Saturday Tweets: Dutch Bicycles, Landscaping and a Ski Sled

April 1, 2017

Want to feel old? This is what a Dutch bicycle looked like 50 years ago and what it looks like today. pic.twitter.com/aSkz1jeOpv — Bicycle Lobby (@BicycleLobby) March 30, 2017 Claudia West on functional planting https://t.co/jB6cAdWxeF — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) March 31, 2017 How to make a coin sorting machine from cardboard https://t.co/26ofyfDi5f — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 31, 2017 Weed cloth always fails https://t.co/yYNVAJbXUr...

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Saturday Tweets: We’re Back!

Mr. Homegrown

April 29, 2017

Saturday Linkages

Dangerous Drinks and How To Spot Them https://t.co/limBvqRSta — Root Simple (@rootsimple) April 27, 2017 Lobbyist 4 NMA @motorists @AAAnews @CHPsouthern kill bill 4 SpeedCamera Pilot @bikethevote @bikinginla @kdeleon https://t.co/MUBM76NOR6 — BobbyP. (@r_peppey) April 27, 2017 “Here’s Why Juicero’s Press is So Expensive” by @BenEinstein https://t.co/K8zJxfvfQk — Root Simple (@rootsimple) April 25, 2017 Outdoor Privacy Bench With Concrete Seat htt...

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Saturday Tweets: Better Late Than Never

Mr. Homegrown

February 9, 2019

Saturday Linkages

...red, the ruins at Luxor, ca. 1830] pic.twitter.com/vqCzONc7Bb — Irène DB (@UrbanFoxxxx) February 2, 2019 There's a $200 million abandoned village of Disney-like castles in Turkey. Take a look inside. https://t.co/uE1sznULsK via @businessinsider — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 9, 2019 Hey @ericgarcetti and @MitchOFarrell you've got some work to do . . . https://t.co/T49x6CZD59 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 8, 2019 Deadline Detro...

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Saturday Tweets: Gardens, Grilled Cheese and Infinite Chocolate Chip Cookies

Mr. Homegrown

June 10, 2017

Saturday Linkages

The latest Piet Oudolf design? No, a 17th century Japanese Iris garden (Horikiri Shobuen) https://t.co/oA5taACLaa pic.twitter.com/6edCbU3PJb — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) June 6, 2017 Stich Meadows, QE Olympic Park – roadside plantings with white Leucanthemum and yellow Bupthalmum and Galium, and pink Dianthus pic.twitter.com/NJ8TsqiXvI — Nigel Dunnett (@NigelDunnett) June 6, 2017 Fergus's magical layering @GreatDixter pic.twitter.com/3KW...

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Saturday Tweets: Bad Data and Cats

Mr. Homegrown

January 12, 2019

Saturday Linkages

According to technocratic fantasies, data will soon make politics irrelevant, and those who refuse to accept “what the data says” must be malevolent or stupid. It should come as no surprise if this view leads citizens to discredit data-talk entirely.https://t.co/hTpNeEWA86 — The New Atlantis (@tnajournal) January 11, 2019 The Era Of Easy Recycling May Be Coming To An End https://t.co/Gtj1LMbRQ9 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 13, 2019 "We can...

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