To hell with AI, more innovation like this please.#solarpunk

[markmetz@sfba.social]

@xChaos
Now that’s an excellent idea!

[markmetz@sfba.social]

@outer
Good stuff, thanks for sharing!

[markmetz@sfba.social]

@hansbot @sjar
Yes, excellent! Bury me with the fungi and the worms!

[markmetz@sfba.social]

@alyn
Excellent! That sounds like good hot sauce too

[markmetz@sfba.social]

@bridgeenjoyer
Yes, we actually compost our compostable trash so this would work great for me.

[markmetz@sfba.social]

@iwein
Oh, that sounds cool, I’d like to know more about that paint!

[iwein@mas.to]

@markmetz they didn't send me the link yet, but if I get it I'll post about it. Researching this stuff is so cool, I am scared to do it, lest I get dragged into a hyper-focus rabbit hole and forget to take care of myself

https://futureofmaterials.com/en/materials/mycelium-ink/

I need to focus on my boring chores now!

[outer@mas.to]

@markmetz Sure. I see more factories are coming online, and larger shippers are buying their materials. Ggod news.

[markmetz@sfba.social]

@iwein
Wow, that’s super cool!

[zeroday@podcasts.social]

@markmetz and I found the eatable corn-based packaging cool as a child... But now that is even better and cooler...

[bon_jardin@newsie.social]

@markmetz What if we reduced our demand for packaging in the meantime?

[ulan_ka@social.tchncs.de]

@tip @markmetz the name is branded. How open they are with the production process, which parts are patented – if at all – has nothing to do with it. But it *should* be so no other company files patents and blocks or trolls the advancement with that idea.

[grumpybozo@toad.social]

@Extra_Special_Carbon @markmetz Fungii are not plants.

Mycelium contains chitin, lipids, and proteins that are all less hydrophilic than simple cellulose or cornstarch. One class of proteins in some mycelium are called “hydrophobins” which can form a hydrophobic coating.

[dpflug@hachyderm.io]

@iwein
I can't get this page to load beyond a black screen.
@markmetz

[susannedoering@zirk.us]

@markmetz looks good. But for mass production, how much natural resources would be necessary? Thinking about arable land and water

[iwein@mas.to]

@dpflug Sorry, that sucks for you.

(Not really my thing to spend time on bug reports this vague for systems I never touched )

[dpflug@hachyderm.io]

@iwein
I wasn't looking for support. Just seeing if anyone else was encountering it.

Is it your site? I can get useful information.

[iwein@mas.to]

@dpflug no, sorry if it came off a little snarky. Not intended personally.

(context: I instinctively tried in three browsers before realizing I was nerdsniped, and decided it was not my problem to solve)

[tatageek@witter.cz]

@markmetz I know this, many companies already produce it. In our company, we are testing it.
Unfortunately, it looks like our products are too heavy (10–20 kg) and it cannot protect them during transport.
Transport companies are not very careful. #ecology