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Tubotel in Tepoztlán - Accommodation in Tubes

Over the last two days my wife and I went to Tepoztlán, a small town about an hour south of Mexico City. Since we were there "on business" I did not go

Entry For Shadow Hunters Community SMASh Contest- Round 434 -pouring concrete into the foundation

CameraISOLensApertureSpeedEditingCanon RP10024-105@27 mmf/101/60 sCamera Raw Last year, I went to photograph the pouring of concrete into the foundation of a 6-story

Photographing pouring concrete into the foundation

Last year, I went to photograph the pouring of concrete into the foundation of a 6-story apartment building. My friend was a structural engineer, so he let me take

​Building on My Budget: My Personal Math Comparing a Traditional House to a Foldable Home

I have been spending a lot of time looking at the numbers lately, trying to figure out the smartest way to own my own place. My plan starts with buying a piece of

Deploy First. Ask Claudius for Forgiveness Later.

I spent all morning, and I do mean all morning, chatting with Claudius Maximus the Third, my AI companion, for those confused. I had a rough idea of what I wanted

Buckled Columns in Pfizer Building 2026 vs "Rolled Up Carpets" on 9/11

Compare the buckled columns from the Pfizer Building in Manhattan that had to be evacuated today with the “rolled-up carpets" on 9/11, especially the spaghetti

Raising the Roof, One Steel Frame at a Time, Building with Patience, Progress on Site

Every construction project begins with a vision, but it is the daily effort and commitment that slowly turn that vision into reality. Today's progress on our building

I swear it wasn't me who climbed the Empire State Building in New York yesterday.

Is it Helga Norse on top of the Empire State Building in New York with a Helga Norse logo flag. More snapshots of me:

The Truth About Being a Student and Building

Being a student is not easy. Being a builder is not easy. But being both at the same time? That's a different level of challenge. Between lectures, assignments,

The Forgotten Cooling Techniques Architects Don't Talk About...10 Forgotten Building Techniques That Will Keep You Cool...Cool a Room for $7 FOREVER... No Electricity, No AC...Turning a $150 AC Into a Geothermal Cooler That Cuts Power Use by 80%

The Forgotten Cooling Techniques Architects Don't Talk About 10 Forgotten Building Techniques That Will Keep You Cool Cool a Room for $7 FOREVER... No Electricity,

Sacred Heart - My Actifit Report Card: June 22 2026

I worked in the back yard for a few hours, cleaning around potted plants and transplanting plants. This evening I walked to the church building construction to do

How To Build a $40 Salt Battery That Cools Your Room All Afternoon — No Power...This $15 Salt and Ice Cooler Stays 40°F Colder. Why Did We Stop Using Them?...How Amish Keep Cellars at 34°F Without Electricity...This Amish Root Cellar Keeps Food Fresh

How To Build a $40 Salt Battery That Cools Your Room All Afternoon — No Power This $15 Salt and Ice Cooler Stays 40°F Colder. Why Did We Stop Using Them? How Amish

The Fun Deficit

This might sound like I'm swinging fists, but that's not my intention. I'm really asking questions of myself, of the community, and posing the possibility that we

Una aventura a 18 plantas de altura - An adventure eighteen stories above ground [Esp - Eng]

Ya a lo lejos se divisaba la ciudad coronada con los edificios más altos, los que se extendían al cielo rompiendo la armonía de los techo cerámica y tejas de la

Powering up...

*Generally, this strategy works, so I go back to this visual representation of my Hive goals from time-to-time. Thoughts... With what's been happening in and outside

Building A Wall

Well, today was eventful, and it was filled with so many twists and turns. A few weeks ago, I told Aimee's parents that I was going to put a large 20ft retractable

How to Build a Car #minecraft #howto

I decided to build simple cars using different materials in this video. Enjoy and have fun building yours! Have a great day. See yall! #minecraft #howto #building

Come Drop Some Bars: BlockTunes' On-Chain Microblog

There's something about short-form content that hits different. A thought about a track you just heard. A verse fragment that came to you in the shower. A hot take

Shelter progress and a new life by the stream

I realize I tend to write and post the hard stuff on my blog, the uncomfortable inner development I go through. It's actually the most useful stuff to write about

BlockTunes Is Building Its Own Hive Rails

In our last post we talked about $MUSIC tokenomics: the Genesis Era streaming rates, the halving schedule, the burn mechanics, and the long-term role of $MUSIC in