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Stuff to covet
Electronics
- Ergonomic keyboardsNixie Clock http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/b/6313932011Desk clock with alarm http://www.makershed.com/products/solder-time-desk-clockMousebot for Sofia http://www.makershed.com/products/mousebot-kitsbit.ly/strandbeest-kitbit.ly/mousebotWayTools's text blade keyboard for mobile devicestiny flashlight http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LUO028U/?http://www.amazon.com/Luidia-Inc-SmartPen2-Equil-Smartpen/dp/B00OP2IF4C/Tiny RPM calculators https://www.swissmicros.com/#Super cheap 3d printers: http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20151129194710&SearchText=prusaminicomputer http://solid-run.com/freescale-imx6-family/cubox-i/minicomputer http://www.wandboard.org/Ray universal remote replacement for Logitech?http://www.bragi.com/thedash/ (BT earplugs that measure hearth rate etc.)
Books
- Discworld hardbacks from Orionbooks
- Isaac Asimov's The Intelligent Man's Guide to Science
- Collection of the classics from Folio Society or similar press
- The Making of the Atomic Bomb
- Conceptual physics
- The Character of Physical Law
- The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
- Chaos: Making A New Science
- The Age of Entanglement
- Uncertainty: Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of Science
- “Physics and Philosophy” by Heisenberg
- The Demon-Haunted World
- Voltaire’s Letters on England
- Philosophical Letters (1733) Voltaire
- On a Piece of Chalk (1868) Thomas Huxley
- The Mysterious Universe (1930) James Jeans
- The Birth and Death of the Sun (1940) George Gamow
- The Character of Physical Law (1965) Richard Feynman
- The Elegant Universe (1999) Brian Greene
- The Selfish Gene (1976) Richard Dawkins
- The Making of the Atomic Bomb (1986) Richard Rhodes
- The Inflationary Universe (1997) Alan Guth
- The Whole Shebang (1997) Timothy Ferris
- Hiding in the Mirror (2005) Lawrence Krauss
- Warped Passages (2005) Lisa Randall
- American Gods, Neil Gaiman
- Air, Fire, Custard - Tom Holts
- Portable Doors - Tom Holts
- In Your Dreams - Tom Holts
- Flying Dutch & Faust among equals - Tom Holts (Omnibus)
- Mightier than a sword: who's afraid of Beowulf and My Hero - Tom Holts (Omnibook)
- Stuff from Jasper Fforde
- The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin
- Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Cary
- The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
- World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
- The Player of Games, by Iain M. Banks
- Deathless by Catherynne Valente
- Jack Glass by Adam Roberts
- Alan dean foster, The damned. 3 book series. First one is A Call to Arms
- Cracking Creativity: The Secrets of Creative Genius
- Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques
- The Accidental Creative: How to Be Brilliant at a Moment's Notice
- The Complete Joy of Homebrewing - Charlie Papazian
- The Looming Tower - Lawrence Wright
- The Domination dystopian series.
Alternatives to Amazon for books
Magazines
Work stuff
Manuals etc.
Entrepreneurship
- https://www.amazon.com/Mindless-Eating-More-Than-Think/dp/0553384481/ (how to communicate this that are highly counter-intuitive)
- https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Collier-Letter-Book/dp/8087830679/ (Old, timeless copywriting style/narrative)
- https://www.amazon.com/Age-Propaganda-Everyday-Abuse-Persuasion/dp/0805074031/ (Research based, tells why people do what they do)
Health & Fitness
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Movies & TV-shows
- Black Mirror boxed set
- “LEXX” tv-show from the 90's?
- Danger 5 (see also www.danger5.tv)
- https://duckduckgo.com/Peep_Show_(TV_series)?ia=about
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snuff_Box_(TV_series)
Eyewear
Misc.
- http://www.rossi1931.com/ stationery
- http://silvine.com/ (UK based paper supplier, good with fountain pens)Antique portable writing desk (ebay search) aka “writing slope” (Ebay search) aka English Campaign Desk aka writing case (softback) aka travel desk portfolio
- how to replace the leather: https://youtu.be/xdW8xPk32n8
- Restoration project: http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/224142-writing-slope-dilema/
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