Stuff & Things Archive

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    Personal uniforms and simplifying through replication

    In thinking about clothing and the 100 thing challenge I started thinking back and found this post I wrote a few years ago about minimizing wardrobes and the idea of a personal uniform. It’s been 2 years since I wrote that and I’ve got back...

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  • shrine

    Some thoughts on the 100 thing challenge

    Fair warning, this is a rambling jumble of thoughts kind of post. People keep sending me links to or excerpts from this NY Times story “But Will It Make You Happy?” And rightfully so, as it’s about how having (and buying) less stuff can make...

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  • NeighborGoods

    Why Neighborgoods Matters

    The topic of having too much stuff isn’t new around these parts, and in fact I talk about it a lot. It’s a constant struggle for me as most of my life I’ve been a hyper collector of “things” and over the past few years...

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  • International Introspectical

    International Introspectical

    I’ve been out of the US for a little over a week now and just now finally letting the dust settle. Tara and I got to singapore a day or so before Joi which means I didn’t have much time to put things in order...

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  • Review: Streamlight MicroStream LED Flashight

    Review: Streamlight MicroStream LED Flashight

    I’ve got a thing for flashlights and over the last 5 years or so have probably spent way too much money on them. Next to a good pocket knife they are easily the most useful thing I carry around with me and I’m constantly amazed...

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  • I made a coffee t-shirt

    I made a coffee t-shirt

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  • Some thoughts on Photography

    Some thoughts on Photography

    Forewarning, this post is looooong. It’s also filled with a bunch of skate park photos mostly because I live close to the park and it’s a great place to practice. My relationship with photography has been one of three things, taking photos to use myself,...

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  • I launched a new thingy

    I launched a new thingy

    This is the longer ranty version of the story, for the short and sweet one just go to R3515T.COM and see for yourself. Basically I just launched a T-Shirt company/brand/thing but it’s not your normal t-shirt/brand/thing as I’ll be focusing a lot of attention on...

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  • A few thoughts on the iPad

    A few thoughts on the iPad

    People have been talking about the iPad pretty much since the second it was released. There was a brief period of time when global attention shifted to President Obama’s Stat of the Union address, but as soon as that was over it was right back...

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  • fail, fail, fail, WIN!

    fail, fail, fail, WIN!

    I’ve blogged a bit before about talking myself out of things and the art of failing. It’s something I have to keep telling myself about because even when I believe it I second guess myself. The basic idea boils down to this: stop worrying about...

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  • New Vegan Shoes

    New Vegan Shoes

    Being Vegan means always being on the look out for awesome shoes that aren’t made from animals. Leather is a core component for a lot of shoes so keeping an eye out for alternatives is key. Sure there are al vegan shoe companies like Macbeth...

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  • Crash Space, an LA hackerspace

    Crash Space, an LA hackerspace

    I’ve been talking about setting up an LA hackerspace for years. Literally, after spending time at metalab in Vienna, C-Base in Berlin, C4 in Köln I returned to the US all excited about the idea. I talked with a lot of people and e-mails were...

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