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1y ago

This magazine's site is solar powered - why isn't Hexbear??

solar.lowtechmagazine.com

About the Solar Powered Website

Posting this because I'd think it'd be funny if Hexbear occasionally went down whenever it was cloudy outside but also because the magazine/site is cool.

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ProdigalFrog @slrpnk.net

4w ago

This Website is Solar Powered (and yours could be too) | Lowtech Magazine

solar.lowtechmagazine.com /about/the-solar-website/

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cm0002 @lemmy.world

4w ago

There was a post yesterday havin a giggle about low resource usage Linux setups, shout-out to LOW←TECH magazine's solar-powered site (running Armbian Stretch)

solar.lowtechmagazine.com /about/the-solar-website/

Linux @lemmy.ml

comfy @lemmy.ml

4w ago

There was a post yesterday havin a giggle about low resource usage Linux setups, shout-out to LOW←TECH magazine's solar-powered site (running Armbian Stretch)

solar.lowtechmagazine.com /about/the-solar-website/

24 comments

solar powered websites cannot contain the shitposting power of this website. End of story. Its little puny solar panels would splode, probably
- Our nuclear takes require nuclear power
  
  Thats right
  
  Move the host to Toronto or Paris
Hexbear gives off lunar vibes, not solar ones. It just wouldn't work.
- Why is that an emoji. Why do these get made?!
I don't mean to start a struggle session but dithering images are not my thing. There - I said it.
- it looks fine
- How dare you, dithering is the People's Blur
- it looks neat, but it completely broke darkmode for me so i've probably used more power viewing the site than I otherwise would have
  also, why dont they have batteries for when the suns hiding? weird
  
  also, why dont they have batteries for when the suns hiding? weird
  They do. It's enough for the site to survive the night and a few days of overcast skies but not beyond that.
Don't you dare comment about how "that's a static site Hexbear is not" because I'll call you a nerd
- imagine basing your posting schedule on whether or not it's sunny in france
  
  france
  never seen Langley spelled like that before
  
  Omelette du fromage
All magazines are solar powered when you
Hexbear is capitalist decadence
Really neat site--thank you for sharing! Aside from the low-power concept (which I love) there's some thought-provoking articles on there.
- Yeah they have some super interesting articles! Fruit Trenches: Cultivating Subtropical Plants in Freezing Temperatures was a great read about the USSR's attempts at growing fruit trees
Rather than encourage further costly mineral extraction I propose that hexbear be powered by stolen electricity and co-located with a weed grow.
We should hook Hexbear up to a hydro-solar system! I'm going to go find a hill and dig two ponds, one at the base and one at the top, and then have a solar powered pump running all day and draining all night through a turbine!

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