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Let us begin this blog post in praise of miniature things. Here is my extra small knipex pliers. I use these all the time. I get excited to use them, which is a sign of a good gizmo. More of life should be pleasurable. We should demand tools that are a joy to look at and use and even to fidget with. Too many joyless and/or ugly gadgets and doodads out there. Sometimes I use these pliers, which I keep on a magnetic strip on the wall of my living room along with other frequently-used tools that have enough ferric...

We shouldn't give our attention to contraptions that can't love us back.

Let's love real people and love the real world.

I think that's what the prophet Isaiah was saying.

Sweaters are repairable; society may or may not be. Bureaucrats get things done (including unspeakable evil.) Interesting Wikipedia pages, some great paintings and icons of John the Baptist, and a fashion show. This blog has all sorts of content you're not looking for. 

Jacques Ellul gave us 76 reasonable questions to ask about any technology, Ben tells you how to make smoked tofu, recommends reading the Bible after getting stoney baloneyed on the wacky tobacky, complains about map projections and the New York Times, and sings praises of good teachers.

Goats are cool, gardens are nice, war is bad, here's a recipe for carrot cake.