Saturday Tweets: Squirrels and Other Stuff

January 14, 2017

...Files: Sneaky squirrels have stolen dozens of candy bars from convenience store https://t.co/78VxfA1FNq — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 13, 2017 New book of seminal essays and ideas from the iconic Whole Earth Catalog https://t.co/EzVRGlLMjl — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 13, 2017 Researchers design a handheld centrifuge that only costs 20 cents to make https://t.co/j1aPLieniW — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 13, 2017 DIY String Light...

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097 Mill Your Own Flour with a Mock Mill

Mr. Homegrown

February 1, 2017

Bread, Food, Podcasts, Wheat

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098 Kelly’s Aortic Dissection Adventure

Mr. Homegrown

February 16, 2017

Podcasts

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...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 here. Save...

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106 Opposable Thumbs

Mr. Homegrown

July 26, 2017

Design, Gardening, Podcasts

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...t missile test If you want 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. Additional music by Rho. A downloadable version of this podcast is here. Save Save Save Save...

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Office to Kayak

Mr. Homegrown

August 10, 2016

Design

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...g Greenlandic-style kayak. He has thoughtfully posted the project as an Instructable so that we can all make our own “Contingency Research Platform.” Judging from the huge amount of post-bureacratic flotsam at my local Habitat for Humanity store, there’s a lot of potential in turning office furniture into building materials. You should also check out his hilarious low-fi, DIY GoPro. For more thoughts on building Greenlandic kayaks, Hartley suggest...

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