VenDiagraphein

joined 2 years ago
[–] VenDiagraphein@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago

oh wow, that is gorgeous

[–] VenDiagraphein@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Oh man, idk how I've missed that one, but it just shot to the top of my list

[–] VenDiagraphein@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I did not know until this very moment how deeply I wanted to build a beaver society 😂

[–] VenDiagraphein@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 years ago

Ooh cool - it feels like subnautica but in the sky, which is certainly promising

 

It's the season for steam's summer sale, so here's some solarpunk-y games I've been eyeing, for anyone who's looking for something new to try this summer! (I haven't played most of these, they are just things that I've seen around that give me solarpunk vibes.)

  • Terra Nil : an intricate environmental strategy game about transforming a barren wasteland into a thriving, balanced ecosystem.
  • Pan'orama : a relaxing puzzle simulation game that allows you to create breathtaking landscapes using different types of tiles.
  • Summer in Mara : a summer adventure with farming, crafting, and exploring mechanics set in an alien tropical archipelago.
  • No Place Like Home : a cute and relaxing farm sim where you restore the environment around you.
  • Cloud Gardens : a chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas.
  • Station to Station : a minimalist & relaxing game about building railway connections across a beautiful landscape.

Bonus, Games in Early Access:

  • The Wandering Village : a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature.
  • Coral Island : a vibrant and laid-back re-imagining of farm sim games, set on a beautiful island you must work to restore alongside the local community.
  • World Turtles : a wholesome colony builder with the primary goal of sustainability, all set on the backs of giant space turtles.
  • Diluvian Winds : a community management game set in a small hamlet at the foot of a lighthouse.

Got any other recommendations?

[–] VenDiagraphein@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Love it, but it has pretty niche utility.

It's great for improving frest fruit/vegetable access in small urban communities, without massive transportation costs and preservative use.

Also very cool for small, isolated environments like ocean voyages and space, where production space is severely limited.

And extremely interesting from an ecological perspective when combined with a full circle microsystem, as in aquaculture.

But overall, it remains wildly inefficient for large scale agriculture needs.

 

Really interesting study from the Journal of Coastal Research - I think work like this is a massively useful transition strategy. There's a lot of benefits to blending economic practicality (construction methods that remain feasible for local governments and small community or private groups), and ecologically minded design (features that improve a project's impact on local ecology)

[–] VenDiagraphein@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

TX lawmakers are going to doom the state, again. "make no mistake, the 9th largest economy in the world runs on natural gas" - more like the largest laughing stock in the world blacked out the whole state on natural gas...

Wind was hit far less by the 2021 freeze, and solar was hardly impacted at all. Meanwhile, they continue to advocate for overreliance on under equipped natural gas facilities that completely failed to maintain functionality - shutting down TX for days, and killing 200 people as a result. Solar is the best option they have to prevent it from happening again, short of a total power grid overhaul, but instead of celebrating growth there, they decide to fearmonger about scary renewables.

[–] VenDiagraphein@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago

lol, I guess I got lucky! "open source furniture beer garden" brought it right up on duckduckgo 😄

this really is a wonderful project, thanks for tuning me into it!

[–] VenDiagraphein@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Ooh, beergarden is very specific - perfect search term! Is "Wikiblock" the one?

https://www.betterblock.org/library

[–] VenDiagraphein@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Do you remember how long ago you saw it? Everything I'm aware of for furniture disappeared or went for-profit years ago.

Someone's already mentioned Opendesk, which mysteriously cut off access to files with a "we'll email everyone when they come back!". Spoilers, they did not come back, its been nearly 5 years. Instead they started selling furniture by request and partnering with fabrication services. There are some others that were similar, AtFab, fabsie, opendesign (which I think was a wiki, so maybe that was the one posted?)... but none are still active and the websites/links are dead or replaced by something different using the name. You can still find designs on github though, and some on Pintrest, of all places.

Here is one such repository of Opendesk's designs: https://github.com/timrolls/Opendesk . Go forth and fab freely.

 

This is also the site of the deepest wind turbine foundation in the world. It will be interesting to see the data on this one from ongoing studies into the impact of offshore wind farms on marine ecosystems!

 

Welcome to c/tidalpunk, a community dedicated to imagining and building a better future for our oceans and marine environments!

Tidalpunk is a sub-genre of Solarpunk, one which applies the themes of sustainable technology, conservation, accessibility, and community action to our global oceans and other waters.

Oceans are a crucial part of our planet's health, and so their preservation is crucial for our planet's future wellbeing. This is a space to celebrate efforts to protect and support marine systems, discuss emerging sustainable aquatic tech, share new oceanic discoveries, and post ideas about what a tidalpunk future may look like.

[–] VenDiagraphein@slrpnk.net 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (9 children)

Personally, as it currently stands, no. But it could potentially be, given better waste treatment practices and far better regulation and consistently enforced safety requirements.

It's far greener than fossil fuels, when run carefully at least. But between the persistent issues with waste reclamation and harmful leakage, and the massive amount of damage that can be done when mistakes are made or safety is overlooked, I don't think it qualifies as "green".

So from a practical standpoint, I still think new resources are better spent developing infrastructure for solar, wind, geothermal, etc. But as we are phasing out other power sources, pretty much everything else should go before we start to decommission nuclear.

[–] VenDiagraphein@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago

Always nice to see Braiding Sweet grass referenced. And to see Anmism treated with respect. It pairs so beautifully with a solarpunk mentality - each enhances the other.

 

For any who missed it - there's a solarpunk conference being held this Saturday, starting 8:30MST. Their agenda has speakers on everything from art and writing to hydroponics and hacktivism. Today's the last day to grab tickets if you want to attend!

[–] VenDiagraphein@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 years ago

Tidalpunk is my new favorite solarpunk subgenre. That's a brilliant aquaculture setup

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