Gardener / Philosopher Through the self sufficient retreat that is the Barracks, we're discovering radical authenticity in the face of climate chaos. For Future Humans Born @324ppm Get the newsletter: http://thebarracks.substack.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3lhilgwnbwk2zI'm old enough to remember when it 1.5 degrees https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/04/climate-change-target-of-2c-is-dead-says-renowned-climate-scientist06 Feb 2025 07:40 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhilgwnbwk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3lh7dm23rss2rI have just had the scariest thought Elon Musk wakes up one day and decides to make nuclear power more efficient02 Feb 2025 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7dm23rss2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3lh4mnd27422jWhen I get around to making a sauna, I think it should look something like this01 Feb 2025 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh4mnd27422jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3lgxm6f3fe22iIt's the 5 year anniversary of Brexit. I expect you'll all be having a day off work for the street parties?30 Jan 2025 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgxm6f3fe22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3lg6q3le3gc26I love that they play fairground music for the inauguration20 Jan 2025 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6q3le3gc26https://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3lfxknf5tgc2kTonight, I will be watching Mullholland Drive17 Jan 2025 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfxknf5tgc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3lfspmzhin22vHow to give a GenXer a crisis. Tell them Bjork is going to be 60 this year.15 Jan 2025 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfspmzhin22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3lf6cycdrms2p"subscribe so you never miss out" I really didn't feel like I was...07 Jan 2025 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf6cycdrms2phttps://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3leujz3icns2yGerman darts commentary is a LOT better than German football commentary Best line so far: "Jückt er die Dinge jetzt ordentlich ins Board" 😂03 Jan 2025 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3leujz3icns2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3lerdiflpoc2qFirst book of the new year. Unless you all tell me that it's 450 pages of "because the wrong people are running them for the wrong reasons", in which case I won't bother.02 Jan 2025 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lerdiflpoc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3lejhfbkdxs2aI don't like listening to myself, or seeing myself on camera. But for once, I would definitely recommend listening to the audio version of the newsletter this week. And happy new year https://thebarracks.substack.com/p/kw-01-happy-new-year30 Dec 2024 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lejhfbkdxs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3lebnrxgj2s2oI have started work on the Tomato House framework. I'm not very good at this round-wood hand-tooling stuff yet, but I will get better!27 Dec 2024 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebnrxgj2s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3le7uhpznbc2vAll I want for Christmas, is @ryanridden.bsky.social to teach me Physics26 Dec 2024 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3le7uhpznbc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3ldzxdfjfxc2qGlobal temperatures in degrees C above pre-industrial levels for the last 12 months: 1.6, 1.6, 1.7, 1.6, 1.5, 1.4, 1.6, 1.5, 1.6, 1.6 1.5 totally obliterated!24 Dec 2024 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldzxdfjfxc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3ldxpysqef22rI guess it's the time of the cycle where we look back over the last 12 months. I did mine in pictures, mostly of people I shared the barracks adventure with in 2024 https://thebarracks.substack.com/p/kw-52-goodbye-2024-in-pictures23 Dec 2024 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldxpysqef22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3ldv6horvls2tFacebook just reminded me of this amazing interaction from earlier this year. Cheers, Gemma!22 Dec 2024 10:11 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldv6horvls2thttps://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3lczrzg7ryc2hToast Envy is a terrible thing! https://thebarracks.substack.com/p/kw-43-toast-envy11 Dec 2024 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lczrzg7ryc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3lchypephbs2xWolves lose protected status "to protect livestock" It's always ok to kill wild animals so that you can kill animals for profit. Stop eating meat, you selfish monsters https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/03/wolves-to-lose-protection-as-eu-lowers-bar-for-shooting-wildlife04 Dec 2024 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lchypephbs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3lc3y3tjcgc2bShould I offer places? "Would you survive 72 hours?’ Germany and the Nordic countries prepare citizens for possible war https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/29/would-you-survive-72-hours-germany-and-the-nordic-countries-prepare-citizens-for-possible-war29 Nov 2024 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc3y3tjcgc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3lbjtk2mlks22TIL: that Lunaria annua, the honest plant is called Einjährige Silberblatt - one year silver leaf - in German and I'm not sure how much more disappointment I can take from this language.22 Nov 2024 11:06 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbjtk2mlks22https://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3lbhattx3m226Procter AND GAMBLE verrrry goood... :) www.minutecryptic.com https://www.minutecryptic.com/21 Nov 2024 10:26 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhattx3m226https://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3lberzwfc2c24Bit o'that cold white rain stuff for the end of November. It's been warmer than last year, but the first snow is about the same - 24th November in 2023. 20th this year20 Nov 2024 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lberzwfc2c24https://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3lb7ekqlaxc24Piggies! Aren't they cute?18 Nov 2024 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb7ekqlaxc24https://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3lb7eb5c5rk24How are the UK and the US now not at war with Russia?18 Nov 2024 07:06 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb7eb5c5rk24https://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3lavh4hw52226Trumps nominee for Secretary of Defence, Pete Hegseth: "Hegseth, who was a platoon leader at Guantanamo Bay during his military service, defended the treatment of inmates detained there."14 Nov 2024 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lavh4hw52226https://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3laqh57u6kk2fIt only took the Today programme 90 minutes this morning to mention COP-2912 Nov 2024 08:48 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3laqh57u6kk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3l73dzg4dpj2gWhat do you think of when you hear the words Happy Doomer?22 Oct 2024 06:01 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3l73dzg4dpj2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3l72hjgkzn52oTrying to find people here. Let's start with the #vegans #climatescience and #writers Who's here?21 Oct 2024 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3l72hjgkzn52ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thepirateben.bsky.social/post/3l72fyrbma42hThe Barracks newsletter is now into it's third year. Every Monday morning, without fail. This week, we're looking at toast and parapsychology. https://thebarracks.substack.com/p/kw-43-toast-envy21 Oct 2024 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:ckdoccpd7rt4gxt6od4j7yle/app.bsky.feed.post/3l72fyrbma42h