2026-09-22T06:50:55Z https://njump.me Pete Ashton https://njump.me/npub14g5nqsska5rejvm3yaryjkw0x7wyzlmqtwt73azwjs4mcfcgd4qsavkmty https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/109/370/719/590/741/069/original/edb80ebc739068f8.png https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/109/370/719/590/741/069/original/edb80ebc739068f8.png https://njump.me/nevent1qqspq4x0gupykutlarpjahk7vpdfxz5t8chfhlxqdja32luazvhkcvszyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5z90u4w7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs063t6fk63du76dtjpwv7xxu9k0g4l8dpavyzvp9wny6wnrxrtt2c0fxj9l'>nevent1q…xj9l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Gotta keep all those chicken coops out. <br/><br/>(I once got very confused by a fried chicken company called The Chicken Coop which clearly wasn’t a co-op.) 2026-09-01T16:09:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs92t685kt4ywvlnh074j7n6ej9hacse6qlh69gneqfmfhe50qtqyqzyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5zah29mh Our local #rabbit rescue, Fat Fluffs (<a href="https://www.fatfluffs.com/">https://www.fatfluffs.com/</a>), is also a sanctuary for buns that, for medical or behavioural reasons, cannot be rehomed. They live in a big garden on site and are cared for by staff and volunteers (including us when we wanted to learn how to look after our buns properly). But when a new rabbit is introduced to the pack they need to be properly bonded. This involves putting all the buns into as small a cage as possible so their scents can mix and a new hierarchy can be established without any chasing, fighting and biting. <br/><br/>They recently bonded 19 #rabbits. Which is both a crushing indictment on the pet rabbit breeding industry (please always adopt, don’t shop, and only get a rabbit if you know what you’re doing) and also the most fucking cute thing ever. Via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/100064306315216/posts/1443076054512591/">https://www.facebook.com/100064306315216/posts/1443076054512591/</a><br/><br/>#rabbitsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/116/946/848/041/428/541/original/d13ebc918002faf2.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-07-19T13:21:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp9uaqew0m43jvrdexe4v2qj5lcrnzx94ec9qfykewaj04luspx7gzyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5zu2dszs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspfqhxlu3h7r9gjacexf2pcm30mqf8edlu9hyrc4e0a4y6tg5f05csm50vx'>nevent1q…50vx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It did occur to me that they’re probably terrible for transportation and mass production. Thanks capitalism! 2026-05-24T13:06:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspa4ulsejpdp2df9lyaalxghphd4wzwwyzxvls0eavpulcqx24mpczyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5z8t6zpm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsynwuqxl03rcw3unxjxd965342gxhkkvt0xvuagacxc0ynauf40mcdrjx7p'>nevent1q…jx7p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They 100% were a thing in the UK when I was a kid, but now I think about it I haven’t seen one in the wild for a time. Hmm… 2026-05-24T11:43:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfdwyqxs3svsv5qvxsf5cllasxg84f7efa8nayu97dcnf3m8vu0lqzyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5zn2mtjf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqlvvyx073mnq0ux9k4mpfatjcztkw2h7j9a7y8a8keaz9j47kyqszuexqz'>nevent1q…exqz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A finite Jess, not to be confused with the novel by David Foster Wallace.<br/><br/>I’ll get me coat. 2026-02-10T20:11:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyv422a7f8vs6r44dy3slg8a3msnf5gf83xgz6ag65wcwaty4yttszyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5zfwe65v My bank’s phone app just forced me to swipe through a “2025 wrapped” nonsense and then crashed. In hindsight, that feels about right for 2025. 2025-12-04T10:14:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstj4wltdhf8s7jjm8yruchzl3h9hgpl8ku5zx959guvsxxfsrcwlqzyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5zkrddtv The Aerobic Digest is back! <a href="https://the.aerobicdigest.email/p/the-aerobic-digest-14-electric-compost-battery-test">https://the.aerobicdigest.email/p/the-aerobic-digest-14-electric-compost-battery-test</a><br/><br/>After an enforced break I’ve figured out how to write my #composting newsletter again. <br/><br/>This issue: community composting in Birmingham and Machynlleth, a compost-powered computer in Manchester and a dead hedge. <br/><br/>Hope you enjoy it! <br/><br/>#compostodon #PermaCulture 2025-09-06T10:41:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv3jtraz5u7htxgc2xzmnkprym4pq7qhgeu8k50qxqzyd2m2c2a0qzyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5zvwmtpf As someone who has been employed as a janitor I’m always struck by how the handwringing over the sanctity of gendered toilets never seems to consider the men who clean women’s loos and women who clean men’s loos. I suspect because cleaners are not considered real people. 2025-04-22T13:29:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9wsrcmacjmjefmuw20r04vwcwma4t4knh9qanad3j63448re6yqszyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5za4e8hc We&#39;ll see how it pans out, but Liz Kendall was quite specific about the changes to #PIP and it would appear I will no longer be eligible for my disability benefit from 2026. I have post-viral chronic fatigue, barely leave the house and a trip to the supermarket sees me bedridden for 36 hours. <br/><br/>The #CFS specialist at Birmingham hospital reckons I&#39;ll be like this for 5 years and any recovery is predicated on minimal exertion, even if I feel capable. I cannot &#34;work&#34; even if I want to (and I do). 2025-03-18T14:14:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs242f9a0ptwe0dh38p655m6kl4wpp5et649yq2fk6yyyslnqj2aeqzyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5z36jwzt Thanks to some help from Laura’s muscles we started spreading the mature #compost onto the beds today. It looks great. I hate having chronic fatigue but it does mean my compost matures really well.<br/><br/>#composting #Compostodon #Allotment<br/> <img src="https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/114/015/096/376/326/568/original/fa4855a5021913a9.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/114/015/096/565/970/637/original/ab657b96559cb71c.jpg"> <br/> 2025-02-16T18:58:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyy828msn646ejye277ugmadd4vhxjzg556hjud3g2te6w2ap2w3qzyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5z9dm6q6 Our shed blew over in the storm so the #allotment community rallied round to help us get it back up again. I was expecting a ship of fools, blind leading the blind farce but it all came together very professionally.<br/> <img src="https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/113/890/208/838/142/831/original/ed7f68ba56f006c4.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-25T17:37:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9dp0cahrrm0s5yvma3muvwllw2w57e044ppxrkh3zen4llfecraczyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5zl90cau Desire Paths.<br/><br/>via <a href="https://tech.lgbt/@Natasha_Jay/113838211051675623">https://tech.lgbt/@Natasha_Jay/113838211051675623</a><br/> <img src="https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/113/839/578/105/034/800/original/bf75f16b62d551aa.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-16T19:01:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrth98ut9spxwxfgauzce5l5a9guwjrcry9zf4tlet752q3v5fj3qzyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5z25cs2y Compost Culture: An Introductory Film<br/><a href="https://vimeo.com/1046340414">https://vimeo.com/1046340414</a><br/><br/>A nice video about Birmingham’s community #composting project which I was involved with before long-Covid took me off the board. This features the three-bay structures I designed and co-built last year and it’s quite emotional seeing them in use. <br/><br/>#compostodon #compost #permaculture 2025-01-13T18:07:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0nq2xe778x8upqglradc2edy6qztync0dga5kltet2562a0y8muszyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5zvupzf3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfqh7wmgy5ud9ayhs453ptf4mjr8a0kn35kz9xdckdwnr8sdfzuksgg95dy'>nevent1q…95dy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is why we&#39;ve never had more than three rabbits. Pack hierarchy dynamics can be brutal! 2024-12-02T01:09:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs98crh45fx72km33mw2mnhvlmz4ptcr9x4lmz5lj5ck227j9zgzlszyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5zaw40ma The Counterculture Switch: creating in a hostile environment <br/><a href="https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2024/counterculture-switch/">https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2024/counterculture-switch/</a><br/><br/>I’ve really appreciated and enjoyed <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hr7087sk4yxl25nmx9c42p0zgk5kyfyvar5xeklezs23hjuenr7qr3jxyc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Baldur Bjarnason</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hr7…jxyc</span>)</a></span>&#39;s recent spate of posts and commend his writing to you. Here he points to lessons from how queer counterculture navigated persecution and pushbacks in anticipation of a reactionary right-wing resurgence. 2024-11-19T17:04:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8fuad4kfum4ctv7f7kgv8pu2v0f9pe697z7agnm47y47gm75r49gzyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5zsmmq2g People who use command line stuff very occasionally, how do you store your commands? I use FFMPEG and ImageMagick enough for them to be important but not for me to ever remember anything, so I have random documents in my notes apps on the off chance I remember to save them. Is there a better way? Or should I just get better at making notes. <br/><br/>macOS Terminal is my weapon. 2024-11-18T18:44:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9ysfeqfusn57uy3njgzetcz8zpf97eakv4dl5ud993lptgd7p56czyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5zhpldjs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9sfpmq5mr7prprnlp23e7xg8csd8quzqu8hnssg28fm5dm8c2psqhmlzyt'>nevent1q…lzyt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There was a wonderful moment on Flickr (back when Flickr was wonderful) where someone posted a classic Cartier Bresson to a critique-me group and so many people picked holes in it for being “bad”. Most people who think they know about photography don’t know shite. 2024-11-13T22:42:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrhjhsrxkvtjnfgvu32vh50q2tadltv25s6eejtnqtwx9sr8d7gjgzyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5zjjtvth In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstkm9s4p5tj7hzzng8rwm8xhnvure8lzvl5sdq8r599q9udd2t9wc6sxv88'>nevent1q…xv88</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for writing this. I’ve been looking at a lot of counterculture materials from the 60s-90s and it’s useful to have the obscenity aspect articulated this way. 2024-11-11T12:47:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdql9kryk5wrcu0sh9aw854rzze2djeufdhqdg2yaef6fkc2r6sgszyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5ztjl6dc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx36vn0ap7v79n78c6yp28jw8lfpmr6qdyjpkztuavnd02rw6q6dca4rrhl'>nevent1q…rrhl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you collapsed at 30 seconds, what the hooting flip happened at 1:58??? 2024-11-05T22:30:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxr4zn7uzdwyuttflqta9c8c5qnnx8nrjvnku9am6a0rk55tr6qvgzyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5zmdsval In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst8psppwwwnmqghgxfahmjse07pjjqssg94q3a7wmwu5eydxxlvucra996t'>nevent1q…996t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I read that post as “we set this up using our standard systems and they are definitely not right for this, so we’re going to have to figure out a different system that fits and that’ll take a while, but we’ll get there.” But I’m just watching and enjoying the messy honesty of these posts, not necessarily understanding the details. 2024-10-02T23:51:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswzylcvmkp6p7j8me6tfr0ntf5zd5g7wpesfexv9wv3ku5gucsxygzyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5zv325yt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqp73wqk88xvt26n2g08g80a0j90dcn2un4dkz4jrp46z78df80kqy4phhn'>nevent1q…phhn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>T-shirt from here: <a href="https://sineater.bigcartel.com/product/soil-wizard-charcoal">https://sineater.bigcartel.com/product/soil-wizard-charcoal</a> #compostodon 2024-09-19T18:27:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqp73wqk88xvt26n2g08g80a0j90dcn2un4dkz4jrp46z78df80kqzyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5z0qff5j Birthday haul.<br/> <img src="https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/113/165/624/748/272/732/original/538fd2b6c6e53b71.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/113/165/624/946/147/909/original/30783c7fe7f06921.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-09-19T18:26:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9akz9t2nnd5f32lx3hr8eecmd0q8utrdzsyczrqqsyekemx8u74szyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5z2f8uya In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrvxpk4lqwzc364wfhkz0au3xjfal8d5krfw2js98wvtzd54hfc0cdjh7dg'>nevent1q…h7dg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m a big fan of Edible Acres’ chicken composting videos. Very thorough and always experimenting. <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLihFHKqj6JerKruLfMcxdNKDRHkGxgwwz">https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLihFHKqj6JerKruLfMcxdNKDRHkGxgwwz</a> 2024-09-04T22:00:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy9t85z22g22zm7mpq5hn39p3ev9jurl65lh6qgqxtyct9tvx6c3qzyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5zsdavq2 The Aerobic Digest 13 is out!<br/><br/><a href="https://72.peteashton.com/the-aerobic-digest-13/">https://72.peteashton.com/the-aerobic-digest-13/</a><br/><br/>In this issue of my #composting newsletter, a big move of the heaps into the shade begins, and a curious piece of plastic is found.<br/><br/>#compost #compostodon #permaculture 2024-05-19T00:10:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf4zhugnfuf0qsythvswxt8ww0lrh063lclk3lehaqlx6tcxp99zqzyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5z7u7u3u Timelapse of me decanting a very wormy #compost heap.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwn1JbvZ43g">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwn1JbvZ43g</a><br/><br/>8x speed. I started filling this heap in late December 2023, filled it by the start of March 2024, turned it on 10 April and in this video am decanting it on top of the previous batch so it can mature for a couple more months. And also free up the bay for the next heap. <br/><br/>#compostodon #permaculture 2024-05-18T20:21:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf7rxy9lhgxvpsrwwqw6xw5xfjymrwv3levum8ux83w7ptvt3pndczyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5zx2mpx8 The Aerobic Digest #12 is out! <br/><br/>In this month&#39;s composting newsletter: understanding the thermic phases, recording the sounds made by the bugs in the compost heap. Plus three songs about worms.<br/><br/><a href="https://72.peteashton.com/the-aerobic-digest-12/">https://72.peteashton.com/the-aerobic-digest-12/</a><br/><br/>#compost #compostodon #permaculture 2024-05-06T10:38:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxz3qylxv287zcyawdjf9qa74gclctfjdzq4c79064nyc8at3zyjgzyz4zjvzzzmks0xfnwyn5vj2eeumecstlvpde0685f62zh0p8ppk5z0v0u8e In further experiments in recording what&#39;s happening inside my #compost heaps, I stuck some microphones in all four of them today and uploaded the results. It&#39;s... interesting maybe? You can certainly hear the worms in the second one. Need to refine the process I think. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AFqW6rUjfM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AFqW6rUjfM</a><br/><br/>#compostodon #composting 2024-04-30T18:47:12Z