Saturday Tweets: A Weekend of Miscellany

...le (@rootsimple) March 12, 2016 https://t.co/SKIBofeNZS: Micro Modern Tiny Shelter For The Homeless? https://t.co/3hvDxsUXsW — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 12, 2016 Public universities must do more: the public needs our help and expertise https://t.co/sE10rSCFQ5 via @2020science — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 12, 2016 Nicely designed building in Berkeley yesterday. https://t.co/sraV0O1TqE — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 11, 2016 More Drivi...

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Saturday Linkages: Rammed Earth, Vanilla Ice and Moonshine

...ains http://www.honeybeesuite.com/plastic-debris-for-brains/ … RiYL podcast 041: Colin Spoelman, moonshine maker: http://boingboing.net/2014/02/20/riyl-podcast-041-colin-spoelm.html … Brazil’s new dietary guidelines: food-based! http://feedly.com/e/xL8TJUJf Austrian Designer Upcycles Bike Parts into Faux Hunting Trophy Bicycle Mounts http://inhabitat.com/austrian-design-upcycles-bike-parts-into-faux-hunting-trophy-bicycle-mounts/ … How Would You D...

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What are trees worth?

...us, but vitally important to the world. Trees heal the soul. They give us shelter from the sun and the rain. They give us a place to read and dream. A place to hide and climb. An anchor in a shifting landscape of time and movement. We’ve known since the 1980’s that they even speed our recovery when we’re sick. These points just scratch the surface of what trees do for us. For more, see Tree People’s Top 22 Benefits of Trees. Trees don’t ask much...

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Primitive Grain Storage Technique

When thinking about technology, I like to play with the idea of what is the absolute minimum you need to get the job done. This may be because I’m not very handy at building things, but yet have survivalist tendencies. So while I’m pretty sure I’ll never actually have any need for these skills, it’s fun to think about how I’d get by in a DIY world. So I was delighted when I ran across this minimalist grain storage technique on the BBC documentary...

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