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I'm working on getting an oyster mushroom farm going in Reykjavík, Iceland. It's a bootstrapped operation so it's going to be a slog of a run. I've solved most of the engineering problems associated with a low-tech mushroom grow, just need a place to put it. My problem is I need a small area (100 sqm) for packaging and an office and a sizeable lot to put 40' containers where the mushrooms are grown. I need good acces…

What kind of shrooms?

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"By the year 2025, 63% of the world’s population will be living in cities" I wonder if Covid will revise those trends. Where I live (rural), there's plenty of unused land that needs a lot let contortions to farm (cheaper) but is indeed further away from the mouths to be fed in cities. How is the math behind urban farms vs simply shipping food into the city?

Rural areas are getting slammed pretty hard by covid. I don't think that will put the brakes on urbanization all that much.

perhaps you're looking at US? Generally I see a trend of people moving back to the countryside as remote work is by default now. London, UK is pretty empty too - all the restaurants and offices closed - means all the food that used to be consumed inside the city is now eaten somewhere in the commuter belt. That's a major shift...

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Vertical indoor farm to reach the highest throughout possible per cubic meter are, using only non-GMO plants by discovering the right phenomics- https://hexafarms.com Vertical indoor farms are getting a lot of attention in the recent times, but the issue is the lack of plant expertise. Even if you were to go through all the literature, you would never find a holistic study that takes into account all the optimal fact…

I love this! Is there somewhere where I could follow your project? Have you experimented at all comparing flavours? Could I purchase some of your herbs anywhere? This is super exciting to me.

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I have been interested in this for a long time and also had a small setup in my apartment. I have been interested in getting back into this lately. What kind of mini farm setup do you have there? How big?

Right now (re-starting almost the fourth time), my goal is to get consistent 1. images 2. co2, ec, ph, temperature, humidity, light intensity/quality readings. Anyone putting in money (besides me) hesitated until now because they couldn't see what was in my head. So I'm remaking the setup with data-collection in mind first. It's almost shameful to confess that it is an 8 bed farm only :/ And this will be the setup fo…

How mature is this field? I get the impression that all the existing companies doing this have cracked a secret. Can a hacker-type really make significant headway in this space still? (I'm really really interested in this)

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https://www.climbcation.com it's essentially a crowd sourced rock climbing destination filter for world class destinations. Most similar tools will have ALL climbing areas meaning you have to filter through a bunch of noise to find the real diamonds. I originally built it to solve my own problem of "I don't really know where I should go on vacation" so I don't mind if it isn't successful because I actually use it mys…

this is pretty cool! one thing i would want to see is the classic or 'must do' routes of the destination.

Re: Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?

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A cloud / web based radio playout system. It's a bit of a niche but it'll get rid of the desktop(s) running some web radio streams.

We operate as a "voice tracking" service but need to cater for presenters with limited hardware. First goal is to give them audio library access, then onto log editing and voice tracking. Even if the current system continues to play audio "on air" for now.

The weird bit is this is an itch I had 10-15 years ago! There's an ancient screenshot from some early cross-platform attempts I made over at https://www.dlineradio.co.uk/articles/radio-station-mobile-a... - spot the Java Swing with MSPaint icons! :P

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https://loodio.com - A smart device for bathroom privacy I built it for myself because I just hate not having privacy living with my girlfriend. Then some other people enjoyed it and I made it into a product that is launching on Kickstarter soon.

I got a motion sensor that plays audio files on Amazon and put a waterfall type noise on loop. Only had to charge it every couple months. I think it was like $50. I hate random music in my life but maybe more people would prefer a variety of music

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https://www.climbcation.com it's essentially a crowd sourced rock climbing destination filter for world class destinations. Most similar tools will have ALL climbing areas meaning you have to filter through a bunch of noise to find the real diamonds. I originally built it to solve my own problem of "I don't really know where I should go on vacation" so I don't mind if it isn't successful because I actually use it mys…

this is pretty cool! one thing i would want to see is the classic or 'must do' routes of the destination.

thanks! That is something I'll definitely add at some point if the site ends up becoming popular. Most of that info can be easily found on sites like mountainproject or ukclimbing though so I didn't want to reinvent the wheel.
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