I have been composting for about 2 decades, but I use the vermicomposting (worm composting) method. Vermicomposting has a slightly different angle for composters, because it allows you to add small amounts over long periods of time. This means that you don't have to build a 5' by 5' pile all at once and hope that your…

I know how you feel. My mom, brother and sister are artistic. I've always thought of myself as a text monkey. Very recently, I got shoved into a job that required me to learn more about "art class" than I ever expected to learn. I'm surprised, but I'm enjoying myself, and some of my stuff is turning out pretty decent.…

"MUST NOT BE EVEN SHOWN TO NEWBIES. They scare them away and understandably so, plus they're absolutely NOT NEEDED AT ALL. "

HUH? Urban + Concrete usually means that Somebody Else Owns It. I doubt that the City of New York or Downtown LA will allow you to jackhammer through the city sidewalk to plant a few crops. You might be able to pull off a set of raised beds, though.

Thx. I'll look into it.

I used XP for several years, too. On the whole, it wasn't bad, once you got things working, but sooner or later, you will be forced to move to Vista, Windows 7 or "Windows Whatever", somewhere down the line, because Microsoft will no longer support it.

I keep things until I'm ready to give them up. Most of my computers do duty for at least 7-8 years (being a linux user helps there), my phones for about 4. I love new tech, but I don't get myself in a hurry to get new stuff if what I have still works pretty good and meets my needs.

Web Design: BlueFish. It's not wysiwyg, it's a code window with helpers - keyboard commands to plug things in and code clip tools to reuse common pieces of code. I never learned how to use a wysiwyg type editor. Graphics: Gimp. I started out in windows using Paint Shop Pro. When I moved to linux, I had to learn Gimp…

I fully switched to linux about 2.5 years ago. I loved reading through everyone else's reasons for trying and using linux. Many of the reasons were mine was well.

About 6 years ago, I booted up Ubuntu 6.04 for the first time on an older computer. I was tired of Windows and wanted something different. I poked and prodded, trying out various software, seeing what I could use, and what wouldn't work for me. I slowly installed Ubuntu (progressing up the version ladder) on every…

Playtex latex "Rubber" gloves have long saved my hands from hot dishwater and chemicals. I never do dishes without them. There doesn't seem to me to be any reason to really need to wear two pairs at a time.

There's a point to going to the grocery store, and that's to buy the provisions you need to keep going. If you don't use a shopping basket, you won't buy very much, and you will always have to return to the store multitudinous times during the week.

We've only just started to use it, but it is amazing!

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My computers stay ON. I want and need access at all times. Sometimes you just gotta get grit and walk away to do something else besides meandering around the 'net or playing Solitaire.

I've been using Vimperator, a FireFox add on for a couple of years. This hides much of the GUI and you activate everything using vimlike keyboard commands, and I kind of like it. [addons.mozilla.org]

I dunno. I am using Ubuntu Linux 10.04 64bit, and watch Hulu regularly. But for Ubuntu, you do need to enable some specific repositories and install the software you need. See [bit.ly] for examples under Ubuntu. It's likely you can do the same for whatever distro you're using.

I make big pots of things, such as spaghetti sauce, chili beans and refried beans, one big pot each night, and each big batch will feed us for at least 3 dinners each. We'll eat out of it one night and freeze the rest of it in ziploc containers.

If I were building a memory castle, I use use less revolting memory cues. Srsly.

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