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I thought I'd pass this on in case anyone was interested: https://leisureguy.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/valiant1.jpg?w=700 https://leisureguy.wordpress.com/2015/05/12/shaving-with-a-prototype-of-the-heritage-style-adjustable-de-razor/ https://www.reddit.com/r/wicked_edge/comments/35qb5q/new_adjusta...

This is late, but I wanted to mention this company's duffles because I think good small businesses need more attention sometimes: http://www.nomaralaska.com/round.htm I've been looking for a duffle the last year, was recently in Homer, and was really impressed by their seatarp duffles. They also wil...

So, so sad. I will cherish my remaining Fitjar soap all that much more.

I use DEs most of the time, but have to use cartridges occasionally because of travel or other miscellaneous reasons. This is what I've concluded: I get better shaves with a DE than with a cartridge, but they're riskier and take more time. Cartridges are really close in terms of the quality of the s...

I don't know... I just bought a Macbook Air, in part (although not entirely) because of my detest for Windows 8. I like it, but do think it's sort of overrated, and I think OS X has its own usability problems. For me, though I think the choice was more of an Air versus putting linux on a windows lap...

I love streaming video services like Netflix and AppleTV, but I really can't handle the quality, to be honest. Sometimes it's tolerable to me, like with certain television shows, but much of the time it's unacceptable. Having said that, I'd cut my cable if it weren't for my wife, who likes it quite ...

I've gotten all of my new hardware together, upgraded the tower, and installed Arch, which uses Pacman. Pacman is nice because all you need to do to install a program, as long as it is within the official Arch repository, is run: sudo pacman -S [package] I've heard good things about Arch--I'm curio...

This is a bit late because I've been traveling and such.

I usually run Kubuntu. I like KDE+debian package management. There's probably something else I could use to do this, but they usually do a good job.

I feel the need to give this thread a bump, just to keep the hope alive.

I prefer brushless myself. I only use a brush to try a hard soap that I wouldn't otherwise be able to use (e.g., because it's in a container). I feel a bit like it's inferior cream engineering if it requires a brush (although I appreciate brush love and understand the appeal).

I feel obliged to put in a plug for the Muhle synthetic brushes, which can be really nice and are in the affordable range. E.g., http://www.muehle-shaving.com/shop/intro/vivo/shaving_brushes/1/vivo___shaving_brush/259/260/21_M_337 There are lots of other handle styles, though, and they have a less e...

another interesting thing about those razors is the way the blades seats to the head of the razor the center post is normal but the two outer pins that keep the blade aligned is very interesting, i hope all the different de blades work with this system marc My guess is they will--a lot of razors ha...

rustyblade wrote:I never plugged a DVD drive into the new (three years ago) TV, refused to buy Blu-Ray.

Video is another thing. I've tried streaming, but I can't stand the quality that results sometimes. I want my Antonioni, Hitchcock, and Lynch on Blu-Ray whenever possible.

I'm not sure what to say about all of this. I love digital, but feel strongly that my purchases be FLAC quality. I also like the focus a CD commands. E.g., it's physically separate, often with physical extras (e.g., booklets, photos, artwork, etc.). I think I focus more on the music, pause to consid...

FWIW, I've used a number of Android tablets and iPads (gifts and hand-me-downs), and although I find all of them extremely useful for niche tasks, there's something incomplete about all of them for me. At some point I always end up needing a fuller-featured laptop or desktop. I keep having this nagg...

I've only worn bow ties now for a long time, since adolescence. I think they look better on me, and it's sort of become a distinguishing dress feature with colleagues, who get disappointed if I don't wear one. Most of my ties are by Carrot & Gibbs: http://greatbows.com/ I have other brands, but ...

I was surprised, only because I was totally unfamiliar with the candidate who I matched the most with, who I matched really highly. The second candidate I matched with I wasn't so surprised with.

It got me thinking a bit more again about the role of the two-party dominance in American politics.

I've been trying to eliminate triclosan products for some time, mainly because I don't want antibacterials around all the time when I don't really need them. It's harder than it sounds. I was surprised to read about this study in some ways -- I didn't think it might be directly harmful. My wife had ...

Very nice--simple and classy.

I have that same knot, and really like it. It doesn't hold water quite as well as a natural knot, but I do think it lathers well and after you get the lather it's nice. It also cleans and dries well. It's very soft, as you mention. I eventually learned that I like to face lather with that knot, as i...