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A list of my ten oldest things
Rules: 1) It can’t be a memento. The item must have some actual utility, but it need not be used often. 2) Oldness is derived from duration of my ownership rather than the chronological age of the thing. 3) If there is a tie in duration of ownership, win goes to the thing with oldest…
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Soderbergh, Reznor & Raiders
It’s all over the web today, but if you haven’t taken a look yet, check out Soderbergh’s monocromaticized Raiders of the Lost Arc re-scored with Trent Reznor’s Social Network and Girl with the Dragon Tattoo scores. Setting the jungle chase scene to a techno cover of In the Hall of the Mountain King is genius. I’m…
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Colin Fletcher on Lenses
Spare camera lenses are heavy, cumbersome, fragile, expensive and dangerous . . . once you start carrying interchangeable lenses it is fiendishly to avoid becoming involved, far too often, in physical juggling and technical expertise. Colin Fletcher, The Complete Walker I’d argue that the damage can occur even if you don’t carry them. Just owning…
