It produces little to no high, since its THCa and CBDa based (acidic raw versions of THC and CBD).

#medicalcannabis #healthcare #cannabismedicinal #cannabis
#cbd #thc #cbda #thca #weed
#marihuana #marijuana #health #cannabisscience #science
#ImmuneSystem #autoimmune #selfcare #neurodivergent #depression #chronicillness #chronicpain #pain #ptsd
#regenerativemedicine #solarpunk #naturephotography
#JorgeAlbanPhotos #ThickTrunkTuesday #slowart

Habt ihr tote USB-Kabel rumliegen? Tastaturkabel, iPhone-Ladekabel wie in diesem Fall? Der rote Draht in der Mitte ist Plus, das Metallgeflecht der Abschirmung ist Minus. Da kommen dann 5V raus.

Erstaunlich viele Dinge laufen auf fünf Volt, z.B. alles, was mit drei AA-Batterien in Reihe betrieben wird. So wie diese billige Lichterkette, bei der die Steuerelektronik die Grätsche gemacht hat.

Anlöten, Schrumpfschlauch drum, zack fertig: USB-Lichterkette.
#upcycling #solarpunk #trash2thing

In this bonus episode, Ariel talks with Brooklin Wallis, Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for Kitchener Centre in the upcoming snap Ontario Election. This isn’t an endorsement, but a discussion that hopes to prod solarpunk talking points into the realm of politics. Brooklin even describes herself as someone with solarpunk leanings! How does that reconcile with participation in the democratic system in Ontario, Canada? What are her solarpunk goals?

youtu.be/0n6kFtb7DuA

#solarpunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #DirectDemocracy #SolarpunkPolitics #BonusContent @OntarioNDP @ontario #ONDP #NDP #BrooklinWallis #GrassrootsOrganizing #ClimatePolicy #HousingCrisis

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Lately by reference from other people, either online~video-interviewee-reference-rabbithole that person-more references-bibliography-more rabbitholing, or direct mention in articles, video, podcast, or lots of recs here on fedi.

Researching a topic or genre. Right now exploring #solarpunk fiction and how-to.

But my fave way is to browse a used bookstore for hours.

Library is always comfy choice- pick a subject or genre, grab a pile and find a chair. Especially on bad weather days.

@asklemmy

I just released a new game!
Play solo or with a group to journal about your characters' experiences as park rangers while tackling real world concerns... but with the aid of some awesome animal-mech helpers!

Ranger Mech Squad is available in both physical and digital formats, it includes classroom ready tools for educational use, and you can find out more here by visiting today's TTRPGkids homepage.