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{ Monthly Archives } August 2008

Patagonia has the best return / exchange / warranty policy I’ve ever seen.

On a scale of 1 to 10, Patagonia probably is worth the money.
Patagonia is expensive.  We call them Patagucci.  The gear costs a lot of money.  However, I think it’s worth it for two reasons:
1. The gear is of super-high quality, and lasts a long time.
2. If for some reason you decide that you need [...]

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Suunto Core Wristop Computer – a review

On a scale of 1 to 10, this watch is orange.     And it’s bitchin’.
I bought a Suunto Core watch, in orange.  I like climbing, and being in the mountains, so a watch with an altimeter makes at least some sense, which helps me justify the purchase of this rather expensive watch wristop computer.
Suunto is probably [...]

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The new 1 to 10 – hallelujah, holy shit

On a scale of 1 to 10, I’m excited about the new blog.
(And BTW – the title of this post?  That’s a paraphrase from National Lampoon’s Vacation.  Clark Griswold says something along the lines of: “I can’t believe it.  I’m on a pilgrimage to see a moose.  Praise Marty Moose!  Hallelujah, holy shit!”) 
In [...]

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Blippr tackles micro reviews – micro keeps getting bigger

On a scale of 1 to 10, I think Blippr is pretty cool.
Blippr is a review service; you write short-form reviews of all kinds of things (books, movies, etc.)  In an oxymoronic set of circumstances that only the Internet can enable, “micro” services are becoming huge.  Twitter started a couple of years ago, and has [...]

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