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Report Card: Panama
Conquerability: Moderate. No national army, but there are tons of security guards with huge guns. Most of them seem to like us, though, so we may be able to co opt them. Experimental data will be available 2009. Dangerosability: Disappointingly low. We insured our stuff and got pacsafes, and never had to use them. Even…
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Multiple Lives
I just got into LAX last night. It’s amazing how so much time can pass, but I still remember the nuances of the city. Take La Cienega down past the big plaster donut, over the traintracks, and into Hollywood. I drove past the old Project Hollywood house. It looks just as it ever did, except…
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The Great San Blas Adventure: Part 1
We called Mr. Robinson, as instructed. “Hi. We’d like to come to Isla Robinson on Thursday.” They’re barely mentioned in guidebooks, but every seasoned traveler who goes through Panama City knows about the San Blas islands. They’re stuck in the northeast of Panama City. By law, only Kuna Indians can own them. Every random traveler…
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Just Doing It
I don’t really feel like writing today. I’ve been working on the new version of my book all day, so writing’s the last thing on my mind. Once I get going it’s fine – it’s just that picking a topic to write about and actually getting started are the hard part. So I’ll write about…
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AI Roboform
AI Roboform is an awesome piece of software. When I tried out MacOS for a few days the one and only program I missed was Roboform. Roboform has two main functions which are totally separate. 1. It automatically fills forms on the web for you. You put in your name, address, phone number, age, etc.…
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Maui Jim Titanium Sport Sunglasses
I usually buy ridiculously gaudy sunglasses with rhinestones in them. However, when getting ready for the 2008 trip around the world I knew I’d need something a little more practical. After extensive research, I picked the Maui Jim Titanium Sports. I was initially heavily biased against these glasses because I think the name “Maui Jim”…
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The Sun is Setting on Panama
I got an e-mail yesterday announcing the 2008 Winter Sale for an outdoor gear company. “That’s strange,” I thought, “their e-mail software must have messed up. It’s not even close to being winter.” I guess you could say that I’ve adapted to the eternal summer of Panama. In five days it will be time to…
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What I’m Doing These Days
I need a week off from trying to think of a story from the vault. When I was dating and living with Katya, I used to tell her a story every night before we’d go to sleep. She’s never let me forget. After a year or so I all of a sudden couldn’t think of…
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Deuter Futura 28
If you have a back, then you probably need a Deuter Futura 28. This thing is the best small backpack you could possibly imagine. I’m on a year long trip around the world right now, and this is my sole piece of luggage. What makes it great? First, it’s small enough to pass for a…
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Be Excellent
I’m trying to write something personal improvement related every Monday and a story every Wednesday. I hope these are interesting to people, because I generally think that most personal improvement articles are relatively useless. Every couple weeks I scan through lifehacker.com, and inevitably think “Man… this is a lot of useless junk.” Now… I’ve definitely…
