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The Future is Biomorphic

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Design
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...hear one. Here’s Small describing life in one of his BBMs: Your house is a self-contained personal flying module whose soft surfaces can be adjusted to any configuration from smooth planes to womb-like curves. These surfaces–walls, floors and ceiling–can also change in color and opacity. Are you feeling gregarious? Then live a while in completely transparent surroundings! Are you feeling reclusive? Dial walls of any color to shut out the world! Yo...

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Homegrown Revolution at the Silver Lake Film Festival

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Thoughtstylings
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...Echo Park Film Center, Homegrown Revolution’s debut video “How to Build a Self Watering Container” will premiere at the Silver Lake Film Festival, as part of the Sustainable LA program on SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY May 6th at 11:30 a.m. at the LosFeliz 3 (1822 North Vermont Avenue-map). We’ll be sharing a program with composting Culver City comrade Elon Schoenholz, the Fallen Fruit dudes, and even the illustrious Midnight Ridazz, who have agreed to wak...

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Happy 2020!

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Thoughtstylings
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...ts, I think, William Morris after a night of partying. The second one is a self-portrait. There’s a nice anecdote about Burne-Jones, ….his pet grandson used to be punished by being sent to stand in a corner with his face to the wall. One day on being sent there he was delighted to find the wall prettily decorated with fairies, flowers, birds, and bunnies. His indulgent grandfather had utilised his talent to alleviate the tedium of his favourite’s...

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Essential System #5 – First Aid Kit

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Preparedness
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...duct-taped to their forehead) Nonadherent dressings – two 4-inch by 4-inch Self-adhering roller bandages – two rolls 2-inch width by 5 yards SAM splint – one Athletic tape – one roll, 2-inch wide Triangular bandages – two 36 inch by 36 inch by 52 inch for slings (large bandanas will do) Moleskin or Molefoam – 4-inch to 6-inch square for blisters Tincture of benzoin – One 0.5 ounce bottle – to keep tape sticking and to protect skin Providine iodine...

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Essential System #7 – Repair Kit and Tools

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Preparedness, Tools
...tool that we wear on our belts at all times but, hold the blog press here, self-sufficiency geniuses Stephen Box and Enci gifted us with a category-busting set of tools that, get this, fit within a tiny 30g (1.5 oz) Altoid tin! Believe it or not this pocket size Altoid tin contains the following items: 1 inner tube piece – a section of a bicycle tire that can be used as a tourniquet, bandage, or slingshot 1 boot lace – always handy to have a secti...

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