Ra Kenworth

Thanks so much!

I will check out both IRC and
FairEmail which sounds intriguing

I remember the old days of wine (over redhat6) but I doubt I can get my son loaded up with that lol since he's the one with the bells and whistles

As for pop3, last time I configured smtp it was pop3 but now I can't get any configuration information from anyone! He has a .com but no one seems to know how to access email except via Gmail

FairEmail might just do the trick!

I read this about a month ago while still having cellular reception to sadly see permies does not have smtp service one can sign up for

I haven't been able to find an answer to my question but thought a couple of old school people might know?

I am looking for a messaging client like an extremely lightweight Slackware, that does not require a cell chip and phone number like signal and whatsapp etc

to use a wifi apparatus (old phone as ascii messaging client) from a neighbour's really weak wifi signal
Ideally run on Android

But also that might work with resurrected dos/dialup modem over copper phone line?

I could ask the recipient to load same client so not needing Gmail to communicate

Many thanks

J8N9H1
(Back from Iqaluit)

The idea just wants me to grab some paints and nice polymer grout in blue grey, and also in tree trunk brown, and off white, like birchbark, and start painting like crazy!

Maarten Smet wrote:What about fencing material or other protection against wildlife?

There is a big difference from growing a garden in an abandoned space next to 5 trillion acres of corn versus growing a garden in suburbia, where you garden is the only one around and all wildlife ravages your garden because there is no other food around ergo nothing remains for the gardener.

M

I hear you. I rented a place in town a decade ago while emptying the house, jacking up the main beam -- the wildlife in cities are starving, but in the mountains, a deer came in my yard once, 4 years ago, trimmed all my buckwheat flowers and strawberry flowers. Did me a favor -- drought followed that and at least the buckwheat survived to give green compost.
Once, and every year, a few times they take a few mouthfuls of peas, leaks, or onions while passing through early spring

Joe Wamsley wrote:I have given up on gloves at this point. I used to try to find some good ones, spent sooo much money. Now I just get the cheapest ones when the big box stores have them on sale. I have some blackberries with huge barbs. I think chainmaille or welding gloves with a thick jacket.  I generally am just really careful and just accept it's gonna happen. Usually I end up with them on my shoulders or in my hair rather than my hands so maybe it's just a skill issue.

Yes me too -- I grew up alongside them brambles in the south of England and lots of rain! Massive trees to a small kid. I can scratch up my legs and not notice I am dripping blood 😆 but they're nasty when they get under the nail! Once I've been attacked this way,  I usually swear then go get my thick rubber plumbing gloves that would be found in a Harbour Master type store (Princess Auto in Canada) which can be had on sale for under $10

Yes, I have over 100 pigeons. They need access to water clean enough for me to drink, several times a day, and I use the rubber 4" feed platters, warm water, at least one away from where the pigeons hang out, so they can drink between stealing a wide variety of grain. I rarely catch anyone but jays drinking but plenty of tracks

Mark Reed wrote:...my favorites are the birds..

You made my day sharing those pics!

Chayote, Cucurbitaceae, is supposed to be hardy to zone 7 and is a short lived perennial vining edible that has the consistency of a hard pear, and tastes like a mild cucumber. I would think it would like a double dig prepared bed, and given plenty of water, trained towards the sun. These things can climb really high!

Jay Angler wrote:I consider my chickens my employees - they work for me in exchange for housing, feed, and kale when I have enough to share.
They control bugs, eat weeds, produce eggs, produce limited amounts of meat unless we do specific meat birds for sale, and they're entertaining...

My pigeons get retirement benefits.


So far, I haven't had chickens: word has it they are a gateway drug (to farming)

Since I start every winter off with about 150 pigeons (falcon tax was heavy at about 50 this year but none last year, and an average 35),
I hate to think how many chickens I would have in 8 years should I partake.

I have alternating rows of wild red raspberries and blackberries and the only problem I have is keeping them pruned and trellised! No irrigation of course.