What the Internet Will Look Like After the Zombie Apocalypse

...t a wireless data network. Note that the routers in this configuration are communicating with each other. To hook your laptop into the network you have to connect it via an Ethernet cable to one of the nodes or set up a wi-fi network at a node. The routers can even be powered by small 12 volt batteries or solar panels. To be clear, this is a wireless network that is independent of the internet (though you could route the internet over it). Such a...

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Gathering of Community Gardeners

..., it is open to all interested parties. You don’t have to be a member of a community garden to attend, just interested in community building and gardening. There will be workshops and discussions on topics such as vegetable gardening, composting, native plants, beekeeping and even a workshop on urban chickens co-taught by yours truly, Homegrown Neighbor. The entire day Saturday is free, but a $10 donation is requested to cover operating expenses....

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Video Sunday: Camera Falls Off Plane, Lands in Pig Pen

...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrxPuk0JefA#t=0 When I first saw this I thought it might be a viral marketing video (GoPro and the Pork Council team up!). But I think it’s real. The story goes that Mia Munselle was flying over her own property, dropped her camera and somehow managed to find it eight months later. The recovered video is the porcine equivalent of Gravity. Via Romona Marks....

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