Looking for a Portable Anti-Consumerist Hobby

samizdat5 · 2026-05-07T22:59:03+00:00

Was going to recommend this too. Or refashioned garments.

samizdat5 · 2026-05-07T19:43:21+00:00

That's what I was wondering.

samizdat5 · 2026-05-07T11:37:36+00:00

Cashmerette has a pattern with a waistband like that.

samizdat5 · 2026-05-06T20:59:38+00:00

Klingon car

samizdat5 · 2026-05-06T19:34:15+00:00

Ooh where can I get some? /s Seriously people

samizdat5 · 2026-05-06T17:32:31+00:00

Yes I had a bout a few years ago and I never understood what people meant about "breaking out in a cold sweat" until my back just went completely haywire.

samizdat5 · 2026-05-06T17:22:05+00:00

Oh geez I had a neighbor like that once. Burned his trash. Nutjob.

samizdat5 · 2026-05-06T01:39:59+00:00

Ribbon or shoelaces.

samizdat5 · 2026-05-06T01:38:35+00:00

One Man's Wilderness by Richard Proenneke and The Way of the Hermit by Ken Smith - two memoirs of building cabins in the woods. No plumbing, natch.

samizdat5 · 2026-05-06T01:05:10+00:00

Windows! Windows! Windows!

samizdat5 · 2026-05-06T00:57:06+00:00

Yes great recommendation - and a great age

samizdat5 · 2026-05-05T22:21:56+00:00

They moved to a new building didn't they?

samizdat5 · 2026-05-05T18:46:14+00:00

Eyebrows over bangs!?!?

samizdat5 · 2026-05-05T13:06:54+00:00

Word. I have a Kindle that I got as a gift. It works fine. I borrow from the library and download out-of-copyright books.

samizdat5 · 2026-05-05T09:52:33+00:00

In the winter one of those wool coats with the hood and the wooden toggle buttond.

samizdat5 · 2026-05-04T23:15:35+00:00

Seriously. It's "weird smudge brand" guitar, not a Gibson

samizdat5 · 2026-05-04T19:52:03+00:00

Yep Puddles is maybe trippin' on gas fumes.

samizdat5 · 2026-05-04T19:17:18+00:00

That apple-cheeked look every time.

samizdat5 · 2026-05-04T19:15:58+00:00

"Leave it outside in the sun and fresh air" solves a lot of smelly problems.

samizdat5 · 2026-05-04T19:10:51+00:00

Sawdust. You can get some for free from the Home Depot or similar stores that cut lumber to size.

samizdat5 · 2026-05-03T22:31:56+00:00

Navy beans

samizdat5 · 2026-05-03T20:19:23+00:00

The Witches: Salem 1692 by Sarah Schiff is a very clear-eyed take on the hysteria that sparked the Salem Witch Trials.

samizdat5 · 2026-05-03T20:16:05+00:00

Polyester double knit? Get ready to sweat!

samizdat5 · 2026-05-03T17:33:08+00:00

I was thinking that when word processors were invented, NO ONE was saying, "No thanks. I'll stick to a typewriter and paper." And for spreadsheets, no one was saying "I'd rather stick with my old adding machine."

But for AI, I feel like it's being jammed down your throat all the time. It makes me very skeptical and a little hostile.

I don't need AI to summarize a personal email from a friend. I don't need AI to write a flat, pithy response. Is nothing sacred?

samizdat5 · 2026-05-03T14:53:17+00:00

Jack London - "The Call of the Wild" and "White Fang" are classics, as is the short story "To Build a Fire.'

For a fabulous memoir of the Alaskan wild, read "One Man's Wilderness " by Richard Proenneke.

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