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Brian Thackston

Brian Thackston

Table of contents
  1. Recommendations a ledger of books, films, music, inter alia
  2. Thoughts essays, dispatches, marginalia
  3. Wanderlust places visited, and places saved for
  4. Resources PDFs, links, further reading
  5. Tools the objects and software that earn their keep
  6. Wardrobe clothes I find myself reaching for
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Tools IPEVO V4K Document Camera Nov 1, 2026

An 8-megapixel USB document camera on a folding arm: autofocus, 3264 × 2448 stills, Full HD video at up to 30 fps, and a shooting area of about 13.5 × 10 inches. It shows up as a plain USB video device (UVC), so it needs no driver.

Document Camera · one-time Read entry → All tools →
Recommendations Wildwood Oct 31, 2026

A beautifully animated movie that's a teeny bit too long and a teeny bit too predictable but worth watching and looking past those because that animation is exquisite.

Movie · ★★★★☆ · added Oct 31, 2026 Read entry → All recommendations →
Wardrobe Navy KNOWER T-Shirt Oct 1, 2026

Official 1000xRESIST tee from The Yetee, design by Gazola: the Knower in violet, halo behind her, pushing up her glasses.

Shirt · 1000xRESIST Read entry → All wardrobe →
Resources The Game of Life Jul 18, 2026

An estate worksheet in thirteen moves that ends at a printer: where everything is, who to call, and what you'd wish, left for the people who'll need it.

Link · Interactive worksheet Read entry → All resources →
Wanderlust National Postal Museum Jul 4, 2026

"Messenger of Sympathy and Love, Servant of Parted Friends, Consoler of the Lonely, Bond of the Scattered Family, Enlarger of the Common Life."

Washington, DC · visited Jul 4, 2026 Read entry → All wanderlust →
Thoughts Hoarding That READ/WRITE Data Feb 14, 2025

Files live in computers — and sometimes in our hearts. On databases, sacred texts, and the people who read them.

10 min · filed under AI, Law, Marketing Read entry → All thoughts →