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Successfully baking with sourdough 1-2 times a week. From the top of my head, some things that has elevated my results... Once you have a starter, keep feeding it with organic rye …

Late reply… Self taught. YouTube has a ton of resources (recommend Pianote and Matthew Cawood). Learn some music theory basics, if you have the time study sheet music, you will und…

Under $100: A second hand piano for $80. Learning an instrument is a deeply satisfying experience if you stick to it (as well as frustrating and confusing). Literally no end to how…

They also emphasised parents’ behaviour, it’s not just about the child’s behaviour > parents must set an example to children when it comes to screen use. “As parents you are a role…

Discogs, mostly electronic music. Here is an example (sales statistics to the right) https://www.discogs.com/release/848169-Carbon-Based-Lifeform...

I recently dusted off piles of CDs from my wardrobe to put up for sale. Was really chocked that they go for around €30-50 each, one sold for €90! It is mostly semi rare electronic …

OSM has the potential to be the open, available source of truth for so much of our data. From there, we can simply build curated UIs that displays what we need (keep in mind that O…

I have had a relatively stable typing speed of round 80-90 for at least 20 years but have noticed a recent sluggishness in keyboard performance after turning 40 (last year). I'm no…

My TI-83 Plus calculator from around 1999. Still use it today, almost a quarter of a century later!

I have a similar abacus (japanese soroban) and use it to keep scores in board games by dedicating say three columns per player (they will never get more than 999 points). It is suc…

Thanks, this was exactly what I was looking for!

Why aren't we building "products" from lego rather than seeing them as toys? The promise of 3D-printers haven't really played out, but it would be interesting if we had a material …

Tesla is trying any means necessary since they know that Swedish labour laws are strong: if they do not have a union agreement, workers are allowed to strike (indefinitely). This v…

Exactly! Peak gives a sense of relief.. Better is of course relative, should we be happy that we are no longer stepping further down on the gas pedal, but still going at dangerousl…

I was a psytrance DJ through much of the 00s and what a wonderful and diverse genre this is :) It takes some time getting used to though. My first listening experience I basically …

Live a simpler life. Optimize for spare time. Then you don't need all these tools to organize your chaos. Periodically, I get an urge to "organize" my life but when I start writing…

Exactly! There is such a shift in paradigm that needs to happen here and the only project I know of that is moving in this direction is Unison. I don't want to edit a "file", I wan…

In case anyone missed it, the alfalfa is shipped to Saudi Arabia to feed cattle. Complete madness!

More Europe anecdata: I live in a small town of around 2000. Within 5-10 minutes walking I got: a restaurant, a cafe, a grocery store, pizzeria and kindergarten. Within 5-10 minute…