A New Source of Fuel

...f humanity would starve. That would be a tragedy, but at least all those bodies could be turned into fuel for the rest of us.” “We’re not talking about killing anyone,” added the “NPC rep.” “We’re talking about using them after nature has done the hard work. After all, 150,000 people already die from climate-change related effects every year. That’s only going to go up – maybe way, way up. Will it all go to waste? That would be cruel.” Security gu...

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Saturday Linkages: Tiny Houses, Pink Slime and Martinis

Garage becomes house. Tiny Houses Cozy Carpark: 250-Square-Foot Home Inside Old Garage | Designs & Ideas on Dornob http://dornob.com/totally-cozy-250-square-foot-home-from-old-garage/ … Losing Everything–Starting Over with a Tiny House http://lloydkahn-ongoing.blogspot.com/2013/01/losing-everythingstarting-over-with.html#.UOMxMX2ZB28.twitter … Cookin’ Vegetarian Recipe: Fennel alla Parmigiana http://blogs.kcrw.com/goodfood/2013/01/vegetarian-reci...

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Saturday Tweets: Crab Apples, Climate Change and a Bear Parade

...top: https://t.co/yMciogCa5z — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 7, 2017 Ecomodernism: the belief that all we need to solve our ecological predicament is more technology. synonym: techno-optimism. Comforting, as it implies: (1) individually, no change required; (2) collectively, we’re already heading in the right direction. — Peter Kalmus (@ClimateHuman) December 6, 2017 Stop driving your kids to school: https://t.co/A6GDxSYOQg — Root Simple (@ro...

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How to Carry Heavy Objects with a Two-Person Carrying Pole

...ople using a pole to carry a television down a staircase in China: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6RxInF_OLc I decided to do a quick test of the concept. Since the only access to our house is up 30 steps, I can’t believe that I didn’t know about this technique earlier. With just a closet rod, a hook and a strap I put together a simple carrying pole in just minutes. Here’s Kelly and I using it to carry a bundle of firewood up our stairs: https://...

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