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How to do stuff

Blazecock Pileon — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:06:29 -0800

Quamut — learn how to write cover letters, crochet baby booties, make a home, how to self-medicate, and do other stuff.

Attend Gym to Enhance, not Escape, other Subjects

skyper — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:00:59 -0800

Circuit relays, fulcrums and pulleys support not just exercise, but concepts in science and social studies, thanks to an innovative gym teacher. With instruction this clever, I might have better enjoyed all three of those subjects when I was in school, instead of loathing them! Her program was implemented with the help of a foundation award from her local school system.

KudzuRunner's Blow Out Harmonica Lessons Sale - 'Folks, He's Giving Away The Store!!!'

y2karl — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:29:32 -0800

Well respected as a player, instructor and scholar, Adam Gussow teaches blues harmonica online at Modern Blues Harmonica. For a fee.
On YouTube, as KudzuRunner, he also gives lessons. For free. He's put up around 145 videos now--145 videos with like about a million hits in return...
via Tom Muck's Blog

SquatRx

jason's_planet — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:49:32 -0800

SquatRx is a series of videos focusing on proper form and technique in the Barbell Squat. Topics include how to correct lower back rounding, the use of bands and chains, and how to set up a Westside regimen.

Grow Your Own Mushrooms

Dave Faris — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:04:58 -0800

How to Grow Your Own Mushrooms : Techniques that work for all kinds of spore-bearing fruiting bodies of fungi ...Instructional videos 1, 2, 3, 4, or skip ahead to the advanced techniques using the Laundry basket / Straw Log methods.

Hundreds of instruction books for old LEGO sets

Lucinda — Tue, 29 May 2007 17:45:27 -0800

The Brickfactory. Hundreds of instruction booklets for LEGO kits, organized by year, theme, number and name. If you're like me, just seeing the covers of some of these old kits will make you teary-eyed. (#268, the 1979 Family Room kit did it for me.)

Instructional videos

tellurian — Wed, 16 May 2007 19:35:00 -0800

doFlick.com is a library of educational and instructional videos. It's short on content at the moment but it could turn out to be a useful resource. Who wouldn't benefit from knowing how to fold a plastic bag neatly?

Carving Watermelons

fenriq — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 23:03:59 -0800

Watermelon Carving Creations with some instruction on how to carve your own swan. From whimsical to celebratory to just plain awesome. I bet this one took a really long time to carve while this one was funnier and faster. In the end, if you can think it, it can be carved into a watermelon. Yes, even that (NSFW, sound).Previously

Barbara Cook's Master Class

adrober — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 23:54:54 -0800

You can keep your Simon, Randy and Paula, I'll take Barbara Cook any day. Here is the Broadway legend's two hour master class (it's a REALTIME video from The New York Public Library) and it'll teach you more about singing, phrasing and music than every moment of American Idol combined. At least watch the first 20 minutes, you'll be amazed.

Billions and billions of rows

Rothko — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 08:38:53 -0800

Learn SQL by playing inside a galaxy of stars.