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diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱I had a productive day off work today maintaining the house solar system. Replaced weathered connectors and inspected the panels and wiring. The sun was out today, making this hot work, especially that the strings of panels were live up to 500 volts DC. Even though the circuit breaker was disconnected and there was no current, the high potential voltage was there and it could be instantly lethal if something went wrong. I have tested what happens when wires break with this level of voltage and the arc flash of DC voltage is very dramatic. High voltage safety is quite motivational...Unfortunately, the sun went down after I could do a full test of all sections, so that will wait until later this week.<a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#offgrid</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#safety</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/highvoltage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#highvoltage</a>

Hippy SteveThe middle section has big AIMS 4kW charger/inverter that will be off most of the time. I’m using its big beefy terminals as an additional 12v system buss bar. I can power it up if I need to run big power tools with high surge currents like an air compressor. And I can connect it to camp’s AC power if I need supplemental battery charging.Below that is my primary inverter. Renogy 2kW. It’ll be on all the time now (just 10w idle power usage), but there’s a remote on/off switch in the trailer if I need to conserve.These go straight to the 12v system buss bars. I’ll probably add fuses to protect that wiring in the future, but the fuses in the inverters should do the trick for now.The negative side of the system buss bar goes through a Victron 300A SmartShunt then to the Dumfume 300Ah LiFePo4 batteries connected in parallel. The positive side goes through a battery disconnect switch, then a 200A fuse, then the batteries. The batteries have a 200A BMS that will disconnect if current exceeds 200A, cell voltage exceeds limits, or temperatures are too high or low.<a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#offgrid</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a>

Andy Fletcher<a href="https://thecanadian.social/@crinstamcamp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@crinstamcamp</a> By coincidence I'm working on the design of the electrics for my new off-grid home.I'll have 230V 13A outlets all over the place but will also be running a parallel 24V DC feed for lighting and ELV outlets. Lots of USB / USB-C PD for laptops, clocks phones etc to run off the 24V.I'm going to use EV1327 wireless switches as DC lighting has improved massively the last few years. I'm working on a simple CH32V003 design to dim lights. Will be open sourced.<a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#offgrid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a>

Hippy SteveNow that it’s light out, and I’m not exhausted, here are some better pictures of my new solar cabinet with descriptions.Each series pair of panels comes in and goes to buss bars to be paralleled. There’s room for one more pair if I can figure out a good means to mount them securely atop the trailer.This then goes through a 1000V 50A DC breaker that doubles as a solar panel disconnect before feeding the Outback Solar FM60 charge controller. The panels are 325W with 45Voc and 9A Isc. The FM60 has 150V max input, and 60A max output. With an expanded 2s4p, the most the breaker and charge controller should see is maybe 110v and 40a.The FM60 output then goes to 12V system power buss bars. I have a 150A DC breaker for that connection, but I’m out of beefy wiring to connect it. Almost all the 12v wiring is left overs from our old camp solar system. I plan to replace it with better wire and connectors and a neater layout eventually.I left room in this top section for another charge controller on the left and an AC breaker box on the right.<a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#offgrid</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a>

Anthropyjust your average professional off grid solar loadbank testing setup :blobcatgooglyfingerguns:<a href="https://mastodon.derg.nz/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#offgrid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.derg.nz/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.derg.nz/tags/ohgodwhy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ohgodwhy</a>

Got Root :hispagatos: # :idle:Thinking of taking <a href="https://hispagatos.space/tags/Meshtastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Meshtastic</a> to a <a href="https://hispagatos.space/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Protest</a> ? <a href="https://hispagatos.space/tags/WiFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WiFi</a> and <a href="https://hispagatos.space/tags/Bluetooth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bluetooth</a> can be used to track you, which makes bringing a smartphone a bad idea. Here's how to use Meshtastic while leaving your phone at home. <a href="https://hispagatos.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://hispagatos.space/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#offgrid</a> <a href="https://hispagatos.space/tags/LoRa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LoRa</a> <a href="https://hispagatos.space/tags/ethicalhacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ethicalhacking</a> <a href="https://hispagatos.space/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Electronics</a> <a href="https://hispagatos.space/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hacking</a><a href="https://hispagatos.space/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> friendly link: - <a href="https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=n6jVrH4xJys" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=n6jVrH4xJys</a>for more info: check alt.2600.madrid and hispagatos.talk in <a href="https://hispagatos.space/tags/USENET" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USENET</a> also in <a href="https://hispagatos.space/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#matrix</a> <a href="https://hispagatos.space/tags/meshtastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#meshtastic</a>-community:matrix.org Happy Hacking ReK2

kashcahI'm looking for recommendations for reading materials (prefer physical book format) on UK solar installations for a complete beginner and non-technical/engineer brained person (it's me!). Preferably not grid-tied and providing a good base knowledge that will help me understand options when looking at the mahoosive number of kits out there. <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/askmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#askmastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/askfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#askfedi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/solarpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solarpower</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#offgrid</a>

SaltPhoenixFinished the next sedge basket. This one also has young guava wood for structure and some maile pilau aka: stink vine (Paederia foetida) for visual accent and stabilization/strength. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/crafts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#crafts</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/weaving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weaving</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/basket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#basket</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homestead</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/invasivespecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#invasivespecies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solarpunk</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#offgrid</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TheProblemIsTheSolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheProblemIsTheSolution</a>

Priceless PlanetHow would you like to do a <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/buynothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#buynothing</a> day every week?<a href="https://todon.eu/tags/resourcebasedeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resourcebasedeconomy</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/rbe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rbe</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/gifteconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gifteconomy</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/freeworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freeworld</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/eattherich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eattherich</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/tradelesssociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tradelesssociety</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/moneylesssociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#moneylesssociety</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/selfsufficientcommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#selfsufficientcommunities</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/selfsufficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#selfsufficiency</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/diylife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diylife</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/selfreliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#selfreliance</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#offgrid</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ecovillages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecovillages</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ecovillage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecovillage</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/anarchism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anarchism</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/anarchocommunism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anarchocommunism</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/communism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#communism</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#socialism</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/libertarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#libertarianism</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/leftism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#leftism</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/intentionalcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#intentionalcommunity</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climatechange</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/antiwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antiwork</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/volunteering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#volunteering</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/simpleliving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#simpleliving</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/sustainableliving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sustainableliving</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solarpunk</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/anticonsumerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anticonsumerism</a>

Hippy SteveWe’re looking to get a Sundazer 12v Fridge/Freezer combo for the annual ceremony where we camp for 3 weeks. It consumes an average of 800Wh per day in 90F ambient temperatures according to the literature. I’m trying to assemble the power system for it…A Dumfume LiFePo 300Ah battery should be sufficient. 3800Wh would power it for 4.5 days without sun. One of my 325w panels and 5 hrs of sun should be sufficient. I now just need an inexpensive charge controller. Anyone have experience with this one? <a href="https://www.amazon.com/ECO-WORTHY-Controller-Battery-Regulator-LiFePO4/dp/B0CYCD52D3?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A5KU5HDAPDC75&gQT=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/ECO-WORTHY-Controller-Battery-Regulator-LiFePO4/dp/B0CYCD52D3?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A5KU5HDAPDC75&gQT=1</a><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#offgrid</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a>

Hippy SteveAlso verified the inverter’s USB port is powered when the inverter is off. I suspected it would be. This is cool because so far it’s looking like a lot of my constant consumption will just be 12v. The 2k inverter is 25w consumption at idle. Much better than the 75w used by the 4k inverter, but every watt counts when you’re <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#offgrid</a>

Bubulcus & BolotasThrough the eyes of our guests... <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/guestperspective?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#guestperspective</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bbcamping?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bbcamping</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/campinginportugal?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#campinginportugal</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/outdoors?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#outdoors</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/responsiblecamping?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#responsiblecamping</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/connectwithnature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#connectwithnature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/offgrid?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#offgrid</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Alentejo?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alentejo</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rockroses?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rockroses</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/holmoaks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#holmoaks</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mediterraneanlandscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mediterraneanlandscape</a>

Mx. Luna CorbdenWhiteness is aggressive, methodical, planned, perfectionistic. These are good traits, but not of out of balance and taken as the ONLY good traits.I remember my first Tai Chi class (before I understood any of this). I expected we'd start by memorizing the first movements in the form, then move to the next. But nope. We did standing meditation, exercises, then the whole form. The next week, same thing. Sometimes we did the whole form twice. I thought, how the h*ck (I was still Mormon) am I supposed to learn anything this way? I can't memorize this! I can't take this home and practice! It was a completely different approach from what this brainiac systematic test-taking overachiever had learned growing up. It was perhaps my first insight as to just how different Eastern culture is from Western.Now, I didn't ever memorize the form. (In spite of several classes in different places, a book, and YouTube, mostly because I never have energy to stick to it.) But I did learn that there are other ways to learn, and that this way, of doing the whole thing over and over and over until you pick up pieces at a time, is also valid. And I DID pick up pieces. I learned better balance, the difference between good pain and bad, stances for movement throughout my day, and about several aspects of meditation and mindfulness that have served me well over the decades and contributed to better mental and physical health.It taught me to look at everything holistically, and that the methodical Western approach isn't the only way.If you're looking to decolonize, START THERE. Dump the perfectionism, the systematic plan, the mechanistic, linear assembly line of your life. The whole process of decolonization for me is an exercise in doing pieces at a time, out of "order," as it FLOWS, as it makes sense, as it works.It's not about The Plan. It's about learning to hear and trust my intuition and nature around me.🧵<a href="https://defcon.social/tags/RVLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RVLife</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/OffGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OffGrid</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solarpunk</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/rewild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rewild</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/decolonize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#decolonize</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/AbuseCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AbuseCulture</a>

Mx. Luna CorbdenAfter enough of this kind of exercise, detaching from colonial institutions can start seeming more possible. What will catch me if I let go of this or that thing that I was taught by every level of society that I NEEDED?You fill that scary ignorance with curiosity which leads to knowledge, which leads to choices, which lead to experiences, which lead to curiosity. Rise, repeat.And then you start prodding at what you can change. Can I give up Amazon? Maybe just Prime? Can I give up my car? (I can't.) Can I give up Google? Can I use less electricity? Can I repair things instead of buying new? Can I start a compost, even if it's not that great and I'm not going to use it in a garden, can I at least try it out? Can I consider giving up corporate work? What would that take? Can I go visit my local interpretive center and see what the tribes here want me doing? Can I watch some YouTube videos by indigenous people or read a book? Or at least follow some BIPOC voices on social media? Maybe some from outside my country, too? Can I learn some native plants, and maybe just buy two and plant them in my yard, see if I can keep them alive? These and many, many other options are available.You don't need to do it all at once. (That's white indoctrination – "Demand for Purity" or toxic perfectionism.) Just pick one or two. If they don't work out, don't feel depressed or down on yourself (yup, more oppressor indoctrination there, don't cooperate!!) – just pick another one or two that seem easier and try again.Like nature, it's a cycle. (Exclusively linear thinking is also whiteness indoctrination! Its' a form of "Polarized Thinking" in cult literature, (aka Black and White Thinking).)🧵<a href="https://defcon.social/tags/RVLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RVLife</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/OffGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OffGrid</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solarpunk</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/rewild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rewild</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/decolonise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#decolonise</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/AbuseCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AbuseCulture</a>

Mx. Luna CorbdenAnother great step is to just start observing nature. Even if you live in the city, there is nature around you. What are the crows up to? What's that bug doing there? Why does your cat do that? What patterns are forming from the conflicts between the plants struggling to survive in the sidewalk?Try to get inside their heads and really try to imagine the world from their perspective – which will be totally unlike your own. This is an exercise in listening. As you get better at it, you will get better at understanding what indigenous people mean, how they see the world, what they want, and what they're asking of you.And you will get better at listening to YOURSELF.Because ultimately, whiteness cuts white people off from our own bodies and minds. We've got entire ecosystems going on inside of us, and that brain, that pinpoint of ego, is merely a facade of picket fences built by manipulators higher up in the hierarchy, made to look pretty and civilized, but they hide the wildness inside – wildness that turns perverse and horrifying when shoved, like monsters, into the basement of your subconscious.They aren't monsters. They are pieces of you. And the way through isn't dominance, it's cooperation.At a certain point, you realize that this also applies to the out-group. They aren't monsters either. They are pieces of you. And the way through isn't dominance, it's cooperation.🧵<a href="https://defcon.social/tags/RVLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RVLife</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/OffGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OffGrid</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solarpunk</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/rewild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rewild</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/decolonise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#decolonise</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/AbuseCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AbuseCulture</a>

Mx. Luna CorbdenI want to do this thread proper. I want to go through each of the 31 manipulation techniques that I outline in Recovering Agency (there applied to Mormonism/Christianity) and show how they apply to whiteness. Maybe I'll have some energy later today? I've been wanting to do that for years.But part of unpacking my whiteness (the ableism side of it) is learning to do things half-assed sometimes. So that's basically this thread, what is coming up for me right now, raw.Really, the first steps are being open, curious, prodding at what you think you can change now, and listening to non-white voices uncritically.🧵<a href="https://defcon.social/tags/RVLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RVLife</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/OffGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OffGrid</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solarpunk</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/rewild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rewild</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/decolonise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#decolonise</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/AbuseCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AbuseCulture</a>

Mx. Luna CorbdenA good place to start is to learn about other ways of seeing the world.For me, it's trying to understand indigenous American attitudes towards nature and the land, not just from listening to non-white voices, but from observing what's around me.As a child, indigenous cultures didn't make any sense to me. That's because they have a completely different underlying approach than those I'd been exposed to in my bubble of Mormon whiteness. My oppressors didn't want me to understand; they needed me to grow up as a middle-man oppressor. They needed me to look down on some so I wouldn't complain when others looked down on me.(This mind control technique is known as "elitism.")And that generated all kinds of fears (instilled phobias, another technique), that if I didn't conform to whiteness, I'd have to live in poverty, like Black and brown people did. It destroyed any curiosity I had about cultures other than my own.That curiosity is coming back. There are other ways to relate to nature, to the land, to myself. That's the vector I'm grabbing hold of as I shed various conveniences (while I hold on to others). 🧵<a href="https://defcon.social/tags/AbuseCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AbuseCulture</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/decolonize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#decolonize</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/rewild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rewild</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solarpunk</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/OffGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OffGrid</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/RVLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RVLife</a>

Mx. Luna CorbdenI'm gonna tell my fellow white Americans, if you're trying to decolonize, or want to decolonize, and are overwhelmed, start somewhere. Start with something you feel like you can do, and start gently questioning everything else, and planning the next step.Lifestyle changes are stressful and a lot of work. Impossible to do all at once. But it's better to do some than none, especially if it's a journey towards doing more.Each step, I find ways that whiteness holds me back, sucks me dry, and has isolated me from nature and my own humanity. Much of this is mental. Whiteness is a cult. Almost twenty years ago I thought, "Now that I'm learning about cults, I wonder if larger society is also a cult?... someday I'm gonna tackle that."Whiteness/capitalism *is* that cult. That's the supporting doctrinal structure of the whole package I call Abuse Culture.Whiteness isn't a skin color, it's an ideology, a system of power. Unpacking your whiteness is deconditioning from abuse culture. It's freeing to dump cult manipulation pressures like dependency, elitism, and demand for purity. If you've done this process for religious trauma, it's only another step to do so for society's cult doctrines.And with that comes behavior. That cycle you're in with the job and debt? Start planning a way out. It seems impossible — it might even be — but maybe it's not if you're willing to do things you believe are impossible, but that billions in the Global South prove *is* possible. Because they have no other choice. But you do.There, right there, that resistance you feel? Maybe defensiveness? Fear? That's whiteness. And whiteness isn't you. It's a construct that adheres your ego to power's puppet strings.I also thought it would be impossible to leave Mormonism, but here I am, 25 years later. Now I'm looking to leave the colonial indoctrination behind, too, and as many of my harmful behaviors as I can... one at a time.🧵<a href="https://defcon.social/tags/AbuseCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AbuseCulture</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/decolonise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#decolonise</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/rewild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rewild</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solarpunk</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/OffGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OffGrid</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/RVLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RVLife</a>

Hippy StevePlease check my math.The solar panels I got have a Voc at NOCT (normal cell operating temperature) of 41.91V. NOCT is 46C +/- 2C.Temperature coefficient (Voc) is -0.311%/K. I assume K here is per degree Kelvin. Not sure why they didn't just use C which is identical. 0.311% is 0.00311. .00311x41.91=0.1303401Voc/degree celsius drop.Worst case temps in camp would be reasonably 10F, which is -12C. 46C - -12C= 58C. Let's make it 60C to account for the +/- on NOCT.60 x 0.1303401 = 7.820406VSo the highest Voc I should expect would be 41.91 + 7.82 = 49.73VIt's important that the math is right, because my FM60 charge controller has an absolute maximum Voc of 150V. So 3 panels in series would be 149.2V, which isn't much wiggle room.Of course, I already gave myself some wiggle room. I've never seen temps go below 15C up in camp.<a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#offgrid</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a>

Priceless PlanetEconomic Blackout Day comes once in a year when you buy/spend nothing.🍃It's a really ingenious organized and effective action!✊How many times can you do it? Help us plan. <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/resourcebasedeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resourcebasedeconomy</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/rbe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rbe</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/gifteconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gifteconomy</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/freeworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freeworld</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/eattherich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eattherich</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/tradelesssociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tradelesssociety</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/moneylesssociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#moneylesssociety</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/selfsufficientcommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#selfsufficientcommunities</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/selfsufficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#selfsufficiency</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/diylife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diylife</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/selfreliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#selfreliance</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#offgrid</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ecovillages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecovillages</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ecovillage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecovillage</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/anarchism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anarchism</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/anarchocommunism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anarchocommunism</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/communism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#communism</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#socialism</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/libertarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#libertarianism</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/leftism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#leftism</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/intentionalcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#intentionalcommunity</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climatechange</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/antiwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antiwork</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/volunteering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#volunteering</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/simpleliving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#simpleliving</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/sustainableliving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sustainableliving</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solarpunk</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/anticonsumerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anticonsumerism</a>

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