Saturday Linkages: Of Gut Microbes and Hyperbolic Bronnerianism

...dza-hunter-gatherer-gut-microbiome/ … FDA says, keep lilies away from your cats http://barfblog.com/2014/04/fda-says-keep-lilies-away-from-your-cats/ … Sophisticated sundial clock in Medellín, Colombia http://blog.ounodesign.com/2014/04/12/sundial-clock-medellin-colombia/ … Grand Theft Seafood: Popular Farmers’ Market Fish Vendor Arrested on Multiple Charges http://www.kcet.org/living/food/the-nosh/grand-theft-seafood-popular-farmers-market-fish-v...

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108 Artist/Maker Federico Tobon

...tures in extreme “makerdom,” sharpening tools, knots and even how to train cats! This is an episode that you’ll want to follow along in the show notes so you can see Federico’s amazing work. Here’s some of the things we talk about: Federico’s new drill animation piece. Flip Book Kit. Shapeoko CNC Router. Doodlers Anonymous. The analog/digital continuum. Hundertwasser on 99% Invisible. Converting an old 3d printer into laser engraver. Federico on t...

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Saturday Tweets: Tanning Fish, Trees and Dealing with Medieval Mansplainers

...gy #wildCraft #SHTF #prepper #tanning #fishing #Inuit #salmon #Alaska — TheUrbanAboriginal (@TheUrbanAbo) April 27, 2018 A study shows Seattle's poorest neighborhoods have less than one-fifth the tree canopy of the city's wealthier areas. https://t.co/MxHaIbBI3N — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) April 26, 2018 When you want a small base for a $26 LED light and things get out of control. The classic posable desk lamp design is really fun to...

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How to Deal With the Dreaded Pantry Moth

...ars. Incidentally, what we call “pantry moths” encompass a variety of different insects with colorful names such as the Drugstore Beetle, and the Confused Flour Beetle. All these bug-a-boos just love post-agricultural human habits of storin’ up food. Like cats, roaches and mice they’re with us until we devolve away from our agricultural ways, “By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground.” I’ll add, of course, th...

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