AmiMoJo shares a report from The Guardian: Construction is beginning on the world’s largest liquid air battery, which will store renewable electricity and reduce carbon emissions from fossil-fuel power plants. The project near Manchester, UK, will use spare green energy to compress air into a liquid and store it. When demand is higher, the liquid air is released back into a…
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DIY Tomato Cages And Stakes To Properly Support Your Tomato Plants
No need to spend hundreds of dollars on store-bought tomato cages. You can make your own affordable, functional DIY cages and stakes straight from your homestead. Check out your options below! RELATED: All About Tomatoes: Your Spring Growing Guide | Homesteading Tips In this article: Standard Steel Mesh Tomato Cage Wooden Tomato Plant Obelisk Stake…Continue Reading
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Ripple20 Vulnerabilities Will Haunt the IoT Landscape For Years To Come
Cyber-security experts have revealed today 19 vulnerabilities in a small library designed in the 90s that has been widely used and integrated into countless of enterprise and consumer-grade products over the last 20+ years. From a report: Affected products include smart home devices, power grid equipment, healthcare systems, industrial gear, transportation systems, printers, routers, mobile/satellite communications equipment, data center devices, commercial…
Where is Proxima Centauri?
You probably know the very nearest star to our sun is Proxima in the triple star system we call Alpha Centauri. Guy Ottewell shows you where in space Proxima is. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/where-is-proxima-centauri…
10 Tips On How To Keep Plants Alive During Summer Time
Do you always find your flowers, shrubs, and trees turning brown and lifeless every time a heatwave hits the state? Check out our simple yet effective tips on how to keep plants alive during summertime! RELATED: 50 Gardening Tips And Tricks To Become A Successful Homesteader 10 Effective Tips How to Keep Plants Alive Amidst…Continue Reading
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Why Remote Work Is So Hard — and How It Can Be Fixed
Cal Newport, writing at the New Yorker: Technological transitions often stumble when we expect them to sprint. In 1989, the Stanford economist Paul David wanted to understand why so many companies were so slow to adopt computer technology; for historical perspective, he turned to the history of the electric dynamo, which had been invented around a hundred years before, and which,…
7 Best Indoor Herb Garden Kits Perfect For Urban Homesteading
You don’t need to live in a large homestead to enjoy a bit of open-air country freshness. Make your quaint city home smell as fresh as a wide-open farm by growing an indoor herb garden kit! RELATED: Herb Garden Tips | How to Dry Herbs 7 Best Indoor Herb Garden Kit Options to Choose From 1.…Continue Reading
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15 Organic Homemade Plant Food For Your Homestead
You don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars on expensive soil fertilizers. There are dozens of homemade plant food recipes and ingredients you can use to boost plant growth and improve soil health. RELATED: Homemade Fertilizer from Compost 15 Simple, Inexpensive Homemade Plant Food Recipes and Ingredients 1. Baking Soda-Ammonia Plant Food Need a quick…Continue Reading
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How To Sprout Mung Beans In Jars
Ditch the limp, soggy store-bought mung bean sprouts and opt to make your own fresh, crunchy, juicy ones! Here’s a simple, easy guide on how to sprout mung beans straight from your kitchen. RELATED: How To Germinate Seeds | A Homesteader’s Guide To Sprouting Seeds Step-By-Step Guide on How to Sprout Mung Beans From Your…Continue Reading
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Tesla’s Secret Batteries Aim To Rework the Math For Electric Cars and the Grid
Electric car maker Tesla plans to introduce a new low-cost, long-life battery in its Model 3 sedan in China later this year or early next that it expects will bring the cost of electric vehicles in line with gasoline models, and allow EV batteries to have second and third lives in the electric power grid. Reuters reports: For months, Tesla Chief…