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When you buy a homestead, perhaps the most important factor to evaluate is the suitability of the land for your purposes. The house is important too, of course, but if you buy land that is highly non-fertile

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Awhile back, I convinced @walkerland that we needed to ditch all non open source software, mostly for philosophical reasons. Both of us (me especially) dislike the business practices of Microsoft, Apple,

My wife and I were recently discussing the "weight of the past": aspects of the past that weigh on the present. Our life on the homestead certainly provides ample time for thought, and introspection:

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Arrested for Speaking His Mind In the latest example of UK heavy handedness/lawlessness, UK activist Tommy Robinson has been jailed for trying to bring attention to pedophile grooming gangs. Within six

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The Ministry of Truth continues its inexorable march forward. People in the UK may soon face jail time if their on-line posts fall afoul of newly proposed sentencing guidelines. Depending on their relative

Homesteading is often associated with sweat, sore muscles and WORK. Although this is not inaccurate, there are certain aspects to homesteading that can only be considered luxurious. This post is devoted

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My tour of duty as an "information warrior" began just after the 9/11 attacks, seventeen (seventeen!) years ago. A co-worker had some "extreme" views on what happened: Israel did it,