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• « Friday « January 25, 2008

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     1. {01252008}
     2. {08:34:10 AM}

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     1. Adventures in $40 eyeglasses

         

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     2. Last year, I stumbled upon a blog post about buying prescription eyeglasses online. It sounded too good to be true...
        Matt Haughey, of MetaFilter fame, and many other great things on the Web, is a fellow eyeglass-wearer. He reports his experience of buying inexpensive goggles online. And his impression and experiences are just like mine: after paying hundreds and hundreds of dollars for one pair that you keep for 3 or 4 years, or more, I can't believe I didn't start buying these cheapies sooner. They are made of all the same materials as more expensive frames. Sure the workmanship varies at times, but I'll take seven pairs of glasses, one for each day of the week, and pay $200 rather than pay $400 for a single pair. So maybe I can't get some Armani frames this way, but Haughey's got a point: the online selection of frames, colors, and lenses is phenomenal. Here's an example of how the Web can help consumers find real value. Glasses shouldn't be a luxury for people who need them; they're more like shoes in a way: inexpensive but well-built kicks will do the same job as designer shoes, that is: cover your feet. So why not for glasses? This is just common sense: you go to the eye doctor and get a prescription. Now you have all the measurements any eyeglass maker needs. You're not obligated to go to the shop your doctor or HMO recommends, or to LensCrafters; with the Web, you now have infinitely more choice. Recently, I used an outfit called Goggles4U, and for $63, I got two great pairs. They look good, and I'm seeing better than ever. I'm going back for more.

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     3. Last year, I stumbled upon a blog post about buying prescription eyeglasses online. It sounded too good to be true......"
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• « Thursday « January 17, 2008

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     1. {01172008}
     2. {10:53:46 PM}

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     1. The Movies

         
     2. I just discovered the coolest software ever, especially for a wannabe film auteur, and gainfully employed technologist. And it's been around for years. That's the thing about getting older: each day you learn about more things that you don't know. Still, I can see lots of uses personal, and professional, for The Movies. For one: it promises to be a great way to setup and block scenes and action sequences. And it's ideal for simple training films. Cool. Machinima. The thing about software, though, is it never works exactly as advertised -- and I should know: sometimes I'm a party to that kind of expectation mismatch -- but I'm really hopeful this time.

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     3. I just discovered the coolest software ever, especially for a wannabe film auteur, and gainfully employed technologist. And it's been around for years. That's the thing about getting older: each day you learn about more things that you don't know. Stil..."
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     1. {01172008}
     2. {02:00:30 AM}

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     1. the smokes of kilimanjaro

         

        (russell davies blog)

         
     2. Cigarettes are such nasty and disagreeable things (especially now all the smokers have been forced outside where you can't avoid them) but all the ephemera and packaging is so good.
        Interesting use of a cigarette box: as packaging for a paperback book. I like these kinds of simple illusions.
        
        b/w: growabrain

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     3. Cigarettes are such nasty and disagreeable things (especially now all the smokers have been forced outside where you can't avoid them) but all the ephemera and packaging is so good...."
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• « Monday « January 14, 2008

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     1. {01142008}
     2. {12:14:28 PM}

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     1. Smacktionary For fans of The Jim Rome Show only.
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