Saturday Tweets: Open Kitchens, Weedless Gardens and Copy Cats

...Pack Mobile Architecture: This Building Will Self-Construct in 8 Minutes | Urbanist – https://t.co/7brPubdJf2 — Eric Rochow (@GardenForkTV) July 13, 2017 Drivers who dislike cyclists don't see them https://t.co/eDClwbXSYl — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 12, 2017 Who designed this NYC subway signage? @plitter solved a typographical mystery that is sure to delight design nerds! https://t.co/0UIW8Rc4ym pic.twitter.com/THDimxs171 — Alissa Walker...

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Saturday Tweets: Cooking in Clay, Cuteness and Pickles

Why food tastes better when cooked in clay: https://t.co/8BqNmrbFZZ — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 22, 2017 How parking lots are ruining Los Angeles https://t.co/NzhmC0pxYK via @CurbedLA — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 22, 2017 Double Rustic Barn Doors (From Framing Lumber) https://t.co/Sof6tD8uvH — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 20, 2017 Small Batch Bread and Butter Pickles https://t.co/JekNG6H15g — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 22, 2017 Wha...

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Saturday Tweets: Weird News and Cats

Musings on a personal history with a great plant: Inula magnifica 'Sonnenstrahl' https://t.co/2x1Y8iHvv8 pic.twitter.com/PzLmirmww1 — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) July 29, 2017 The secrets of an Italian gelato master https://t.co/3jlj5UjqJP — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 29, 2017 Warm Weather Causes Freak Dough Truck Debacle in Tacoma https://t.co/CMUSvKL792 via @Eater — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 28, 2017 Bomb Discovered In New...

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Saturday Tweets: Peach Chutney, Pagers and Floating Homes

...o/eHhBF8PPMW — Root Simple (@rootsimple) August 12, 2017 Bringing A Legacy Pager Network Back to Life via @hackaday https://t.co/LoCir1wGvx — Root Simple (@rootsimple) August 12, 2017 Ecological manag of slopes “We see a difference in the wildlife since creating wilder spaces close to the buildings” https://t.co/udOqAvcXtC pic.twitter.com/7DRSXfUSNh — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) August 12, 2017 The New York High Line: a global craze explained...

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Saturday Linkages: Holiday Edition

The Nativity, c. 1425 Fra Angelico (Fra Giovanni da Fiesole) Google Nest or Amazon Ring? Just reject these corporations’ surveillance and a dystopic future The deadly truth about a world built for men – from stab vests to car crashes How our cities failed us this decade: We let big tech take over and dragged our feet on climate, but it’s not too late for change Overlooked No More: Julia Morgan, Pioneering Female Architect Just a whole bunch of ca...

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