Link Round-Up

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Note: I know it's bad form not to credit for links, but I've got loads of them and I do genuinely forget where most of them come from, so I'm acknowledging no sources rather than trying to find sources that are long-lost.

Food Co-Op in Walworth - looks like something I'd quite like to support, although at the moment I lack the resources to get involved. Lots of other neat stuff at 56a Infoshop.

I would dearly like a one of these. If nothing else - if I had to cycle to keep the laptop powered up, I'd get slimmer in no time!

It's all very Malthusian really. One more reason I'm glad to be learning foraging and gardening, even if there's not a lot I can do it's better than nothing.

There's a lot of good thoughtful writing about sustainability and self-sufficiency at this blog.

I'm still finding myself tempted by this book. The irony is almost palpable.

In just over a week, I will be headed here. Yay!

The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology have made a huge text book freely available online...

News from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious. Only, it might not be obvious if you haven't been following Peak Oil news and stuff like that.

Cute. Surely not too hard to build something similar out of fimo or another widely-available material, though, right?

How exactly does one go about finding out whether one has Alpha Delta Sleep Disorder? Also, what (if any) treatments are available? I think this could be a root of many fibro/ME/CFS illnesses, although obviously I'm not medically trained or saying that there are not other causes as well.

There may be a link between microRNA and inflammatory skin conditions including psoriasis and atopic eczema. May also be implicated in other inflammatory conditions.

Lots of plastic bags to get rid of? Like sewing? Try fusing them together. Yes. Really. I am thinking 'rain hat' myself...

Notes from the Conservative Yeshiva: So What Is Really Going On? What The Media Do Not Report, by Jim Lederman, transcribed by lethargic_man. Well worth reading, I think.

Alcoholism on the rise in USA. Or, well, it would be if everyone did this. *smirk*

Aspartame causes a dose-dependent increase in cancers, according to new research by the Ramazzini Foundation. I haven't seen this one in the mainstream media.

In lighter news, Student knits her own Ferrari. Bless.

Can any of you chemistry geeks identify this molecule?

This bothers me. I see no mention of the fact that obesity may be a symptom of other risk factors, rather than a cause. I know "correlation" is not the same as cause, but the vast majority of people reading this won't think that far. All other things being equal obesity may not actually be all that bad, it's just that all other things are very rarely equal. Better to tell prospective mothers to make sure they are eating a healthy diet with plenty of fresh veg and some fruit, and getting adequate exercise and rest, than to tell them to lose weight, especially when so many weight-loss diets involve restriction in nutrient intake. GRAH. I feel strongly about this. I really feel that fit fat people are likely to be healthier than unfit slim people.

Vancouver in summer is warm shocker. At least people are taking a hint from one power failure and trying to be sensible about it where they can.

Copper is getting expensive. Even when you take into account the crapness of the US dollar at the moment, that's a lot.

Pretty things. The icicle art is particularly impressive.

Anarcho-herbalism. I don't agree with everything here. However, this struck a chord with me: "A society of people who are responsible for their own health and able to gather or grow their own medicines is a hard society to rule."

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MUSHROOM! MUSHROOM!

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snaaaaaaake

(Sorry, couldn't resist that.)

Comments

[bettybaker.livejournal.com]

That robotic snake is straight out of The Matrix!

[siliconshaman.livejournal.com]

Thats a telephone trunk cable... there's millions of miles of those beneath the streets.

[exmoor-cat.livejournal.com]

RE the car, zmiya_san reports someone knitted a seaworthy boat.....

[the-elyan.livejournal.com]

The last four links suggest your blog is having a Dave Barry tribute. I can think of few more fun things...

[siliconshaman.livejournal.com]

We're having that problem over here with copper thieves ripping out sections of signal cabling along the railways, phone wires, etc. When the floods were happening the power went off in big area, and the buggers stole those cables too. [all except one, who got caught by the power coming back on suddenly.]

One wonders whats gonna happen when iron is the next metal to go up in price.

Oh, and thanks for the herbalism link.

[mirrorshard.livejournal.com]

Can't identify that particular molecule, but I've commented there with an explanation of how cool that particular class of molecules is.

[vashti.livejournal.com]

I saw that anarcho-herbalism article a while back and haven't stopped thinking about it since.

This is probably because of my peculiar take on modern medicine.

[vashti.livejournal.com]

Plus, I should also READ THE DAMN LINKS before commenting. That plastic sheet business is well cool, nay, even hyper-cool. Except not, because of, you know, irons and stuff. And it looks a lot more usable than plarn.

[purpletigron.livejournal.com]

It's scientific fact: Being a certain level overweight is a good deal less of a health risk than being the same level underweight. I don't have a link, but I'm waving a paper copy of a review of the research.

[friend-of-tofu.livejournal.com]

The 56a Centre in Walworth is Really Good. Their food co-op is nicely priced and their zine collection and bike repair workshops are a great idea. I wish I got round to going there more.

I like the concept of anarcho-herbalism too, I've always thought responsible personal understanding of medicine is far healthier than total reliance of doctors.

[keira-online.livejournal.com]

The sleep disorder is fascinating. I'm pretty sure I don't have Fibromyalgia, but the rest sounds rather familiar.