Founded in November 2007, Low-tech Magazine questions the blind belief in technological progress, and talks about the potential of past and often forgotten knowledge and technologies when it comes to designing a sustainable society. Interesting possibilities arise when you combine old technology with new knowledge and new materials, or when you apply old concepts and traditional knowledge to modern technology.
My personal favourite articles:
Research shows that it’s possible to grow warmth-loving crops all year round with solar energy alone, even if it’s freezing outside. The solar greenhouse is especially successful in China, where many thousands of these structures have been built during the last decades.
How to Downsize a Transport Network: The Chinese Wheelbarrow
For being such a seemingly ordinary vehicle, the wheelbarrow has a surprisingly exciting history.
Beerlao launched in 1973 is the best selling brand in Lao PDR Beerlao Lager is a…
The Angkor National Museum, is located on Charles de Gaulle Avenue also known as Preah…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaohsiung_Main_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaohsiung_Metro Eventually the high speed line from Taipei will terminate here and the are…
Books I read in 2024 include: Charles Stross: (x5) The Rhesus Chart, The Annihilation Score,…
The moat around Angkor Wat seen from the south Pool at Angkor Thom, Siem Reap…
Journey from Luang Prabang to the Park Ou caves, Lao PDR Mekong Cruise A lovely…
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