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 In my citadel I’ll have an openly available learning environment where I’ll teach anyone who wants to learn about electronics, microcontrollers, servos, circuits, building guitar effects pedals, robotics, electrical theory and engineering.

I’ll also hold guitar lessons and then I’ll play at the community bbq @Brisket'S place on Friday nights. 

What will I find in your citadel? 
 Unix instructions
old computers
Haskell
C++
vim
Some goats 
 I’ll be visiting this for sure 
 Sounds awesome. 
 It sounds like in my citadel you won’t find me because I’ll be busy doing all the fun stuff at your citadel 😬 
 A recording studio 
 I’m spending a lot of time at your citadel. 
 Cows. Regeneratively raised.  Maybe some sheep too. 
 Yummy!!!! It will be a pleasure to send you my sats. 
 I think optimising for resiliency, optionality & privacy will be my wider goal. Allowing people to largely do what they want on their peice of citadel will be fundamental.

Each of the private areas will be separated by pasture that's actively grazed rotationally.

I think the communal area will be where most of the fun happens. A clubhouse of sorts that can be accessed by outsiders without going deep into the private areas.

It may start as just an insulated steel shed with mezanine & plaster interior. A big wood fireplace. Bar & pool tables. Covered outdoor area for BBQing & socialising. 

Commercial kitchen & cool room for processing & aging meat will be nearby.

I think it will all evolve in time naturally but this is kind of where my head is at. I'd like to be a member of several citadels for increased geographical optionality.

I'm so glad others in my social circle are also considering this. Mistakes & strides will be made along the way but we can share the costs & lessons. Fundamentally this increased optionality will cost sats & I think everyone is keen to keep the optionality:cost ratio as high as possible. 
 Can we mix in Jiu jitsu, firearm training, and ham radio? 
 Ummmmm hell yeah