aadomestead / AA Domestead is on Nostr

Natural builder & solar power enthusiast enjoying the freedom of the Cochise County opt-out

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2026-09-01 18:25:10 UTC

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We got 3/8ths inch in the storm that came down Sunday/Monday early morning hours! A good drenching for us here

2026-09-01 18:22:37 UTC

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The speaker! It's easy to build community around music.

2026-09-01 18:20:40 UTC

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Great quote from a great thinker! Taking control of our shelter, water, and food needs is not only great for our local resilience but also subversive to the political and economic status quo! Do it for reason #1is enough to motivate me, but maybe also saving the world if enough people follow is a great secondary selling point!

2026-08-28 21:22:07 UTC

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Superadobe just like Rich! But more in the style of Sam's house where we plan to connect a long rectangular room to the dome bedroom instead of many domes interconnected!

2026-08-28 21:18:10 UTC

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I am using that exact same UPS for my remote work station & maintaining my starlink connection. Had it for about 4 months and definitely a fan

2026-08-27 17:09:13 UTC

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I will say that my mind is still blown by the Amish using off grid solar for things like lighting, etc. I have heard people around these parts talk about living the "modern Amish" lifestyle as a way to convey they want the slow life but are willing to use tech that helps achieve that goal.

2026-08-27 16:45:48 UTC

Only been back on nostr a few days now, and I have already been reminded of the human tendency to gravitate to confirmation bias, reflexive contrarianism, and defending their existing mental models.
It's not just corporate algorithms amplifying outrage, polarization, and echo chambers. It's us, too.
Time to put in the work to curate my feed by muting the pedants! Have fun arguing in the wind.

2026-08-27 16:19:27 UTC

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Electric grinder with manual grinder as a backup. Manual grinder also comes on camping trips.

2026-08-27 00:31:44 UTC

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Interesting take! The definition of technology doesn't just cover electricity and microchips, so I'm not entirely convinced. I also just learned that some Amish are okay with off grid solar: https://anabaptistworld.org/amish-embrace-solar-power/
https://cometowalnutcreekohio.com/why-do-amish-have-solar-panels/

2026-08-26 22:21:41 UTC

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6/Southeastern Arizona has quietly become one of the most exciting living laboratories for practical resilience.
Decentralized software meets decentralized dirt. If you’re building at this intersection in the high desert, let’s connect.
#nostr #freedomtech #solar #solarpower #permaculture #CochiseCounty #arizona #naturalbuilding #superadobe #optout

2026-08-26 22:20:43 UTC

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5/Shelter & Physical Infrastructure.
Out here in Cochise County, our Owner-Builder Opt-Out allows us to step outside standard cookie-cutter codes and build creatively. A growing natural building community has taken root but there are others seeking freedom to build however they want too! Sovereignty over the physical means of shelter.

2026-08-26 22:20:00 UTC

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4/ Layer 2: Energy.
Distributed solar and battery storage turn every rooftop and homestead into a sovereign micro-utility. Avoid utility monopolies, hedge against rising grid costs, not subsidizing AI data centers.

2026-08-26 22:19:16 UTC

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3/ Layer 1: Communications.
Protocols over platforms. Running on Nostr means our identity belongs to us, not corporate servers or algorithm gatekeepers. Uncensorable, peer-to-peer digital coordination.

2026-08-26 22:18:16 UTC

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2/Digital freedom tech is only half the battle. If your comms protocol is decentralized but your power, shelter, and local supply chain have single points of failure, you aren’t truly resilient.
True independence is a full-stack engineering problem.

2026-08-26 22:17:37 UTC

1/Great intro to nostr at the first @npub1yu4ah80r8mntvcp5kqpmxlad2zfy0c8l253xjdwu56z2tacp9sfscqgg3z meetup last night by @nprofile…6fhd and @nprofile…7yua !
We have a very exciting confluence of threads that are all tying neatly together here in Cochise County. 🧵👇

2026-08-26 02:56:54 UTC

Met up with a bunch of new nostr users tonight! #CochiseCounty