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by ajkessler 15y ago
I use the Fun Factor rationalization too, but I find it can be problematic in many cases. Mainly with bigger purchases. When you amortize that $2000 bike out per use, the difference between it and the $1500 bike can seem rather insignific
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Being Frugal Makes You A Loser(ajkesslerblog.com)
269 points by ajkessler 15y ago|206 comments
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by ajkessler 15y ago
I'm not sure China's leadership has shown a more nuanced understanding of policy and statesmanship than America's leadership. First, America has dominated the world for the last 30 years. We've got a lot of public fingers in a lot of publi
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by ajkessler 15y ago
Very understandable. Full motion, color e-ink should be out by next year (according to rumors about Amazon's ipad competitor). Flexible screens are very close to being useful. I bet we'll see what you want within 5 years. It will be fun
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by ajkessler 15y ago
As I see it, people read books for two reasons: to gain some knowledge (consume info) or to be entertained. Maybe I'm missing something else? And I'm not at all announcing the death of books. I agree that some books mean more than just th
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by ajkessler 15y ago
I agree. It is nice to thumb through some books. But, if the kindle (or 2020's kindle equivalent) version is half the price of a hardback or paperback, are you really going to buy the physical version if you don't already know you'll love
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by ajkessler 15y ago
I can't really speak to doing technical research digitally. I've read many coding/graphics/web books, all digitally, and found it pretty much the same as reading a book. Literally all legal research is done online now, though. What, specif
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by ajkessler 15y ago
I think books are becoming more souvenirs than strictly vessels for information. People I know get most of their information digitally, reading books, articles, news, doing research, etc., all via computers, ipads, kindles, etc. It's just
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by ajkessler 15y ago
Shorter lifespan: http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2002/02_08_Kripke.html Grey hair: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-02/foas-nla02230...
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by ajkessler 15y ago
I don't buy the seemingly arbitrary distinction that 8 hours is a good night's sleep. I know people who require 9+ hours per night (ie they appear sleep deprived if they get less than 9 for a few consecutive nights). I know one person who
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by ajkessler 15y ago
Every firm I've worked for charges a variety of rates; they are absolutely negotiable. Charging less than your stated rate, particularly when you outline why you're charging that amount (as a favor, for a limited number of hours, for this
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by ajkessler 15y ago
The implication is absolutely that the institutions of the U.S. are not nearly as deserving of public outrage as those of NK. I simply don't understand how you could come to any other conclusion. Death camps and executions for those who s
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by ajkessler 15y ago
Very interesting take. I think one of the most useful things to ask, in many situations, is "compared to what?" To those who say things like "we shouldn't point fingers, look how bad we are", I ask, "compared to what?" Compared to utopia,
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by ajkessler 15y ago
If I've learned anything, it's that we can't judge. Nope. Regime that interns its people in death camps? A system that engenders such poverty that people are forced into cannibalism ? ( http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=18750073350
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by ajkessler 15y ago
The fact that the U.S. might have ridiculous regulations has nothing to do with it. If you're a business, you might be willing to wade through all that red tape once, especially for the biggest consumer market in the world. Are you willin
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by ajkessler 15y ago
I'm going to guess that a lot of the reason these services aren't available in a lot of other countries is not that they don't want your money, but rather that your governments either have ridiculous regulations to navigate, or there are co
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by ajkessler 15y ago
Well yes, but we're talking all other things being equal.
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by ajkessler 15y ago
Yes, they're about the same price. Once you kit out the DSLR with a lens that covers a comparable range as the pocket cam, you're at a couple hundred more. Plus you've got to carry two (possibly three) lenses around.
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by ajkessler 15y ago
I see your point completely. I will say that the best camera is the one you have with you. The reason to buy a G12 over a d3000 is because you can literally fit the G12 in a pocket (although not the most comfortable solution) or in even a
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by ajkessler 15y ago
My point is that, for people who don't know how aperture, ss, and iso affect exposure, the 2.5 second difference in startup time and the 2 fps difference in burst probably isn't going to make a big difference in their user experience. Of co
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by ajkessler 15y ago
Not only that, you'll introduce diffraction at smaller apertures as well, which will negatively impact image quality.
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by ajkessler 15y ago
Mostly yes, but there are a number of compact cameras that now have aps-c sized sensors; the same ones used in entry level dslrs.
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by ajkessler 15y ago
Well of course not. You also don't get interchangeable lenses. I never said you could get it all in a compact. My point was, for most people (particularly those who this neat little program was made for), the quality in the high end point
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by ajkessler 15y ago
Also not to pick a fight, especially since your post has a lot of merit if this were 2009, but point and shoots and bridge cameras have come a long way. You can essentially get all the benefits of an SLR in the higher end point and shoots
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by ajkessler 15y ago
This is simply not true. If you stop your Nikkor down to 6.3, it will have the identical depth of field as your Mamiya does at 6.3.
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by ajkessler 15y ago
ISO is certainly not an unnecessary holdover from film cameras. It's actually very, very useful. To understand, you really need to get a grasp on the basics of exposure. This may be helpful: http://www.ajkesslerblog.com/understanding-exp
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by ajkessler 15y ago
Some good thoughts here, but I think you're missing the big picture. This appears to me to be a great tool to learn how exposure works. Using aperture or shutter priority sorta defeats the purpose of that. Nice job, whoever built this :)
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by ajkessler 15y ago
I found the last two sentences to be the most telling part of the whole piece: >>There is something salutary in that proud defiance. And though the debate she sparked about Asian-American life has been of questionable value, we will
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by ajkessler 15y ago
A link on the front page aptly illustrates China's coming population problem: http://www.economist.com/node/18651512
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by ajkessler 15y ago
Just ran across this: http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/chris-rock-little-... and http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/the-1-day-iwilltea... This guy did exactly what I'm talking about. You can too.

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