I just read this article: The Ecology of Work, which i found on Ran Prieur the other day. In it, the author questions the dichotomy of “preserved natural spaces” and “places where humans live”, asking why we have to live in an ugly lifeless capitalist marketplace while we attempt to “preserve” other places where [...]
After much transit time, i’m back home in vancouver. My China trip is now over, for those wondering. I’ll continue to study chinese here in vancouver for quite a while yet, i think; i loaded up on advanced chinese textbooks while i was there, so i’ll have plenty of material to work through. [...]
Hi all, it’s that time of year again. Skip your christmas shopping and come outside to experience nature. The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is a tradition stretching back over 100 years. The goal is to take a census of local bird populations, to monitor long-term fluctuations. It also serves to teach [...]
Recently i had some fun making my own soy milk, so i thought i’d share some thoughts on the process. It’s actually quite simple to do, and can be done with many other substances besides soy beans. Next i want to try it with nuts and rice, and maybe make horchata from the [...]
For those who are confused, this is a nerdy article about how to fix laptop hibernation on linux, specifically in the Ubuntu distribution. Just recently, i upgraded my laptop from the “Feisty” version (7.4) to “Gutsy” (7.10, referring to 2007.10), and i noticed that the hibernation feature stopped working. There are plenty of [...]
As seen on infoshop news: Anarcha-Feminist Magazine RAG #1 - Rape Culture. It discusses some important things about when sexual assaults happen among those who consider themselves “progressive”, and how the ways that they deal with it often reflect the same societal myths about rape that exist elsewhere. I liked the quote at [...]