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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-19

Sept. 19, 2010

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Neo-Minimalism and the Rise of the Technomads: http://j.mp/brYDkM #
It's funny because it's true: http://xkcd.com/792/ Don't reuse your passwords, please. #
The Casting Stick: http://j.mp/bQouQj I am certainly making one of these. #
Today I learned that the lower left side of Sylvester Stallone's face is paralyzed. Thank you, Wikipedia. http://j.mp/cuV8KR #
William Gibson on Dangerous Minds: http://j.mp/bsXOgo #
Currently watching Living in the Future: http://j.mp/9qj2aJ #
> @dangerroom: ‘Batman’ Prepares To Join The Air Force http://bit.ly/9U0ZYj #
> @BFELabs: Anatomy of Shell Garments: The Components - Part Two of our series with Unleashed Tactical Equipment - http://wp.me/pO9RX-aD #
Apparently, this was the worst summer in three decades: http://j.mp/a365vW #
Winter will be colder and wetter than usual, too: http://j.mp/bgvhLc #

Sept. 12, 2010

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Back from the mountains. #
50 Days in the Olympic Mountains: http://j.mp/ar934O #
> @BFELabs: Anatomy of Shell Garments - An Article Mini-Series in Association w/ Unleashed Tactical Equipment: http://wp.me/pO9RX-ac #
Into the Elwha: http://j.mp/cS3PdQ #
> @ITStactical: Here’s my 100 Push-ups for Loosing the Facebook Bet! http://bit.ly/bE0fRf #
Baranof Island Solo Expedition trip report: http://j.mp/bpoWub #
John Vonhof on toe blisters: http://j.mp/9Jbg1u #
Le Loup makes camp: http://j.mp/ceDexm #

Aug. 29, 2010

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Watching Adam Lowry at the Do Lectures: http://www.dolectures.com/speakers/speakers-2009/adam-lowry #
Gabriel Branby (of Gransfors Bruks) speaking at Do Lectures: http://www.dolectures.com/speakers/speakers-2009/gabriel-branby #
Seattle climber aims to set speed record on Everest: http://bit.ly/aGzxow #
Watching @avagdu's video from our Glacier Peak Wilderness trip: http://blip.tv/file/4035571 #
> @rantmedia: 'Sean Kennedy: Zombie Hunter' new short mini-film from RantMedia in 1080p: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wQKJEBs1yU #
> @BarefootTed: My Leadville 100 report has posted: http://bit.ly/bft_leadville #
Back from the Goat Rocks Wilderness. #
First Ascent trailer: http://vimeo.com/14436091 #
Sock reviews from Afghanistan: http://j.mp/aYBMX8 #
Wallet Urban Survival Tricks: http://j.mp/btDhYH #
Watching Avagdu's video from our Wild Sky trip: 'Storm The Wire Video - S03E08 - Wild Sky' http://blip.tv/file/4056712 #
Just borrowed a first edition of Harry Franck's A Vagabond Journey Around the World, published 1910. The original vagabond! #

Aug. 22, 2010

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Back from guiding a 7 day trip in the Crater Lake National Park backcountry. #
Wilderness Simplicity, Flexibility, and Power: http://bit.ly/cmEp3n #
Rolf Potts' No Baggage Challenge: http://www.rtwblog.com/ #
Watching 'Storm The Wire Video - S03E06 - R4nger5 America' from @avagdu: http://blip.tv/file/4023922 #
I didn't think I'd ever finish reading Lonesome Dove. That was one long, slow book. But worth it. #
I want to put a Ventus Wind Turbine in my pack: http://www.intherabbithole.com/ventus-wind-turbine/ #
Outside the grocery store I met a couple riding a tandem bike from the arctic to Patagonia. #

Aug. 8, 2010

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Looking forward to seeing The Wildest Dream in IMAX. http://bit.ly/95evi9 http://bit.ly/cunIcI #
Anton Krupicka's Alpine Binge: http://bit.ly/dDnc78 #
Max Headroom comes to DVD on Aug 10: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005JNU5 (Blank Reg is my hero) #
More base jumping fun on Baring: http://bit.ly/c15XBl #
Off to Oregon for a bit. #

Aug. 1, 2010

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Read about the history of backpacking gear: http://bit.ly/99XoXo Old, well used, and well loved gear is sexy. #
Finished reading The Snow Leapard. Great book. Recommended for anyone who likes mountains. #
I find cleaning my boots to be very satisfying. #
Hendrik's Experiences Going UL: http://bit.ly/cZgU3a #
Tip: In the Hoh rainforest, you're never more than a day's walk from US 101. Just sayin'… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9a0Dw6PM5w #

July 18, 2010

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Backpacking in 95F temperatures? Remind me not to do that again. #
The Swakane canyon is on fire: http://bit.ly/arG2PA I hiked it in March. #
Collage: Defeating Censorship with User-Generated Content http://bit.ly/cAJwGK #
Hendrik interviews Eric Hardee from Rivendell Mountain Works: http://bit.ly/bWhiBp Sweet looking packs. And locally made! #
Riding a horse through the Khyber Pass: http://bit.ly/ckVGX7 #
Shoot Your Friends: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx-Q_dQAeFA #
I like the new BBC News redesign. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ #
http://bit.ly/c5WxO5 It's even better on a real bike! Human power all the way. #
Back from Seattle meet with @kevinisageek and @avagdu. Tomorrow: mountains. #

July 11, 2010

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Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc #
Ushahidi is an open source crowdsourcing crisis map: http://www.ushahidi.com/ #
Lessons from fashion's free culture: http://bit.ly/d9QJnZ (Copyright kills innovation and squashes profits) #
24 Hour Solo Survival: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWdxKKNFAuY #
The Royal Road to Romance was a fun book. Halliburton was one of the original vagabonds. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1885211538 #
RT @amazonwalkers: Watch “The Botfly Living in Ed Stafford's Head” on Vimeo! http://vimeo.com/13165448 #

June 27, 2010

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Starting to re-listen to Afternow: Witchhunter Chronicles http://rantmedia.ca/afternow/ #
Chris Townsend's gear for the Pacific Northwest Trail: http://bit.ly/cgp1Fu #
RT @WildLives Simplify Or Die http://bit.ly/agrOuJ #
Happy summer solstice! #
RT @vavrekcom: :: gulf inside story :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3bzypjTIWg #
The Bug Out Bag and You! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4YC1SxWyY4 #
Flickr's new photo page is great. Bigger photos by default! http://bit.ly/cJUV6l #
RT @vavrekcom: :: how to build a compost bin :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZlzAq5J6fM #
Watching the Stimulator http://submedia.tv/stimulator/ #

June 20, 2010

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Ecovillage rap song: http://youtu.be/OJKwm7R8aSs #
Finished reading At Play in the Fields of the Lord. Crazy book. Matthiessen sure can string a sentence together. #
Move your body: http://youtu.be/SKGF-ErsJiI #
The 100 Most Celebrated Travel Books of All Time http://bit.ly/aMCG1K (via @worldhum) #
I like wale shit. http://bit.ly/9vNzMf #
“Too much copyright is detrimental to diversity of cultural expression” http://bit.ly/cB0NuN #
Underground MMA Conditioning: http://bit.ly/bZTxgz #
Wordpress 3.0 is pretty neat: http://bit.ly/9gz7G3 #
HTTPS Everywhere! http://bit.ly/d7v4CY #
Klean Kanteen Sport Cap 2.0 Recall: http://kleankanteen.com/safetynotice/ #
Spent the afternoon playing with a wild duck who came to visit me while I was cleaning my bike. #