😂💡 Oh look, someone discovered that building things can actually be beneficial for the economy! Who would've thought that letting people live where they want and not strangling #development with red tape could be more effective than tariffs? 🏗️🤦‍♂️
https://www.slowboring.com/p/yimbyism-as-industrial-policy #buildingthings #economy #redtape #innovation #HackerNews #ngated

@robpike

"We must understand their properties and how to choose and combine wisely, but we must ignore most of the detail and depend on intuition [...]."

Beautifully put. The art of making.

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Timelapse Of A Man Building A Log Cabin From Scratch With No Power Tools http://geekologie.com/2018/01/timelapse-of-a-man-building-a-log-cabin.php #heckyeahbroletsjoinup #justliketheyusedtodo #thegreatoutdoors #buildingthings #non-powertools #theapocalypse #thegoodoldays #alaboroflove #impressive #woodisgood #oldschool #primitive #surviving #timelapse #logcabin #survival #house #ohwow #tools #trees #video

Stop Motion Video Of Preparing A LEGO Breakfast http://geekologie.com/2017/07/stop-motion-video-of-preparing-a-lego-br.php #thingsthatlooklikeotherthings #makingthingsoutofotherthings #themostimportantmealoftheday #sothatswhatthatlookslike #everybodyneedsahobby #buildingthings #eatingthings #icanteatthat #bonappetit! #stop-motion #plastic #video #lego