I’ve been introduced to OSE. Now what do we talk about?
3 years ago by meyotch to c/open_source_ecology
Really it’s an amazing project and the linked resources are great at explaining what Open Source Ecology is. Thank you for introducing it.
What, specifically, is this community for? What are the parameters of the conversations you want to encourage? I suppose I’m looking for some idea of community mission statement. Is that something we can have a conversation about?
There needs to be a guide on how to use that wiki. Finding the files to download is such a pain in the ass. Unfortunately a majority of the links I clicked on were dead as well.
Do we know if the original OSE community is active? They have been silent on social media for the better part of 6 months.
I live in a literal desert as well as a food desert and would love to build a co-op to for a community garden or other things.
I am a member of our local hacker space, I regrettably do not get out there enough.
If it isn't too much trouble, can you tell me the pages with the broken links?
Thanks for the reply. I really hope this community takes off over time. I dearly love these topics, so I’ll definitely be watching and contributing when I can.
My latest personal obsession is low-power solar and designing energy harvesting circuits using supercapacitors. There are many applications where a battery isn’t strictly necessary.
For instance a stock pond aeration system or running a vent fan could all happen while the sun is shining. Intermittent operations would still achieve the stated purpose and reduce system complexity. Supercapacitors also last longer than batteries and are cheaper.
I’ve been using the latest LLM systems to talk over my circuit designs. It’s like having a stoned expert to talk design issues over with. I prototype the real circuit on a breadboard and give the AI my circuit in the form of a netlist. It can help me tweak circuit behavior and choose appropriate resistance values, as an example.
I mention this because one of the challenges with ecological thinking is developing that “systems thinking”. Having a somewhat intelligent partner to talk about a system (a circuit with 10 interconnected components in this case, but it works for any other system too) really helps one to intuitively understand the overall system function.
I hope for the same from this community. Over time I hope we can build a really cool discussion group where we can help each other understand the complex world we live in. Hearing other perspectives is absolutely invaluable when trying to understand complexity.
What you are doing sounds super interesting! I'm currently saving up to purchase some Arduino hardware and some various sensors for mixing nutrients and monitoring my condo lettuce-factory, lol. The idea of using low voltage solar with super conductors is a great idea.
Any vids you would recommend I watch to start learning?
@slrpnk.net
Open Source Ecology is Network of Farmers, Engineers, and Supporters Building the Global Village Construction Set.
The Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) is a modular, DIY, low-cost, high-performance platform that allows for the easy fabrication of the 50 different Industrial Machines that it takes to build a small, sustainable civilization with modern comforts.
The goal of Open Source Ecology is to create an open source economy – an efficient economy which increases innovation by open collaboration.
Site: https://www.opensourceecology.org/ Wiki: https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@marcinose
Open Source - we freely publish our 3d designs, schematics, instructional videos, budgets, and product manuals on our open source wiki and we harness open collaboration with technical contributors.
Low-Cost - The cost of making or buying our machines are, on average, 8x cheaper than buying from an Industrial Manufacturer, including an average labor cost of $15 hour for a GVCS fabricator.
Modular - Motors, parts, assemblies, and power units can interchange, where units can grouped together to diversify the functionality that is achievable from a small set of units.
User-Serviceable - Design-for-disassembly allows the user to take apart, maintain, and fix tools readily without the need to rely on expensive repairmen.
DIY - (do-it-yourself) The user gains control of designing, producing, and modifying the GVCS tool set.
Closed Loop Manufacturing - Metal is an essential component of advanced civilization, and our platform allows for recycling metal into virgin feedstock for producing further GVCS technologies - thereby allowing for cradle-to-cradle manufacturing cycles
High Performance - Performance standards must match or exceed those of industrial counterparts for the GVCS to be viable.
Flexible Fabrication - It has been demonstrated that the flexible use of generalized machinery in appropriate-scale production is a viable alternative to centralized production.
Distributive Economics - We encourage the replication of enterprises that derive from the GVCS platform as a route to truly free enterprise - along the ideals of Jeffersonian democracy.
Industrial Efficiency - In order to provide a viable choice for a resilient lifestyle, the GVCS platform matches or exceeds productivity standards of industrial counterparts.
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@slrpnk.net
Open Source Ecology is Network of Farmers, Engineers, and Supporters Building the Global Village Construction Set.
The Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) is a modular, DIY, low-cost, high-performance platform that allows for the easy fabrication of the 50 different Industrial Machines that it takes to build a small, sustainable civilization with modern comforts.
The goal of Open Source Ecology is to create an open source economy – an efficient economy which increases innovation by open collaboration.
Site: https://www.opensourceecology.org/ Wiki: https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@marcinose
Open Source - we freely publish our 3d designs, schematics, instructional videos, budgets, and product manuals on our open source wiki and we harness open collaboration with technical contributors.
Low-Cost - The cost of making or buying our machines are, on average, 8x cheaper than buying from an Industrial Manufacturer, including an average labor cost of $15 hour for a GVCS fabricator.
Modular - Motors, parts, assemblies, and power units can interchange, where units can grouped together to diversify the functionality that is achievable from a small set of units.
User-Serviceable - Design-for-disassembly allows the user to take apart, maintain, and fix tools readily without the need to rely on expensive repairmen.
DIY - (do-it-yourself) The user gains control of designing, producing, and modifying the GVCS tool set.
Closed Loop Manufacturing - Metal is an essential component of advanced civilization, and our platform allows for recycling metal into virgin feedstock for producing further GVCS technologies - thereby allowing for cradle-to-cradle manufacturing cycles
High Performance - Performance standards must match or exceed those of industrial counterparts for the GVCS to be viable.
Flexible Fabrication - It has been demonstrated that the flexible use of generalized machinery in appropriate-scale production is a viable alternative to centralized production.
Distributive Economics - We encourage the replication of enterprises that derive from the GVCS platform as a route to truly free enterprise - along the ideals of Jeffersonian democracy.
Industrial Efficiency - In order to provide a viable choice for a resilient lifestyle, the GVCS platform matches or exceeds productivity standards of industrial counterparts.
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Hello! Great to have you here, sorry for the delay in responding :D
We can talk about:
Personally, I'm going to try to start posting helpful resources starting with the more developed projects and proceeding to the less developed projects. I know that the way the wiki is, that it can be overwhelming for new people, even though it's really an amazing resource. I hope to make it less intimidating by helping people understand how to navigate the project.
But certainly by no means must all posts be absolutely directly/officially related to OSE.
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