Spirit of the Wok (Annie — People Making Cool Stuff)
"To me, the sounds of a wok are very… very homey? They may or may not be pleasant, objectively… But the sound of, like, when the steel hits steel? Like, when you're moving
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Sometimes Time Stands Still
Sometimes it seems like firefighters have three main speeds: urgent, slow-but-deliberate, and still-life. While visiting the home of a friend, it was the slow but deliberate advance of two trucks, with lights flashing
Dear Taiwan (Wolwold — People Making Cool Stuff)
"…whenever I see the pictures in Taiwan, it just reminds me of home. I'm just immediately drawn to that. Immediately I feel comfortable. So, I want to recreate that kind of image… I
pianissimo: How to move a piano (part 1)
Part of the magic of a piano is that they are always surrounded by art. Designing them is an art. Playing them is an art. Recording them is an art. Tuning them is
A Tall Ship's Long Shadow
Last week, I and a number of other Googlers answered the Call of the Sea, volunteering time, labor, and a bit of ingenuity to further the construction of the Matthew Turner, a historically-inspired