The Agony and the Ecstasy of iPhone6s Repair

...keep track of the dozen or so different sized, microscopic screws. I used labelled bowls, but some people use an ice cube tray. The iFixit guides will step you through the repair process as well as help you keep track of all those infernal screws. As you do this you will gain appreciation for the workers who spend long days doing nothing but turning a screwdriver–a hell that I can’t imagine. Another thing I’d suggest is patience. If things go sou...

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Weekend Linkages: Spiders and Fast Food Ghosts

...Michael Grave’s original plans for Portland City Hall had a little town on top via @jmfowl. Two Men Had To Be Extinguished After Catching Fire At Goop Store A beautiful art book about spiders LA Restaurants Are Breathing Life Into the Architectural Ghosts of Fast-Food Past China Miéville: “If you don’t feel despair, you’re not opening your eyes” Energy use from US cryptomining firms is contributing to rising utility bills...

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Who Needs Windows?

...ded me of this issue. If ever there was an example of the over-reliance on energy intensive HVAC systems it’s the idea that buildings don’t need windows. I can’t possibly, in a short blog post, round up all the windowless buildings such as phone company switching facilities (like the famous brutalist AT&T switching center in New York above), all those Amazon warehouses, or Los Angeles’ hidden and still functioning urban oil wells. Our window free...

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Free Qigong via Zoom

...0AM orientation and session. See you there?! FREE! Qigong! Ancient Chinese energy practice, involving gentle, meditative movement and breathwork. Daily, online sessions through Wednesday, April 1, but at different times. An optional, half-hour orientation for newcomers to Qigong will precede each session. Schedule appears below (subject to change). * Thursday, 3/26, 10:30AM orientation / 11AM Qigong. https://zoom.us/j/832068559 * Friday, 3/27, 10:...

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Saturday Tweets: Compressed Air, Digging Down and Orange Marmalade

Compressed air energy storage: https://t.co/Vb4IEKGScf — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 19, 2018 U.S. cities are losing 28.5 million trees every year, the equivalent of 138,000 acres of urban forest, according to a study published in the journal Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. https://t.co/eZw5XXnE5c via @AnthropoceneMag — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) May 17, 2018 'A pool in the basement is a clear marker of wealth': how the super-rich...

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