Modern GeekeryThoughts from the intersection of science, business, society and culture.Another site showing shiitake logs- May 15, 2008 HeavyPetal has a quick HOWTO on plugging shiitake logs. Her version includes the cheese wax step, with picture, which I didn&8217;t bother with, so I highly recommend checking her post out. My guide to plugging a shiitake log is, of course, here.http://brentn.freeshell.org/blog/2008/05/15/another-site-showing-shiitake-logs/ Geotagging and Google Maps- May 13, 2008 This is way cool: Google Maps API now supports a wide array of geotagged sites. In the example given in the link, a properly geotagged Wikipedia article will display a link on Google Maps at that site. Very nice! I expect to see a lot of organizations tagging projects or sites of interest in this ...http://brentn.freeshell.org/blog/2008/05/13/geotagging-and-google-maps/ Charity- May 3, 2008 For a long time, I&8217;ve struggled with Habitat for Humanity as a charity. On the face of it, the premise seems pretty worthy: help folks find affordable housing. Over the years, as I&8217;ve thought and researched the subject, I&8217;ve reached the conclusion that on the whole, Habitat for Humanity is likely making life worse for ...http://brentn.freeshell.org/blog/2008/05/03/charity/ |