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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,…

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…

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…

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…