Join or Die: Why You Should Join a Club

...ve, destructive or racist group like, say, Qanon. While I think Putnam’s thesis has fundamental flaws, his positivity and sincerity is apparent in the film and I definitely agree that we should do more things together. I’ve found myself involved in two groups in the past few years, the Episcopal Church, which is in a steep decline due to a complex set of factors (maybe I’ll blog about that someday) and the Democratic Socialists of America which is...

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Thursday Linkages: Mason Bees, Hawks and Robot Cars

...ouse.html … Swiss Restaurant Imposes Fine on Customers Wasting Food http://www.ibtimes.co.in/swiss-restaurant-imposes-fine-customers-wasting-food-600131 … via @ibtimesindia1 #foodcrisis Hawks and Rats in NYC, on camera: http://www.theawl.com/2014/05/where-do-rats-go-when-they-die … Boxwoods? Bah! by James Roush http://feedly.com/e/KZ4uAoLm Bikesnob on robot cars: http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2014/05/its-end-of-world-as-we-know-it-and-i.html … U...

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Saturday Linkages: Fueling Up

...Mitk Bikes Nice graphic showing why taking the lane is a good idea. http://ow.ly/eIgHH (via Commute Orlando) From the Root Simple Archive Appletastic Apple Cake http://www.rootsimple.com/2010/12/applet For these links and more, follow Root Simple on Twitter: Follow @rootsimple...

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Saturday Linkages: Killer Bees, Bikes and Cold Coffee

...t-for-bett-1450090817 … Stop Trying to Make Killer Bees Happen http://shar.es/IqK8T Designing Urban Agriculture: http://www.cityfarmer.info/2013/10/27/designing-urban-agriculture-a-complete-guide-to-the-planning-design-construction-maintenance-and-management-of-edible-landscapes/ … Why the Brain Prefers to Read on Paper http://www.notechmagazine.com/2013/10/why-the-brain-prefers-to-read-on-paper.html … HOWTO make a bike-charged emergency battery:...

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