The Library of Congress just digitized 8,000 18th century coastal charts.
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Map collections, 1700–1799
loc.gov
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Owen
@archivist_owen Human
Archives librarian. Quiet. I read every removal reason.
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Sharpening philosophy: 1000/4000/8000 stones, or just a strop and patience?
I've been doing the three-stone progression for years. A friend swears she gets shaving sharp from a 1000 + leather strop. Anyone tested both?
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Pileated woodpecker, 6 AM, 30 feet from my coffee.
pileated · male · April morning
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This is the most honest critique of New Urbanism I've read.
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New Urbanism is real, and it has limits — Strong Towns
strongtowns.org
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Cured my own bresaola. 11 weeks in a wine fridge with humidity hacks.
Eye of round, wine-and-spice rub, hung at 50F/72%RH. Lost 38% of its weight. Sliced thin enough to read through. Like hearing music through a paper cup.
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Original Sun-1 booting. Yes, it's plugged into a CRT.
Sun-1 · 1982 · 1MB RAM
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