The effect of number 18 can also be accomplished by planting chives.
The easy way to hack your garden is to use a machete. Or was that hack, as in, to gain unauthorized access to a computer system? Because I donât think you can do that to a garden, unless itâs a garden of computers, in which case a stepladder might be the tool to use.
Also known as 20 ways to get a sternly worded letter from your HOA.
Old tires as planters? Really?
My what now?
man, a little bit more instruction and description wouldâve been nice for some of those. some things are self-explanatory, but others⌠i mean, how do you make that fountain? what is attracting those butterflies? what do you attach the chicken wire to, and how?
Homely Octogenarian Acrobats
15 . What better use of an antique typewriter.
Typing ? Spare parts ?
Even doorstop would be better than permanently ruining it by putting it out in a garden.
The Aristocrats!
I was hoping for something like âuseful tips to eradicate horrid, plant-spoiling creatures who have NO BUSINESS messinâ with mah nature!â kind of âhacksâ. The fuckinâ fauna wants to leave my flora alone, so it does.
âBuy a special feeder to attract all the butterflies that arenât coming to your garden because youâve filled it with antique glass, chickenwire sculptures and concrete mushrooms instead of, yâknow, plants.â
Iâm guessing from the picture that the amazing âbutterfly feederâ is nothing but a dish with some overripe orange slices in it. The purple wire thing seems to be sitting on nothing grander than a normal garden cane and secured with garden twine. As for the fountain you can buy them pre-made, but my dad made one twenty or so years ago with what seemed like nothing more than a pencil for marking, a drill, a length of garden hose, and some kind of serious strength âoutdoorâ glue. Admittedly my dad was one of those kinds of people who could turn his hand to any kind of practical task with good results though. If I tried the same thing Iâd probably end up severing a finger and gluing the drill to my face for all eternity.
The non-blade-related sense of âhackâ was invented by programmers, but it was never just about computers, or about unauthorized access. The Jargon File tells us:
âHacking might be characterized as âan appropriate application of ingenuityâ. Whether the result is a quick-and-dirty patchwork job or a carefully crafted work of art, you have to admire the cleverness that went into it.â
The Jargon File is never wrong.
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