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Many libraries have a Friends organization that receives books culled from the library's collections. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_of_Libraries

The Friends are a separate nonprofit from the library, usually run by volunteers. They can also accept donations from the public, keeping books out of dumpsters. They organize regular book sales which are generally popular with the reading public. https://action.everylibrary.org/from_book_sales_to_big_impac...

If you think that books should be kept out of the landfill or the shredder, please consider starting a Friends group for your local library. https://www.ala.org/united/friends

National Friends of Libraries Week is usually the third week of October every year. https://www.ala.org/united/events_conferences/folweek

> In my head, this looks more like a math circle or enrichment workshop than a school. The idea is a small group, maybe 6–8 students.

You're correct, this sounds more like an after-school math club.

> I loved olympiad-style problems. The non-trivial ones. The kind where you sit with a problem for an hour, try three wrong approaches, and then something clicks. That feeling. I’d like kids to experience that early.

Math Kangaroo is an international organization that promotes mathematical problem solving through logical thinking in children. https://mathkangaroo.org/mks/about-math-kangaroo/

> We’d explore patterns, [...] invariants, creative geometry, counting tricks, Math Kangaroo holds a competition every year. their question papers for the past several years are available for sale.

You can take a look at some of the questions from last year's exam and see if they fit into your categories of patterns, creative geometry, etc: https://mathkangaroo.org/mks/practice/free-question-samples/ https://www.thethinkacademy.com/blog/2025-math-kangaroo-real... If so, you can base your math club on solving these problems, or analogous ones that you come up with yourself.

> The focus wouldn’t be speed or grades, but depth and alternative approaches.

You can use educational toys from the company Learning Resources. They help to provide materials that children can hold and manipulate in their hands, establishing a neural pathway to abstract thinking for the same concept. https://www.learningresources.com/shop/featured?award_winner... For example, here is one that uses pegs and rubber bands to teach concepts in shapes, symmetry, angles, and fractions: https://www.learningresources.com/item-geoboards-5-x-5-pin-s...

> We’d explore [...] strategy, [...] maybe even some early economics and decision theory.

There are board games that are excellent for teaching these concepts. Many of them have been awarded 'Game of the Year' and 'Mensa Select' awards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mensa_Select_recipient...

You can select almost any from this list but here are the ones I have seen in various after-school math clubs:

(A) Matching colors, shapes and sizes under constraints

1. Sequence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequence_(game)

2. Qwirkle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qwirkle

3. Blokus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blokus

4. Gobblet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobblet

5. Azul https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azul_(board_game)

6. Rubik's Race (see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubik%27s_Cube#Variations)

(B) Territory control

7. Hive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hive_(game)

8. Battle Sheep https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Sheep

9. Reversi / Othello https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversi

10. Pylos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pylos_(board_game)

11. Santorini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santorini_(game)

(C) Path Algorithms

12. Tsuro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuro

13. Ticket to Ride https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticket_to_Ride_(board_game)

(D) Rules-based moves

14. Checkers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkers

15. Viking Chess https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafl_games

16. Stratego https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratego

17. Chi Shogi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chu_shogi

18. Five Crowns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Crowns_(card_game)

19. Flip 7 by USAopoly (card game; see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Card_game#Card_games_by_objective)

(E) Early Economics and Decision Theory

20. Catan Junior https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catan

21. My First Stone Age https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Age_(board_game)

(see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiel_des_Jahres)

(F) Mathematical Concepts

22. Snakes and Ladders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakes_and_ladders

23. Proof! by Evermade

24. SkyJo by Magilano

25. SET by PlayMonster

26. Prime Climb by Math for Love

27. Pentago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentago

(See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_game)

There are board game cafes where you can drop in to see the latest craze.

> If you were building this as an MVP: 1. Would you pilot a short 4–6 week program? 2. What age group would you target 3. How much curriculum do you design before you start?

Take a look at the Brain Quest Workbooks (8 book series; Workman Publishing; 2008) and get an idea of the general curriculum prescribed at each level Pre-K through Grade 6. I expect you would design at least as much curriculum as you need to match the Common Core State Standards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Core

> 4. How important are credentials vs demonstrated ability?

There are many organizations that provide STEAM-oriented after-school enrichment classes to school children. You can contact them and see if you could work with them, offering your uniquely designed curriculum. You could build up your ability to teach while conducting the classes. At the same time, you could enroll in online classes for teacher training to build up your credentials.

> If you’ve started a math circle, tutoring program, micro-school or anything similar, I’d really appreciate hearing what worked, what didn’t, and what you wish you’d known at the beginning.

1. The Math Revolution: The number of American teens who excel at advanced math has surged. Why? | Peg Tyre | March 2016 https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/03/the-mat... https://archive.ph/oJK4D

2. Raising Problem Solvers podcast hosted by Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) https://artofproblemsolving.com/blog/podcasts/raising-proble...

3. Let's teach for mastery -- not test scores | Sal Khan, founder Khan Academy | TED Talk, November 2015 https://www.ted.com/talks/sal_khan_let_s_teach_for_mastery_n...

(Disclaimer: Not affiliated in any way to any of the organizations mentioned above.)

> In my head, this looks more like a math circle or enrichment workshop than a school. The idea is a small group, maybe 6–8 students.

You're correct, this sounds more like an after-school math club.

> I loved olympiad-style problems. The non-trivial ones. The kind where you sit with a problem for an hour, try three wrong approaches, and then something clicks. That feeling. I’d like kids to experience that early.

Math Kangaroo is an international organization that promotes mathematical problem solving through logical thinking in children. https://mathkangaroo.org/mks/about-math-kangaroo/

> We’d explore patterns, [...] invariants, creative geometry, counting tricks,

Math Kangaroo holds a competition every year. Their question papers for the past several years are available for sale. You can take a look at some of the questions from last year's exam and see if they fit into your categories of patterns, creative geometry, etc: https://mathkangaroo.org/mks/practice/free-question-samples/ https://www.thethinkacademy.com/blog/2025-math-kangaroo-real... If so, you can base your math club on solving these problems, or analogous ones that you come up with yourself.

> The focus wouldn’t be speed or grades, but depth and alternative approaches.

You can use educational toys from the company Learning Resources. They help to provide materials that children can hold and manipulate in their hands, establishing a neural pathway to abstract thinking for the same concept. For example, here is one that uses pegs and rubber bands to teach concepts in shapes, symmetry, angles, and fractions: https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Resources-Double-Sided-Assor...

> We’d explore [...] strategy, [...] maybe even some early economics and decision theory.

There are board games that are excellent for teaching these concepts. Many of them have been awarded 'Game of the Year' and 'Mensa Select' awards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mensa_Select_recipient...

You can select almost any from this list but here are the ones I have seen in various after-school math clubs:

(A) Matching colors, shapes and sizes under constraints

1. Sequence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequence_(game)

2. Qwirkle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qwirkle

3. Blokus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blokus

4. Gobblet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobblet

5. Azul https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azul_(board_game)

6. Rubik's Race https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXZ8B8B8

(B) Territory control

7. Hive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hive_(game)

8. Battle Sheep https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Sheep

9. Reversi / Othello https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversi

10. Pylos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pylos_(board_game)

11. Santorini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santorini_(game)

(C) Path Algorithms

12. Tsuro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuro

13. Ticket to Ride https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Ticket_to_Ride_(board_game)

(D) Rules-based moves

14. Checkers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkers

15. Viking Chess https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafl_games

16. Stratego https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratego

17. Chi Shogi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chu_shogi

18. Five Crowns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Crowns_(card_game)

19. Flip 7 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWGVM7RY

(E) Early Economics and Decision Theory

20. Catan Junior https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007N0KZ64

21. My First Stone Age https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CSJ7IKA

(F) Mathematical Concepts

22. Snakes and Ladders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakes_and_ladders

23. Proof! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C5TKRL8

24. SkyJo https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XZ9K244

25. SET https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000IV34

26. Prime Climb https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PG9590G

27. Pentago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentago

There are board game cafes where you can drop in to see the latest craze.

> If you were building this as an MVP: 1. Would you pilot a short 4–6 week program? 2. What age group would you target 3. How much curriculum do you design before you start?

Take a look at the Brain Quest Workbooks (8 book series) and get an idea of the general curriculum prescribed at each level Pre-K through Grade 6. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09D7ZJPG4

I expect you would design at least as much curriculum as you need to match the Common Core State Standards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Core

> 4. How important are credentials vs demonstrated ability?

There are many organizations that provide STEAM-oriented after-school enrichment classes to school children. You can contact them and see if you could work with them, offering your uniquely designed curriculum. You could build up your ability to teach while conducting the classes. At the same time, you could enroll in online classes for teacher training to build up your credentials.

> If you’ve started a math circle, tutoring program, micro-school or anything similar, I’d really appreciate hearing what worked, what didn’t, and what you wish you’d known at the beginning.

1. The Math Revolution: The number of American teens who excel at advanced math has surged. Why? | Peg Tyre | March 2016 https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/03/the-mat... https://archive.ph/oJK4D

2. Raising Problem Solvers podcast hosted by Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) https://artofproblemsolving.com/blog/podcasts/raising-proble...

3. Let's teach for mastery -- not test scores | Sal Khan, founder Khan Academy | TED Talk, November 2015 https://www.ted.com/talks/sal_khan_let_s_teach_for_mastery_n...

(Disclaimer: Not affiliated in any way to any of the organizations mentioned above.)

The skyrocketing cost of home insurance in Florida is causing some residents to sell their properties and relocate. https://www.newsweek.com/florida- homeowners-relocating-insurance-crisis-cost-1893248 · Apr 24, 2024

There's a great podcast episode on the Gastropod that discusses this issue: Mango Mania: How the American Mango Lost its Flavor—and How it Might Just Get it Back (2018) https://gastropod.com/mango-mania-how-the-american-mango-los...

The Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Miami, Florida (mentioned in the podcast episode) has been hosting a Mango Festival for nearly 30 years. https://fairchildgarden.org/events/mango-festival/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Tropical_Botanic_Gar...

Start with this list https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquired_taste and then explore the entire Wikipedia portal on food https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Food and drink https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Drink .

> The only thing I would have wished was solid wood is our dining table.

Try the IKEA JOKKMOKK. Made with solid pine and stained with clear lacquer. https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/jokkmokk-table-and-4-chairs-ant...

> 0. Literally, $19.96! https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-4-Slice-Toaster-Oven-Bl...

It's a really good toaster, surprisingly. Still going strong for me, even after 4 years.

There is an electric kettle in the same brand series, also very good. I still use it several times a day.

https://archive.ph/5UNzF Rarely have bosses and workers been so at odds over so much.

My aunt endlessly researched all the options at Starbucks and then finally came up with this gold standard. (She writes out on a post-it for every visitor to her home and sticks it in their wallet so they can recite it in front of the barista.)

Cafe latte, tall, non-fat milk, one splenda. (This is fairly zero calorie.)

A stronger option is: Cafe latte, tall, an extra shot of espresso, non-fat milk, two splendas.

Ask for it to be made with Reserve beans.

Safeway's Signature Select Coffee Ground Medium Roast Colombia - 11 Oz for $7.99 (about $12 per pound) https://www.safeway.com/shop/product-details.119010190.html

A quiet note of appreciation for Adam Grossman, one of the co-founders of Dark Sky. It's one thing to have an idea about a weather app, quite another to pursue it successfully within a small design agency and then make it polished enough over the years to sell it to a giant corporation like Apple. Even during that acquisition, Grossman went to bat for DarkSky's users, making sure that the API was kept live (for 2+ years running now). Post-acquisition, he has evidently become comfortable enough in a corporate environment to help evangelize the API's transition to an Apple-native SDK and Swift API. The creation of the REST API with a full mapping guide means that Grossman continues to bat for DarkSky API developers. The use of the native Swift API to create brand new Apple weather apps also appears to be well done. All-in-all, it has been a remarkable journey from a small, independent agency to a large corporate while keeping core values alive, a journey where many others have flamed out. An inspiration to all. Hats off to you, Grossman!

Go for a professional match-making service in your city. They will understand your needs and set you up for several dates with different women who also desire to get married.

See artfullywalls.com for more options for your family member.

> The fda won’t allow anyone to get these if they aren’t already diabetic.

1. You need to get a doctor to write you a prescription for it. Any doctor will do, even your Primary Care Physician (PCP).

2. Medicare will only pay for it if you are diabetic (HbA1c > 7.5%).

3. You can reduce your out-of-pocket payment for it by using Pharmacy Discount Coupons from GoodRx and the type.

You are "free", you just need to get the facts right.

Meanwhile, a 4,826 sq/ft house in Los Altos Hills sold for almost $2 million above asking (~35%) after 16 initial bids and a bidding war among 3 of those bidders.

https://www.redfin.com/CA/Los-Altos-Hills/25680-Elena-Rd-940...

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/12/02/even-less-affordable-...

Jesse Ventura's book on the assassination is also highly recommended. It provides a great alternative to the Lee Harvey Oswald narrative. It's so impressively thorough.

They Killed Our President: 63 Reasons to Believe There Was a Conspiracy to Assassinate JFK (October 1, 2013, Jesse Ventura with Dick Russell & David Wayne) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17593244-they-killed-our...

It would be great if you could make it an interactive webapp, in the sense that anyone could put in their location, and then your code would fetch all the corresponding images and data from the NOAA site.

I like your project and the thinking that you've put into it. I feel that if you carry forward your thought of comparing several news headlines, scraped from more than just 2 RSS feeds, you are basically on track to creating a full-blown news aggregator. So why not?

I loved your app; it is indeed very simple to use. I would have liked to see the location name and current weather right on the home page of the app. Do you have a Github where I could download the code and deploy it on my own servers?

Great job overall!

Those people probably wanted to pay with cash. Walmart self-checkouts[0] switched to electronic payment only[1] when the national coin crisis hit in June 2020[2].

[0] https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2020/06/30/new-checko...

[1] https://www.quora.com/Why-are-Walmart-self-checkout-register...

[2] https://www.frbservices.org/news/communications/063020-feder...

I got dwarf tomato plants this year, my very first attempt at growing tomatoes or any other vegetables for that matter. I'm growing them in containers on my patio. So far, they have sprouted two tiny green tomatoes each and, for now, they don't need a cage to support the growth.

Bonnie Plants Organic Husky Cherry Tomato Dwarf Indeterminate https://bonnieplants.com/product/husky-cherry-red-tomato/

Bonnie Plants Organic Globe Tomato Compact Determinate https://bonnieplants.com/product/organic-globe-tomato/

I also got a Serano Hot Pepper plant https://bonnieplants.com/product/serrano-hot-pepper/.

All three starter plants were about $4 at my local big box store.

Apart from these, I planted some green bean seeds and one of them has sprouted.

Last year, I bought a dwarf Meyer lemon tree which has lived up to its promise of growing well in a container and providing abundant fruit year-round.

I also bought solar-powered garden decor. These stakes look pretty during the day but at night they are absolutely magical. https://www.target.com/p/gerson-international-43-inch-high-s...

> Bank of America/Merrill Edge also shut down buy orders for GME.

I heard that Bank of America/Merrill Edge was requiring posting a 100% margin as collateral if wanting to buy GME options. I didn't hear that they shut down buy orders for GME stock.

> Clinton's cameo was unauthorized

Wikipedia has a good discussion on this topic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_(1997_American_film)#B...

For those curious about the fire-resistant plants mentioned in the article, here is a list: http://firesafesdcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Compr...

> Raghuram Rajan, who was the Governor of Reserve bank of India, was chief economist of IMF, and now a professor in US

Raghuram Rajan has been a professor at the University of Chicago since 1997 except for a 3 year period from 2003-2006 when he served at the IMF. He was given a "public service" sabbatical from the University of Chicago to serve at the RBI.

https://www.chicagobooth.edu/-/media/faculty/raghuram-rajan/...