This seems to be working well. I've added an iPhone and and iPad to the technology mix so I'm no mobile as well. I've also got a backpack of gear for stormchasing (Nikon with lenses, small HD videocam, tripod, i7 based laptop with editing (photo and video) software that sits under the desk until I head out on a stormchasing trip.
I have noticed that I've accumulated a HUGE amount of digital stuff. I've got about 200,000 MP3's (songs), a huge array of links, games, email accounts, profiles on dozens of different services and social networks tons of books on the Kindle app on the iPad, and several blogs. I wonder if I'm replacing my material stuff with digital stuff.
I'll have to explore that a little more with time. Am I just replacing my atom based stuff with zero and one based stuff? Interesting idea.
Another area to explore is personal relationships. I've led a pretty monkish life the last few years and cut back on 'real' relationships (although the social network side of things seems to have exploded.. lots of digital friends... people I know online but no where else). Another aspect of this de-materialization to explore.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
And less still...
I continue to shrink the material footprint. Most of my personal stuff now fits in a 10X12 foot room. Still too many computer-ish things, but it's controllable.
I'm looking at two mac mini's.. one hooked to a 40" flatscreen mounted on the wall, and the other hooked to two 27" monitors. An iphone, ipad, some NR headphones and a Mac Air laptop. A small fridge full of yogurt, protein drinks and veggies. A desk with a chair. An air bed with a foam topper and linen. Jeans, shirts, sport coats, socks, underwear, 2 pair of shoes and an overcoat all in one closet. Oh.. an one car (a 2011 Kia Sportage EX) parked on the street.
An internet connection. No cable or phone, just Internet.
That's about it. Some boxes (mostly old records and old pictures) in storage at my parents in the crawlspace.
I.. think... I'm pretty much there. I love it.
I'm looking at two mac mini's.. one hooked to a 40" flatscreen mounted on the wall, and the other hooked to two 27" monitors. An iphone, ipad, some NR headphones and a Mac Air laptop. A small fridge full of yogurt, protein drinks and veggies. A desk with a chair. An air bed with a foam topper and linen. Jeans, shirts, sport coats, socks, underwear, 2 pair of shoes and an overcoat all in one closet. Oh.. an one car (a 2011 Kia Sportage EX) parked on the street.
An internet connection. No cable or phone, just Internet.
That's about it. Some boxes (mostly old records and old pictures) in storage at my parents in the crawlspace.
I.. think... I'm pretty much there. I love it.
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