A river that needs crossing political and tech blogs – On the political side, there is arrogance and ignorance, on the geek side there is naivety and over- complexity My videos are on these two youtube channels visionontv 3,832,876 views and undercurrents 22,689,976 views
Heating the boat
Replaceing the boat fuel hose for BSS
Published Date 10/3/13 10:32 AM UPDATE5 this is all done, the new hose is much lower quality than the existing one, you can press it with your fingers and it stretches – no double layer of steel mesh and no abrasion resistant cover. UPDATE4 this back from the fuel hose supplier Subject: RE: URGENT HOSE ASSEMBLY QUOTE…
The dangerous boat certificate BSS
Published Date 9/26/13 11:58 AM Am making a documentary about moving off the traditional grid and alternative lifestyles in the face of climate change. This is a brief story about how bureaucratic processes can make the world more dangerous rather than, as some people imagine, more safe. I have bought a very solid, German built,…
The Man who bought a lifeboat
Attempted Putsch at Balcombe
Published Date 9/15/13 11:09 PM The camp has to move after the drilling stops every one agrees with this, I do, the only useful question/decision is when and were to next. What am documenting here is one groups decision and action that happen this weekend at the camp. Read this with a smile (or you…
This happens nearly every day at Balcombe Snatch Arrest
Balcombe Snatch Arrest
Greenham women talks about protest camp life
Published Date 9/10/13 8:34 PM This is a message from my mum who was an original Greenham women – she is wrighting in reaction to what she is hearing going on at Balcombe Community Protection Camp. “I was on the original women lead march from Cardiff to Greenham Common. 36 women and six men marched…
How far is Balcombe camp a responsible alternative
Published Date 9/10/13 4:49 PM Its interesting to be in the middle of camp life doing something that is core to the camp functioning. Am one of the crew responsible for the tech tent, we run a solar power set-up that charges the camp phones, runs the laptops and provides shaky internet for legal, media…
Balcombe Protection Camp has a working solar power station
Published Date 9/6/13 8:05 AM While summer lasts we aspire to camp electrics being completely powered by solar power. Currently the kitchen, massage/meeting tent and the media/tech tent are working. We have LED lighting and can power 3 laptops and charge around 30-40 phones each day. Other structures have LED lighting running from fixed battery’s.…
Camp tech needs for Balcombe
Published Date 9/4/13 10:11 AM Currently we have half the solar panels we ordered working to power core camp phone, laptops and tech tent (250w) – with limited public phone charging. And a second 40w solar powered laptop, music and phone charging point in the large massage tent. In the kitchen we now have a…