August 2009
Erik is on page 25 of 226 of The Knitting Way →
Hey! Who put physics in my mindful knitting book?!
July 2009
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Disease that spawned Ireland’s potato famine hits... →
“Produce farmers in Massachusetts and elsewhere in New England - already struggling with one of the wettest, coolest summers in recent history - are now battling late blight, a fungus with tiny spores spread by the wind that rots tomato and potato plants. It is the same disease that was responsible for the 19th-century Irish potato famine.” (via Gregg Patay)
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Explosions and Boobs →
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Designing Sustainable Small Farms →
In this issue’s mini-manual, the executive director of the renowned New Alchemy Institute tells how to create your own
permaculture plan.
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Good To Know: Electronics Recycling Websites Get... →
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Finally! Charlie Card is online
That the MBTA knows how to use the internet is so mind–boggling that this didn’t even occur to me as possible.
bostonmeetups:
Add money to your Charlie Card, register it, or report it lost or stolen - all online.
http://www.mbta.com/
Recent daily goals
write a daily gratitude journal
keep up with correspondence
keep extensive notes on books and subjects
keep visual/written notes
carry my real camera around
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"**** Me Up" The Rolling Stones v. St. Sanders →
This is really funny.
lonelysandwich:
The video is still caching. I’ve seen only about 18 seconds of it, following a link from Peter Serafinowicz (“Funniest video of the year so far”) and I can already say it’s imperative you watch it.
UPDATE: Okay, I finished it just now. It broke my mind. No one else make anything. Go home, everybody.
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Facebook | Secrets @ Milky Way Lounge →
This bi–monthly night at The Milky Way Lounge makes me giggle because in the local roller–skating rink (Guptills) where I grew up there was a dance club for pre–teens called Secrets.
… In related news the new Milky Way location sucks.
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IAMPETH Convention 2010 →
The International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers, and Teachers of Handwriting convention in Orlando next August makes it awfully tempting to go there for summer vacation a third year in a row!
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Lessons in Calligraphy and Penmanship →
I don’t know why I didn’t notice this the first time I landed here (or the second) but there are a ton of free calligraphy and penmanship lessons on IAMPETH. Everything from plain handwriting to fancy script.
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Kate's Mystery Books to Close →
Mystery writers and fans woke up this morning to discover that the impending loss of long-time North Cambridge, Mass., landmark, Kate’s Mystery Books is at hand. The three-story red house with black trim, home to both owner Kate Mattes, who nurtured many writers, and her 26-year-old store, has been sold. The store will close August 1.
BUMMER. I WAS JUST MEANING TO START GOING THERE.
Smashwords - Ebooks from independent authors and... →
DRM–Free eBooks!
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Ravelry: Designs by Pat Ashforth and Steve Plummer... →
I’ve linked to a few already (1, 2, 3) but to save time linking to all of them just check out the Whoolly Thoughts page on Ravelry. Some amazing geometry/optical illusion crochet and knitting and I think all of the patterns are available to purchase for ~$5 a piece.
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Display the Date on the Menubar - Lifehacker →
It would be awesome to customize your menubar clock to just say the era, ie BC/AD.
minimalmac:
There are many utilities and preference panes you can install on your Mac to make the date appear in the menubar next to the time. Avoid them. Everything you need to achive this is already there in your Mac. These detailed instructions will show you how.
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Accessible footnotes with HTML and CSS →
I was surprised that Markdown doesn’t have a footnote syntax the way that Textile does (aside: why doesn’t Tumblr support Textile? It’s way better!)
…This method is a bit time consuming but seems to work well.
Erik is on page 117 of 158 of The Knitting Sutra →
Erik is on page 133 of 158 of The Knitting Sutra →
Erik is on page 117 of 176 of The Knitting Sutra →
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WatchRhonda is a 3D sketching app. ZOMGZ want. I never really got into 3D illustration but this could be just what gets me there.
via Jack Cheng
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Scooter riders won't face crackdown, official says →
Yay! I love the Boston PD outlook on law enforcement. Basically it boils down to, “We have too much more important crap to do than ticket scooters.”
Hard Times at Harvard →
Being an MIT employee I worry about this. Essentially funding and stuff (hey, I work in the Academic Office, so I don’t know anything about it) takes years to procure and dispense, thus universities are less prone to the housing stuff and economic issue in general… but at some point down the line there is going to be a scary time.
austinkleon:
The education bubble is following the fate of the...
WatchThis is awesome. That they got the egg carton design and placement, as well as all the rest of that background stuff exactly right, is stunning.
I didn’t even notice that there were two different girlfriends until just now… and I’ve easily seen both films a zillion billion times.
austinkleon:
Back to the Future 1 and 2 ComparisonIn the years between Back to the Future and Back to the Future...
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craft fail →
Craft Fail is a great reminder that things can always go wrong.
madyago:
my life is complete. now, as an expert at crafts, with a minor in hot glue gunning from college (to go with my major in Renaissance Man), I never ever fail at crafts, but these poor saps sure make up for my success!
ck1:
let the hilarity ensue
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“What I was able to bring to the Christian part of it was the humanism and the...”
– Ron Glass on his character Derrial Book in Firefly. That Ron Glass is a buddhist makes me want to watch Barney Miller in a whole new light.
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Obituary: Susan Lydon →
Obituary of the author of the book I am reading, “The Knitting Sutra: Craft as a Spiritual Practice.”
So far it’s been a terrific book that essentially relates the act of knitting to one of mindfulness. Sometimes I like to research where the authors are now and I was saddened to find that she passed away in 2005. I sort of randomly picked up this book but discovered that, aside from loving...
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What is your birth tree?
According to JK Rowling the Celts have specific trees assigned to your birthdate. She used this information to assign wands to Ron and Hermoine, while she actually got Harry’s right unknowingly.
December 24 - January 20 = Birch (Beth)
January 21 - February 17 = Rowan (Luis)
February 18 - March 17 = Ash (Nion)
March 18 - April 14 = Alder (Fearn)
April 15 - May 12 = Willow (Saille)
May 13 - June 9...
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Scooter law revving up worry - The Boston Globe →
Effective August 1st many scooters on the road (most?) in Massachusetts will need license plates. It was done because people felt unsafe with so many scooters on the road and the lack of plates means that it’s harder for scooter drivers to be accountable.
Flipside: scooterists will no longer be able to park on sidewalks or else they face a $65 ticket.
This seems like the sort of thing that the...
Erik is on page 53 of 176 of The Knitting Sutra →
Enjoying this, even less to do with knitting so far than I suspected.
Erik is on page 16 of 176 of The Knitting Sutra →
For my first knitting book i chose something that contains no patterns or instruction.