I think, if I had the choice, and I could choose any Ferrari to own, I’d choose the one the Ferrari snobs look down on: the 246 GTS Dino. This guy, apparently, restores them to an incredible level of detail.
Holy shit. Rian Johnson will be writing and directing the next two Star Wars movies. This is good news. Brick is a fantastic movie, and I started watching Looper on the train back from New York—I liked what I saw. The Verge has a great recap of his work for sampling.
Pro monitors for shooting digital video often cost $1,000 or more. Here’s a DIY Dirt Cheep Monitor project that rings in around $30. I have use for a $30 monitor, and may well attempt this little hack.
Here’s an excellent primer on How To Find The Perfect Pocket Knife. At some point I’d like to downsize my Leatherman to a simple one-blade knife; there’s a bunch of great information to work from here.
I’ve loved basic 7-pocket jungle fatigues since I was in high school, and finding vietnam-era examples has gone from hard to impossible in the last ten years. My friend John sent me this link via Facebook, which has about every type I could hope for—for a price.
We currently have a Honeywell thermostat in our house, and it’s a cheap plasticky piece of shit. Apple unveiled a framework for home automation at WWDC last week, and Honeywell announced a smart thermostat Nest competitor today which uses Apple’s technology. I’m curious to see how good it is, because I don’t trust Google for shit and I loved the Nest.
Normally, I don’t repost stuff I see on HuffPost, but I like a lot of what this writer says: 10 Things I Want to Tell My Kids Before They’re Too Cool to Listen.
Figure out what you love and own it completely.
Don’t be afraid to make mistakes.
Right on.
From the Guardian: D-day landings scenes in 1944 and now. I love this stuff. I could spend all day looking at these.
The Library of Congress Wants to Destroy Your Old CDs (For Science): To absolutely nobody’s surprise, scientists now say the CD format is less resistant to age than previously thought.
I found this post on another aggregator, but I’ve followed and read and contributed to Metafilter for years. I’m sorry to hear things have gotten bad for them, and I hope they can find a way to stay profitable and functioning.