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A Cynic’s Guide to Black Friday

Is it really a sale if you don’t need a damn thing? And what’s Black Friday supposed to be if you’re not actually in the market for anything? You can probably guess how I’d answer both of those. I’ve never been much of a coupon hound. That said, the last few months of this internet economy have absolutely kicked my ass. Mix together our apparent moral mismatch with the folks controlling the ad dollars, add a shitty economy on top of it, and Q4 would be a bloodbath if revenue was the thing steering this ship. And even though it’s …
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The Mini Bungee Hack

I’m guessing this little hack won’t apply to about 90% of you – or at least you’ll think it doesn’t. But if you’re even mildly obsessed with organization like I am, buckle up. This one’s a sleeper. The story starts about ten years ago on a photoshoot. Another photographer was managing all his cable runs with these little bungees from ThinkTank called Red Whips. Basically, short pieces of shock cord with a cord lock… simple, clever, and stupidly useful. I stole the idea immediately. But after a while, I noticed two problems. One, Red Whips are just too big. Great for extension cords, but …
News & Editorial

Mileseey Tools WINNER!

Alright fellas… the moment of truth. Time to announce the winners of the Mileseey Tools giveaway. We took every user who replied, slapped a number on each of you, fed it all to Google’s Random Number Generator, and here’s what the digital gods spat back: TheFixer. Winner of a Mileseey S50! Lanyard. Winner of a Mileseey S50! Slowbuilder. Winner of a Mileseey XTAPE1! Congrats to the winners, and thanks to everyone who jumped in. And before you wander off, a big thanks to Mileseey Tools for putting this whole shindig together. They also wanted to pass along a couple bits …
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Mileseey Tools GIVEAWAY!

So a few weeks ago, I reviewed the Mileseey S50 Laser Measure and frankly, fell in love with the damned thing. So much so, that I agreed to review anything else that Mileseey wanted to send my way. Instead, they countered with an idea… “How about a giveaway?” So, here’s the deal: Post a reply in this thread. You can reply all you want, but only your first reply actually counts. On November 20th — just a few days out — we’ll randomly pick three winners. Two folks will get an S50 just like the one I reviewed, and one …
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Huy Vector

As strange as it sounds, I could mostly take or leave the modern world of digital media. The whole content-creation circus feels like performative narcissism dressed up as sharing… and I say that knowing I’m just as guilty as the next guy. Still, it’s not all bad. Every now and then, the voyeurism of it all turns into something worthwhile – something that teaches instead of just screams. Case in point: Huy Vector. I don’t know Huy. Not one bit. I also don’t have much experience soldering microchips, wiring OLED screens, or bending 1mm copper wire into functioning art. But …