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josephthomason.tochnyi.info @josephthomason.tochnyi.info · 06/05/2025

❗BREAKING: KADYROV RESIGNS!!!!!!!!!!! (EVERY YEAR) 🤫

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josephthomason.tochnyi.info @josephthomason.tochnyi.info · 30/03/2025

🧵Tochnyi Weekly Broadcast Russian Invasion of Ukraine Update: March 30, 2025.

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josephthomason.tochnyi.info @josephthomason.tochnyi.info · 28/02/2025

1. blow off first high level official europe sends to negotiate 2. get in a shouting match with the first major leader invited to the white house 3. threaten military action against mexico 4. ??? 5. profit $$$

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josephthomason.tochnyi.info @josephthomason.tochnyi.info · 21/01/2025

I think people overcomplicate what biogas is and how it works. As long as you follow some very basic physics and use good ventilation without pressurizing the gas a lot, it's an extremely accessible energy source that literally takes unwanted waste and turns it into energy.

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josephthomason.tochnyi.info @josephthomason.tochnyi.info · 21/01/2025

When used alongside a battery system to store excess electricity as gas, it significantly extends an electricity budget. The system allows for a family to run a generator for a few hours on one of those rubber tires, enough to charge some batteries and run some appliances.

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josephthomason.tochnyi.info @josephthomason.tochnyi.info · 21/01/2025

Provided you have enough gas containers, gas bags (no you can't use me, sorry), or gas holes (heh), and you don't like, put a bunch of over pressurized explosive gas in your basement or something crazy, it's super safe to use. A few standard plumbing tricks are all you need.

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josephthomason.tochnyi.info @josephthomason.tochnyi.info · 21/01/2025

Most importantly, it makes significant energy + storage at small scale for heating or electricity generation with a relatively clean fuel feasible. The only other game in town is lithium ion batteries, they are definitely more convenient but very expensive for their capacity.

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josephthomason.tochnyi.info @josephthomason.tochnyi.info · 21/01/2025

The systems are very simple to engineer, things only get complicated if you need to start adding pressure and extra features. it's a very scalable system that adapts to a wide variety of needs, from basic cooking gas to generator power with minimal investment.

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josephthomason.tochnyi.info @josephthomason.tochnyi.info · 21/01/2025

The standard filters are: Water to dissolve some CO2 Steel Wool to react with Hydrogen Sulfide Desiccant to remove water all of these are reasonably cheap and widely available, although industrial solutions are much stronger and long lasting.

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josephthomason.tochnyi.info @josephthomason.tochnyi.info · 21/01/2025

impurities and get enough pressure to account for the low fuel density, with a little tweaking any generator that can run on natural gas can run on biogas. Everyone has different opinions on the specifics:

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josephthomason.tochnyi.info @josephthomason.tochnyi.info · 21/01/2025

If all you need is some heat for cooking or staying warm, you're done! The system will generate it's own pressure over time. it will take about a month to get the whole cycle going at full speed. Overfeeding is worse than underfeeding, it's basically a giant organism.

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josephthomason.tochnyi.info @josephthomason.tochnyi.info · 21/01/2025

Keeping the digester warm is also very useful. underground and heavily insulated with spray foam is ideal, or in a greenhouse. it does have a lot of thermal mass which helps but 35C is optimal, think stomach temperature, also paint it black. Godspeed to this Finnish guy.

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josephthomason.tochnyi.info @josephthomason.tochnyi.info · 21/01/2025

Tire tubes are a cheaper alternative and quite durable, also more portable. No need to build a fancy frame, just put an overpressure valve at like 1/4 or 1/2 the rated PSI) to prevent a giant tube of explosive gas from popping. Or keep a REAL good eye on it like this Indian guy.

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josephthomason.tochnyi.info @josephthomason.tochnyi.info · 21/01/2025

Many people use a floating barrel storage system, this is a barrel or pipe of a larger diameter with water with a smaller diameter container which will gradually rise as it fills with gas. Usually there is a frame to keep it from falling. Weight pressurizes the storage system.

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josephthomason.tochnyi.info @josephthomason.tochnyi.info · 21/01/2025

But, this technology scales reasonably well, it's just a big airtight stomach: Food scraps or manure slurry go in green pipe Excess water called effluent (liquid plant fertilizer) come out brown pipe methane and CO2 come out of blue pipe.

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josephthomason.tochnyi.info @josephthomason.tochnyi.info · 21/01/2025

Cities and Farmers have been using this technology for a long time. Anaerobic bacteria are a good waste management tool and also generate power, although big systems like this are expensive and complicated, with exponentially more pressure and explosive methane gas involved.

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josephthomason.tochnyi.info @josephthomason.tochnyi.info · 21/01/2025

What is biogas? Good question imaginary person. Biogas is the product of bacteria breaking down organic matter without oxygen. If we take away the oxygen, crazy stuff happens and at the end of it we get mainly methane and CO2 and a tiny bit of hydrogen sulfide and water.

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josephthomason.tochnyi.info @josephthomason.tochnyi.info · 21/01/2025

Hi, I'm Joseph Thomason. You may remember me from such rants as: "Wood, The Other Petroleum," "Building with Drone-Proof Superdirt," and "Sawdustcrete, Best Crete?" Today, I'm here to talk to you about the circle of life, where we all break back down into an acidic sludge. 🫠

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josephthomason.tochnyi.info @josephthomason.tochnyi.info · 21/01/2025

Farting on Putin: Biogas for Home Energy Storage and Generation Recently, I read an article about how Ukrainian farmers are converting their unusable food stock into biogas, and that got me thinking...

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josephthomason.tochnyi.info @josephthomason.tochnyi.info · 18/11/2024

-German Chancellor urges Putin to end the war in Ukraine. -Niger seeks investment from Russia as relations with France deteriorate. -Ukraine and Japan to strengthen sanctions on Russia and ease visa policies. -Political unrest in Abkhazia over investment agreement with Russia.

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josephthomason.tochnyi.info @josephthomason.tochnyi.info · 18/11/2024

-Ukrainian 155th Mechanized Brigade completes training in France. -Reports suggest potential closures of Russian oil refineries. -Austrian Chancellor assures readiness for gas supply cessation from Russia. -Slovakia signs pilot agreement for gas imports from Azerbaijan.

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josephthomason.tochnyi.info @josephthomason.tochnyi.info · 18/11/2024

-EU commits €4.1 billion to Ukraine through the Ukraine Facility program. -U.S. prepares $7.1 billion in military aid for Ukraine before Biden's term ends. -Israel supplies Ukraine with advanced early warning technology. -EU approves joint defense procurement for member states partially for Ukraine.

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josephthomason.tochnyi.info @josephthomason.tochnyi.info · 18/11/2024

These are the main headlines in my news summary this week: -Russian forces disguised as Ukrainian troops launch attack in Kupiansk sector. -Ukraine tests new missile types, advances naval drone deployment. -Russian Mi-24 helicopter destroyed in Moscow Oblast.

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