Weekend Linkages: Curb Cuts, Trade Cards and the Tinder of Photo Sorting

November 5, 2023

...Do-It-Yourself Curb-Cut Guide 18th Century Trade Cards From compressed yeast to cream cheese and cornflakes: one man’s search for the world’s greatest sandwich Ideal built-in furniture Great app I’ve been using to sort way too many photos...

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Weekend Linkages: Cochineal Season

Mr. Homegrown

February 25, 2024

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...What industry “secret” do you know that most people don’t? (via Recomendo) Mass trespass on Dartmoor to highlight England’s ‘piecemeal’ right to roam laws Ex-deputy LA mayor loses bid to exclude ‘salacious’ evidence from racketeering trial Apple AirTag: Antitheft or Antistalking? Everything is Connected and No One is Saved Alone...

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Weekend Linkages: New Year, New Links

Mr. Homegrown

January 7, 2024

Saturday Linkages

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...The Kept and the Killed 2023 Top 10 of Olden Tymee Cook Books on Sandwiches of History⁣ 2023 Top 10 Worst Sandwiches on Sandwiches of History⁣ The San Francisco Bay’s Red Rock Island is for sale for $25M Headlights Seem Brighter? Jan. 18, 1968: Eartha Kitt Spoke Truth at the White House Blood, Guns, and Broken Scooters: Inside the Chaotic Rise and Fall of Bird...

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Weekend Linkages: My Brain on Math

Mr. Homegrown

January 14, 2024

Saturday Linkages

...A Hidden, Handmade House That’s an Immersive Work of Art Renaissance Watercolours: materials and techniques DIY tunnel explainers: the Chabad tunnel and that tunnel influencer Three Delightful Alcohol-Free Cocktails Why Are American Drivers So Deadly? Governor Newsom’s “Climate Commitment” Does Not Include Walking and Biking...

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Weekend Linkages: Where’s My Cookie?

Mr. Homegrown

February 4, 2024

Saturday Linkages

A note on this photo: my wood shop is right on the street and I have a dog cookie jar for the neighborhood doggos. The ones on extendo-leads just run into the shop and others pause with this expectant expression until I stop working and open the jar. We’ve found it folks: mcmansion heaven A nice collection of Indian recipes The reasons medieval people slept in cupboards Nightshade, the free tool that ‘poisons’ AI models, is now available for arti...

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