beware the ambition of petty accomplishments
the ambition of petty accomplishments, in which we believe we’re advancing, but a wiser perspective offers the opposite diagnosis.
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knocked down to the essentials
the environment is driving me, subconsciously, to choose the effective over the fancy.
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my favorite pants that some people hate
The hostility is aimed at the second edition of the Stretch Zions because there were changes in the fabric and the button.
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the tools were already there
The tools have already been here. The brain connects ideas, not Obsidian.
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marketing for the foolish
... for the impressionable, the young, the foolish, for humanity... It’s not the absurdity of the argument that I find strident, but that it comes veiled as a tautology.
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the switch to full frame
it is known that all photography hobbyists will inevitably end up purchasing a full frame camera. Digital first and, later perhaps, film.
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rained in on easter weekend
i went in the garage and unearthed the Sony A6400 and the Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8
how we value the things we value
the assignment of prices by the invisible hand of the market reveals how we value certain things in relation to other things. This unveiling is quite amusing some times, harrowing in other occasions.
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an indictment of padel
tennis demands fortitude, intensity, stamina. Not only in terms of physical capabilities, but as (if not more) importantly, in the mental realm. And how about padel?
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can't get no satisfaction (on satiety)
”The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.” (The Rambler, No.2, March 1750)
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at the foot of Mount Baldy
iPhone 14 Pro. A local expedition to Mount Baldy, about 75 miles (120km) from home base, in search of snow.
the misery of sovereign power
a sword is perpetually suspended over our head. We dread our very guards, we distrust our companions.
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