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Cognitive Dissidence @jonstewartmill.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

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Cognitive Dissidence @jonstewartmill.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/07/2026

I'm considering dipping my toe in HF for the first time since 1987. I have the radio -- a Yaesu 767GX II. What I lack is an antenna. My home is surrounded by mature trees. I'm thinking of getting an EFHW antenna and suspending one end from a tree. What's the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Some tall (est 60') trees. Clothesline at the base for scale.

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Cognitive Dissidence @jonstewartmill.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2026

"Copilot+ PC". That's right, the computer's most important function is connecting you to your AI "assistant".

Screen capture of an ad for a HP laptop. The ad says "Windows Copilot+ PC" as if the PC itself is an extra -- the main attraction is Copilot.

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Cognitive Dissidence @jonstewartmill.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/05/2026

Merlin says I'm not likely to see a wild turkey in this locale at this time of year. I feel doubly blessed.

Female wild turkey walking on grass next to a hay field. Just visible to her left are 4-5 little ones.

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Cognitive Dissidence @jonstewartmill.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/04/2026

Reading the words "may be temporary" is particularly chilling in this context.

Headline for an opinion piece in the Toronto Globe and Mail: "Trump may be temporary. The damage he is doing isn't."

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Cognitive Dissidence @jonstewartmill.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/01/2026

Finally processing the black walnuts I gathered in October.

Black walnuts and a pile of shells on a table next to a heavy-duty nutcracker.

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Cognitive Dissidence @jonstewartmill.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/11/2025

This counts as foraging, right? A big mulberry tree came down last spring and I'm turning it into firewood.

A pile of logs with a battery operated chainsaw perched on top.

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Cognitive Dissidence @jonstewartmill.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/11/2025

@dtl Maybe it's a prank by cell phone makers. I barely saw anything with my naked eyes, just shifting, shimmering gray. My phone camera saw ...

Aurora borealis: areas of red and green in the sky.

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Cognitive Dissidence @jonstewartmill.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2025

Using solar power to cook my dinner. Even in early autumn, it can get up to 350° F on a sunny day.

A somewhat crude solar oven consisting of a black box with a clear top that has reflective panels surrounding the top which focus sunlight on the box.

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Cognitive Dissidence @jonstewartmill.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/07/2025

#cob When completed, the concrete block wall will be covered by an earth berm and the house will have a living roof.

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Cognitive Dissidence @jonstewartmill.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/01/2025

Friday night, game night. Tonight it's Terraforming Mars .

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Cognitive Dissidence @jonstewartmill.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/01/2025

Early winter project recently completed: install a heat pump AC/heater so I'm less reliant on my wood stove. Since yurts don't have solid walls, I had to build a wall mount for the indoor unit from 2x6 boards and a piece of plywood. Unfortunately, the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Cognitive Dissidence @jonstewartmill.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/01/2025

Last fall's project: replace my 24v x 390 AH lead-acid battery bank with LiFePO4 batteries that give me 600 AH. Since lead-acid batteries can't be discharged below 50% without damage and lithium batteries can discharge down to 20%, I've nearly tripled my system's capacity. #solar #offgrid #lifepo4

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