Marshall “Major III” Wireless On-Ear Headphones
Which do you prefer, audio quality or style? Trick question — the Major IIIs have both in spades.
Quality Linkage
Friday Quality Linkage for January 18th, 2019
Sushi mastery, the secrets of pens, and our place in the universe.
Quality Linkage
Insect Apocalypses, Jazz Curiosities, and Foods to Die For
A weekly roundup of links to articles, videos, and/or photographs that have a focus on art, life, hard work, simplicity, creativity, and mindful living.
Quality Linkage
Jigsaw Montages, Dynamic Tetris Music, and What Magic Sounds Like
A weekly roundup of links to articles, videos, and/or photographs that have a focus on art, life, hard work, simplicity, creativity, and mindful living.
Quality Linkage
Surreal Writing Advice, 10-Hour Nature Soundscapes, and an Interactive Animated Storybook
A weekly roundup of links to articles, videos, and/or photographs that have a focus on art, life, hard work, simplicity, creativity, and mindful living.
Book Guide
Books to Make You a Smarter Person
Five books to spark your curiosity, expand your mind, and filter out the nonsense.
‘Artemis’ by Andy Weir is Out Now
The bestselling author of The Martian returns with an irresistible new near-future thriller — a heist story set on the moon.
Amazon’s Second-Generation Echo Dot
All the same voice-control capabilities of the previous Echo Dot in a smaller, glossier form factor.
Wireless Earbuds Review
The Jaybird Freedom Wireless Earbuds Review
The Freedoms are not without their compromises — the finicky fit, short battery life, and sub-par active use makes them a hard sell. But those trade-offs do allow the Freedoms to be near perfect bluetooth earbuds for daily use. They're small and attractive, they sound good, they come with a useful app, and their dual-device feature solves all connectivity issues.
Graphics Card Review
A Review of the MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X Graphics Card
The MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X reaches the elusive goal of 1080p at 60fps, all while offering smooth and beautiful performance, minimal hassle, and a reasonable price.
‘Seveneves’ by Neal Stephenson
A tale of how humanity tries to survive the end of the world following the sudden disintegration of the Moon, and the thousands of years after.
Microphone Boom Review
The Rode PSA-1 Boom Arm
A solid choice, offering plenty of features for all kinds of podcasters at a reasonable price point. What’s not to love?
Review
The iPad Pro
The iPad Pro throws another yard stick into the equation — another redefining of the definition.
Watch Review
The Apple Watch Review
The magic in Apple Watch lies in what it can't do. There is no web browser. There is no App Store on the device. The Apple Watch allows us to have access to great technology, but still live in the real world.
Review
Tidal: High Fidelity Music Streaming
Tidal is the first, widely-available US streaming service to offer lossless audio quality music. The streaming service is essentially offering CD quality music over-the-air.
‘The Golem and the Jinni’ by Helene Wecker
I’ve had The Golem and the Jinni on my Amazon wish list for a while. Despite all the acclaim for the book I’ve heard and read, it took a potentially* spoiler-ish episode of the Technical Difficulties podcast—wherein they interview the book’s author, Helene Wecker—for me to finally pick up a copy. I’m only about a third of the way in as of…