Weekend Linkages: 217 Vacuum Cleaners

September 19, 2021

Spotted on a dog walk. FYI, I think it’s a joke. Long Twitter thread on cats that hide inside of furniture I think this might be my favorite bit of opera (thank you Lee!) My neighbor Chap does these amazing recreations of the colors of ancient statuary Looking for a cookbook made by motorcycle clubs or clowns? The disastrous voyage of Satoshi, the world’s first cryptocurrency cruise ship Building with Mushrooms Traditional technique of hand ironi...

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Weekend Linkages: Umarells and Oki Dogs

Mr. Homegrown

March 27, 2022

Saturday Linkages

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...A friend left a bag of ratchet straps and one of the cats has been sitting in it for a week I think being an Umarell is in my future (thank you to John Zapf for this mind blowing Wikipedia article) A 2-way wrist radio At SXSW, A Pathetic Tech Future Struggles to Be Born “We’ll see you all at Oki-Dogs”: The story of L.A.’s legendary punk hangout (with hot dogs) Down on Alvarado Street by the Pioneer Chicken Stand...

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Weekend Linkages: I Looked at Twitter So You Don’t Have To

Mr. Homegrown

July 3, 2022

Saturday Linkages

...emails show inconsistencies with stance against bike lanes My neighbor’s dog smells the chicken I’m grilling They still make nice new buildings A thread on eco-fascism cats CAN’T have a little salami You can visit Mt. Wilson! Editors note: new post coming tomorrow, God willing....

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Stuff You Learn When the Power Goes Out

Mr. Homegrown

August 31, 2015

Preparedness

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...nd 4 pm the power sputtered and went out. Sprawled across the bed with the cats, we opened the window hoping to cool the room down. Instead, the unrelenting bright sunshine, palm trees, the police helicopter hovering over an adjacent street and our lack of electricity lent a Baghdad-like vibe to what remained of the afternoon. But Armageddon is not without its charms. It turns out that when the power goes out you learn a lot about yourself and the...

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Weekend Linkages: Towards a DIY Spring

Mr. Homegrown

April 30, 2023

Saturday Linkages

...When public transportation took you to the mountains in SoCal. Image: Library of Congress. Jumping the Gap: Where Green Transphobia Leads DIY smart watering system Easy Way to Clean Gutters AI pizza ad Kim Gordon Denies Getting Bit By A Coyote At Whole Foods H.P. Lovecraft’s Completely Normal Obsession with Cats...

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