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<p>I came across this website while reaserching Linux setups on old ThinkPads. My X60 has been waiting patiently for me to finally use it for school, and the time is now. <a href="https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener norefferer">Low-Tech Magazine</a> is a magazine website run completely on solar power with a minimal battery backup. Their content pertains to sustainability. I won't speak to the trustworthiness of the journalism or content, though it seems interesting, I'm mostly focused on their web design aspects.</p>
<p>Almost every aspect of the website pertains to its function, to be as energy efficient as it can be and inform the user of the likelyhood of an outage. This website is intentionally built to not stay running 24/7 as we are accustomed to. I find this facinating because while taking a minimal approach, they landed on a unique aesthetic. Everything from the font, to the dithered images, and the static files served through the server all help reduce its energy consumption while contributing to the site's style. The background banner, which at times looks as though it's a glitch, actually represents the percentage of battery remaining as a function of how far down the screen it is. This is supplemented by a battery icon with a percentage on the right side of the page. This alerts the user as to whether or not the site is about to go down. In addition, they provide the local weather and short-terp projections at the bottom left of the site to inform the user if they should expect it to be running the next day. It's solar after all.</p>
<p>I would urge anybody interested in web development or the internet in general take a look at this website and its articles about their infrastructure. It's novel, and speaks more to design than any other website I've come across.</p>
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