Thursday, February 29, 2024

Review: The Sandman (Season 1)

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 I don't have a Netflix subscription so I didn't watch The Sandman when it debuted on Netflix. Between when it debuted and when I wa...
Monday, February 26, 2024

Review: Machine Vendetta

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 Machine Vendetta is the recently released Alastair Reynolds novel feature Prefect Dreyfus. As far as I can tell it's the last book in ...
Thursday, February 22, 2024

Review: Road Holland Utrecht Wool Jersey

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 I'm a cheapskate about clothing, and usually pick up cheap cycling jerseys for about $20/pop whenever they go on sale. People rave abou...
Monday, February 19, 2024

Review: Narrative Economics

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 I'm a huge Robert Shiller fan, but somehow missed that he had a new book called Narrative Economics . When someone at work mentioned it...
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Thursday, February 15, 2024

Review: The Fund

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 The Fund is Rob Copeland's take down of Ray Dalio.  Ray Dalio is the founder/owner of Bridgewater Associates, a hedge fund that purpor...
Monday, February 12, 2024

Review: The Walking Dead Compendium Four

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 The Walking Dead Compendium Four is the last volume in the series. In this volume, the story has Rick Grimes' collection of 4 communit...
Thursday, February 08, 2024

Review: The Walking Dead Compendium Three

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 The Walking Dead Compendium Three continues Rick Gimes' story of post apocalyptic survival.  This volume features a conflict with a ...
Monday, February 05, 2024

Review: The Walking Dead Compendium 2

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 The Walking Dead Compendium Two continues with the story from the first book. The post apocalyptic story as always is pretty unrealistic. ...
Thursday, February 01, 2024

Review: The Time-Crunched Cyclist

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 With a power meter handy in on my bike I decided to once again try to read a book about serious training to see if I could motivate myself ...
Monday, January 29, 2024

Re-read: The Walking Dead - Compendium 1

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 Last year was a year when Boen loved zombies. I enjoyed The Last of Us TV show, though the video game is still too hard for him. Similarly,...
Thursday, January 25, 2024

Review: Determined

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 Determined is Robert Sapolsky's book arguing that we have no free will and examining the implications of it. This book is incredibly d...
Wednesday, January 24, 2024

2023/2024 Point Reyes Wildcat Campground - New Year's Eve Backpack

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 Ever since we visited Alamere Falls in 2022 , I'd been so impressed by Wildcat Campground that I tried  over and over again, succeeding...
Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Review: Pixel 8 Pro

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 Arturo and Pengtoh have long shifted over to using smartphones for their travel photography, and I've been the last holdout. What caugh...
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Monday, January 22, 2024

Review: Built

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  Built is Roma Agrawal's book on civil engineering. It won several awards so I started it with fairly high hopes. The book is written ...
Friday, January 19, 2024

Review: Steam Deck OLED

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 My brothers bought me a Steam Deck OLED as a birthday present.  I remember playing the heck out of the PS Vita back when I bought one, and...
Thursday, January 18, 2024

Review: The Death of Chaos

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 The Death of Chaos continues the saga of Recluce with Lerris' contribution and the end of Justen's story. If you've paid any a...
Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Long Term Review: Anker Battery/USB Adapter for Resmed AirMini

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 I used my new Anker Powerbank with converter cable on this past sailing trip. While not a certified CPAP device, it operated with extreme ...
Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Review: Fenix 7 Pro Sapphire Solar

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Through a series of unlikely events, I managed to snare a Fenix 7 Pro Sapphire Solar at an excellent price. Given that I had also gotten a ...
Monday, January 15, 2024

Review: The Curious Human Knee

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 The Curious Human Knee is a book about the knee. I borrowed it from the library expecting to learn about the knee's architecture, why ...
Friday, January 12, 2024

Review: Garmin Edge 840

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 The Pro's Closet had open box Edge 840 for under $300 before Black Friday, and at that price it was too good to resist. The big featur...