Daniel @daniel@campduffel.social

Here's good talk by Mark Shepard on restoration agriculture a few years back. Worth a listen.

http://fortwalden.com/toot/Mark_Shepard_on_Restoration_Agriculture.mp4

@atyh It's not just the software either. Documentation on how to make it run and troubleshoot often lives in some old forum.

Write code that obviously has no defects, rather than code that has no obvious defects.

@danie10 We use goTenna from time to time, but didn't know this existed. Installed Bridgefy just in case we're someplace with just our phones.

“Q” is for queen.

@mary and I found a new sitter for Heidi so we can go out for a bit together each week. The sitter is 22 and she's trying to finish up school, go out on her own, and she's pretty ambitious and successful. She's mentioned having baby fever and wanting a family and it struck me at how natural, good, and rare that is these days. Most of society would label her as crazy, or at least it would put a black mark on her in the dating scene.

Guys, another friendly reminder, say “No” to central bank digital currencies(CBDC’s). Educate yourself about what they are and understand the seriousness of the dangers they present. Talk to your friends about them because the powers that be will try to force their adoption.
https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2022-09-16/treasury-recommends-exploring-creation-of-a-digital-dollar

@acnewberry I think the asylum model had a lot of merit, but there were a lot of mistakes as well. We shouldn’t have thrown the baby out with the bath water. When the healthy are prosperous, there are more than enough resources to care for those who can’t take care of themselves.

Potatoes. Worth more than gold!

Well $55 for shipping and a probable 50% the cost of the bike for a return(since we tried it) means that I have a new bike! Any saddle recommendations? The stock model is going to have me limping.

6) This bike is quiet.
7) I missed riding a bike. It was fun!

I'm not sure if it's worth taking apart and returning. I would probably have to pay some kind of fee. Bummed that it didn't work out for her though. I had planned to do something cheaper for myself, but now I don't know.

I didn't want to Frankenstein together a bike for my wife, so I got one online and put it together this afternoon. I learned a few things.

1) The bike is too big for her at 57cm(she is 5'9"), but it is fine for me.
2) Presta valves are a thing.
3) Hauling a child comfortably will require more gears.
4) This is a pretty good single speed. I was pleasantly surprised that it was geared fairly high.
5) It was not relaxing or very comfortable to ride, though 5 miles in 20 mins was nice.

@jordan Moving or leaving?

@atyh I know it's probably weird, but I kinda like the look and feel of a bike with coaster brakes. It can't be hard to convert something to that right?

@atyh I just checked, there is a "re-cyclery" near my church that I will check out. I haven't done much cycling in years, but it really makes sense to tackle fitness and gas prices in one move.