Ural electric sidecar

November 10, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

This looks just amazing – Ural took the guts of the Zero DS-R and made a sidecar out of it: That looks so damned cool! From the pictures, I could carry a passenger, maybe even two, and it’d certainly work for a most of our grocery and household shopping. Alas, it’s only a prototype for now, but the […]

Economic Distress Did Drive Trump’s Win

November 4, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

Economic Distress Did Drive Trump’s Win By Thomas Ferguson, Benjamin Page, Jacob E. Rothschild, Arturo Chang, and Jie Chen OCT 31, 2018 | INSTITUTIONS, POLICY & POLITICS Contrary to the dominant media narrative, social issues like racism and sexism on their own can’t explain Trump’s success. Donald Trump’s election in 2016 as president of the […]

My SBGN001 arrived

November 4, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

19mm lugs… bad. Really limits strap choices. Some of my 20s can be fitted as shown. More as I wear it! And yeah, I shot it next to the Bolt, both are personal milestones.

More 9F GMT pictures and details

October 30, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

As noted in Coming soon to a WIS near you and Grand Seiko 9F GMTs are out!, I can’t wait to see these. As Seiko does press events, pictures and details are emerging, here’s what I’ve found so far with links to source materials. From this WUS thread by user yonsson, click for full size versions: Some gorgeous pictures in there! […]

Yay for RSS

October 30, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

As explained before, I adore RSS, and it shows in my phone usage. MiniHack is a client for hacker news – decent. I am truly a news junkie.

Labor of love

October 28, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I had a 1952 International pickup a long time ago. Built like a tank. This flawless beauty has similar lines. Man that finish. So many hours.

The Empty Core of the Trump Mystique | The New Republic

October 25, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Another pertinent factor is envy, a basic human emotion that rising social inequality can only exacerbate. To put it in cruder terms: “The world sucks for me, so I am going to make it suck for you too. I have lost my job, my status as a white male, and may even lose my gun. […]