I’m trying to learn and build and share a knowledge base of how to make all kinds of things
- Blog
recipesofproduction.org
- Location
Ireland
- Pronouns
any/all but not “it”
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Lifehack: Infinite Food
This is something that humanity actually solved thousands of years ago. We can grow food in the earth in all but the most harsh biomes, and have done so sustainably for thousands of years. We have extended the reach of agriculture with countless ancient innovations such as irrigation, and in more modern times with greenhouses,…
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Technology Resource Packs
Earlier I posted about targeting different technology levels. The two priorities for this project I called “Consumer” and “Minecraft” – this is quite the simplification, of course. Here are some more levels to consider: This is just one way to divide up technology levels – a more precise delineation will emerge once we have enough…
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Clawing My Way Back In
It was over 5 months ago when I boasted that I’d got the jump on my new year resolution to build this site, by starting in December. I kept going until Jan 3rd. And then I stopped posting. Even when I got a nice comment (thanks James!) and resolved to not let a month go…
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Semi-Automated Production
When we first figure out how to make a new thing, that’s a special moment. Another special moment comes when we have made the same thing enough times to know what works, what doesn’t, how the build can go wrong and how to prevent or mitigate those issues. But after we’ve made the same thing…
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What is a Recipe of Production?
Whoever you are, whatever tools and devices and skills you may have, whatever components and raw materials you have access to, there will be a set of things that you can make, and a set of things that you can’t. And then you get a recipe. The recipe tells you how to use what you…
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Targeting Different Technology Levels
How do we get from where we are to where we need to be? There’s a whole world of planning and organizing implied by that question, but what I want to focus on now is quantifying the kinds of inputs and supply chains that we can assume to be available to our means of production.…
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Hello World!
Ok so this year I got a jump on the new year resolutions. A new blog! Here I hope to embark on a journey to discover new means of production, and how to make them. Perhaps you’ve heard somebody say “Seize the means of production!” Perhaps you have some understanding of what they meant by…