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Saturday Linkages: Squirrels, Sharks and Nudists

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Saturday Linkages
...e Die-In to Protest Garcetti and City Council Lack of Vision Zero Progress Oil is the New Data Against We The Squirrels Already Know This: Southern California black walnuts are a local, tasty treasure Purists v partiers: the battle between two popular nudist resorts Shark Bites Google Fiber Optic Cables Undersea Ammo can power supply Building a Soil Sifter / Rotary Trommel I just interviewed the untaggable Dave Eggers, who told me he: *Lives witho...

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Saturday Tweets: Peppercorns, Fig Trees and Your Inner Cleveland

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...ip the US’s infrastructure: http://t.co/Q1S2s7aIk9 via @dailykos — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 24, 2014 The failure of farm-to-table dining — http://t.co/dIOdK0W7u2 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 24, 2014 “Imagine Freeways Completely Devoid Of Cars” 1973 Oil Crisis, Netherlands http://t.co/B9oVPMXvJZ pic.twitter.com/vtHPIxpeW1 — BIKES vs CARS (@bikes_vs_cars) December 20, 2014 Pink Peppercorns: A Gourmet Spice Growing in the Backyard...

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On the 100th Birthday of Our House: The Past and Future of Housing in the U.S.

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...age house size in the U.S. was just over 1,000 square feet. Square footage peaked a few years ago at around 2,600 square feet and has declined slightly since. The often forgotten part of these statistics is the fact that the number of people in the average house has declined from around four people in the 1920s to 2.5 today. My late mom told the story of sleeping in the breakfast nook when she was a child in the 20s and, at various times, the fami...

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Spaceship Earth

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...sailboat and sailed it around the world. Then, pairing with bazillionaire oil scion Ed Bass, they put together the ambitious Biosphere 2 project. The footage of all these antics make Spaceship Earth a fascinating documentary to watch. For added entertainment, weirdo Steve Bannon pops up at the end in the way that the vengeful singing statue shows up in act II of Don Giovanni to pull everyone down to hell. Spaceship Earth also disrupts the stereot...

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Saturday Linkages: Can’t Stop the Memes

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...Turn Off Your Mind, Relax—and Float Right-Wing? Chairman Mao Invented Traditional Chinese Medicine “Cocaine of the sea” — the illegal fish trade of the Mexican cartel and Chinese mafia Meaty meals and play stop cats killing wildlife, study finds NeoPixel Ancient Oil Lamp Kelly Norris on New Naturalism and Informed Plant Choices Grow Your Own Giant Sequoia Tree I love lava...

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