Saturday Linkages: Agitated

September 28, 2019

...Engraving from the Kelmscott Chaucer. The Baffler serves up some Fresh Hell Kentucky politician with a demented hatred of trains Dreaming octopus changes color I ‘stormed’ Area 51 and it was even weirder than I imagined Handsy old goon supports fossil fuels If world leaders choose to fail us, my generation will never forgive them M.I.T. Media Lab’s crackpot plant computer What if America Took Amtrak Seriously?...

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Saturday Linkages: Throwing Off the Shackles

Mr. Homegrown

October 19, 2019

Saturday Linkages

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...Image: ©Dhiru Thadani via Strongtowns Driver Killing Koreatown 4-Year-Old Sparks Protest Push For Vision Zero Fire season continues with dry conditions persisting. Plus: Davis tornado, power shut-offs, and a new earthquake warning system This TINY HOUSE will probably kill you Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Recyclable Materials Good for Home Decoration Invisible Handcuffs It’s time for workers to throw off the shackles of big tech...

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Saturday Linkages: Get Off the Internet and Embroider!

Mr. Homegrown

November 2, 2019

Saturday Linkages

My great aunt enjoying a goat chariot in Stockton, CA. Want to learn embroidery? Natalie Richards shows you the stitches on YouTube. Unraveling the Secret Origins of an AmazonBasics Battery All Right Already By now, we know where Facebook’s allegiances lie Meat in the Machine Winds of change: the sailing ships cleaning up sea transport Silicon Valley Leaders Sit Down With Wildfire At Investment Meeting After Being Impressed By Its Rapid Expansion...

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Saturday Linkages: Controversy Edition

Mr. Homegrown

August 24, 2013

Saturday Linkages

Gardening Homegrown polenta? Floriani corn plants deliver ‘amazing flavor’ http://fw.to/2ju3QtE The High Line in Person by Susan Harris http://gardenrant.com/2013/08/the-high-line-in-person.html?utm_source=feedly … Knocked Out—and not in a good way by James Roush http://gardenrant.com/2013/08/knocked-out-and-not-in-a-good-way.html?utm_source=feedly … Hackin’ Open Tech Forever: permaculture/open tech startup: http://boingboing.net/2013/08/21/open-...

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Saturday Tweets: Our Insect Friends, Miso Soup and What Your Library Should Look Like

Mr. Homegrown

March 19, 2016

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Don't destroy your #garden during spring clean up chores. Here's how to keep insect friends safe: https://t.co/83vKhoIhKc — Jessica Walliser (@jessicawalliser) March 12, 2016 A library needs to be alive @joeldavidclark pic.twitter.com/AlNxZFZFUB — NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) March 19, 2016 Cool Tools: CT Issue 03/19/2016 – https://t.co/ejP6tUlOsw — Mark Frauenfelder (@Frauenfelder) March 19, 2016 NYTimes: Miso Soup Delivers Deep Weekni...

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