#Aluminum Planters

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Deck in Vancouver Deck - large craftsman backyard deck idea with a roof extension

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This is an illustration of a small roof-extended transitional brick front porch.

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Medium Garage

Ideas for remodeling a mid-sized, attached two-car garage

[greatinterest]

Outdoor Kitchen in Seattle Large minimalist outdoor kitchen deck design example with a roof extension

[lovelyyellowdress]

Medium Garage Ideas for remodeling a mid-sized, attached two-car garage

[deanohgorman]

Small modern backyard concrete patio kitchen idea with a gazebo for the patio

[abconcerns]

Deck Toronto An illustration of a traditional backyard deck design with a fire pit and an addition to the roof

[mogaiwriters]

New York Traditional Landscape Photo of a large traditional partial sun front yard formal garden.

[monikabose]

Roof Extensions - Traditional Deck Example of a classic backyard deck design with a fire pit and a roof extension

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Exterior Stucco in Tampa Large contemporary white two-story flat roof design

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Transitional Deck Example of a large transitional backyard deck design with a fire pit and a roof extension

[toonass]

Landscape Concrete Pavers Dallas An example of a small transitional partial sun backyard concrete paver landscaping.

[bloodtohold]

Traditional Landscape - Container Garden Photo of a large traditional partial sun front yard formal garden.

[zheeer]

Contemporary Deck (Atlanta)

[drnikolatesla]

Nikola Tesla on Human Energy

In an article written in 1900 titled “The Problem of Increasing Human Energy,” Nikola Tesla shares his ideas aimed at revolutionizing the way energy is generated, transmitted, and utilized, with the ultimate goal of enhancing human well-being and progress.

Tesla starts with his philosophical perspective on human life–what is it, and where is it going? He implies that human life is a movement, and since the existence of movement naturally implies a body which is being moved and a force which is moving it, then wherever there is life, there is a mass moved by a force. Since action and reaction are coexistent (Newton’s third law of motion), then human movement, along with all movement in the universe, is rhythmical. He explains how we are witness to this rhythm in the motion of the stars, the surging and ebbing of the oceans, the changing of seasons, and the infinitely varied phenomena of organic life. Tesla then identifies humanity as a unitary whole, and comes to the conclusion that the same general laws of movement that govern the whole physical universe must be applicable to all living things, including humankind, and we may understand this movement by using mechanical principles. Consequently, Tesla implies we may measure human energy using the formula for kinetic energy, E=MV²/2, which is one of the fundamental physics equations that describes a moving object's energy. E represents energy, M being human mass, and V a hypothetical velocity. Tesla goes on to consider humans analogous to machines and asks how do we increase the energy of this machine positively and decrease the negative forces decelerating it? In answering this question, Tesla suggests:

Promoting marriage

Having more children and raising them to a higher velocity, or enlightenment, than their parents

Attention to health

Improving quality of drinking water

Providing healthful food to those in need

Encouraging a vegetarian diet rather than a carnivorous one

Discouraging artificial food

Moderation of exercise between both mind and body

Discouraging bad habits with alcohol, tobacco, tea, coffee, and other stimulants

Discouraging gambling

Improving hygiene, education, and morals

Reducing ignorance, stupidity, imbecility, religious fanaticism, etc.

Improving the productivity of soil by electrical means

Increasing the workforce

Ending warfare by developing machines (remote controlled robots, drones, etc.) to fight battles leading to fewer human casualties

Encouraging peace by bringing humans in closer contact

Improving methods of manufacturing (i.e., coal, gas, iron, aluminum)

Withdrawing from traditional energy sources and tapping into renewable energy

Tesla shares his invention of a radio controlled boat and its possible use. He also shares his experiments involving burning of nitrogen in the atmosphere, wireless transmission of power, and more. He discusses his vision for harnessing natural forces to help increase the energy needs of humanity. He proposes a global system of wireless power transmission, using the earth as a conductor and waterfalls as a power source. He also explores the possibilities of interplanetary communication and ideas related to tapping into cosmic energy sources and utilizing them for the betterment of humankind.

Tesla finishes his article saying:

"I anticipate that many, unprepared for these results, which, through long familiarity, appear to me simple and obvious, will consider them still far from practical application. Such reserve, and even opposition, of some is as useful a quality and as necessary an element in human progress as the quick receptivity and enthusiasm of others. Thus, a mass which resists the force at first, once set in movement, adds to the energy. The scientific man does not aim at an immediate result. He does not expect that his advanced ideas will be readily taken up. His work is like that of the planter — for the future. His duty is to lay the foundation for those who are to come, and point the way. He lives and labors and hopes with the poet who says:

"Schaff’, das Tagwerk meiner Hände, Hohes Glück, dass ich’s vollende! Lass, o lass mich nicht ermatten! Nein, es sind nicht leere Träume: Jetzt nur Stangen, diese Bäume Geben einst noch Frucht und Schatten."

(Daily work — my hands’ employment, To complete is pure enjoyment! Let, oh, let me never falter! No! there is no empty dreaming: Lo! these trees, but bare poles seeming, Yet will yield both food and shelter!)

*Goethe’s “Hope." Translated by William Gibson, Com. U. S. N.*

[cricketcat9]

Went junkyarding yesterday, with an informal group called Junk Yard Dawgs. First junk yard was well organized- a pile of this over here, a pile of that over there, pick it and bring to the scale to be weighted. I got several gears, for their sculptural quality, and two aluminum pots to be repurposed as flowers planters. Gears are heavy AF! The second yard along La Pana was enormous, slightly stinky and not well organized, did not buy anything, but the sheer size and amount of what we human discard was... impressive. Well, at least it's being recycled.. Close to the entrance there was a little discarded metal cabin with the sign "guardia". It would make a very elegant outhouse, but I have indoor plumbing. Next we stopped at a stone yard, because we were curious. They had stone garden lanterns and little temples, stone benches, several stone bowls ( I think I found a sink f0r my bathroom renovation), a HUGE stone bowl that would make a beautiful fountain, and a Big Dick. Big Dick was standing proudly on a pedestal, complete with the balls; it's made of marble and damn heavy. I wonder who/what is on the market for a Big Dick. Can he bestow fertility on a garden, or something? Or would he go to one of the, ahem, "motels" along La Pana?

We also visited two antiques stores, sadly intricately carved doors (probably belonging to a church before) I liked were FAR out of my $ range, and also size range.

I bought a little bronze ring because it looked sad and abandoned in the vitrine.

Next trip of the Junk Yard Dawgs to some mythical junk yard in Quito, apparently Really BIG. I need more gears of all sizes to make a garden totem.

photos by Susan B., a friend