Bellingham Podcast

A heartbreaking scenario

Your residence, and all your tech possessions, are destroyed in a fire, in floodiing, in an earthquake, in a robbery, you name it. However, you are given a sizable settlement check from your insurance company. What technology would you purchase if you had to do it all over again?

*AJ*
But first- housekeeping
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Shout out to Dan (@timely_moments) and the Zulu Time Podcast
Drop on 31 March for patches to support the ZT show- by way of supporting charity: https://www.ssafa.org.uk

Zulu Time Podcast
https://open.spotify.com/show/4JCYXahqWtuXJYtsDD0pfM





Apple Camp

* iPhone SE 2020
* Macbook Air M1

Home Automation (smart-home camp)

Google Camp

* OnePlus 7T (https://www.oneplus.com/7t?from=head)
* Lenovo Chromebook Duet (https://www.google.com/chromebook/device/lenovo-chromebook-duet-128gb/)

Camera Camp
*Fuji X100V (the budget friendly powerhouse)
*Leica Q2 (the Ferrari of cameras)


Chris’ Camp, where everybody is paranoid of people stealing their information

* Google Pixel 4 XL with Graphene OS
* System 76 Lemur Pro (https://system76.com/laptops/lemur)

AJ's personal #watchfam and smartwatch camp
* Rebuild personal vintage SKX031
*Smartwatch- Garmin Instinct Solar for the active/outdoors/ anti-smart watch folks but like tracking and ABC.

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No show this week for some much need, 5 years of podcasting R&R. See you next week and thank you all for all your support

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It is our podcast-anniversary! No show notes- just a look back at 5 years of podcasting and our thanks to all our listeners and supporters. Read more at https://www.ajbarse.com/5-years-bellingham-podcast/

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For the week of February 21, 2021

Housekeeping

* Archive.org (http://archive.org/) now has all episodes
* https://archive.org/details/bellinghampodcast
* https://archive.org/details/bellinghampodcastmediatech
* 5 years of the show - Episode 1 = March 1, 2016....a leap year!

*AJ*

* One of the most asked questions I’ve had professionally all pandemic
* Pro-cam/iPhone as a webcam- https://www.ajbarse.com/pro-camera-as-your-web-camera/

* A watchgeeks’s approach to a connected (s)mart watch
* Garmin Instinct https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/621802/pn/010-02064-00
* Baltic Aquascaphe Bronze - https://baltic-watches.com/en/products/aquascaphe-bronze-blue-gilt


*Chris*

What I learned during the Pandemic - “Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home” (https://balladofamerica.org/home-sweet-home/)

*Coffee Shop Life in 2021*

*Three tough questions to ask when going to a coffee shop*
* What am I there to do online?
* Are you connecting a device from work to a public wi-fi network?
* If so, are you willing to have the conversation with your boss about getting your laptop hacked, stolen, or damaged due to coffee spillage from those diminutive-sozed tables *meant for a coffee cup and a phone?*
* Do you really need to connect your personal mobile phone to a public wi-fi network?

*Consider a Paid VPN*

* Mullvad VPN - $6/month (https://mullvad.net/en/)
* No email needed to sign up. Website auto-generates a 16-digit number for you to use as an account
* Pay one-month fee via prepaid credit card?
* Install Mullvad software application, connect to a nearby city’s VPN server, off ya go


Quality Assurance

*Chris

* Commafeed (https://www.commafeed.com/#/welcome) - “A bloat-free RSS reader”
* Stick your toe in the RSS pool. Free account, bookmark the webpage in your browser of choice, enjoy distraction free headlines

* anoni.sh (https://anoni.sh/) - A URL shortener with no logs of usage. For fans of bit.ly
* https://anoni.sh/bhampod

* Canvas Insider Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/3fPJ8cMqRq9ptk8d77b9zE) - 30+ episodes about your favorite LMS, plus some helpful tech ideas for your online life

*AJ

* Anchor SoundCore Mini (older version); $25, 15hrs on a charge w/ BT, SD, and Radio (must use USB cable for antenna- very clever) https://www.anker.com/products/variant/soundcore-mini/A3101111

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Definitive Albums of note

*AJ*
*Listening background*: Listened to a lot of oldies/country growing up. Later got into jazz/classical/folk in HS because of my own guitar playing and needing to find something to study to that wasn’t the Red Hot Chili Peppers

* Mason William 1968 Classical Gas

* Classic Sinatra (Hits and great performances 1953-1960) (https://music.apple.com/us/album/classic-sinatra-his-great-performances-1953-1960/730297130)

* Classical Guitar Masters: Variations in Measure (https://www.allmusic.com/album/classical-guitar-masters-variations-in-measure-mw0001352040);

* The Postal Service: Give Up (https://thepostalservice.bandcamp.com/album/give-up)

* John Gorka: The Company you Keep (https://www.johngorka.com/product/the-company-you-keep/)

* Chillhop (pretty much any album) but would point to Sleepy Fish: Everything Fades to Blue (https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/album/everything-fades-to-blue) (and the other two albums in the three part series) to start anyone out in Low-Fi


*Chris*
*Listening background*: 1950s Jazz thanks to my Dad, classical thanks to middle school band, then rock thanks to MTV’s Headbangers Ball

* Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. - first cassette ever purchased.
* Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls - first 45 single ever purchased, because MTV
* George Thorogood - Live - first compact disc ever purchased.
* Ted Nugent - S/T - first LP album ever purchased, at a garage sale
* Dave Brubeck - Bravo Brubeck - live in mexico
* Wynton Marsalis - Marsalis Standard Time, Volume 1
* Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
* Nowadays - that would be a year’s worth of podcasts to discuss what I listen to at work, at home, in the car, in the gym, walking the dog, etc.

Quality Assurance

9128.Live - 24/7 streaming Ambient station https://9128.live/


Bellingham’s record shop: EM (Everyday Music) http://www.everydaymusic.com/

Global search for your local record store: https://recordstores.love/

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Helen Jane Long: Perspective (https://helenjanelong.com/product/perspective-12-inch-vinyl/)

Heyday Turntable (https://www.target.com/p/heyday-8482-turntable-gray/-/A-53734379)(bluetooth) to a Vizio soundbar (bluetooth) (https://www.vizio.com/home-theater-system/sb2920d6.html)and wireless sub.

Analog/Digital sound quality debate

Vox: “Vinyl’s great, but its not better (https://www.vox.com/2014/4/19/5626058/vinyls-great-but-its-not-better-than-cds)“

CNET: “engineer says lp is the most accessible high res music format (https://www.cnet.com/news/mastering-engineer-says-the-lp-is-the-most-accessible-high-resolution-music-format/)“

FLAC (https://www.cnet.com/news/what-is-flac-the-high-def-mp3-explained/) : TL;DR MP3 and AAC are lossy data compression algorithms for sound files.


A Strangely Isolated Place - https://www.astrangelyisolatedplace.com/home

Neither seen nor heard - A journey through Ambient Music - https://www.astrangelyisolatedplace.com/blog/2014/10/12/neither-scene-nor-heard-a-journey-through-ambient-music

* Bandcamp (https://bandcamp.com/)

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*Episode 178 for the week of January 24, 2021*
Sustainable and Minimal, Part 2 - Reduce - Reuse - Repair - Recycle

We got links in our Show Notes (Drink!)

Comfortable Safety Razor
(https://www.amazon.com/s?k=safty+razor&ref=nb_sb_noss_2)

Nothing new shoes
(https://nothingnew.com/)

Finisterre Pampa Recycled Boots
(https://finisterre.com/products/finisterre-palladium-pampa-recycled-boots-black?variant=32968945205325)

Quality Assurance

Breathe magazine
(https://www.breathemagazine.com/)

24/6 - The Power of Unplugging one day a week
(https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781982116873)

Bellingham Axe
(https://www.bellinghamaxe.com/)

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*Episode 177 ** **For the week of January 17, 2021*
Sustainable & Minimal, Part 1: Reduce - Reuse - Repair - Recycle

We got links in our Show Notes (Drink!)

Why is it brands insist on boxing these days?
(https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/19/fashion/watches-packaging-breitling.html)

Oris Watches Clean Ocean Limited Edition diver watch
(https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/oris-clean-ocean-limited-edition-introducing)

Oak and Oscar Olmsted Matte
(https://oakandoscar.com/pages/the-olmsted-matte)

The Source Zero
(https://thesourcezero.com/)

Sustainable Connections
(https://sustainableconnections.org/programs/think-local/) in Bellingham

HELMM
(https://www.helmm.com/)

Bravo Sierra
(https://www.bravosierra.com/)

Leaf Razor
(https://leafshave.com/)

Klean Kanteen
(https://www.kleankanteen.com/collections/insulated-bottles/products/insulated-tkwide-12oz)

Reusable K-Cups
(https://www.amazon.com/Reusable-Brewers-Universal-Refillable-Filters/dp/B00LGEKOMS/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=reusable+k+cups&qid=1610484773&s=home-garden&sr=1-4)

Reusable produce bags
(https://www.amazon.com/Reusable-Drawstring-Shopping-Biodegradable-Eco-friendly/dp/B08932VBZJ/ref=sr_1_3?crid=RFEKVLFU4YR1&dchild=1&keywords=reusable+produce+bags&qid=1610485698&sprefix=reusable+produce+bag%2Caps%2C243&sr=8-3)

BIFL Products
(http://buyforlife.com/)

Reusable Utensils from Mightynest.com.
(https://mightynest.com/collections/reusable-utensils)

Quality Assurance
Data Detox Kit
(https://datadetoxkit.org/en/home)

Levi “Save The World” Hildebrand
(https://www.youtube.com/levihildebrand)

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For the week January 7 2021 as with last week's episode for December 31, 2020- show notes are the same across both episodes- two parter for episode 175-176

Will the Pandemic cure the trend of generational ‘lack’ of ‘hobbies’? AKA, Chris’ stance that 2021 will be the analog life year?

*AJ*

The Analog Explorer - 2 years old, and AJ’s manifesto still stands

* The Analog Explorer Mini-Series on Anchor.FM (https://anchor.fm/theanalogexplorer)
* Buy The Analog Explorer - Volume One (https://www.blurb.com/b/9010009-the-analog-explorer)

* Bread making cont.
* Analog Audio: Eyeing a turntable and rediscovering LPs
- shout out to Chillhop, the Raccoon and all his friends https://chillhop.com/
* Developing my own film in house with LabBox https://www.lab-box.it/
* Capt. GetOut....need I say more
* bigger mountain adventure
* Truck camping
* Archery
* One good pair of leather boots



*Chris*

* Hand cramps instead of thumb fatigue
* Writing more with pen on paper, tapping less on a glass screen
* Current #AnalogLife = Kaweco AL-Sport (https://www.jetpens.com/Kaweco-AL-Sport-Stonewashed-Gel-Roller-Pen-0.7-mm-Black-Body/pd/12811) pen + TUL Discbound (https://www.officedepot.com/a/browse/tul-note-taking/N=5+988293/) notebook
* Turn instead of Swipe
* Reading more physical books versus electronic books
* Climbing up Mt. DataHoard
* Letting go of MORE unnecessary weblinks, files, and snippets of info
* Saving Money
* Eliminating some annual subscriptions fees for software
* Blot.im (https://blot.im/) - .txt files on Dropbox = clean, hackproof website - Bye Squarespace!
* Plex Media Server (https://www.plex.tv/) and PlexAmp - DIY Jukebox - Bye Apple Music!
* Vienna RSS reader (https://www.vienna-rss.com/) - no cloud-based sitefeed list - Bye Feedly!
* gPodder (https://gpodder.github.io/) - Access your podcasts in mp3 format - Bye Overcast!
* Thunderbird (https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/) - Local copy of your personal email, #EmailInsurance
* One M1 Mac Mini to upgrade my 2014 workhorse
* One 8TB LaCie d2 External Hard Drive



PPP - Post Pandemic Predictions

*AJ*

* Once the workplace is back... #DeathToUslessMeetings
* Sense of “purpose,” “life goals,” and “community” shifted within a generation?
* Americian Psychological Association 2012 : Generational Differences in Young Adults’ Life Goals, Concern for Others, and Civic Orientation, 1966–2009 TWENGE, CAMPBELL, AND FREEMAN https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/psp-102-5-1045.pdf
* Experience overage: after we can leave our bubbles- a boom in travel. A global Travel-Carnevale
* Goldman Sachs: Millienials COming of Age: https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/archive/millennials/


*Chris*

* Once the workplace is back... #AdjustedCustomerExpectations
* Uneasy cautiousness when going maskless in public
* Don’t forget to brush your teeth! We can smell your breath now
* Uneasy cautiousness for in-person dating and large public events



Quality Assurance

*Chris
*

* Start 2021 off with less. New Netflix documentary by The Minimalists - Less is Now (https://youtu.be/jn-xbOCZOiQ) premiering January 1.


* AJ - *

* SEATTLE Wa. Typewriter Sales, Service, Restorations https://www.colombocollection.shop/shop
* “Designer and artist of custom restored and reconditioned vintage typewriters. In addition to Sales and Service my specialty is finding the perfect piece, bringing it back to life through restoration and painting to create that one of a kind masterpiece made exclusively for you!- Jennifer Colombo”

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