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A simple example of why I will probably never again own a car.

Written by L. M. Lloyd

Tuesday, 30 June 2009 03:19

Recently I saw a car drive by, and wondered what kind it was. Upon looking into it, I found it was a KIA Soul. Now, being a KIA, I assume it is a bottom of the barrel junk car, as most KIAs are. Here is what struck me though. This KIA is, as far as I can tell, about as cheap as a car gets these days at $13,000. Now I know that to all my friends with their $60,000+ leased cars, this seems like quite a cheap little ride. However, once you step outside of car culture, you see $13,000, and wonder what else you could do with that kind of money?

The first thing that came to mind was that I could buy any one of a number of 3D printers! Now, that might sound like an odd thing to want to most people, but to someone who spends as much time modeling 3D objects as I do, it is like buying a magic box of faeries who make things for you at your every whim. That is a lot cooler than a KIA Soul, and a lot more useful to boot.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 30 June 2009 14:02 )

Why I love G-Shocks

Written by L. M. Lloyd

Friday, 13 February 2009 03:16

I have had a fair amount of watches in my life. I am not one of those watch collector guys or anything, but I do like watches. They are one of the few pieces of jewelry I wear, so I do tend to geek out about it a bit. Now of course as someone who has carried a mobile phone since '92, I haven't actually needed a watch in quite a long time, so I don't kid myself, it is just jewelry. That said, it is kind of odd that the watches that have won my heart over all others, are the rather clunky and awkward looking G-Shock watches.

They are by no means the best looking watches I have ever owned. That honor would probably go to my Tag Heuer. They also aren't the funkiest watch I have ever owned, as that would probably go to some weird Fossil I wore for a few weeks, and then got tired of. No, what the G-Shocks have going for them is their pure, and rather amazing, functionality. Most notably, the combination of being solar powered, and automatically syncing to atomic time. Now, I know I said they were just jewelry, so I can already hear you asking what functionality I could possibly need from it, if it is really just a fashion accessory?

Last Updated ( Friday, 13 February 2009 10:37 )