I’ve no idea when I first saw this, and props to its original creator. But I’d like to underscore that this is exactly where we are today:
Presently, as of 13 August, 2023, we are most absolutely — and after the recent discovery of the sudden temperature increases measured in oceans over the last six months’ time — firmly balanced on the line between the red and yellow sections above.
Before “Modern” was a thing, Joseph Eichler began designing and building what would become Modern homes.
There are, single examples to be found in many locations around the globe, the huge majority of them are found in northern California. One wonders how viable such a design would be in the present age.
I suppose it would be far more meaningful to have a location and design one’s own.
A way to cross-reference:
Took advantage of the break in the rain (in a desert, I know… it’s bizarre) to do some necessary tow-vehicle maintenance: oil and coolant change in preparation for the trip south then east. Above, a quick stop at the Grant County landfill in Ephrata, WA to drop off the used waste.
We’ll also need to flush and fill the transmission fluid and replace its filter, too. Not sure the weather is going to hold, so it might be a rainy or even a snowy-day job this weekend or next!
If I had the space, I’d feed the world.
Hmm… I wonder if this could be done on a small-scale. Say, a FarmPod… PodFarm? Real containerized farming!
Envision a self-contained farm in a 40-foot shipping container. You know, a bit like how Google was doing with their compute assets?
At 1/100th the size, it wouldn’t be strictly 1/100th the output – but each one could be constructed with a simple dehumidification, filtration, circulation, lighting, heating, cooling and so forth.
What if?
And what if, to expand output, we just add pods?
the rest of me 