Weekend Linkages: Goblincore, Casino Bombs and Hoes

August 1, 2021

...Goblincore: the fashion trend that embraces ‘chaos, dirt and mud’ Drivers for Elon Musk’s Loop get a script about their ‘great leader’ Enter the Dragnet FBI Artifact of the Month: Harvey’s Casino Bomb (Via Mark Frauenfelder) How many years until we must act on climate? Zero, say these climate thinkers Facebook cracks down on discussing ‘hoes’ in gardening group...

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Weekend Linkages: Beware the Pointy Shoes

Mr. Homegrown

June 13, 2021

Saturday Linkages

...Skeletons reveal the cost of medieval fashion for pointy shoes Nailed it: man, 82, builds bench for wife in 30 minutes after council plea ignored Why We Shouldn’t Paint Brick Streaming with Laughter… the quest for the funniest online service fails No, Small Isn’t Beautiful The NFT market bubble has popped and we’ve got the charts to prove it...

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Misadventures in Laser Cutting

Mr. Homegrown

August 5, 2019

Design

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...l wood box. Laser cutters can also cut entirely through thin materials so that opens up more possibilities to do things that would be difficult to do by hand. I’m intrigued, for instance, with the possibilities for making three dimensional folding paper cards. You could also use the laser cutter for screen printing, making stencils, wood inlay or marquetry. Many thanks to the knowledgeable staff of the Octavia Lab!...

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Free Webinar on Making and Using Compost Teas

Mr. Homegrown

October 9, 2015

Composting, Events, Gardening

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UC Berkeley Botanical Garden’s compost tea process. One of the most contentious topics in gardening and agriculture is compost tea. I’m still sorting out what I think of the practice, which is why I’m excited about an upcoming free webinar from the folks at eXtension (sic). Here’s the 411: About the Webinar This webinar is aimed at a general audience, gardeners, farmers, and ag professionals. Viewers will learn how to make consistent and safe com...

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Waxed Cloth Food Wrap (Made in a solar oven for bonus self-righteousness points)

Mrs. Homegrown

June 2, 2016

Domesticus, Food, How-to, Solar Oven Summer

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...didn’t get too hot. I put the tray in the oven, closed the lid (no clips, making the heating is less efficient on purpose) and waited about 10-15 minutes. The temp would quickly rise above 150F and the wax would dissolve, then I’d take it out before it got any hotter. Fast and easy! Again, the reasons you want to keep the temps low is because 1) you might get discolored wax if you let it bake for too long above 185F and 2) in the very unlikely ev...

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