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My view this morning. Notice how the snow is on the left side of things more than the top. 🎶I'm dreaming of a white Easter, with ice and thunderstorms on top...

Cold Casting your 3D Prints: https://youtu.be/7VBVU3FNt-s A number of interesting techniques in this video. I didn't even know silicone casting was feasible at home. Also: resins rock. https://youtu.be/7VBVU3FNt-s

Watching the eclipse with coworkers.

Part of the joy of moving: discovering that the Obi moving boxes were not up to the job. This one came apart while I was simply carrying it, not mishandling it in any way.

This sounds promising. Originally shared by Bill Pusztai http://www.sciencealert.com/new-alzheimer-s-treatment-fully-restores-memory-function

If you would just read this before spouting more nonsense about Vikings, I would be so happy. Mind you, I may still 3D-print a drinking skull. http://www.viking-mythology.com/vikingmyths.php

Maybe triggering that room full of summoning traps was a bad idea... #pixeldungeon

These are all bad, but number 10 is particularly prevalent among German web sites. http://www.nngroup.com/articles/top-10-mistakes-web-design/

I saw a flock of minions on my way to work.

Not good news. " Since the global thermal maximum about 5,000 years ago, Greenland has cooled 5 degrees Fahrenheit, but in the last 50 years, it has warmed back up that amount and added a couple of degrees of warmth for good measure." http://m.dailykos.com/story/2015/03/05/1368815/-Greenland-passes-tipping-points-Positive-feedback-accelerates?detail=email

Mickey Blake​ With shelves like these and appropriately printed playing pieces, one could play #SettlersOfCatan on the wall. https://www.etsy.com/listing/122782305/honeycomb-shelving-unfinished-set-of?ref=cat_gallery_1&ga_ex=etsy_finds&ga_ref=etsy_finds&ga_utm_source=adhoc&ga_utm_medium=email&ga_utm_campaign=new_at_etsy_m_030615_22123297048_0_1&ga_campaign_label=new_at_etsy_m&ga_euid=C6oQN-z5zmEH8NCWP7mL1UEGElcd&ga_eaid=20450076055&ga_redirect=1&ga_filters=furniture+-supplies+storage&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery

I'm going to miss walking straight out into downtown once the office moves to Arnulfpark. It's a nice place, particularly at dusk.

Quote of the day (through Helger Lipmaa on FB): From Consciousness Explained by Daniel C. Dennett (Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1991): "The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds it's spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain any more so it eats it. It's rather like getting tenure."

I owe the community an update on the bread issues I posted about a while back. TL;DR: A proper (7:5) flour-to-water ratio helped a lot. After getting a useful pointer from David Dubrow, I went through various recipes and YouTube videos, noting exactly what ratio of flour to water they ended up with. For kneaded bread, the ratio was generally very close to 7:5 flour:water. I tried that in my next bread, but found it (as mentioned earlier) incredibly sticky and hard to knead. With inspiration from some of the YouTube videos, I tried inverting my usual process: I put together the appropriate amount of flour and then added the wet ingredients all at once. This was only briefly messy, then the dough combined into a very nicely kneadable form, that practically needed no more flour during kneading. The bread came out quite nice. Having tried that, I picked up my LéCué silicone baking form () http://www.lekueusa.com/BREAD-MAKER-BROWN-plu0200600M10M017.html ), which I had previously stopped usi...

The Frida Diaries​ doing her best rocket imitation at dinner time.

Guess it's time to drill out some glue soon.

Not going far enough. Since public transport is heavily subsidised anyway, get rid of the extra expenses of creating, printing, managing, and checking tickets. Make it free. The extra cost will be covered several times over by less car traffic, meaning fewer accidents, less wasted commute time, less money to expand roads etc. I know, I know. Pinkie commie babbling. Let's not let common sense get in the way of our God-given right to pay for everything. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/01/us/targeting-inequality-this-time-on-public-transit.html?mwrsm=GooglePlus