I just picked up lumber to modify my $5 flea market bottle rack. The top section was loose, which I repaired Thursday. I plan to put a top on it so I can utilize that space in a addition to the vertical space. That will be handy for larger and odd shaped bottles. #reuse #repurpose #recycle
@jwildeboer @jzb I'm mostly repurposing raspberry pi 1 and 2 for all sorts of network services at home (pi-hole, syncthing, scanner and printer share, etc.)
Sometimes eBay is the best place for stuff. I just found a Helping hands w magnifier & LED for $16, free shipping. Yay gray market!!! #graymarket #reuse #repurpose
#PSA Please when designing new tech consider that not everyone has a reliable 24/7 broadband internet connection, or a large screen, or a keyboard, or a mouse, or is able to get a domain name, or is able to run services from home, is able to power their home-server for the whole day, or can rent a VPS, or can have their ip-addresses be linked to an identity, or has one legal identity, or has one name, or has a recent computer, or has easy access to a debit or credit card, or has a bank account with either, or has a PayPal account, or has bitcoin, or one of many other things some and often many people just don't have, etc…
Flashback (Jun 1, 2023):
"6 clever ways to reuse silica gel packets
Reduce plastic waste while keeping your prized possessions safe from moisture damage."
https://www.popsci.com/environment/uses-for-silica-gel-packets/
...and now, it's a non-descript box you could even not notice.
#remotesensing #repurpose #hack
Ok...My super hacky remote computer commbox.
Basically an old phone, with various basic mods (scheduled reboot, timer charge, remote management).
The purpose, a stand alone, remote computer you're not going to miss too much when someone fucks it.
You can even drill a hole in the casing for the camera surveillance (not the purpose of this one).
It looks semi "I belong there").
Lid goes on top.
I may need to put a sun shield on it for summer.
#remotestations #remotesensing #repurpose #cellphones
A Crypto Miner Takes the Straight and Narrow - As it stands, cryptocurrency largely seems to be a fad of the previous decade, at ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/07/01/a-crypto-miner-takes-the-straight-and-narrow/ #repurpose #hardware #crypto #mining #server #media #miner #gpu #pci
So Midea recalled my window unit. Rather than destroy it, it's U shape nicely accommodates the garage door.
1 free used memory foam mattress later and now I have 4 inches of foam sealing the crack of an opening in the garage door.
Presto, one mildly A/C'd garage even in the summer.
So you turned your ancient iPhone 8 into a solar-powered #OCR server 
. Congratulations, you've finally given your phone a job it never asked for, while the rest of us replace ours every two years for no reason. 
#FirstWorldProblems
https://terminalbytes.com/iphone-8-solar-powered-vision-ocr-server/ #iPhone8 #SolarPower #techInnovation #FirstWorldProblems #repurpose #HackerNews #ngated
Automated Blinds Opener On The Cheap https://hackaday.com/2025/05/27/automated-blinds-opener-on-the-cheap/ #automatedblinds #magneticencoder #homehacks #repurpose #reuse
Automated Blinds Opener On The Cheap - We love seeing hacks that involve salvaging parts from what you have on hand to ma... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/27/automated-blinds-opener-on-the-cheap/ #automatedblinds #magneticencoder #homehacks #repurpose #reuse
Practising what I preach, vis-à-vis recycling, reuse, solarpunk, etc.
Used inner tube rubber from the bicycle shop across the road, plus some vulcanizing glue, means the soles of these trainers will last a little bit longer now.
I'd rather have used an old car tyre, but one hasn't materialised (ironic, usually they're everywhere).
How to Turn an “#EconomicBlackout” Into an All-Out War on #CorporatePower
Friday’s economic boycott is a one-day attack on corporate interests. The #degrowth movement calls for a broader societal shift.
Jonah Valdez, February 28 2025
Excerpt: "Rooted in the work of American and European political theorists of the 1970s, the 'degrowth' movement criticizes a #capitalist system that seeks unending growth and profit, which has led to #ecological and #environmental ruin such as the impacts of #ClimateChange.
"Instead, it advocates for a system that prioritizes the needs of the #planet and its people, such as #housing, #education, and #healthcare. According to Jason Hickel, a leading advocate of degrowth and author of 'Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World,' the movement calls for reducing consumption and production of things that harm the planet such #FossilFuels, #SUVs, #PrivateJets, #mansions, #FastFashion, #IndustrialBeef, #CruiseShips, and the #MilitaryIndustrialComplex.
"While the term may be unfamiliar to many Americans, its core ideas have cropped up in the Green New Deal’s goals of a post-fossil fuel economy; the pandemic-era phenomenon of white-collar workers voluntarily quitting their jobs and working less; and the recent social media trend of '#NoBuy,' which encouraged people to purchase less and #repurpose more.
"'People are getting a sense that they’re ripped off, that they’re being taken advantage of and exploited as consumers,' said Aaron Vansintjan, co-author of 'The Future Is Degrowth: A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism.' 'It is promising that people are responding to the current moment by showing their distrust of these corporations.'
"The boycott has drawn wide–ranging media coverage, along with the attention of some celebrities. It also caught the attention of #LindaSarsour, a progressive activist best known for organizing the 2017 #WomensMarch after #Trump’s first election.
"'It is an easy risk-free way to invite masses of people to act in reaction to the outrageousness of this Administration,' Sarsour told The Intercept in an email."
https://theintercept.com/2025/02/28/no-buy-nothing-corporation-boycott-capitalism-degrowth/
#CorporateColonialism #Corporatocracy #RepairCafes #LibraryOfThings #ReuseRepairRecycle #CircularEconomy #CapitalismKills #EnvironmentalDamage #USPol #WorldPol #CapitalismMustDie #PlannedObsolescence #ProtectMotherEarth
… swapping and giving, “second-hands-on” - for example, there is a Buddhist temple somewhere that was built entirely from empty PET bottles -, plants as our survive/life symbiosis … The ideas are endless and there is plenty of material.
Send us your mental and physical material :-)
More about the CFC25:
https://events.haecksen.org/cfc25/index.html
#FYI #resistance #resist #fascism #resistfascism #stopfascism #US #USA #ParkrosePermaculture
Some thoughts on what to do now in daily life, practical tips: #spending, #budget planning, #repair, #reuse, #repurpose
This pretty much sums up the habits I got from my grandparents. Some of which are habits we should all adopt. Notice how they refer to these as "Odd Behaviors" -- a bit classist, but whatev...
15 Odd Behaviors Only People from Lower Middle-Class Families Will Recognize
"We never throw old towels away as they become rags for cleaning or drying pets. Repurposing items to save money on cleaning supplies can save a reasonable amount of dollars in a year." [And without the #Microplastic pollution from buying plastic cleaning cloths!]
Read more:
https://thefinancekey.com/odd-behaviors-only-people-from-lower-middle-class-families-will-recognize/
#RepairCafes #Reuse #Reduce #Repurpose #SecondHandClothes #SolarPunkSunday #DIY #Leftovers #Degrowth #Deconsumption
Rose Bowl 2025: Lopsided score at halftime but check out this crazy electric float
