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Saturday Tweets: Goodbye 2017

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Saturday Linkages
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...) December 29, 2017 You can help the web be better in 2018: just ditch Facebook and use your browser instead https://t.co/VHrwGoZqZc — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 29, 2017 Every bike that kids receive on Christmas should come with a protected bike lane. — Bicycle Lobby (@BicycleLobby) December 25, 2017 Seven useful tools by Lloyd Kahn https://t.co/RJ866BrQBz — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 22, 2017 Using poplar trees as "green filters"...

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Moonshine

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Fermentation, Food
...the production of moonshine. Nevertheless, we were thrilled to find a new book in the library by Matthew B. Rowley called Moonshine! that offers up an entertaining history as well as recipes and instructions for building two kinds of stills, a simple one made with a wok and a more complex model involving welding that resembles the one being seized in the photo above. As soon as things cool down here this fall we’ll definitely begin some legal fer...

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How to Organize a Small Workshop

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Design
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...space for creativity. I even hosted a cocktail party in the workshop on Halloween. And to the dolt who recently suggested closing libraries, let me note that the inspiration for the layout of my workshop came from a book I stumbled on while browsing the stacks of the library, Great Workshops From Fine Woodworking. When it comes to home repair and woodworking information I seek out Taunton Press books when at the library....

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Escaping the AI Vampire Castle

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Thoughtstylings
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...AI generated children’s stories. This is just part of a flood of scammy AI books on Amazon. The AI children’s books advertised on my Kindle combine titles that have an English-as-a-second-language vibe, vaguely Manga style cover illustrations and author names such as “Leanor Varelade” that either yield no search results or are close to the names of real people (Leonor Varela is a Chilean actress). In short these books are what you would get if you...

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The Rye Revolution

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Bread, Events, Food
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...or can’t make it, Ginsberg has penned what I believe to be the definitive book on rye baking, The Rye Baker: Classic Breads from Europe and America. In the book Ginsberg covers every imaginable rye recipe from around the world, from loaves to crackers to scones. Since it’s hard to find good rye loaf even in a big city, learning to bake your own rye really pays off. The unique chemistry of rye, especially when leavened with a sourdough starter, al...

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