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Ham Radio vs. GoTenna

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Preparedness
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...ternet and mobile phones should probably be characterized as an attempt to build a dystopian and highly centralized surveillance network. Our “friends” at Facebook and Google have gone one step beyond the government by figuring out a way to make money off this surveillance. As CEO of a new startup, Daniela Perdomo challenged this centralization with a provocative product, the goTenna. Johnny, over at Granola Shotgun, has purchased a goTenna and ha...

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Kelly’s Office Furniture in Progress

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Design
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...ding with 220 grit sandpaper followed by either spray varnish or a poly finish. I went with a poly finish since it’s what I had on hand it ended up looking great. Wish I had the space to build a teardrop trailer out of ply. The last project for the office will be a desk from a plan in Christopher Schwartz’s The Anarchist Design Book....

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Saturday Tweets: We Really Need a Cat Pajama Party

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Saturday Linkages
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...t Simple (@rootsimple) October 17, 2018 It's the birthright of bees to build comb https://t.co/Sx3LUo4LAP — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 14, 2018 If you like the #SHOT2018 venue you’re gonna love our panel on trains, buses, roads and other ground transit starting in a few minutes at the “Wabash Cannonball room.” My talk is mostly based on this: https://t.co/5pPwrNsHSf — david a banks (@DA_Banks) October 13, 2018 "The paperless office is a...

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095 Bean Holes and Deep Fried Turkeys with Eric Rochow of Garden Fork

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Food, Podcasts
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...king Steak on Charcoal How to Plant Garlic Source for garlic: Filaree Farm Build it Better Yourself (Rodale) Make sure to subscribe to the Garden Fork Youtube channel! If you’d like to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to rootsimple@gmail.com. You can subscribe to our podcast in the iTunes store and on Stitcher. The theme music is by Dr. Frankenstein. A downloadable version of this podcast is...

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How to Garden With California Natives: Lessons from the 2016 Theodore Payne Garden Tour

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Garden Design, Gardening
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...peaking of Honey do’s The expression on Kelly’s face says: Erik you better build me a garden shed like this one at the Loxton/Clark garden. Duly noted. Lastly, our neighbor Lora (who also went on the tour) came over yesterday and we had a spirited discussion of “neatness” in these gardens as well as how much labor a garden takes to maintain. Sometimes a garden tour brings up more questions than answers. How much gardening skill can we expect from...

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