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Hermit guardian of Budelli dies after three decades on paradise island

by akbarnama on 1/8/25, 1:28 AM with 3 comments

• by N19PEDL2 on 1/8/25, 9:29 AM

  > a homemade solar system powered his lights, fridge and, in later years, his internet connection.

  I would have liked more information on this. But clearly I can't expect many technical details from an article intended for the general public.

• by trylfthsk on 1/8/25, 7:41 AM

  Reminds me vaguely of the end of brave new world in that living there would be to some a prison and to others paradise, and I'm not quite sure which bucket I'm in (or how to find out)