Category Archives: Build This

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Best of 2010 | Your refrigerator is doing it wrong

Convenient but extremely wasteful. Photo by Susan Simon
In typical 19th & 20th century fashion, refrigerators were designed for convenience rather than efficiency.
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14 DIY alternative Christmas trees

These people definitely do not have kids
Why gather 'round a dead tree when you could bask in the glow of a festive holiday ladder?
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It’s a DIY Christmas: 25 Homemade Gifts to Share Your Love

It’s a DIY Christmas: 25 Homemade Gifts to Share Your Love
The average American is willing to spend $750 this year on Christmas presents. Here are some cheaper, more heartfelt alternatives to corporate gifts.
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Open Source Ecology

Open Source Ecology
Ever wanted to build a resilient community using the Internet? Open Source Ecology is realizing the dream.
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CONTEST: Life, Edited

CONTEST: Life, Edited
$70,000 to redesign a 420 square foot apartment. Think you can win it?
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Save money, save the environment: Pick-n-Pull.

Save money, save the environment: Pick-n-Pull.
Going to the scrapyard makes me feel like a kid in a candy shop on a treasure hunt.
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How To Make a Vermiculture Box

How To Make a Vermiculture Box
I made a (newer, bigger, better) worm bin for $12, and by gum you can too.
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3D pancakes raise the bar

I'm not worthy.
This dad has taken breakfast to a new level.
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