Saturday Linkages on Sunday: With Cat Hugs

February 9, 2020

...What We Lose by Hiring Someone to Pick Up Our Avocados for Us Guy Causes Google Maps “Traffic Jams” By Carrying 99 Cell Phones Why Amazon’s Ring and facial recognition technology are a clear and present danger to society Vienna’s Cultural Approach to Going Car-Free Cat snoring through an echo microphone of the day. pic.twitter.com/Rkic9X0u6k — Dick King-Smith HQ (@DickKingSmith) February 6, 2020...

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Saturday Linkages: Cat Hugs

Mr. Homegrown

February 29, 2020

Saturday Linkages

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A Quick Primer On Poultry Vaccines You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus Fresh Hell from the Baffler Here’s the File Clearview AI Has Been Keeping on Me, and Probably on You Too Our intersections are too dangerous. Here’s how to fix them Cyclist gets hit by car, then sued for $700 [editors note: this happened to me except it was $900] Listen: The Sound Of The Hagia Sophia, More Than 500 Years Ago The pungent legacy of Axe Body Spray Solar Class Jo...

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Saturday Linkages: It’s Caturday

Mr. Homegrown

January 25, 2020

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...View this post on Instagram Attention US Army: Young Moki would make a fine tank operator. but it won’t be a volunteer gig. A post shared by eric potter (@soundofericpotter) on Jan 18, 2020 at 2:47pm PST A kayak made from branches and tarp FRED episode 2 – a vision of heaven Unmasking the secret landlords buying up America Bedouin Lifestyle – Documentary in Wadi Rum, Jordan...

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Saturday Linkages: Squirrels, Sharks and Nudists

Mr. Homegrown

December 7, 2019

Saturday Linkages

Edward Burne-Jones – An Angel Playing a Flageolet. How the all-hands meeting became a way for bosses to give you the finger Use it and abuse it Safe Streets Advocates Stage 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...

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Saturday Linkages: Cat Memes, Food Allergies and a Monteverdi Drop

Mr. Homegrown

January 11, 2020

Saturday Linkages

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...How a cat named Smudge’s distaste for salad created one of 2019’s most popular memes Why the world is becoming more allergic to food No One Wants Your Used Clothes Anymore ‘Like sending bees to war’: the deadly truth behind your almond-milk obsession DIY Rolling Umbrella Base A 27-year-old Costco fan loves the store so much he got a logo tattooed and had a birthday party in the food court Music break: Lamento della Ninfa by Claudio Monteverdi...

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