Take a Summer Viking Break

July 14, 2017

Design

...ves as a reminder that the Middle Ages should not be called the “Dark Ages.” Please also enjoy viewing the Draken Harald Hårfagre take on some rough seas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bTkmG5b-VQ And visit New York: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAZcAhIAUto...

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Thursday Linkages: Mason Bees, Hawks and Robot Cars

Mr. Homegrown

May 22, 2014

Saturday Linkages

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...… 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 … Urban Beekeeping in San Francisco: http://wp.me/p4fosC-dQ Silent Watcher http://www.recyclart.org/2014/05/silent-watcher/ … For these links and more, fol...

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Tree Bondage

Mr. Homegrown

May 30, 2016

Events, Gardening

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...gate, compost, fertilize, mulch and prune trees Where: The Seed Bank, 199 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, CA 94952 When: Thursday June 2nd, 6:30PM Phone: (707) 773-1336 Robert Kourik, Metamorphic Press PO Box 412, Occidental, CA 95465 www.robertkourik.com https://www.facebook.com/RobertKourik?ref=hl Author & Publisher “Understanding Roots” http://www.robertkourik.com/books/understanding-roots.html “Drip Irrigation for Every Landscape and All Climates”...

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Video Sundays: Slow TV

Mr. Homegrown

August 28, 2016

Picture Sundays

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...suggest three hours of bison grazing. It’s surprisingly relaxing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWlAuqLFexM And a winter train journey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL9vALlM8YQ Hopefully this slow TV thing will replace the violent junk and reality shows that otherwise dominate our mediasphere. You can find many of the Norwegian Slow TV experiments in both Netflix and on Youtube. If you want a little more narrative with your Slow TV I suggest...

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On the Vulnerabilities of Combination Locks

Mr. Homegrown

January 13, 2017

Fitness, Preparedness, Thoughtstylings

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...’ve got a couple of options for opening a combo lock: With a shim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf84g5GkMQY With some math: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09UgmwtL12c Both the shim and the “math” methods take practice. I have not been able to open the lock I’ve been practicing on with either of these techniques. Of course, the easiest method is just to pry open a locker with a screwdriver or crowbar. And many locks can also be defeated by dril...

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