/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Holy fuck, thanks for that. Bookmarked.
I think the header is a bit too loaded. Maybe turn down the opacity or at least give the text a border.

Also, do you have plans to integrate the sticky into that page?

I bookmarked as well. Looks nice, I hope it gets a decent community going.

>>371017

>>371024
>>371029
>>371031
Thanks! I'm glad you guys like it.

>>371027
I didn't, but I will now.

>>371033
No, anon. Thank YOU!

>>371017
do you have info on the pic? How much land you need and so on? Looks like a cool setup

>>371035
It was featured on issue ~250 - ~254 (can't remember) of mother earth news.

The article is basically an exerpt of a british book written around 1930 (I think) about how to manage a homestead on 1 acre. Most reports I have heard are that 2 acres are needed.
Only thing I'd do differently than this guy, is raise Alpacas. I hear they're a lot lighter on grass.

here's the article if you want to read it:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/modern-homesteading/self-sufficient-homestead-zm0z11zkon.aspx

>>371035
Here is a comparable pic for you anon.
I'm not sure about the quality of the information on it, but I've been looking into it and it seems reasonable so far.

>>371017
hello, my nick is Elmo Roy D, the guy with the sticky site.
https://sites.google.com/site/diyelmo/

Your site look amazing, well made, and stuff and shit. it lacks of content right now, but if you keep working on it, it will look great. If there is anyway you can incorporate my site, or just the little info we have it will be great.

I think we may have a new sticky as soon as it has the basic information of /diy/

(also i hate you because many times i asked for help and almost no one did, and now you came here with your good skills, and good interface and shit.. i... i .. i lov eyou.)

>pls respond

This is really good, hopefully you will get some people to help put some content in your site.
Keeping the thread bumped.

>>371017
You should make a rounded rectangle on the site banner where the quotes go, fill it with black and set transparency to about 30-40%, so the quote in white is easy to read. Same goes for the menu links if you don't know how to edit the code of the WP theme.

this looks promising

>>371017
>>371017


>>371050 here, i didnt saw the original sticky part, FUUUUUUUU this is so complete,

do we have a new sticky then? im not so sure about the layout but damn. It looks good.

>>371050
I would love to work together!

The site you made has so much information and content, I'm very impressed with it's completeness.

If you want to get in touch, my email is in the email field.
and skype is Nazi.Hunter (I made it a while ago haha.)

>>371071
Make the wiki registration require a little less data, it's kind of nonsensical to ask people for their actual name for a wiki that's basically for 4chan, even though it's easy to just enter a fake, there's no point requiring it. A nickname, email and pass should suffice.
Would be nice if people who post about things always updated the wiki with their stuff as well, we could have a big knowledgebase in no time. Hell I'll probably post about the arduino stuff I'm doing, some of the RC controller interfacing isn't all that well documented anyway.

>>371071
you got mail.

>>371060
Thanks! I'll work on it. I'm not very familiar with css or formatting, but I'll try to make it easier to navigate.

Which reminds me, if anyone has experience in web development, I'd appreciate any help I can get.

>>371074
Professional web developer specializing in Wordpress here, ask away.

>>371075
wow, okay...uhh

I am using wordpress v 3.5 with Theme: Caja by Luis Zuno

I need to:
Set a persistent black rectangle behind the white letters for my quotes and menus at the header of my site (so they are easy to read).

If you want to look at my files, I can send the ftp credentials via email.

Thanks!

>>371084
Do NOT send FTP credentials via email to someone you have never met. Period.

Currently I'm on my ipad but as soon as m back at my computer I'll have a look at your box.

>>371087
okay. Yeah, good point. It's like giving the keys to the kingdom.

That sounds good!

facebook button?

Email this to moot and have him sticky it.

Looks good bro. Thanks for this, it has potential.

This is what I like about this board. People actually DOING something with their good ideas. Bookmarked and thank you OP.

>>371091
I'm back at last!

Set the div id to something ('quotebox' for instance). Then in your CSS add the following code. On most themes this is the 'custom.css' file in the theme directory. If that doesn't exist just add it to the end of styles.css which should be in the same directory.

#quotebox {
border-radius:15px;
-webkit-border-radius:15px;
-moz-border-radius:15px;
background:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
}

You can change the border radius to something smaller or larger if you wish. This won't look great on old browsers but fuck old browsers.

>>371378
I'll send you an email through the form on your front page so you can get in touch if you need any help.

very nice work op thank you

Danefag reporting in.

Nice work OP. I have bookmarked your site.

Thank you and keep up the good work.

wow. one of the nicest threads i've ever found on 4chan

>>371017
This image is from book "The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It". You may wish to remove it before you get a copyright violation.

Thanks OP and Elmo

I've gathered all these pdf guides about permaculture, homesteading, and such and a bit of DIY over the last 2 or 3 years.

I haven't released this to anyone yet, but I feel as though you could use it. How can I get it to you?

>>371689
make a torrent yo

easy

>>371697
already in midupload to 2shared, link coming within a couple of minutes

Here it is:
http://www.2shared.com/file/vaorM3i5/Off_the_Grid_Clubpart1.html

http://www.2shared.com/file/ThEeNRv5/Off_the_Grid_Clubpart2.html

http://www.2shared.com/file/Yupt7xz-/Off_the_Grid_Clubpart3.html

http://www.2shared.com/file/7r8IktnY/Off_the_Grid_Clubpart4.html

http://www.2shared.com/file/dWmdsxf0/Off_the_Grid_Clubpart5.html

>>371709
I'm not OP but thank you, I really appreciate this. Are you sure you can't make a torrent as well? Takes two sec and will make it so much easier to download

>>371709

Downloaded!

Preciate ya

>>371734
Please make torrent

>>371735
>>371711
I'll make it into a torrent now

http://www.2shared.com/file/RleZ7qro/OffTheGrid.html

Here's the torrent, you're welcome guys

>>371738
That's only part 5 though

>>371735
>>371711
http://www.2shared.com/file/rahcNbvz/Off_the_Grid_Clubrar.html

Here's the torrent fellas, enjoy the reads

>>371742
yea, I noticed afterwards.
See
>>371743

>>371744
Thanks a lot man! Really appreciate it, I will continue to seed it for a while

Can anyone with a whole copy start seeding again?

>>371035
>>371040
>>371042

OP's pic is originally from

http://www.amazon.com/Self-Sufficient-Life-How-Live/dp/0756654505

One of the classics of homesteading.

>>371743
>>372034
Seed please!

Ok, so, OP here.

Got a lot of great feedback.
Wiki is now run on mediawiki. I hated foswiki just as much as you guys.

Changed layout of main page a little.

under fourchandiy.com/ftp I'm going to put the diy docs that anon >>371689 graciously contributed.

At work, but I'll upload them when I get home (torrent is a bit slow, I have about 50% to go)

This has piqued my interest.
Piqued it.

Thanks for your work OP.
Investigating now, will seed like a motherfucker.

stuck at 51% :(

>>372185
please seed people. :[

>>372233
>>372185
>>372135
>>372086
>>372034
>>371747
I'm back, seeding now

>>372273
Great! thanks!

>>372273
thanks!

>>372273
nice work fella/missus.

>>372318
no problem, just spreading my info collection.

Consider this also a bump back to page 1

Good idea switching to MediaWiki, OP, it's most likely a better alternative.

Alright, but what jobs do you reckon you can do while living off-grid that would give you enough income to pay for rent/taxes and bills for internet, maintenance AND allow you to save some, as you do need securities of your own.

I am most interested in that, especially in bumfuck eastern europoor.

>>373013
You could do IT related jobs, probably not for a lot of cash, but if you only need to pay for a few things then it balances out more.

>>373013
Work from home, online.
Or farm something for sale, such as fruits/veggies or even redworms for composting. People buy it, they really do

>>373087
You are rather naive.

>>373013
>>373013
what the fuck does this post have to do with the thread?

>>373120
It was a simple question related to permaculture feasibility.

>>373089
lololol inb4 kidkidkid

>>371017
awesome site, and post. ;) been thinking about going into some small scale aquaponics on my balcony with a couple of fish and some plants in the summer. will definitely use this site. i dont think there is a future where people don't grow shit on their balconies/roofs. at least to supplement their consumption

>>373087
also people go nuts for real organic eggs. just give them one for free and they are hooked.

For jobs try accounting. And distill alcohol. (probably illegal in your country but if you shut the fuck up about it's basically safe.)

>>373169
PS: don't drink your own supply. this might seem kind of weird but seriously. everybody i have seen that have made their own booze and started drinking it have ended up with stomach surgeries, cancer and other alcohol-related ailments. The amount you can get when you do it yourself just isn't healthy :/

Your saved threads have thumbnails linking to original 4chan images. Even if the thread is still alive, this is no good, you just get the leech image.

dis iz bump

>>371743
Anybody still seeding? At work now, want to download when I get home...

>>373591
I've got you covered.

>>373627
You're the fucking man! Thanks a million!

>>373207
Yes haha, very perceptive. This is a problem on all threads archived before January 12th I believe. The newest threads are now archived with httrack and much more complete!
Thanks for the great feedback! The site moves on.

Only thing my site is sorely lacking, is the ability to form a 'Taylor Swift' by combining carbon, nitrogen dihydroven monoxide and deoxyrhibonucleic-acid.
>tfw no gf who shares your love for this shit.

People need to write more wiki articles...

>>373591
>>373627
>>373631
Got it, seeding. Thanks, anons!!!

>>373591
seeding....

im bumping this because OP is awesome

bamp

A separated category for diycharts would be nice.
Here are some of them:
>372591