tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4844065586392095541.post7397900117454278220..comments2023-08-30T11:18:33.021+02:00Comments on The accidental hermit: Is less more?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4844065586392095541.post-11737444114405218442010-12-24T03:40:11.689+01:002010-12-24T03:40:11.689+01:00You are right about the shoes, simpler is better. ...You are right about the shoes, simpler is better. I find his reductionist theory applies to tools as well. Over the years I have moved to entirely hand tools. The simpler the tool the better it works and the greater the range of possible applications. Your ryoba saw is a fantastic example. <br /><br />I'm going to have to go ahead and disagree with you about the bikes though. In my humble opinion all you single speeders are slightly bent. I'm not say'in that we all need a quiver of carbonfibre designer machines that cost as much as a midsized truck. But you need to "go quality" enough to get a bike that works and lasts. I have a plethora of gears on all my bikes and I use 'em all. I live in a part of the country where there is NO flat ground. If I dinna hae gears I would be pushin' me bike - and that's nae good!<br /><br />I hope you are right about the end of the world as we know it! The sooner the better.Camnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4844065586392095541.post-91124123203830685442009-09-02T16:53:33.350+02:002009-09-02T16:53:33.350+02:00Certainly walking and standing on hard surfaces wi...Certainly walking and standing on hard surfaces will mess up your back, as millions of nurses and hairdressers can testify. I have a pair of "Masai Barefoot Technology"-shoes I use for those occasions when I have to do a lot of walking or standing on paved surfaces. Their soles are so rounded you end up rolling around even when standing still, supposedly this is a good thing.Northmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12655788565660714552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4844065586392095541.post-64584211130785848662009-09-02T16:38:51.361+02:002009-09-02T16:38:51.361+02:00That's really quite amazing, Bjørn. You tend t...That's really quite amazing, Bjørn. You tend to find some very interesting stuff. I wonder if this barefoot thing applies to walking and standing, too. I always find that shoes with no arch support make my lower back hurt and my feet ache.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4844065586392095541.post-37356936446975578962009-09-02T03:07:30.424+02:002009-09-02T03:07:30.424+02:00LOVE THIS POST! I need not say anymore...it was pe...LOVE THIS POST! I need not say anymore...it was perfect!DianeLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628360972411230549noreply@blogger.com