Jade lives in Merri-bek and cares about building better futures.

This is my home on the web to share my projects, meet collaborators, and learn how to live as if the planet is on the line.

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Merri-bek Tech in 2029

Mar 3, 2024 · 5 min.
LocalFirst

While I haven't perfected my time machine yet, I did manage to come across this newspaper article from 2029 describing what Merri-bek Tech has been up to.

Launching Merri-bek Tech

Oct 24, 2023 · 5 min.
LocalFirst

I'm kicking off a local non-profit to host important free and open source tech infrastructure locally, by building skills in the local community.

A Local Wiki for my Household

Sep 22, 2023 · 5 min.
LocalFirst

I've built a local web-server on a Raspberry Pi, that runs the wiki software that my household can use to document anything we like. You can setup your own Pi the same way using my Git repository.

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My Projects

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Some generic clip-art representing car-sharing, showing happy people gathered around a car.
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Cover art from Becky Chambers' novel, "A Prayer for the Crown Shy" by FeiFei Ruan.
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A picture of a futuristic sci-fi city centered around greenery and a large tree.
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A picture of the back yard at radish house, showing a raised garden bed and outdoor dining table.
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A graphic showing a server rack connected to solar panels
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A photo of Jade's hand tool setup at Maker Community in 2022, now much expanded.
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