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===food===
 
* [https://github.com/foodcoops/foodsoft foodsoft] software for managing a food cooperative, which can be hosted on [http://www.foodcoops.net/ foodcoops.net]
 
 
====spironlina====
 
spirolina is an edible algae that needs only water, urine and iron (from rusty nails for example).  However, it needs quite a warm climate.  In colder places it is only possible to grow it in a greenhouse in summer.  A possibility could be to pump it through a wood stove or compost heater.   
 
* [http://www.antenna.ch/en/documents/Jourdan_UK.pdf Grow your own spirulina]
 
* [http://wiki.auroville.org.in/wiki/Spirulina_in_sadhana_forest Sprirulina in sadhana forest] this guide to growing sprirulina makes it seem amazingly easy, feeding it with urine and iron from rusty nails.
 
* [http://www.antenna.ch/en/documents/productionFAQ Spirulina production FAQ pdf]
 
 
aphanizomenon flos-aquae (AFA).  apparently this has more chlorophyll than spirulina, needs less salinity, has more calcium, and importantly, can live in a colder climate.  But it seems it only grows naturally (not cultivated).
 
[http://www.thenaturalife.com/The_Natural_Life/Article%3A_AFA_and_Spirulina_Compared.html AFA and Spirulina Compared]
 
 
 
====tempeh:====
 
Tasty indonesian soja with mould grown on it.  The difficult thing is keeping the temperate constant.  tempeh needs to be at about 32 degrees C for about 22 hours.  Not a problem if you live in indonesia.  If it gets colder than that for some time period, it seems it still works but takes longer, eg: on a woodstove which goes out at night but you light it again in the morning.  but there is then increased risk of contamination with other bacterias.  If it gets too hot the mould cannot survive. 
 
 
electric incubators are easier to regulate temperature but less ecological and use too much power to realistically run from batteries.  typically an isulated box (eg: an old refridgerator) and a heating element (eg: 40 or 60w light bulb).  The simplest way to regulate it is with a dimmer switch (this works quite well).  but leaving a dimmer set  external temperature changes (eg: at night) and towards the end of the process the tempeh begins to produce its own heat and the temperature rises.  Old water heater thermostats can also be used, which can be regulated by moving the temperature sensing element closer or further from the heat source.  It would be interesting to know if its possible to use a refridgerator thermostat for this as these are much more readily available.
 
 
Regulating the humidity is also an issue, a small amount of air circulation is needed but it must not dry out.  You can experiment with covering them and leaving a small gap open.  Some people use plastic food bags with tiny holes in which works well but is expensive and wastefull.
 
 
Another tricky thing is how to save the spore so you can make more and dont have it keep buying tempeh starter.  You must leave the tempeh in the incubator for longer (When you take it out, cut off a thinner piece for more surface area and to not waste the middle part).  After about another 8 hours, the black powdery stuff is the spores.  these can be scraped with something sterile to collect, or just take the whole piece of spore covered tempeh and dry it out (eg: on the stove) and blend it/grind it to a powder. 
 
 
* [http://kedaiperantau.blogspot.de/ kedai perantau] sell tempeh starter from malaysia, quite cheap.
 
* [http://www.examiner.com/article/how-to-make-tempeh-starter-from-scratch-health-benefits-videos-recipe-sites how to make tempeh starter from scratch] also recommends books and has facts about how healthy it is.
 
* [http://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~klevchen/tempeh-incubator.html tempeh incubator]
 
* [http://www.makethebesttempeh.org/home-made-tempeh-culture-te.html makethebesttempeh.org home made tempeh culture]
 
* [http://wildfermenation.com wild fermentation] this site has good forums much info about many kinds of fermentation.
 
* Grain mill for grinding the beans:  look for porkert grain mill, this is said to be the best.  Note that they must not be totally ground to a powder but cracked in half.  Some electric grinders (something strong enough to grind coffee beans) work well you must just give them a really short grind. 
 
* The book of tempeh, shurtleff and aoyagi - very good book (can be found as pdf online)
 
 
====beansprouts====
 
very important food for winter, when theres not so much salad to eat.  they will grow much faster if kept warm.  rinse them as often as possible - so keep them close to water or somewhere where you will always notice them and remember to water them.  water is important to them, so give them good water.
 
 
almost any bean or lentil (not split ones) will work.
 
 
====wine making====
 
alcohol drinking is not healthy.  but if you do it, it can be a good idea to make it yourself.  it saves money, does not support the supermarkets, and you can be more in control of how much you drink.  However, do not be tempted to drink it before its ready.  If this is a problem remember to make more so you have a constant supply. 
 
 
Making wine is easy, but making good wine that does not give you a hangover is not so easy.  Keep everything clean with hot water (or chemical sterilisers if you really dont have much water), and 'rack' the wine at least once (syphon it into a new container to get rid of the sediment).  I think its the sediment which causes the hangover.  Some fruits make more sediment than others, so it can be more difficult to get them to clear.  Apple and pear wines can be difficult as they make a lot of mousse (become frothy).   
 
 
Yeast and yeast nutrient can be difficult to find.  They can be bought on the internet if there is no brewing shop nearby.  It is also useful to add lemon juice, a source of tannin (some black tea, for example), and if making a wine from flowers or leaves, rather than fruit, the yeast will like something to live on, crushed or minced raisens/saltanas are often used.  and sugar.
 
 
The first stage of fermentation can be done in an open topped container, like a pot or bucket, with some textile over the top to stop insects going in, kept warm and stirred as often as possible with something clean. 
 
 
After five days, or one week, the wine is filtered through cotton or muslin into another container.  Traditionally a glass demijohn with an air-lock which can let air leave but not enter.  I have had success using 25l plastic water containers, with a condom or balloon instead of an air-lock.  but plastic containers are more difficult to clean.  In winter, make sure the wine does not freeze.   
 
 
* 1 gallon = 3.785 litres
 
* C.J.J. Berry - "First Steps in Winemaking" is a good book.
 
 
Wines to try:
 
* dandelion flower / Löwenzahn / pissenlit
 
* ginger / Ingwer / gengembre
 
* oak leaf
 
* elderberry
 
* elderflower
 
* rose hip
 
 
Links:
 
* [http://hbd.org/ddraper/beer/slantuse Culturing yeast and using slants] about keeping yeast cultures for beer brewing
 
 
===gardening===
 
 
The most difficult thing about gardening is staying in one place.  Many of us want to travel, especially in summer when plants need a lot of attention.  The more i learn about gardening, the more i realise that gardening techniques work over many years.  We have to find the right compromise between wanting travel and learn from other places and also wanting to enjoy having a garden and eating uncontaminated food.  So whereever you are, treat the gardens around you as your own, and try to keep a long term vision even if you yourself wont be there for very long.  and respect the ideas and techniques that have been put in place by those who have been there for longer.  When you are somewhere for a longer time, try to help passers by become involved and see how the garden works.  and of course, save seeds, swap seeds, when you travel carry seeds with you.   
 
 
Growing food is often separated from enjoying ourselfs and made into 'work', it would be good to see more bands/soundsystems playing infront of garden fields to motivate and inspire people.  you might expect that this would destroy the garden.  but we need to break down the barrier between work and play and maybe not get so wasted when we hear music or not be so orderly when we 'work' in the garden.
 
 
Plants which need more attention could be planted on paths we use often or on junctions of paths where people naturally meet and make a pause.
 
 
perrenial veg:  (that grows every year and you dont really need to do anything)
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_artichoke Jerusalem artichoke/topinambour] is a super easy to grow tuber.  Good as a reserve if other things fail to grow. 
 
* asparagus/spargel
 
* rhubarb
 
 
plants that are easy to grow and feed you well:
 
 
* broadbean/fevre/dickebohnen
 
* chard/blette/mangold
 
 
wild plants that feed you well
 
* nettle
 
* quinopod/fat hen - spinach-like plant that can be eaten raw or cooked.
 
* chestnut/chataignes/kastanien if you live somewhere warm enough that they grow big.
 
* wild garlic/Bärlauch can be eaten in early spring when there are few other green plants to eat 
 
 
 
other gardening ideas:
 
* [http://www.pfaf.org plants for a future] 7000 edible, medicinal & useful plants
 
* [http://forestgardenplants.blogspot.co.uk/ forest garden plants] buy or swap forest garden plants (Devon, UK)
 
* [http://www.perennialsolutions.org/a-global-inventory-of-perennial-vegetables a global inventory of perennial vegetables]
 
* [http://deepgreenpermaculture.com/diy-instructions/home-made-plant-rooting-hormone-willow-water/ willow water as a rooting hormone for propergating cuttings]
 
* [http://deepgreenpermaculture.com/diy-instructions/propagating-hardwood-cuttings/ propergating hardwood cuttings] how to take a cutting from fruit bushes like blackcurrant (cassis/johannisbeeren) to have more plants next year
 
* 'biochar' can be made by gasifying wood, using a special kind of stove/cooker ([http://www.biochar-international.org/technology/stoves biochar stove design]) and then used as a soil improver (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_preta terra preta on wikipedia])
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companion_plants Wikipedia List of companion plants]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masanobu_Fukuoka Masanobu Fukuoka - Wikipedia]
 
 
bio/organic seed suppliers
 
* [http://www.dreschflegel-saatgut.de/ Dreschflegel-Bio-Saatgut] germany
 
* [http://www.realseeds.co.uk/ The Real Seed Catalogue] UK
 
* [https://www.arche-noah.at/ Arche Noah] austria
 
 
===health===
 
* [http://zinelibrary.info/files/Primitive%20Toothcare%20PRINT.pdf primitive toothcare] PDF zine
 
* [http://modernsurvivalonline.com/Files/medical/wtndentist_2010_Web_Full_Book.pdf where there is no dentist] pdf book
 
* [http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/arvindgupta/hesperian-no-doctor.pdf where there is no doctor] pdf book
 
 
===tech===
 
 
====filesharing====
 
  * [http://www.torrent411.com torrent411] good torrent tracker (french)
 
  * [http://www.rutracker.org rutracker.org] good torrent tracker (russian)
 
  * [http://www.zeropaid.com zeropaid] filesharing news and forum
 
  * [http://tracker2.postman.i2p tracker2.postman.i2p] i2p torrent tracker (you must be running i2p to access)
 
  * [http://www.imule.i2p imule] p2p sharing software for i2p (also an i2p eepsite)
 
 
====audio====
 
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org hydrogen audio] forums about audio software etc
 
* [http://www.rockbox.org/ rockbox] open source firmware for music players.  Very useful if the original firmware wont play certain formats, or has restrictions on copying music off the player. 
 
* [http://www.musicpd.org/ mpd] music player daemon.  music playing software designed to be run over a network.  If there is a network attached computer connected to an amplifier and running mpd, other computers on the network can control the player by using mpd client software (of which there are many to choose from, i use ncmpcpp).  Can run on raspberry pi.  Client and daemon can also both be running on the same computer.  [http://www.nepherte.be/howto-use-mpd-and-ncmpc-like-a-pro/ mpd and ncmcppp guide]
 
* [http://cmus.sourceforge.net cmus] curses based music player software (linux, console based)
 
* [http://moc.daper.net/ moc] another, simpler, curses based player
 
* [https://packages.debian.org/sid/randomplay randomplay] even simpler console player
 
* [http://beets.radbox.org/ beets] music collection organising tool.  useful for tagging and organising a large collection.
 
* [http://lmms.sourceforge.net/ Linux multimedia studio (LMMS)] free music production software, with VST compatibility.
 
* [http://sox.sourceforge.net sox] command line sound tool.  can be used as simple synthesiser, and to convert audio formats.
 
* [http://www.diyaudio.com diyaudio.com] forums about diy audio hardware projects
 
* [http://www.speakerplans.com/ speakerplans.com] designs for speaker enclosures
 
* horn response - speaker enclosure design software.  can use with abaca? audio abacus
 
* [http://mumble.sourceforge.net/ Mumble] voice chat software
 
to take 30 random mp3s and put them in a directory (i use this to randomly choose some of my music to put onto my mp3 player):
 
find -name "*.mp3" | sort --random-sort | head -n 30 | xargs -n 1 -i^Cd '\n' cp {} ~/sometunes
 
 
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====other====
 
 
Many of these links need to be (or already have been) put elsewhere on the wiki
 
 
* [http://mightyohm.com mighty ohm] some open source hardware designs and a soldering guide in many languages
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desoldering Desoldering - wikipedia article] for learning how to recuperate electronic components.
 
* [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Practical_Electronics/Desoldering Desoldering wikibook]
 
* [http://circuitcircle.de circuit circle] / [http://schraegerunde.blogspot.de/ SCHRÄGERUNDE] DIY electronics and circuit bending -workshops, concerts, installations, performances
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toner_refill Toner refill - wikipedia article] on refilling photocopier laser printer toner
 
* [https://openlibrary.org/ openlibrary.org] ebooks
 
* [http://www.freemusicarchive.org freemusicarchive.org]
 
* [https://archive.org/ internet archive] archive of internet sites, also many media files hosted here, you can put media files here too.
 
* [https://github.com/Anoncheg1/Command-line-translator Use google translate from the command line] with some extra features.
 
* [https://github.com/soimort/google-translate-cli Google translate awk program] very similar
 
* [http://www.openframeworks.cc open frameworks] c++ library for creative projects
 
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*  [http://ronja.twibright.com/ RONJA] free technology project for optical point-to-point data links (using visible light).  The design has a reported 1.4km range and 10Mbps full duplex data rate.
 
* [http://www.modulatedlight.org/ modulatedlight.org] information and experiments using light for data links, mostly using high power LEDs rather than lasers, as they work better over long distances.
 
* [http://ttfa.net/12volt ttfa.net/12volt]
 
* [http://www.let.uu.nl/~Michael.Moortgat/personal/Courses/TT02/tao_regexps.html A Tao of regular expressions] notes on using regular expressions (for vi, grep, etc)
 
* [http://mattmahoney.net/dc/ mattmahoney on data compression] much info on data compression.  PAQ8 text compression, while computationally expensive, could be very useful for low-bandwidth radio data networks.
 
*  pbx
 
*  x25, a kind of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packet_switched_network packet switched network]
 
*  [https://www.johncahill.net/wiki/index.php/Skype_like_conferencing_System skype like conferencing system] software project proposal.  see also ZRTP and SRTP
 
* [http://sdf.org sdf.org] sdf public access unix system
 
* [http://www.tin.org/ tin] text-based usenet newsreader software
 
* [http://www.eternal-september.org eternal september] Free text only usenet provider (registration required)
 
* [http://www.aioe.org aioe] free text only usenet provider (no registration required)
 
* [http://retroshare.sourceforge.net/ retroshare] secure, decentralised communication and filesharing platform
 
* [http://nmap.org/ nmap] network ping scan tool
 
 
====geeky linux tools====
 
* [https://www.debian.org/index.en.html Debian -- The Universal Operating System]
 
* [http://openbox.org/ Openbox] very basic window manager - you can install fancy features yourself
 
* [http://urukrama.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/my-openbox-keybindings/ urukrama's Openbox keybindings]
 
* [http://awesome.naquadah.org/ awesome] tiling window manager
 
* [http://gnometerminator.blogspot.co.uk/ terminator] terminal emulator with many features
 
* [http://tmux.sourceforge.net/ tmux] terminal multiplexer
 
* [http://www.midnight-commander.org/ midnight commander] curses based file manager
 
* [http://conky.sourceforge.net/ conky] system monitor
 
* [http://www.vimperator.org vimperator] vi style control of firefox/iceweasel web browser.  So you can control the web browser without using the mouse.
 
* [http://www.a-a-p.org/ aap] makes it easy to download, build and install software
 
* [http://www.calmar.ws/ calmar.ws] tips and info on linux,vim, vimperator, awesome, other stuff
 
* [http://www.lagmonster.org/docs/vi.html vi cheat sheet]
 
* [http://zzapper.co.uk/vimtips.html vim tips]
 
* [http://www.refcards.com/ refcards.com] free quick reference cards
 
* [http://blog.bigsmoke.us/2009/07/10/vim-mediawiki-editing vim mediawiki editing]
 
* [http://fcron.free.fr fcron.free.fr] apparently good for running cron jobs on a system not always switched on.
 
* [http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/bash-aliases-mac-centos-linux-unix.html 30 handy bash aliases]
 
* [https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Baobab Baobab] gnome disk usage analyser - visual representation of disk usage
 
 
=====email software=====
 
* [http://www.mutt.org/ mutt] - email program.  Its not for everyone, it takes a lot of configuring but once you have got it right it can work well and save time.
 
* [http://stevelosh.com/blog/2012/10/the-homely-mutt Steve losh's mutt guide]
 
* [http://notmuchmail.org notmuch] program for searching email
 
* [http://www.lunar-linux.org/mutt-sidebar/ mutt sidebar] patch for mutt with folders listed in a sidebar
 
* [http://blog.developwithpassion.com/2013/05/02/getting-up-and-running-with-a-sane-mutt-setup/ getting up and running with a sane mutt setup]
 
* [http://realprogrammers.com/jump_start/mutt/ realprogrammers.com mutt guide]
 
* [http://www.cmdln.org/2008/11/07/how-i-tamed-my-mutt/ How I tamed my mutt – cmdln.org (a sysadmin blog)]
 
* [http://www.fefe.de/muttfaq/faq.html fefe.da Mutt FAQ]
 
 
=====backup/archiving tools for linux=====
 
* rsync
 
* [http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/ unison] file syncroniser.  Unlike rsync, unison ensures both filesystems have the newest version of a file.  [http://www.howtoforge.com/setting-up-unison-file-synchronization-between-two-servers-on-debian-squeeze tutorial on setting up unison]
 
 
diff -qr source destination
 
comm -3 <(ls ~/dir-new/) <(ls ~/dir)        # compare two directories
 
 
Find duplicate files:
 
 
find -not -empty -type f -printf "%s\n" | sort -rn | uniq -d | xargs -I{} -n1 find -type f -size {}c -print0 | xargs -0 md5sum | sort | uniq -w32 --all-repeated=separate
 
 
Find and delete duplicate files:
 
 
find -not -empty -type f -printf "%s\n" | sort -rn | uniq -d |  xargs -I{} -n1 find -type f -size {}c -print0 | xargs -0 md5sum | sort | uniq -w32 --all-repeated=separate | cut -f3-100 -d ' ' | tr '\n.' '\t.' | sed 's/\t\t/\n/g' | cut -f2-100 | tr '\t' '\n' | perl -i -pe 's/([ (){}-])/\\$1/g' | perl -i -pe 's/'\''/\\'\''/g' | xargs -pr rm -v
 
 
===booklet printing on linux===
 
some tools, for example, for reordering pages of an a4 documents to make an a5 booklet or zine.
 
 
pdf2ps                                              #convert a pdf document to postscript     
 
psbook in.ps out.ps                                # reorder the pages to make a book, 
 
psnup -s1 -2 book.ps booklet.ps                    # shrink to 2 pages on each A4 side
 
ps2pdf                                              #convert it back to a pdf
 
lpr -P myprinter -o page-set=even -#1 infile.pdf    # print the even pages
 
lpr -P myprinter -o page-set=odd -#1 infile.pdf    # print the odd pages
 
 
====encryption====
 
* [https://www.cryptoparty.in/documentation/handbook cryptoparty handbook]
 
* [http://www.gnupg.org/ gpg] Gnu Privacy Guard.  Tool for encrypting files and email.
 
Most simple usage - gpg encryption of a single file:
 
  gpg -c file 
 
This prompts for a password and gives file.gpg.  To decypt:
 
  gpg -d file.gpg > file
 
* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Disk_Encryption Disk encryption article on ArchWiki] a good explanation of disk encryption and a comparison of the methods.
 
* truecrypt
 
 
====non-commercial email providers====
 
* activix uk
 
* so36 -berlin
 
* [http://www.immerda.ch immerda.ch]
 
* [http://www.systemli.org systemli.org] (de)
 
* [http://mail.riseup.net riseup.net]
 
 
 
===local announcements websites===
 
===local announcements websites===
For buying/selling secondhand, etc.  Better than ebay because you meet the person face-to-face and put money in the hand (no third parties pinching fees).  This requires some trust, which builds community.
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For buying/selling secondhand, etc.  Better than ebay because you meet the person face-to-face and put money in the hand.  No third parties pinching fees, no stupid rules, no sending stuff from the other side of the planet.  This requires some trust, which builds community.
 
    
 
    
 
* [http://www.craigslist.org craigslist.org] international
 
* [http://www.craigslist.org craigslist.org] international
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* [http://www.tutti.ch tutti.ch] CH
 
* [http://www.tutti.ch tutti.ch] CH
  
===party===
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===swap books and other things===
* [http://zoneofthefree.blogspot.com zone of the free] all things 3, mp3s art etc...
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* [http://www.swaptrees.com swaptrees.com] comparison of book swapping websites in different countries
* [http://shockraver.free.fr shockraver] wheres that teknival?
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* [http://www.readitswapit.co.uk readitswapit.co.uk] uk book swapping site
* [http://teknoparty.are.free.fr/ teknoparty.are.free.fr]
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* [http://www.headfuk.net/ headfuk.net] most of the site no longer maintained (but still there) lots of technical info, good breakcore mp3s, party info
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* [http://www.hekate.co.uk/index.html Hekate] london based soundsystem
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* [http://www.squatjuice.com squatjuice] idiots talking
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* [http://www.partyvibe.com partyvibe]  
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* [http://www.spacepatrol.cz spacepatrol.cz] cz based party info and music download
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* [http://mp3.sety.cz mp3.sety.cz] many mp3s (electronic music)
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* [http://www.erowid.org/ erowid] information about drugs
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===art/wierd===
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  * [http://www.randomartists.org/ random artists] UK based underground art collective, make [http://www.taaexhibitions.org/ temporary autonomous art]
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  * [http://www.4chan.org 4chan.org] anonymous image board
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  * [http://www.deviantart.com deviantart]
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  * [http://www.daedally.net jinyoung shin]
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  * [http://www.blublu.org blublu]
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  * [http://theporg.blogspot.com the porg]
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  * [http://www.daytimetelevisuals.co.uk daytime televisuals]
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  * [http://zoomquilt2.madmindworx.com/ zoomquilt2]
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  * [http://www.dissidentisland.org/ dissident island] radio
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===squatting/travelling===
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* [http://www.squat.net squat.net]
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* [http://www.squatter.org.uk uk advisory service for squatters]
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* [http://www.landregistry.gov.uk uk land registry] [http://www.192.com 192.com] for researching buildings in the uk.
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* [http://www.hitchwiki.org hitchwiki.org] hitchhiking guide in many languages.  You can add info how to hitchhike in/out of your town.  Offline version available for download.
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* [http://www.geofftech.co.uk/tube/facts.html tube facts] includes a list of london underground stations with no ticket barriers.  No idea when this was last updated.
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* [http://www.wagendorf.de wagendorf.de] all things wagen related (deutsch)
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===other===
 
===other===
 
   open source ecology
 
   open source ecology
 
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local announcements websites

For buying/selling secondhand, etc. Better than ebay because you meet the person face-to-face and put money in the hand. No third parties pinching fees, no stupid rules, no sending stuff from the other side of the planet. This requires some trust, which builds community.

swap books and other things

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