Emotions, and advertising
Energy
alternative. See Alternative energy
EROEI concept
petroleum, power of
EROEI (energy return on energy invested)
defined
and raising chickens
Espresso
crema
Godshot
grinders
homemade, negative aspects
making, variables affecting cup
perfecting, Kyle Glanville on
tamping coffee
Espresso machines
cleaning filter
and crema
development of
PID temperature controller
See also Rancilio Silvia espresso maker
Expo, Maker Faire
F
Failure
fear of
mistakes, inevitability of
as teacher
Fair trade
Farenga, Pat
Fermented foods
Katz on
kombucha tea
miso
ritualistic aspects
sauerkraut
yogurt
Fertilizers
for permaculture
See also Compost
Fidonet
Flax, into linen
Flynn Effect
Focus, state of consciousness during
Food Not Lawns
Frauenfelder, Carla
and Craft
DIY, involvement in
DIY versus hiring pro
on Rarotonga
Frauenfelder, Jane
DIY, involvement in
electronics project
on Rarotonga
Frauenfelder, Sarina
DIY, involvement in
electronics project
ISEE, tutoring at home for
on Rarotonga
“Freedom to Learn” blog
Freud, Sigmund
Frisbie, Robert Dean
Fruitless Fall: The Collapse of the Honey Bee and the Coming Agricultural Crisis ( Jacobsen)
G
Gaggia, Giovanni Achille
Gallt, Jim
Garden, vegetable. See Vegetable garden
Garlic, planting
Gates, Bill
Gerischer, Steve
Getting Started in Electronics (Mims)
Glanville, Kyle
Gleanings in Bee Culture
Godshot
Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments, The
Google SketchUp
Gophers, in vegetable garden
Gray, Dr. Peter
Greenberg, Dan
Grotz, George
Guitars
cigar box guitars
See also Stringed instruments
Gunzel, Dave
Gurstelle, William
H
“Hacks” series
Hahn, David
Heathkit
Heirloom seeds, passing down of
Hill, George Washington
Hoffman, Billy
Holmgren, David
Holt, John
Homegrown Evolution
Homeschooling
Homocore
Honey, production by bees
Hooptyrides.com. See also Mister Jalopy
Hopkins, Rob
HotWired
Hunter-gatherer societies, children and learning in
Hybrid seeds, inferiority of
I
Ideale machine
Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments, The (Thompson)
Imperfection
positive aspects of
wabi sabi
Indian Guides
Industry Standard, The
“In Praise of Idleness” (Russell)
Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea
Internet
and amateur science
bust, and freelance-journalism market
DIY sites. See DIY (do-it-yourself ) Internet sites
and rediscovery of DIY
service provider, first
IQ tests, Flynn Effect
Irrigation, vegetable garden
An Island to Oneself (Neale)
J
Jacobsen, Rowan
Jalopy, Mister. See Mister Jalopy
Jalopy, Mrs. (Lynette)
Jennings, Paul
on mistakes/failure
resistentialism
Jennings, Tom
K
Katz, Sandor Ellix
Kitchen implements, wooden spoons, making
Knitting, consciousness, state of during
Knutzen, Erik
Kombucha
health claims related to
historical view
as SCOBY
tea, making
warnings about
L
Last Year’s Model
Lawn
Bermuda grass intrusion
ecological evils of
historical view
killing
lushness and chickens
Lincoln, Abraham
Little Garden, The
Living with Chickens: Everything You Need to Know to Raise Your Own Backyard Flock (Rossier)
Lodefink, Steve
Los Angeles Honey
M
McNally, Bob
Make
concept/origin of
DIY expo
Jennings’s contributions
Mister Jalopy contributions
subscribers, number of
Make: Electronics (Platt)
Maker Bill of Rights
Maker Faire
Maker friendly
Martha Stewart Show, The
Mazur, Paul
Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS)
Microsoft
Miller, Eric
Miller, Terry
Mims, Eric
Mims, Forrest M.
and Altair 8800,
“best brain in science” honor
children, inventions of
newsletter of
RadioShack electronics kit by
RadioShack series by
scientific explorations of
traditional education, criticism of
Mims, Sarah
Mims, Vicki
Miso
Mistakes
accepting
inevitability of
Mister Jalopy
auto fuel sender, installing
becoming DIY
blog of
on DIY activities
Maker Bill of Rights
on “maker friendly,”
workshop of
worldview of
Mites, and beekeeping
Model T, owner/mechanics of
Mollison, Bill
Mulch
contaminated
to kill lawn
Musical instruments. See Stringed instruments
MyPetChicken.com
N
Neale, Tom
Newspapers, to kill lawn
Nuclear breeder reactor, attempt to build
O
One String Willie
Opticom
O’Reilly Media
P
Paris Peace Conference
Pavoni, Desiderio
Pedersen, Kim
Permaculture
creating, steps in
defined
Mollison and Holmgren’s work
waste, uses of
Permaculture One: A Perennial Agriculture for Human Settlements (Mollison and Holmgren)
Persuasion, and modern advertising
Petroleum
alternatives to. See Alternative energy
lack of resources
power of
PID temperature controller
functions of
kit, source for
pitkits.com
Rancilio Silvia, adding to
Place of My Own: The Education
of an Amateur Builder (Pollan)
Platt, Charles
Pollan, Michael
Pollination, mobile pollination services
Popular Science
and amateur science
DIY projects in
Posey, Julia
Post Carbon Institute
Price, Andrea
Prince, Mark
Probiotics, and kombucha
Propaganda (Bernays)
Psychological approach, to advertising
R
“Radioactive Boy Scout, The” (Silverstein)
Radioactive material, in common devices
RadioShack
Electronics Learning Lab
founding of
Mims writings for
Ramshackle Solid
Rancilio Silvia espresso maker
as hackable
PID temperature controller, adding to
positive aspects of
temperature variations
Rarotonga
best part of
coconut processing routine
Internet connectivity
leaving
lifestyle on
preparing for move to
problems encountered on
travel guide ratings for
working from
Reptiles, similarity to chickens
Resistentialism
Rice, Karl
Rich, Celine
Rossier, Jay
Roundup
Russell, Bertrand
S
Sauerkraut, making
Scace, Greg
Schecter, Andy
Science, amateur. See Amateur science
Scientific American, and amateur science
SCOBY, kombucha as
Seeds. See Vegetable seeds
Seed Savers Exchange
Seidenwurm, Amy
Self-education, unschooling
“Self-Reliance” (Emerson)
Seth (cartoonist)
Shed, chicken coop, building from
Short Mountain Sanctuary
Silverstein, Ken
Simon, Charles Martin
Six-Apart
Slow Food movement
Solar energy, Big Solar
Solars currency
Solar share vehicles
Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr
Sorghum
Speal, Shane
Spectator, The
Spoons, wooden, making
Stiles, David
Strauss, Peter
Stringed instruments, making
cigar box guitars
diddley bows
DIY, rationale for
dronestick, making
pickup to electrify
Strumstick
Strumstick
Sudbury Valley School
Suwarrow
Symbols, and abstract thinking
T
Tangaroa (god)
Tea
for export market versus food crops
Kombucha
Technology, trailing-edge tech users
Thomason, Eric
Thompson, Robert Bruce
Three-sisters companion-planting
Twitter, for trailing-edge technology users
U
Unschooling
Urban Homestead, The (Coyne and Knutzen)
V
Vegetable garden
cost savings
Earth Boxes
E. coli concerns
fertilizing. See Compost
gopher problem
irrigation system
lawn, killing first
of Post Carbon Institute
produce from, washing
seed selection, importance of
“you pick” program
Vegetable seeds
germinating indoors
heirloom
hybrid, inferiority of
Seed Savers Exchange
Vinegar, to kill lawn
W
Wabi sabi
Walrus, The
Whealy, Kent
Whittling
consciousness, state of during
positive impact of
tools for
wooden spoons, making
Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods (Katz)
Williams, David (One String Willie)
Wilson, Woodrow
Wired
Women, cigarette smoking and advertising
Wood projects, wooden spoons, making
Worms, in compost
Wright, Frank Lloyd
Y
Yogurt, making
“You pick” produce program
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