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  • I now understand the point of fur-lined hoods

    And why it was very silly of me to think of them as mere adornments: The larger fur liner creates a larger boundary layer [a thin layer of air created by molecules bumping into each other]. (Cached: fur, no fur)…

  • 4 Hours of Calming Ambient Music by Moby

    Was looking for an alternative to my trusty “10 Hours of IceBreaker Idling in the Arctic” and found this. over the last couple of years i’ve been making really really really quiet music to listen to when i do yoga or sleep or meditate or panic. i ended up with 4 hours of music and have decided to…

  • Thought Apple’s new iPhone Pocket looked familiar... (NSFW)

    I read “iPhone Pocket” and got very excited about the prospect of an updated iPhone Mini (the best phone I’ve used). But lo, a $230 mankini for your fucking phone from a very unserious group of people at Apple: “Courage” indeed.…

  • The Cutaway Illustrations of Fred Freeman

    Like a lot of kids I loved cutaway books (if that’s what they’re called). I would pester my parents for these and had quite a collection. Couldn’t and still can’t imagine the skill it takes to make them. So when I came by these high-res images by an illustrator from the 30s named Fred Freeman, I ex…

  • The Best Cookie Recipe I’ve Heard

    In German so I needed a translation.…

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