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mastodon.green/@Philsturgeon/1β¦ Philsturgeon@mastodon.green - Have you ever thought about living in a van because the economy has been wrecked by boomers who own all the housing? Ever thought about that van being electric? I lived in a tiny electric van for 3 years. Here is everything good, bad, and on my todo list. #VanLife philsturgeon.com/living-in-a-tβ¦Living in a tiny electric van for three years
In October 2022 I bought a small electric van, a Nissan E-NV200, that became affectionately known as the Struggle Bus. Getting a campervan was an upgrade from living entirely on a bicycle for a few years, which was a life changing experience.Phil Sturgeon
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Yes, this is who we are: Americaβs 250-year history of political violence
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Yes, this is who we are: Americaβs 250-year history of political violence
The US has long fused politics and violence, often through firearms. To claim that such shootings betray βwho we areβ is to forget that the US was founded on this form of political violence.The Conversation
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I'm a passive parent β I don't cut the crust off sandwiches or tie shoelaces. I want my kids to be independent
https://www.businessinsider.com/passive-parent-parenting-style-foster-independence-2025-9?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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I'm a passive parent; I want my kids to figure out things themselves
Since my son was 4 months old he would hold his own bottle. I don't cut my kids' crust or help them tie their shoes. But I'm not checked out.Jenn Wint (Business Insider)
MAGA sees Brazil as a harbinger for Trumpβs US β Bolsonaroβs trial proves them wrong
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Living cement charge your phone ? The Doctor Who episode writes itself.
By embedding living bacteria into the worldβs most common building material, the team has created a supercapacitor capable of storing electricity. The proof-of-concept material not only holds energy but can also recover its performance when βfedβ with nutrients.Once inside the cement, the microbes create a network of charge carriers that store and release energy.
Early tests suggest the approach already outperforms traditional cement-based storage devices. Even more striking, the cement continues to function after the microbes die, and researchers can bring it back to life with nutrients.
The researchers also tested the cement under extreme conditions. It stored and discharged power in both freezing and hot environments. Six blocks wired together produced enough electricity to light an LED bulb... even modest performance could have an impact. A room made of the material could store around 10 kWh, enough to power a standard enterprise server for a day.
Sounds like quite a leap, but then I guess they don't say how large a block is.
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Living cement stores energy and restores capacity when fed nutrients
Scientists turn cement into an energy-storing material using bacteria, offering recoverable power storage for future infrastructure.Aamir Khollam (Interesting Engineering)
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