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Bag NameAble Carry Max EDCCapacity26LLaptop Capacity17″MaterialsVX21/X42 X-Pac, 1000D CORDURA nylon, 420D ripstop nylonDimensions 19.6” x 11.8” x 7.5”Weight3.4lbsMSRP$280 USD buy on ablecarry.com ($280) The Able Carry Max EDC is a 26L powerhouse built for those who demand more from their everyday carry. This reimagined version of the Able Carry Max strikes the perfect balance between rugged durability and thoughtful functionality. Constructed from VX21 or X42 X-Pac and 1000D CORDURA nylon, …

Fujifilm just released three firmware updates, one for the X-H2s, one for the X-H2, and one for the GFX100 II. Among some video improvements (F-Log2 C, anyone?) and minor bug fixes, the main headline is autofocus improvements. Essentially, Fujifilm fully fixed the AF bug that had been plaguing these cameras for the last handful of months. Fujifilm has said that more firmware updates for other cameras (the X-T5 and X-S20 …

Back in the summer, I decided to get more serious about controlling my Type 2 diabetes, and I enrolled in a program that I found through my insurance company. Overall, things have gone quite well: my blood glucose is down, my weight is down, and I’ve been able to cut my medications to about a third of what I was taking before. But nothing is perfect, and the iPhone app …

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The eighth and final installment of a series in which scholars, designers, planners, activists, and artists share observations on practices of repair, reuse, preservation, maintenance, and care. Read on Places Journal

I was at the bench yesterday afternoon (yep, I still have a hood, and I still make some compounds - mostly weird stuff that I would feel bad asking someone else to spend time making!) And while isolating and purifying a couple of new probes, it occurred to me that there are a lot of muscle-memory tasks that I've built up over the years that are nearly unconscious for me …

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I have always been interested in adventure games — ever since I first played Scott Adams’ Adventureland and issued the command CLIMB TREE and I entered a whole new world. Castle Adventure is another entry in the “early work of a person who would become notable” genre. Other examples include Temple of Disrondu, with two of the Magnetic Scrolls authors (Rob Steggles and Hugh Steers) in a team-up; Brian Fargo …

The narrator of Sharon Bolton’s new novel is the very definition of a nosy neighbour. Living in the middle of three adjoining cottages with very thin walls makes it easy to hear the people on either side: the narrator knows what music they listen to and what they watch on television, who they speak to on the telephone and what time they get out of bed in the morning. In …

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What was it like to watch The Box Of Delights for the first time back in 1984? Unless you've actually got the box, there's only one way to find out...

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The crew of the USS Cerritos are faced with a classic diplomatic mission in “Of Gods and Angles” as Captain Freeman and her crew work to bring peace between two races of photonic beings, the Orbs and the Cubes. Seemingly standalone from the multiversal storyline running through this season, this episode is a fun comfort food episode of Lower Decks — there’s some good character work, some funny jokes, and …

Yesterday at QCon, I got to give a talk with my colleague Dan Fike about the Principal Engineer role. You can also watch the video on YouTube. The content itself is largely based on the High-Context Triad of blog posts I wrote in late 2023: Layers of context Navigating ambiguity Useful tradeoffs are multi-dimensional I hope you enjoy the talk! (Unfortunately I don’t have a recording of Dan Fike’s portion, …

Back in May 2017, Avatar-themed trash cans debuted in the newly opened Pandora area of Animal Kingdom, enhancing the tourism aspect of the official storyline:Pandora – The World of Avatar provides eco-tourists the opportunity to join Alpha Centauri Expeditions (ACE) for the transformational experience of a lifetime—filled with unforgettable expeditions, floating mountains, a bioluminescent forest, winged mountain banshees and more.In partnership with ACE, visitors of every age will have the …