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# Notes 


One of the primary benefits of barefoot training is improved foot and ankle strength (1). When we wear shoes, our feet are often in a fixed position, with little room for movement. This can lead to a weakening of the muscles in our feet and ankles. By training barefoot, we can improve our foot and ankle strength, which can help reduce the risk of injuries like sprains and strains.

Improved Balance and Stability


: Provides extreme comfort, moisture management, and durability.


Leica notes:


diagonal of the sensor it is what see, same perspective as the eye. 43mm lens in the q3.

best of both worlds. no menus, no review. 2024 70th anniversary of the M series. Leica M3 1954. 

## Action cams, underwater domes: https://www.amazon.com/Diving-Trigge-Underwater-Waterproof-Accessories/dp/B08L68TJ72/r https://www.amazon.com/GEPULY-Waterproof-Housing-Underwater-Photography/dp/B08TTP2KB8


## birding update:
don'ts - dye in hummingbird feeders, bread, etc seagulls
t-shirts
    bird nerd
## terms
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CAC Customer Acquisition Cost: see above

# Scratch

## REI Sale

#### [REI Co-op Magma 850 Down Hoodie for $174 ($75 off)](https://www.rei.com/product/236426/rei-co-op-magma-850-down-hoodie-mens)

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We're hard at work testing puffer jackets for an upcoming guide, but this REI Magma 850 is an early standout. With 850-fill-power goose down and a recycled ripstop nylon shell this is one of the warmer contenders I've used. I like the zippered chest pocket (there are also two zippered hand pockets, one of which the jacket stuff into), and at 12.5 ounces this jacket is surprisingly light for how warm it is. The front zip has a wind flap, and there's even a draft collar, something you hardly ever find in puffer at this price. Even better the hood uses an elastic cord in the back that allows you to cinch it down and keep cold air from blowing in the sides. I've worn this in some pretty icy winds coming off Lake Superior I haven't been anything but warm.

#### [REI Co-op 650 Down Jacket for $103 ($26 off)](https://www.rei.com/product/221639/rei-co-op-650-down-jacket-mens)

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Our favorite bargain puffer jacket, the REI 650 Down Jacket isn't as warm as the Magma above, but it's hard to argue with this price. If you need a cheap, packable jacket for those cold summits or star gazing on chilly nights, this the jacket to get. The stiched through baffles mean this one isn't as warm, and is more susceptible to wind, but at this price it's worth buying.

#### [REI Co-op 650 Down Vest for $70 ($30 off)](https://www.rei.com/product/221640/rei-co-op-650-down-vest-mens)

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If you want to go even lighter, the 650 Down Vest is the same as the jacket above, minus the arms. Provided you have a good base layer on your arms, a vest is the way to go for more active pursuits. I use a vest for all but the coldest weather since my arms rarely get cold and I prefer to have the increased range of motion.

#### [Fjallraven Expedition Pack Down Hoodie for $196 ($84 off)](https://www.rei.com/product/176548/fjallraven-expedition-pack-down-hoodie-mens)

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#### [Outdoor Research Foray II Men's Rain Jacket for $112 ($112 off)](https://www.rei.com/product/230795/outdoor-research-foray-ii-gore-tex-jacket-mens)

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I tested this jacket all summer and into the fall (admittedly, one of the driest ever where I live), and it's performed incredibly well. I've twice had it in significant downpours and not had it wet through and the size zippers give you great ventilation options. The entire jacket is seam-taped, adding to the waterproofing, and the stretchiness of the shell fabric is great for a large range of motion when you're hiking with a pack on. The only downside is that it weighs 15.3 ounces, which is on the heavy side.

#### [REI Co-op Rainier Rain Jacket $70 ($30 off)](https://www.rei.com/product/227570/rei-co-op-rainier-rain-jacket-mens)

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For under $100, you really can't beat REI's outdoor apparel for hitting a sweet spot between functionality and affordability. The Rainier Rain Jacket is our pick for the [best affordable rain jacket](https://www.wired.com/story/best-rain-jackets/#six), thanks to its high-quality laminate waterproofing, seam taping, pit zips and fully adjustable hood, none of which is usually found at this price.

#### [Nalgene Wide-Mouth Water Bottle (32oz) for $8.50 ($8.50 off)](https://www.rei.com/product/185814/nalgene-sustain-wide-mouth-water-bottle-32-fl-oz)

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#### [Garmin InReach Mini 2 Satellite Communicator for $300 ($100 off)](https://www.rei.com/product/208257/garmin-inreach-mini-2)

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Garmin's InReach Mini is [the satellite communicator](https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-satellite-messengers/#66717ff6d0ae73ec4f9c3afc) in the ultralight and backpacking worlds. It's tiny, weighs a mere 3.5 ounces, and uses the super-fast Iridium satellite network, so you can send a rapid SOS from pretty much anywhere, even the middle of the Indian Ocean. It can also do more mundane things like allow friends and family to track daily progress via a real-time map. As you would expect, it plays nice with compatible Garmin watches.

#### [Fjallraven Ovik Knit Sweater for $130 ($55 off)](https://www.rei.com/product/156554/fjallraven-ovik-knit-sweater-mens)

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Fjallraven's wool sweaters are some of the nicest I've tested. This isn't as soft as merino wool, but it's very soft for wool. The patterns are nice too, no snowflakes or other kitschness. Perfect for your [fika by the fire](https://visitsweden.com/what-to-do/food-drink/swedish-kitchen/all-about-swedish-fika/).

#### [REI Co-op Big Haul 60 Duffel for $98 ($41 off)](https://www.rei.com/product/235566/rei-co-op-big-haul-60-duffel)

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REI's Big Haul Duffel is perfect for [getting your gear to where you need it](https://www.wired.com/review/rei-co-op-big-haul-duffel-bag/), whether that's a flight to Nepal or a drive to Florida. This bag swallows an impressive amount of stuff and remains comfortable. It's got plenty of straps and handles to help you get everything secured and carry in comfort. There are a variety of sizes—the number refers to the carrying capacity in liters—and they are all on sale: [28 liter](https://www.rei.com/product/235564/rei-co-op-big-haul-28-duffel), [40 liter](https://www.rei.com/product/235565/rei-co-op-big-haul-40-duffel), and [120 liter](https://www.rei.com/product/235563/rei-co-op-big-haul-120-duffel). 


#### [REI Co-op Flash 22 Pack for $42 ($18 off)](https://www.rei.com/product/227953/rei-co-op-flash-22-pack)

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The Flash 22 is possibly the best value day pack on the market, especially on sale. I was surprised by how comfortable this thing is, despite the lightweight straps and minimal padding. It carries loads up to 15 pounds without straining the shoulders, and the side stash pockets are fabulously large—big enough for a Nalgene bottle or rain jacket. 



#### [REI Co-op Flash 18 Pack for $35 ($18 off)](https://www.rei.com/product/227900/rei-co-op-flash-18-pack)

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The ultralight cousin to the Flash 22, the Flash 18 lacks the hip belt, side stash pockets, and floating lid. What you're left with is a stripped-down, bare-bones pack that's great for traveling since you can stuff it down to almost nothing, stash it in your carry-on, and have a nice backpack whenever you need it. Avoid loading it down though, more than 8 pounds and this one gets uncomfortable.


#### [REI Co-op Tarn 40 Kids' Backpack for $65 ($65 off)](https://www.rei.com/product/168253/rei-co-op-tarn-40-pack-kids)

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This internal frame kids served all my children well from the ages of about eight on up to 12. That will of course vary depending on your kid's size and growth rate, but we had two and one made it through two different kids, so they're pretty durable (my kids typically only spend about a week a year on the trail). There's plenty of storage space and a couple extra pockets to help organize. We've also used it as a carry-on on several trips.


# Merino Base Layers

long sleeve
women's
hoodie
leggings
midweight
balaclava
half zip
heavyweight
mid layer
short sleeve
t-shirt
base layer crew
base layer top
cold weather
men's base layer
midweight base layer
quarter zip
quick-drying
smartwool
trail running
women's base layers

# Outdoor Gift Guide

hatchet
Local hiking guide
Black Diamond Mission MX Mitts (chris)
jefferson's bourbon: https://jeffersonsbourbon.com/whiskeys/jeffersons-ocean-bourbon/
campfire coffee




# Darktable

Every great piece of software starts with a problem. Good software solves the problem. Great software so elegantly solves the problem we forget that it ever existed. Writing machine code was a problem. Enter the compiler. Try finding someone who remembers days when writing machine code was the only way to program.

Elegance is in the eye of the beholder of course. Everyone sees elegance in their favorite text editor, though others may not. Some see elegance in various ways of the fibonnaci sequence, or writing a Perl script in the shape of a dolphin. tk etc

If I were picking the ultimate in elegance I would pick something that might seem obscure, but borders on the magical when you really think about it. It's not just one piece of software, but a chain of things that enable you to transform something you've seen in the real world into something that exists on your screen.




For me this is Darktable. Darktable is a RAW image editor. It's in same vein as Adobe Lightroom, except that it's far more powerful, and open source to boot. 












## Darktable alt

One of the great myths of free software (free as in freedom, not necessarily free as in beer) is that if it doesn't work the way you like, you can take the code, modify it to suit your needs, and go on your merry way. This is the cornerstone of the Free Software Foundations argument for why free software is better than proprietary software. 

While this is technically true—the provisions for copying, modifying, and redistributing are governed by the licence—it ignores the social reality of programming. There is more to software than code. 

The code is perhaps the least important part of a software project, particularly a large software project. All software starts with a problem. Good software solves the problem. Great software moves beyond the problem entirely. Which is to say that code must be there, but at some point in the life of a software project the code takes a back seat to the other two elements at play, the human elements, the developers and the users.

These are the two elements that determine the fate of the code (again, taking for granted that the code does in fact solve the problem). 

Perhaps the oddest part of programming is that these two factors, the producers and the users often end up producing a tension that can make or break projects. In the best cases this tension drives the project forward. From what I've witnessed over the years in the free software community successful projects have great leadership, whether that's a very talented individual or a governing body of individuals. What makes a great leader is difficult to say, it seems to vary by project even. 

While there are doubtless exceptions, most major project splits I've witnessed have been related to personalities within the project more than the capabilities of the code. Think LibreOffice, which spun off of OpenOffice in major part because the developers wanted a more egalitarian project structure, or NextCloud, which was forked from OwnCloud in part because, again, there were cultural differences between developers and the parent company. There are plenty of other examples. WordPress forked from b2, MariaDB from MySQL, Tenacity from Audacity.

In every case the project that ends up continuing is the one that draws in the most developers and most users.  

Software without developers quickly dies. This is obvious. What's less obvious is that software without users quickly does the same. Developers need users. The relationship between the two is what makes software more than code, more human. 

When we make something public a certain amount of control of that thing slips out of our hands. This is true of any writing, software, fiction, even this column will no longer be exclusively mine once it leaves my notebook. Somewhere in the process of publishing it, I fade to the background, the reader comes to the foreground. What matters now isn't what I have written, but what you think of it. These words don't belong to you in a legal sense, but in reading it you become part of a conversation and any community that surrounds it.

The same is true in software development. Whether you are a contributor or just use a piece of software, you are a part of the conversation that surrounds that software and whatever community may exist around it.

As with communities in other parts of life, some software communities are better than others. 

Therefore, you have
certain responsibilities if you distribute copies of the software, or if
you modify it: responsibilities to respect the freedom of others


The conversation and community look different depending on where you stand. 

Personally I don't use software made by people I don't like. 

Somehow segue to darktable.


One of the more interesting examples of software

like undeveloped film : a raw image can be developed by software in a non-destructive manner to reach a complete image that resolves every pixel in a RGB color space. Raw development adjustments include color, contrast, bjurightness and details recovery. A given raw dataset can be developed many times with different adjustments.

When Adobe moved Lightroom to a subscription model I started looking around for alternatives. I tried a few, but quickly settled on Darktable. It has the same conceptualization as Lightroom—it is both a photo file manager and RAW image editor—that it felt familiar even if all the tools and workflow was different. 

According to the commits in Git, Darktable came on the scene in 2009. I believe I first began using it in 2010. 


So it is literally the raw recording of the camera sensor. It's not even an image file as I understand it, it's just raw data, which is why you need a program like darktable or lightroom to display it.
4:32 PM
But it gives you more editing capabilities than jpg.
4:32 PM
And ultimately, when you're done tweaking it, you export it to JPG, TIFF, PNG or whatever
4:33 PM
Jason Kehe
 ahh, fun
4:34 PM
so the column is about darktable - which is obviously NOT a programming language - but, sure, it kinda sorta qualifies as machine-speak in a way, right?
4:36 PM
sng
 yeah because I really want to talk about the user/programmer relationship. the give and take (give and build?) that happens there. I'm just going to use darktable as an example of how that works in both good and bad ways.


# Operating Systems Ranked by Usefulness

1) Linux
2) Nothing. Nothing is even close, which is why Linux is running the server you're reading this on to the seat back display on planes, to your ATM, to the cash register at the coffee shop.
3) Android/macOS. macOS has become so nagging even Gruber is complaining. https://daringfireball.net/2024/08/the_mac_is_a_power_tool
4) iOS
5) Windows
# Blurbs

## Urbz Window Planter 

If space is really tight, consider the Urbz Window Planter, a small plastic orb that moves your counter top garden to the wall. It will attach, and I mean really, solidly attach, to any non-porous surface—windows, a tile backsplash, bathroom mirror, and more. I even got it to stick to some very smoothly varnished wood, although that wasn't quite as secure. These little planting pods are also easy to move around if you change your mind about where to put them.

There's a water catcher so your floor won't get wet, and I was also pleasantly surprised to find that window plantings did not fry in summer or suffer from our cold winter. You will want to stick with sun-loving plants if you put the Urbz in a window, but I had great results growing everything from succulents to herbs in the course of my testing. —Scott Gilbertson

## Root Pouch