Posts by v0rtex

What're you not finding at the mentioned - quality, style, price?

Another Embody fan here. Great chair. If you're in a profession where you're spending 10+ hours a day in a chair then it's a worthwhile investment to get the most ergonomic chair you can find for yourself.

What's the movement look like? Is it definitely authentic? Wife picked up a Patek at a flea market for $50. Looked pretty good until you opened it up and the movement was obviously a cheap generic one.

Good chair (recommend Herman Miller, pricey but an investment) Getting adequate sleep (if I'm running a heavy sleep debt my wrists feel it before anything else) Getting adequate hydration (too much coffee, same thing) These exercises...

I have a few knock-offs (Noguchi table) and a few real vintage pieces (Eames lounge, Saarinen tables) and the legit versions bring me much more satisfaction to use, look at and enjoy. I regret buying the knock-offs even though they were...

Gucci did a Cadillac in the late 70s: http://irocklabels.com/1978-cadillac-seville-gucci-edition/ There's one on eBay right now:...

Because they're "virtual carriers" (forget the technical term for it), they just lease access to equipment from the big networks that manage their own infrastructure (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, etc) so their startup costs are...

I got a Thick as Thieves tux and was very happy with it. Midnight blue, unlined, peak lapels. Certainly nicer than anything I could find OTR in that price range.

Quote: Originally Posted by Xericx can't believe its only 100 bucks. It's the Gillette model of selling the razor (AppleTV) cheap so you have to buy the expensive blades (iTunes downloads) forever.

Two more votes for Cialdini's Influence and Dale Carnegie. The E-Myth Revisited is about how to build systems to run a company, which was the "a-ha" moment for me in working out how people scale businesses. Alan Weiss'...