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The frozen waterways really open up the landscape. They are one of the main means of travel here during the summer and winter. The transitions also serve as poignant markers of the start and end of winter (freeze up and break up). With the garden beds free of snow, does this mark the start of the gr...

Great update! You guys had a much longer break from travelling than your previous stints. Did you notice any differences or challenges in getting ready and leaving than before? More things to get rid of? A stronger sense of attachment? Something else?

I'm not sure this qualifies as it's still not clear to me what an ERE 2 community is but I found this profile from Kirsten Dirksen very intriguing. https://youtu.be/CVBkciLcZVA?si=8jGs8vsccyz9iA8g The Homestead Heritage community in Texas. They have been in existence for 50 years. There are 350 fami...

+1 to @thef0x's advice. Immersion, practice, and feedback are the quickest ways to learning. In addition to the above suggestions, a basic tactic is changing the settings on your phone and computer. I'd really recommend finding someone to converse with AND a tutor. The former, I believe, can be foun...

I think you'll find this paper of interest: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8780597/

My apologies, I stand corrected!

Eating 100 grams of nutritional yeast/day would be about $5 per serving. From my understanding, sourdough/wild yeast/homemade yeast does not have as much protein density, if any. Protein comes from the things that are used to feed it and bake with, like flour. One slice of sourdough bread is around ...

You've made that clear. Considering this is the first one in months over hundreds of threads. maybe reconsider your perspective? Nobody here wants the forum to turn into that, I imagine @XMJ would agree. One thread does not indicate a pattern or a trend. If you have further points, I suggest bringin...

You don't have to read every thread.

It'd be one thing if @XMJ was continually responding to others in other threads via LLMs, but he's not. He's creating his own threads. If it bothers you so much, just skip it. If you'd like to ask about prompt engineering, why not ask him what he did?

A ~WL10 individual, who believes that capitalism is inherently linked to consumerism, and is anti-consumerist, [note that this does not apply to Jacob as he is an anti-consumerist capitalist], will either not maintain a very large stash because money is on tap anyways, or will have their stash in s...

The snow is completely gone from our garden beds as of yesterday, but there are still patches in the woods. Not long before it's all gone. The main river in the area broke up two days ago and the creek that runs through our valley is flowing strong. I crossed a different creek with baby animal over ...

I just discovered that Steven Rinella (of Meateater) wrote a two volume series directly in line with the theme of this thread. The first volume arrived from the library and I've been reading through it over the past week. The book is broken up into five sections: -Gear -Tactics and strategies -Big ...

..barstow Amtrak stop is close, but bus connections to QH are tricky. A much more convenient stop is Bakersfield Barstow - two quick and cheap buses through scenic mountains will get you to within 4mi of QH, if you line them up. I just took the Amtrak from Bakersfield to Denver (San Joaquin to Sacr...

I had some other points to add to my post above about rail travel that the forum ate. Coach class on Amtrak is nothing like coach class on a plane or bus. There is a ton of legroom and the seats can recline about halfway back. I took a 42 hr ride (two nights) from Chicago to Seattle once and found t...

I recently learned about the US rail pass. The terms have changed slightly since the OP. The current offering is 10 segments within 30 days for $499. It seems like a no brainer for anyone looking to travel around to multiple places in a month. It's probably worth including that ERE Fest/Quail Haven ...

Another one on the theme of body language: Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication. I have not read it yet, but the author was on The Art of Manliness podcast and shared some of her research there. https://www.artofmanliness.com/people/social-skills/podcast-837-the-cues-that-ma...

Starlink. The other old school satellite providers (Hughes Net and similar) are woefully slow (max speeds of 3 mb/s), have very limited data and are only $20-$30 cheaper. Starlink offers 100 mb/s + download speeds at $120/month. There are other companies similar to Starlink (like OneWeb) but I'm not...

Thank you, all!!

@WRC- Chris Ryan did put the episode on his website, but the link does not appear to be listed. Here's the link: https://chrisryan.substack.com/p/606-ja ... -you-carry

We never ended up buying a cooler, we have just continued to use what we have on hand. I don't think this is the exact model that we have, but it seems like it's pretty close. https://www.coleman.com/coolers-drinkware/collections/316-series-hard-coolers/316-series-70-quart-hard-cooler/SAP_2179159.ht...

I think you'll find this thread of use: viewtopic.php?t=11374

Agreed. This is why I envision ERE City working out of people's homes and garages. For example, one person might have a garage gym, another a woodworking shop, a third is doing bikes and cars. Coordination is informal. MMM HQ has/had a slack channel (I was a member once ... maybe I still am) which ...