Coydon Wallham

Perhaps I should mention that I am using a Firefox variant browser with LineageOS on my phone. And that the concern is browsers can easily defeat basic 'humanity checks'.

I know one specific problem mentioned was bot accounts on YouTube being used to defeat the (un)popularity algo and tank some of the videos?

But I think some of the need for site upgrades here was due to aggressive bot activity? Or has it just been to cope with increasing traffic? I'd be curious to know how estimates of real vs. bot traffic to this site are derived...

I've been noticing something weird when pulling up Permies.com on my Android devices. When first logging in, or pulling up a tab that hasn't been used in a while, I briefly see a 'captcha' thing asking to check off a box to show you are human. In a split second, this is cleared out and I'm let into the site.

I've heard Paul frequently mentioning how it seems that large corporate entities that don't like what gets done at Permies have been messing things up with bot attacks in recent years. As I've been investing a great deal of my own time adding content to the site and endeavoring to build a mutual aid network here, I'm interested in long term prospects of keeping things groovy under the hood. Using bots pretending to be human to protect it from attacking bots pretending to be human seems like it might present a larger problem down the line.

I'm guessing if there were anything 'crowd sourceable' besides straight donations that could help the situation it would be presented in the periodical emails. But, just thought I'd check to see if there was anything that could be clarified or offered in a discussion here...

I recall Paul podcasting in the past about boots/SKIPpers using the wrong kind of fasteners despite his wishes. I want to say that screws were failing and nails worked much better, but can't remember that part for sure.

I know rock jacks were tipped over, but on the lab the posts were either uprooted or snapped off, or the cross supports failed, right? Knowing more about the various failure points would help improve repair/replacement efforts...

Was there any sort of assessment of what the failure point(s) were from the windstorm?

Ivan Penev wrote:However, the wall between the rooms I think might be from mud bricks. That complicates things and does not allow me to use it as a fourth wall for the bells I think. Should I consider insulation between it and the bells?

Mud bricks as in adobe? Sounds ideal, though it might need protection/insulation near the top of the bell.

Does it work to use a strawbale cooker/EZ bake coffin/Wonderbag instead of a crockpot/pressure cooker/instapot to keep temperatures close to boiling?

Glenn Herbert wrote:Code even says that a masonry heater needs to be supported directly by masonry piers or foundation and not wood

What is the code that covers this?

Esteban Ademovski wrote:
Happy new year and it never crossed my mind ... thank you for placing it to my attention, I'll definitely spread some rmh ash today....

Cool, I've used it on packed snow and it breaks up the surface to make it easier to walk on, but also leaves a bit of a mess so might not do it outside the main entrance of a building. Curious how well it works on an ice rink like that.

If you don't mind sharing, what is the WL preferred technique to cut up aluminium cans? Wondering what tool will cut without ruining the can sides or growing dull too fast...

Any inclination to spread RMH ash on the ice?

Another interesting byway on this question that I came across was the relation between Flax oil and Linseed oil. I pulled this from Reddit, but it seems helpful nonetheless...

FrogFlavor
I wonder if linseed is just a bonus from flax grown for the purpose of textiles. I wonder if flaxseed oil (same thing but sold in grocery stores for food) has the properties OP is looking for.


forgeblast
It does, same plant just different varieties. The flax was grown for fiber and the linseed grown for oil. I use organic flax seed oil. But I make stand oil out of it. I buy it bulk in gallons, and put it in mason jars. 50/50 oil to water. Shake it once every day. Pour off the good oil. Do it again. Three weeks total. When you're done it's really pure oil. Dries quickly and I use it on carved spoons cutting boards etc because it's a drying oil vs mineral oil that never dries or beeswax and mineral oil that is melted the first time you use it.


Midnight-Meat-Man
I've never heard of mixing oil with water for purification and I can't find anything after some brief googling.

Does this method have a name & can you explain what's happening or send a link that goes into detail on the process?


forgeblast
Here are two links, the first is the one I followed. I would buy my oil from https://bulknaturaloils.com/

http://www.realcolorwheel.com/washlinseed.htm.

https://danieljamesyeomans.com/how-to-make-sun-thickened-linseed-oil/


lewisiarediviva
You harvest differently depending on if you want an oil or a fiber crop; the best fibers come when the plant is still green and flowering, but you don’t get seed. If you wait for the seed to be ripe and oily, the fiber is lower quality and harder to process.


obscure-shadow
I use flax oil from the grocery store for my wood handled tools. I don't go through enough to give an objective opinion as to the current quality though, I still have the same bottle from last year and it's fine