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6 days ago

How to Surf a Hurricane, Chapter 2

I’m writing a heist novel in a solarpunk / hopeful climate scifi setting. Here’s the draft of the second chapter (here’s the first chapter if you missed it)— let me know what you think in the comments! I’ll be publishing a new chapter each week: Anne of the Salt Marsh, The Rising Tide Izzie was lying in her…

Climate

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How to Surf a Hurricane, Chapter 2
How to Surf a Hurricane, Chapter 2
Climate

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Sep 20

How to Surf a Hurricane

I’m writing a heist novel in a solarpunk / climate scifi setting. Here’s the draft of the first chapter — let me know what you think in the comments! I’ll be publishing a new chapter each week: Chapter 1: Miki the Snowchaster, The Installation A helicopter hovered on the edge of a mountain cliff as the first…

Climate

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How to Surf a Hurricane
How to Surf a Hurricane
Climate

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May 25

Some notes on sleeping better

Sleep is a key part of staying healthy and sharp, and yet it’s so hard to do right — or at least it has been for me. While everyone’s journey to feeling well-rested is different, these are tactics that have worked for me: 🚶Move it for 30 minutes a day…

Sleep

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Some notes on sleep
Some notes on sleep
Sleep

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Apr 24

But are you an electric biker?

This Earth Day, I volunteered at a tent offering free electric bikes rides and learned something fascinating: Almost all ebikes are sold to people who already ride manual bikes. Which is crazy if you think about it. …

Bikes

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But are you an electric biker?
But are you an electric biker?
Bikes

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Nov 30, 2022

Announcing the MakerHouse Residency for Summer 2023

UPDATE: The Residency is now closed for applications. We’re excited to share the Residents and their projects in the coming months! MakerHouse Pittsburgh is excited to announce our new Residency Program, launching Summer 2023! MakerHouse is an intentional community of makers in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. …

Makerhouse

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Announcing the MakerHouse Residency for Summer 2023
Announcing the MakerHouse Residency for Summer 2023
Makerhouse

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Apr 23, 2022

A Framework for the Future: SustainAbility

An optimistic approach to our future — Climate Crisis Anxiety is real The news is constantly flooded with stories of disaster. Feeling like everything’s on fire erodes our ability to focus on how we can help. Although there are a lot of challenges ahead, we can still adapt and build a future worth getting excited about. …

Earth Day

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Earth Day

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Apr 21, 2022

MakerHouse’s Overkill Network Setup

Here at Maker House, “overkill” is our middle name. In this episode of overkill, we’ll be sharing our state-of-the-art home networking setup — and how you can set up something similar for yourself. What can our software do?

Makerhouse

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MakerHouse’s Overkill Network Setup
MakerHouse’s Overkill Network Setup
Makerhouse

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Mar 22, 2022

Don’t Buy Stocks — Buy These

With inflation for energy at over 25%, and general inflation nearly 8%, holding cash is a surefire way to throw away all of your hard work. Your first reaction might be to invest your cash in the market — but you should only do that as a last resort. …

Personal Finance

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Personal Finance

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Dec 28, 2021

Maker.House Impact Report

If you care about the environment, you’ve hopefully looked at ways to reduce your impact. Now that Mkr.house has been operating for a year, we can see how the impact of living in a shared, energy efficient setting compares to the US average: Shelter MakerHouse was built with sustainability in mind…

Sustainability

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Maker.House Impact Report
Maker.House Impact Report
Sustainability

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Dec 22, 2021

Maker House: 2021 Finances

Mkr.house is a community of makers in Pittsburgh. We believe in open source and transparency. To help others create communities, here are the finances from our first year of operation: While the net loss for year 1 is sizable, many of the expenses are unique to the year of construction…

Real Estate

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Maker House: 2021 Finances
Maker House: 2021 Finances
Real Estate

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Todd Medema

Todd Medema

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Technology, Entrepreneurship and Design to make the planet a better place. Pittsburgh, PA. http://toddmedema.com

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