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 Full list: [[https://permacomputing.net/principles/|permacomputing.net/principles]] Full list: [[https://permacomputing.net/principles/|permacomputing.net/principles]]
  
-Frugal computing means familiarizing yourself with using as little as needed while resources are still available — similar to learning to use a first aid kit while still in the city. You practice when correcting mistakes is still feasible.+Frugal computing means familiarizing yourself with using as little as needed while resources are still available: similar to learning to use a first aid kit while still in the city. You practice when correcting mistakes is still feasible.
  
 ===== Hundred Rabbits ===== ===== Hundred Rabbits =====
  
-[[https://100r.co/|Hundred Rabbits]] — Devine Lu Linvega and Rekka Bellum, living and working from a sailboat. In 2017, trying to download a 10GB Xcode update using only 5GB SIM cards, they had to put an iPhone in a bag and hoist it up the mast. That absurdity led to [[https://wiki.xxiivv.com/site/uxn.html|Uxn]], a tiny virtual machine that runs on everything from Game Boy Advance to Raspberry Pi Pico.+[[https://100r.co/|Hundred Rabbits]]: Devine Lu Linvega and Rekka Bellum, living and working from a sailboat. In 2017, trying to download a 10GB Xcode update using only 5GB SIM cards, they had to put an iPhone in a bag and hoist it up the mast. That absurdity led to [[https://wiki.xxiivv.com/site/uxn.html|Uxn]], a tiny virtual machine that runs on everything from Game Boy Advance to Raspberry Pi Pico.
  
 ===== Two Intertwined Strands ===== ===== Two Intertwined Strands =====
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 ===== Connection to Homesteading ===== ===== Connection to Homesteading =====
  
-Digital homesteading asks: what can I run myself, on hardware I control, that will work when third-party services don't?+Digital homesteading asks: what can you run yourself, on hardware you control, that will work when third-party services fail?
  
-> "If you want to bake an apple pie, you must first invent the universe." — Carl Sagan+> "If you want to bake an apple pie, you must first invent the universe.": Carl Sagan
  
-No setup is fully independent — domain registrars, payment processors, supply chains all remain. But meaningful steps toward self-sufficiency are still worth taking.+No setup is fully independent: domain registrars, payment processors, supply chains all remain. But meaningful steps toward self-sufficiency are still worth taking.
  
 ===== In This Homelab ===== ===== In This Homelab =====
  
-  * Running on a 2011-era CPU that "can't run Chrome" but runs a full homelab stack +  * Running a full homelab stack on a 2017 ThinkPad X270 that would otherwise be e-waste 
-  * [[folkzone:infrastructure:docker|Container resource limits]] — every container has explicit memory caps+  * [[hosting:docker:start|Container resource limits]]: every container has explicit memory caps
   * Alpine-based images where possible for minimal footprint   * Alpine-based images where possible for minimal footprint
-  * [[folkzone:philosophy|Local-first development]] — git repo is the source of truth, server is a deployment target+  * [[folkzone:philosophy|Local-first development]]: git repo is the source of truth, server is a deployment target
  
 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====
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