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Euclid's Elements (infogalactic.com)
posted 2 years ago by sparrow (+1 / -0 )
Classic math text
posted 2 years ago by sparrow (+3 / -0 )
Anti-Federalist Papers (infogalactic.com)
posted 2 years ago by sparrow (+2 / -0 )
https://www.infoplease.com/primary-sources/government/anti-federalist-papers
posted 2 years ago by sparrow (+2 / -0 )
> The easiest way to run a Linux distribution or application on an Android device.
Tau Day (June 28) 2022 (tauday.com)
posted 2 years ago by sparrow (+1 / -0 )
MIT Living Wage Calculator (livingwage.mit.edu)
posted 2 years ago by sparrow (+1 / -0 )
https://infogalactic.com/info/Green_roof
 
> A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane.
 
> The term green roof may also be used to indicate roofs that use some form of green technology, such as a cool roof, a roof with solar thermal collectors or photovoltaic panels. Green roofs are also referred to as eco-roofs, oikosteges, vegetated roofs, living roofs, greenroofs and VCPH[4] (Horizontal Vegetated Complex Partitions).
Found this site of a guy who travels around by foot with three mules, seemed like an interesting idea:
 
> "... a most first necessary step is an interstate trail system in this country going in all four directions — north, south, east and west — linking all states to all other states passed and funded by Congress with the same energy and effort that was applied to the building of the interstate freeway system, which was built for the exclusive use of automobiles. Cyclists, pedestrians, equestrians, people in wheelchairs, etc. are being removed from this public throughfare simply becuase there is no room by which to use it alongside motorists."
posted 2 years ago by sparrow (+2 / -0 )
Summertime, boys
via wiki:
 
"[It's] a seven-day event that advocates bicycling for transportation."
 
"Bike Week has been running in the UK since 1923."
 
"In the United States of America, May is recognized as Bike Month and Bike to Work Week is always either the first or second full week of May."
 
f***cars is trending on reddit, and with gas prices as they are, walking or biking can be nice alternatives if you live within a distance of wherever you're going - or can be good exercise and recreation
Uffington White Horse (www.youtube.com)
posted 2 years ago by TFS (+2 / -0 ) Edited 2022-06-04 19:36:45
The oldest chalk hill figure in the UK at around 3000 years old... dating back to the Bronze Age.
  
There is some dispute as to whether this represents a horse or indeed a dragon. There is a "Dragon Hill" nearby which is reputed to be where St George slayed the dragon itself.
   
For us to to still be able to see this now in 2015, means it must have been maintained by at least 120 generations of human beings... ensuring it didn't get overgrown by grass... and the chalk was recut/refilled. Amazing. :-)
posted 2 years ago by sparrow (+5 / -0 )
and a lot of people may be deficient
https://humanurehandbook.com/
 
So while the discussions.app site is getting trolled with some "human manure" (humanure) posts, I thought I would mention that I think composting human manure is kind of an interesting and important topic.
 
It's kind of like manure from any other animal, full of nutrients. Figuring out how to compost it can close the loop and reduce dependence on a waste water treatment facility.
 
I think it just composts like other things, but you need to let it compost a lot longer to make sure harmful things are destroyed. And might want to spread it on something that's not a food source. Although anecdotally I've heard of people getting treated sewage fertilizer and it growing tall crops.
 
Relatedly I know there was something called "night soil": https://infogalactic.com/info/Night_soil
 
"Night soil is a euphemism for human feces collected at night from cesspools, privies, etc. and sometimes used as a fertilizer."
 
Humanure when dried can also be used as fuel I think.
 
idk how all this works entirely, just opening up for discussion since we had that "manure" theme on the forum
 
Any thoughts on how to compost or make use of human manure?
posted 2 years ago by sparrow (+2 / -0 )
So I've identified this is an issue off and on, my strategy for reducing the problem is to record things to search on a search engine to do at a later time if ever (instead of searching for it, opening up tabs, and then leaving them be accumulated). Or to bookmark open tabs and come back to them.
 
Anyone else run in to this problem and how do you manage it?
 
> tfw just cleared out a tab hoard
 
I wrote down the main ideas I search for, and discarded accumluated extra unneeded links
DIY Soap Shoes (www.instructables.com)
posted 2 years ago by sparrow (+2 / -0 )
Missing feature. Can do?
Kentucky Derby General (www.kentuckyderby.com)
posted 2 years ago by sparrow (+2 / -0 )
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