Note: Videos may auto start with sound so be prepared.
Chainmail (Art)
A wonderful how to including Photoshop paint brushes for how to make realistic looking chainmail.
http://svenjaliv.com/chainmail-brush-pack-and-tutorial/
Electric (Cars)
The story behind Thomas Edison’s electric car in 1912 which traveled 170 miles between charges.
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1049744_thomas-edisons-1912-electric-car-gets-a-chance-to-shine
Permaculture (Ecology)
A video describing both through words and pictures what the principles of permaculture are and how they work. (Via Facebook)
https://youtu.be/lT_2VVXA7SY
Finances (Life)
While I’ve seen friends become “rich” when they gave up a cigarette habit, this article lays out the false nature of claims that cutting luxuries can both prevent financial disaster and result in a tidy retirement fund. (Via Erin M. Hartshorn)
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_united_states_of_debt/2016/05/the_latte_is_a_lie_and_buying_coffee_has_nothing_to_do_with_debt_an_excerpt.html
Tips (Writing)
Stephen King’s 8 tips on writing: (Via Facebook)
http://www.inc.com/glenn-leibowitz/8-simple-writing-strategies-that-helped-stephen-king-sell-350-million-books.html
Love the Stephen King article. I’m not a fan of his writing, not because it’s not good writing, but because he writes stories that don’t particularly appeal to me. I did read On Writing and his advice is spot on.
The financial article is also spot on. But, it missed one major aspect of the problem. Nowadays, it’s not just big things like losing your job or having high medical expenses that are behind the inability to get ahead. It starts with being underpaid, not having enough to cover basic expenses, let alone extra to save. Combine that with a lack of job security. How do you commit to a 30-year mortgage, for example, if you can’t depend on having a job tomorrow?
Lastly, this article touches on one of the biggest ways those at the top have been able to change the system to benefit themselves over everyone else. By promoting the lie that it’s people’s own fault they’re not also at the top, they can rationalize saying they have no responsibility for the situation. And it gives those who can implement changes an excuse not to make them.
It certainly didn’t cover every point, but it hit on a bunch of good ones. I’m a saver by nature, but even that hasn’t translated into a safe cushion, in part because of the things you raised as well as those in the article.
As to King, he’s an excellent writer and his description is too good. I don’t read him because I don’t need any more nightmares :).