Days 8 – 45: #20dollar laptop

We learned a lot from tinkering with the Pine64.  Mostly, that there is a ton of used computer equipment out there waiting to be reused and all priced well below market value.  Take a look!

Buying Sheets

At MfL, we are always interested in finding out how things are made and we wanted to share some of our recent findings from our research into cotton sheets. Despite the marketing hype, it is not the thread count alone that is important.  Rather, it is the thread count number and the quality of the thread.  As a result, your 1000 thread count cotton sheets may actually be of a lower quality than a 500 Egyptian cotton thread count sheets.  While we love super-fine Italian linens and recommend purchasing Frette and Pratesi sheets if they are within your budget, for those looking for high quality Egyptian cotton sheets, we recommend Andiamo Brand 500 thread count Egyptian Cotton sheets.  You can find them at many online retailers and will often find them on sale.  Here is a link to one online retailer that consistently stocks them.

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what to read next: here is a curated and annotated list from dan visel

https://withhiddennoise.net/

what to watch next: bbc 100 greatest film comedies of all time

While you will certainly wonder why a few titles did not make this list, it is nevertheless a great place to start if you are looking for a comedy to watch:

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170821-the-100-greatest-comedies-of-all-time

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These Days, You Can Buy Your Books Anywhere…

…so why not buy them via independent, local bookshops or directly from publishers?    In the world of small (and, even, sometimes, big) publishing, every dollar counts.  Here is a list of a few independent bookstores and publishers:

Berl’s Poetry Book Shop 

Community Book Store (Park Slope, Brooklyn)

Red Dust Books

Dorothy: A Publishing Project

Essay Press

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Re: Subway Meditation

to download the complete guide, click here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_AWsp3ol_kVNmZIR1ZEMmE5VzA/view?usp=sharing

 

to download the portable edition of “10 Things You Need To Know About Meditating on the Subway”, click here

 

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Books on the Subway

http://booksonthesubway.com/

Final Cut Pro X: Keyboard shortcuts

https://support.apple.com/kb/PH12724?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

Changing the Default PDF Viewer on Your Mac

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2754284?tstart=0

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