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  1. Book: "Where There is no Doctor" by fishing · · Score: 1 · on Ask Slashdot: Good, Useful Free Software For Gifts?

    Available for free download from Hesperian in many different languages, it's an excellently thought-out medical guide that anyone can get benefit from.

    http://weblife.org/pdf/where_there_is_no_doctor.pdf

  2. Re:Options by b0bby · · Score: 1 · on How To Build an Open Source House?

    I know you're joking, but the public health risks of improperly composted waste mean that you're likely to be required to dispose of the compost by burying it or hauling it away. I'm not sure about the UK, but here's a list of the US regulations:
    http://weblife.org/humanure/appendix3.html

  3. Hmm. Interesting by tomzyk · · Score: 1 · on Ward Hunt Ice Shelf Breaks In Two

    the simple truth: don't sh*t in your own backyard

    You know what? I really don't mean for this to be a troll or anything, but I've always wondered about the origin of this phrase.

    I know in its essence it conveys something like: don't dump your trash on your own property, cuz the smell will be horrible and is unsightly... and if it's toxic, can harm you and any plant/animal life in the vacinity...

    But why "don't sh*t in your own backyard"? Septic tanks have been around for a long time and composting even longer. From what I understand, it's actually GOOD to sh*t in your own backyard (if you know how to process it correctly, of course).

    Anyone know of the origin of this phrase? (or have any ideas of how to go about finding it?)

  4. Re:What about human waste? by MannyDixn · · Score: 1 · on Home Biomass Power Generators
    The biggest waste regarding human excrement comes from flushing it away with water that is fit for drinking, wasting all of the energy that was spent purifying it. Drinking water is a precious resource. Forget extracting gasses from it, if you just manage to compost your shit, you are well on the road to sustainability.

    Apparently it's easily done using sawdust, check out The Humanure Handbook.

  5. The first step... by cornice · · Score: 1 · on Gardening for Geeks?

    The first thing you should do is start composting your poop as seen on Slashdot. No but seriously composting in the traditional sense is quite an important part of gardening. If you're talking about a window box then it isn't very practical, however.

  6. That's nothing, compost your own dung! by erf · · Score: 1 · on My Compost Bin And I

    The Humanure Handbook (full text online!) describes how to replace your toilet with a sawdust filled bucket, compost it in your backyard, and make superb compost.

    You too can break that nasty habit of pooping in drinking water.

    All of what he says applies to more mundane forms of compost as well.

  7. Re:I will not have my character educated in school by Sparaig · · Score: 1 · on More Candidate Answers - Bush and Hagelin
    I don't believe that you understand what John is saying. If you want to understand better, try reading Robert Roth's book, _A Reason to Vote_, which is available online.

    A Reason to Vote

  8. Looking for a Reason to Vote? by inquiz · · Score: 1 · on Should You Vote?
    Robert Roth's book A Reason to Vote is a must read. See why it is of the utmost importance to place your vote.


    The complete text is available online.


    "Third parties have contributed huge ideas to American politics, from the abolition of slavery, to a woman's right to vote, to child labor laws. Their relatively recent exile to the margins of American political life is highly unfortunate. A Reason to Vote gives us the information we need to bring third parties back to center stage."

    -- Marianne Williamson,
    author of The Healing of America