This week: buying patterns.
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Gear Report — 8/26/26
Yeah so I am testing a lot of stuff head to head.
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This Site Is Not on X, Barely on Any Socials
:-|
For no particular reason, and I did mean to post this a few days ago, I wanted to let everyone know that I am still barely even posting shit from this site on Bluesky.
Certainly not X, gross.
I think this psoted on Mastodon for a while, but that seems to have broken and I genuinely forget how to fix that. There is still a newsletter option and RSS. I guess this site is catered towards curmudgeons who would rather talk about tools all day than sell their soul for a few more clicks to be garnered for any social website.
Any ways.
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Member Journal — 8/24/26
Highly personal, custom, nearly free, with embedded AI.
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Gear Report — 8/19/26
I have bought a lot of tools, but these are the ones I really could not do without.
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Keizoku
Neat little app.
A reader sent in an app they made, and I have to say, I kind of dig it. It’s very simple, but simple is good.
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A Staggering Amount of Words Objecting to Something You Can Choose to Not Use
Yikes.
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 would have been much simpler for Gruber to just say “Hey! Hey! HEY! You, Claude, get off my fucking lawn.”
Anyways, I didn’t read much more than 1/3 the first post, but I have to ask if someone would check on Gruber. Maybe buy him a drink.
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Member Journal — 8/17/26
Let’s talk about my three e-ink tablets.
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Quntis Monitor Light Bar Glow
This light bar is fantastic and won’t break the bank.
Note: This item was provided for review.
For the last couple of months (or more?) Amazon has been recommending this light bar to me, but since I already had one, I kept scrolling. Then Quntis reached out to ask if I wanted a review sample of the Quntis Monitor Light Bar Glow 16.1 inch (41 cm) Grey, and I accepted — I needed to know how well this light worked given how much less expensive it is than the leading brand(s).
It’s been about a month of full-time use on this, and it’s very good, and when you factor in the value proposition, it’s fantastic. Let’s dive in.
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Gear Report — 8/12/26
New stuff, still many tools.
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Member Journal — 8/10/26
Yeah I messed some stuff up along the way.
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Gear Report — 8/5/26
This was a good buy.
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Member Journal — 8/3/26
Literary snake oil.
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Gear Report — 7/29/26
A random collection of new things.
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Member Journal — 7/27/26
My current thoughts on LLMs, and how I use them.
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Gear Report — 7/22/26
When remodel meets pocket knives.
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Member Journal — 7/20/26
Working thoughts, haha, see what I did there.
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Meermin Welted Deck Shoe
An excellent summer shoe for anything.
Note: this item was provided for review.
When I was offered the chance to have a review sample of Meermin’s new ‘Welted Deck Shoe’ sent over, I jumped at it. I am a huge fan of Meermin’s offerings, finding the finishing, style, and comfort of every pair I have tried to be fantastic. I am happy to say that these deck shoes are no different: great looking, well made, and comfortable.
I’ve been wearing these for several weeks now, and I would happily spend my own money on these if something were to happen to them. Let’s dive into why.
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Gear Report — 7/15/26
You have been asking about my thoughts on saws, right?