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Imagining a reverse kibbutz

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    first-must-burn
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    Maybe it is assumed that a certain (Jewish?) reader will understand how these things form a kibbutz (or a reverse kibbutz, but unless I am missing something, it seems to be entirely omitted from...

    Maybe it is assumed that a certain (Jewish?) reader will understand how these things form a kibbutz (or a reverse kibbutz, but unless I am missing something, it seems to be entirely omitted from the discussion.

    What's left seems like a hodge podge collection of eco-friendly (potential) strategies for living off the grid and little else. To be fair, the author does say:

    It’s a very rough cut and spends more time with “big-picture” design than with practicality.'

    But maybe it is too big to be interesting? I had not heard about plasma arc waste treatment. Top-ish Google result has this caveat:

    In practice, the syngas may be contaminated with toxic gases such as dioxins that have to be scrubbed out and disposed of somehow, while the rocky solid may also contain some contaminated material.

    I did not research the rest but assume similar issues are being glossed over with other tech mentioned.

    If I am missing something, I look forward to having it explained.

    6 votes
    1. yonkeltron
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      All valid criticisms, surely.

      All valid criticisms, surely.

      2 votes