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Gear Report — 10/20/26 Lots of new goods.

Some Commentary On the State of Things Related to Things on This Blog I don't know, enjoy.

‘DRFT – Meeting Word Alerts’ A clever little app.

This Site Is Not on X, Barely on Any Socials :-|

iPhone No Longer The Go To Camera Yet another strike against the Apple of the good old days.

Keizoku Neat little app.

A Staggering Amount of Words Objecting to Something You Can Choose to Not Use Part one is over 4,500 words. Part two is over 2,500 words. So like a total of, hang on let me ask Claude because those are big fucking numbers, Claude says the sum of those is: A one-star Amazon review of a $12 cable It…

Gear Report — 7/29/26 A random collection of new things.

Member Journal — 7/6/26 Life on Linux is not as bad and hard as you might worry.

Indigosea OG107 Field Fatigue Pant An excellent pair of fatigue pants.

Gear Report — 6/17/26 A lot of a new gear, mostly tools.

KNKG Shift Backpack 27L A fantastic looking and functioning backpack.

Member Journal — 6/1/26 Protecting control and power.

‘It Shows All Over My Cheeks’ How the best photographer shoots.

Gear Report — 3/11/26 A random assortment of new gear.

‘Claude Code is the New Excel’ And it’s easier to use.

Now Available: Kosen Titanium VME Flashlight Mk.II Could this be better than the best?

More Backpacks for Sale Oh, I really am selling these.

Gear Report — 1/7/26 Why did you buy that bag, what do you have in that bag.

New Gear for Sale What is old is new again, come buy some stuff.

The Best of 2025 is out… The best shit of 2025.

The Range Rover P38 A fantastic car, no one should own.

Montbell Wickron Long Sleeve T What an amazing looking and feeling shirt, which fails the odor test.

Gear Report — 12/3/25 Pretty random selection of new gear this go round.

Vero Sale – Final Day Vero has a great sale for the holiday, including my favorite The Smokey Bear Campfire Edition (Review.)

Member Journal — 12/1/25 My AI inflection point.

Benks Black Friday Sale Buy some for everyone.

PaddleSmash A fun game, now on sale.

Uniqlo 2Way Utility Bag I still do not understand how this is priced so low, but it’s a hell of a good deal.

Now Back: GORUCK’s Shadow Ruck So floppy.

Gear Report — 11/26/25 My wish list, and some thoughts on some bags.

Kyrgies Bishkek Kicks My favorite slippers, now even better.

Member Journal – 11/24/25 Vibe coding apps.

Man Purse I’m in, but man up and just call it a purse. No need to qualify.

Shinzo Tamura Abeno Granite Sunglasses I absolutely love these sunglasses, and wear them all the time.

Allevol Heavy Duty Crew Neck T-Shirt Easily the best t-shirt I have owned, a real gem.

Warren Pomfret Country Chinos A strong contender for the best chinos on the market today.

Himali Pursuit Tech Tee A fantastic base layer in the cooler months, but sunny parts of the world.

Gear Report — 11/19/25 New gear this wee focuses more on random tech things and some clothes.

Member Journal — 11/17/25 A gift guide for the woman close to you.

Pioneer Carry Ray Pack A fantastic backpack, tote bag, for just about everyone.

Kuoe Kyoto Old Smith Without a doubt, one of my favorite watches I own.

Gear Report — 11/12/25 Thoughts on mid-layers.

The Gift Guide — 2025 A gift guide to give your family.

Member Journal — 11/10/25 What makes for a good place, a comfortable place, and a place you want to stay at.

Vero The Smokey Bear Campfire Edition Watch A really fun watch, executed well, perfectly suited for everyday wear.

Casio G-SHOCK GMC-B2100D When people talk about GADA watches, what they are really saying is that they want this watch.

Gear Report — 11/5/25 A rather random collection of new gear.

Member Journal — 11/3/25 Some thoughts on dressing well for the winter months.

Royal Kludge F68 Chris Turner has a good run down on this foldable mechanical keyboard. I’ve been hovering over the buy button on this forever now. Very interesting device. The Discord has been chatting about it off and on for months now as well.