My journey off the grid began back in 2012. In these seven years, I've learned several things I'd like to share with you. Now I've bounced back and forth between living off and on the grid, but a majority of my time has been spent living off the grid. Living Off The Grid: Lessons Learned Through Time There are just some things you can't learn by reading them out of a book. Of course you can try, but it's just not the same. If you've ever considered spending some time off the grid or taking the leap and living that way you just might want to, read what I'm about to share. There are many positives and negatives to this type of life. But, in my humble opinion, the good outweighs the bad. Temporary Is Longer Than You Think When I first journeyed off of the grid, there were many things that were intended to be temporary. I just didn’t realize how long temporary could be! I hauled water by hand in 5-gallon buckets from the spring to our kitchen and sawed all of my cook wood and firewood by hand as well. This was only supposed to last for a few weeks, but weeks turned into months. My muscle mass improved, and I learned to carry the buckets without spilling a drop. There’s No Time Like The Present My life on the grid was much different from the one I lived off of the grid. On the grid, I felt as though I always had to worry about tomorrow, and I ended up missing the moments of today. In contrast, off grid, I found myself lost in many moments worth living. I was able to focus more on the now — as well as the future to come. Don’t Put Off For Tomorrow What You Could Do Today Sometimes the day was just so beautiful that I wanted to go adventuring through the woods and make nature discoveries. I found myself putting off gathering wood for that day, claiming I would get extra the next. When tomorrow came, storms rolled in, and I was down on wood. Time Is Of The Essence There are only so many hours of daylight in one day. When the huckleberries and blueberries are ready for harvesting they are juicy, plump, and sweet. If you don’t take that time to collect them, something else will, or they'll just drop to the ground and go to waste. What you do with your time off the grid matters in big ways. Patience All of this talk of time leads me to learning (and now teaching!) patience. What patience I didn’t gain as a child was finally taught to me off the grid. You have no choice but to be patient when it comes to harvesting food, daylight, rain, etc.. At first it may be hard, but through having no choice, you can learn how to deal with being patient. Appreciation I've never really been an unappreciative person. However, moving into the woods and off the grid still taught me far more about appreciating the little things than you might imagine. I learned to appreciate what I had, as well as what I didn’t have. I learned to be thankful for everything and anything. Now, when I give my thanks throughout the day, I always remember to be thankful for the troubles and hardships that I don’t have along with any and all of the good I do! Eco-friendliness When you live so far into the woods that there is NO trash truck that will do pick-up, you are led to live so much more eco-friendly. There is so much more to being eco-friendly than one might think. I learned that literally every single action made can cause a reaction in more than one way — whether it be good or bad. Watch this video by Tiny Home Tours of his lessons learned by living off the grid in Alaska: Not everything in life can be found in a book. These lessons I have learned living off of the grid are ones that have made some of the biggest positive impacts on my very existence. I find myself being more mindful on a much larger scale, doing more with my time, learning as much as I can, and being one with nature in a whole new realm of reality. Plus, my meditation has improved and doing yoga in the forest is amazing! Living off the grid for me is a way of life almost like a religion I practice. Off-grid living is full of life lessons, and I hope this little bit of insight has you intrigued by the possibilities. Happy learning!! Have your ever tried living off the grid? Please share your lessons in the comments below! Think you're ready to go off the grid? Find out by taking this quiz!  Follow us on facebook, instagram, pinterest, and twitter!

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Physicists have developed a groundbreaking model providing mathematical proof that singularities inside black holes are hidden from observers. In the 1960s, British physicist and mathematician Roger Penrose proposed the “cosmic censorship” principle, a hypothesis suggesting that singularities—regions of space-time with extreme gravitational forces—are always concealed behind a black hole’s event horizon. Singularities are unique points where the classical laws of physics, such as general relativity, break down. Although Penrose’s description of black hole singularities is widely accepted, the “cosmic censorship” principle lacked mathematical proof—until now. Four years ago, Penrose was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering work on singularities. Building on his ideas, researchers have developed a new model, published in Physical Review Letters, that mathematically demonstrates how singularities in quantum black holes remain hidden. The authors of the study believe their findings could unravel long-standing mysteries surrounding quantum gravity, reports Interesting Engineering. Unlike regular black holes, which form when massive stars collapse in supernova explosions, quantum black holes are theoretical subatomic objects that obey the laws of both quantum mechanics and general relativity. While regular black holes are known to exist in space, quantum black holes have yet to be observed and remain speculative. Some scientists hypothesize they could be created in particle accelerators, such as the Large Hadron Collider. To explore the hidden nature of singularities, physicists devised a model that examines how quantum matter interacts with quantum black holes. The model employs gravitational holography, a technique that studies gravity under extreme conditions. Gravitational holography suggests that information about a black hole is encoded on its boundary, or event horizon—similar to how a hologram stores three-dimensional data in a two-dimensional image. The model reveals that when quantum matter interacts with the space-time geometry of a quantum black hole, a quantum effect triggers the formation of an event horizon around the naked singularity, fully concealing it from observers. This phenomenon has been termed quantum “cosmic censorship” by the researchers. While the new model confirms the “cosmic censorship” principle for quantum black holes, mathematical proof for classical black holes remains elusive. However, researchers are optimistic that this quantum breakthrough will pave the way for similar results in classical physics. Physicists believe their findings mark a crucial step toward solving the mysteries of quantum gravity—the theoretical framework that seeks to unify quantum mechanics and general relativity. A deeper understanding of black hole singularities and the behavior of “cosmic censorship” under quantum influences could provide significant insights into the fabric of the universe. The post ‘Space Censorship’ Confirmed, Revealing Secrets of Quantum Gravity appeared first on Anomalien.com.

The Bulwark’s managing editor, Sam Stein, joined MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Tuesday to claim that it is possible that the incoming Trump Administration will arrest people “simply because they disagree with” it. However, a closer look at Stein's main example would suggest that he was simply being hysterical. Stein began by raising the idea that Trump could arrest members of Congress, “I mean, this is a larger pattern of potential appointees who want to take their institutions and agencies and effectively weaponize them against their opponents. I was talking to Chris Murphy, the senator, last week about what he was preparing for, and he very soberly was like, ‘I'm preparing for them to try to arrest lawmakers.’ And, look, it may not happen. It may happen.     Pam Bondi is a serious and experienced state attorney general. It is hard to believe she is going to bring a frivolous case against a Trump critic that she would lose just to check some retribution box. Still, Stein tried to reach for an example outside of Congress, “I think the fact that they are considering the possibility certainly is frightening. In recent days the mayor of Denver, I believe, has said, ‘I'm not going to cooperate with mass deportation efforts,’ and the response from Trump officials has been, ‘Great, we'll arrest you.’” Stein continued, “And I think that's really chilling, honestly, to see that people will cavalierly throw around the idea that elected officials, members of the fourth estate, could end up in the crosshairs and end up incarcerated simply because they disagree with the administration, but that is, Willie, essentially the through line for a lot of these picks, which is that they are there for vengeance and to carry out the political will of Donald Trump.” That is fake news. Mayor Mike Johnston threatened to deploy the Denver Police Department to prevent federal officials from entering the city and said if the feds insist on deportation operations in Denver, they could expect a Tiananmen Square scenario. He has since backtracked, but he was promising to resist, not simply to refuse to cooperate. It is a difference incoming border czar Tom Homan acknowledged, “It is also a felony to impede a federal law enforcement officer. So, if you don’t want to help, that’s fine, he can get the hell out of the way." Here is a transcript for the November 26 show: MSNBC Morning Joe 11/26/2024 6:21 AM ET SAM STEIN: Yeah, and let me just add, I mean, this is a larger pattern of potential appointees who want to take their institutions and agencies and effectively weaponize them against their opponents. I was talking to Chris Murphy, the senator, last week about what he was preparing for, and he very soberly was like, “I'm preparing for them to try to arrest lawmakers.” And, look, it may not happen. It may happen.  I think the fact that they are considering the possibility certainly is frightening. In recent days the mayor of Denver, I believe, has said, "I'm not going to cooperate with mass deportation efforts," and the response from Trump officials has been, “great, we'll arrest you.” And I think that's really chilling, honestly, to see that people will cavalierly throw around the idea that elected officials, members of the fourth estate, could end up in the crosshairs and end up incarcerated simply because they disagree with the administration, but that is, Willie, essentially the through line for a lot of these picks, which is that they are there for vengeance and to carry out the political will of Donald Trump.

CNN continues to melt down over the prospect of Elon Musk potentially purchasing liberal stalwart MSNBC, after its spinoff from Comcast. Such is the Musk derangement that CNN contributors are left disavowing CNN polls. Watch this fascinating exchange, as the Musk derangement manifests in real time (click "expand" to view transcript): https://www.mrctv.org/node/591068 CNN NEWSNIGHT WITH ABBY PHILLIP 11/25/24 10:34 PM CARI CHAMPION: It's not even realistic in real life, but I do believe that media, everyone sitting here at this table: if you don't agree, we are in for some tough- we're in for some tough years ahead. I do believe that we are not going to be able to be as safe or say what we want to. I don't think free speech is going to be as free. AUDIE CORNISH: Now, Scott, I want to bring you in here because this kind of link to Orbán, we don't pull it from nowhere. There was a former member of the Hungarian parliament who was writing in Politico who kind of talked about this effort by that government, and how specific it was in terms of purchasing media specifically for propaganda. Do you hear why they're making that connection? SCOTT JENNINGS: I mean, is the concern that certain media outlets would become propaganda arms of political ideologies? I mean, don't we already have that in this country at a large scale? I mean also, I hear what you're saying about X. I saw a survey this week. It's now the most ideologically balanced user platform of any platform. CARI CHAMPION: Oh, come on, Scott. Stop. Stop. It's too early. I just sat down. I've only been here for two minutes. You cannot continue to say… JENNINGS: You’re gonna be embarrassed when I tweet that after the show… CHAMPION: You can not say that. ASHLEY ALLISON: Who’s the source? CHAMPION: Who’s the source? AUDIE CORNISH: Who’s the source of that? JENNINGS: What I find- we- we've reported it on this network. And so-  CHAMPION: It's not accurate. And you know it. JENNINGS: Okay, I'll let you make your statement. CORNISH: Scott, can I… JENNINGS: But my point is…  CORNISH: Can I reframe it a different way? Because the web- the site changed radically, right? So whether you think the voices that are- it is somehow more balanced now, that's fine. But no doubt Musk's influence is profound and that you open it up and now you're there with his opinion, and he is now part of this administration.  JENNINGS: Here- here… CORNISH: So does anyone else think- think that there should be this greater concern about billionaires purchasing media companies?  JIM GERAGHTY: Okay. Would you be worried if Bill Gates controlled MSNBC? CHAMPION: No, because he's sane. (CROSSTALK) GERAGHTY: Because MS in MSNBC, comes from Microsoft. It was a partnership between Microsoft and NBC way back in the 1990s, back when Microsoft was under investigation by Bill Clinton's DoJ for monopoly. I don't remember anybody panicking over MSNBC back then. CORNISH: No, they definitely did but yeah. Continue. Well, like Fox was launching, MSNBC was launching.  JENNINGS: And it’s still here. CORNISH: Cable news network was- was shifting. The landscape was shifting. JENNINGS: But isn't the issue that the left has gotten so used to controlling almost all institutional information distribution arms in this country that when one little piece of it, whether it's X or MSNBC or anything else gets taken away, the panic is so outrageous? I mean, that’s how used to the left is of having control over all of it. Recall that the idea of a Musk purchase of MSNBC as ideological media capture was first floated at CNN by Brian Stelter.  BRIAN STELTER: Well, some are taking it- some inside MSNBC are taking Musk's comments seriously, whether he's trolling or not. There is a serious undercurrent to this, and it is the following: in some countries where we've seen democratic backsliding, where some oppositional media outlets have been captured by the government- a process known as media capture. This is exactly what happens. A ally of the leader, like Musk, comes in and buys a media outlet that is viewed as oppositional and then he turns the content and makes it more friendly to the person in power. That has happened before in other countries. Audie Cornish, filling in for Abby Phillip, cites a Politico article written by a single-term Green Party former member, as the basis of this segment made viral by Cari Champion’s assertion that Bill Gates is more acceptable as a steward of MSNBC because he is “sane”. I’m not familiar with any definition of “sane” that encompasses poop water-drinking Malthusianism, which suggests that Champion is defining “sane” as simply “not Elon.”  In so doing, they confirm what we’ve suspected all along: ideological capture is indeed acceptable to the Regime Media so long as the Regime is doing the capturing. Jim Geraghty of National Review further exposes that hypocrisy by pointing out the origins of MSNBC. The segment ends with Jennings laying out what is really at the heart of the media’s objections to a theoretical Musk purchase of MSNBC, even beyond their obvious Musk Derangement Syndrome: a sense of mourning over the loss of power and control over The Narrative. Think Jim VandeHei shouting “You’re not the media!!!” a thousand times over, and you begin to scratch the surface.