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In the #UK it's not always sunny enough for one of these to be useful, but I've hooked mine up to a #DIY #battery pack—made of #recycled #liions—and while it's basically useless on a cloudy or rainy day, it actually provides a meaningful amount of power on a sunny day.
This would never work as a commercial product because, if these components were all brand new, it wouldn't make any economic sense.
That's the beauty of #solarpunk #diyelectronics and #recycling! It brings a whole new life to these reclaimed panels and cells!
What a thoroughly delightful rabbit hole!
TIL that the BBC and Acorn, back in the day, created "The Domesday Project" a multimedia commemoration of the publication of the original "Domesday Book".
A bunch of folks are working to preserve it and bring it forward to modern hardware on the Internet Archive: domesday86.com/
Yet another great group of folks fighting to preserve digital culture. LOVE THIS! 😀
