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I dont know when i will read ALL i have home, but since i also do photography and we have GAS ( gear acquisition syndrome) maybe some also have BAS!

Jokes aside, i have read a lot of Hobsbawm, when i still was in university.
Now, i decided to restart shaping some more my knowledge of vistory in general, but more in global affairs, wars, economy, colonialism, consumerism, and more, to read side by side with some sci-fi books and more relaxed reading, short stories ans novels.

All in, from different sellers, i payed 150 us dollars equivalent, which is great for this amount of information.

So far, i got:

Hobsbawm- the age of extremes
M. gilbert - second world war ( only 10 bucks for this one, and its hardcover and migt be signed… crazy)

Stiglitz- globalization and its discontents
klein- the shock doctrine

chomsky:
\- the culture of terrorism
\-hegemony or survival
\- global discontents
\- who rules the world

Fanon - the wretched of the earth
coll- ghost wars
weiner - legacy of ashes

these last 3 were really cheap and they trully look lile new/ never read!

Im for sure missing many , many tittles, but going back to the first 30-40 pages of Hobsbawm’s book reminded me how much information is in there, compressed, and how much i missed reading about hostory.

Any title missing, any comments?

Following yesterdays post, i got sent photos of my great- granfathers passport.

He was from Dalmacija, born in 1893.
Migrated to Argentina in 1912, so, no, he didnt escape or was a part of the nazi- fascist party, like soooo many asked me about.

He was 19 when he arrived, met my great grandmother not so long after. She was maybe 16-17 at that time, got married and they had 8 kids.
He died in Argentina, never knowing anything ore about his parents, brothers or sisters.
I never knew him, but my grandpa and my mother told me he spoke with some fellow croats from time to time. And that he used to sit in his rocking chair and sing folk songs.

Well, actually not a deal, but i got these beauties for free today.
Went to visit my in-laws, and a neighboor is very ill, and cant walk much more, so i got then for free. They are well used, and i just tried then with normal thin socks, but they seem and feel comfortable, yet a tiny bit rigid and stiff for my just walking. This is just first impressions.

I will use them with thick socks as winter boots for work. I work in a kindergarden in Denmark, so , soon lots of mud and water outside.

Cheers!

Hello everybody.

Im after what is called here a tent oven (?), i guess i can directly translate.

Of what i have read so far, stainless steel is regarded generaly as more resistant, better for holding heat but heavier.
Titanium is lighter, but does not hold the heat as long as the steel.

I have a Tschum tent, tipi style for 2 people.
Located in Denmark, so no extremely cold winters, and the idea is not for the oven to provide heat while sleeping, or at least, not to be the only source of keeping me warm.

The main idea is to make food, boil water, and so on, not to depend on a fireplace, to keep the flames controlled.

Some models i have checked here are 1,5-2 kg or 4-5 or over 9 kg.

Foldable for better transportation, or rigid for more future proof? Anybody with experience with these types of ovens?

The simpler models are around 375-430 US dollars. The next level is around 580-650 and then higher than that.

Images dowloaded from the website im checking.

I havent heard a proper thunder in a long time here in Denmark. And all of the sudden, yesterday walking outside, i got cought in the pouring rain. I came home and i just automaticaly got the flour, fat, salt and water and made some tortafritas.

It is maybe hard to understand for someone that didnt grow up with this, but we in Argentina, as well as Uruguy and southern Brasil i imagine, have this tradition.
Yesterday was trully perfect, and the amargos and tortafritas just tasted 1000000 times better. I dont know… maybe i was a but homesick, maybe a bit hungry, maybe just yesterday i did amazing tortafritas, maybe a little bit of everything.

I was 14 years old when my parents gave me my very own CD-player as a birthday present. It was one of those egg shape ones, and i thought it was the best in the universe. A family friend was visiting and told me: “ Hey, you have a CD player and no Cd, lets get you one!”

We went to the shop and i just saw the orange swimmin pool and blue and thought: “ wowww, this is it” . I had no idea what i was buying.

Now with almost 37, i got the same album on LP.

This IS really, really nice. Enjoying this record with some Mate as i did the first time in 2003.

This mate is a little one i have here at home for everyday, because i usually dont have lots of time to sit and drink more than 15 mates.
I have a bigger ine for weekends and days where i sit and read for more hours and enjoy it better. I have another little one that stays always at work, even smaller. But whatever i do, the mate is there to be a good companion.

Free is ( sometimes) good!

I went to a recycling center after work and there were hundreds of books. People leave and take things at will. There were sofas, tables, and many many more things.

Of all the books there, i took these ones home.
I new some tittles from before, specially Jo Nesbø’s book, because he is quite popular here in Denmark. ( i know he is norwegian)

There were old atlas, accounting books, sailing manuals, and a lot more.

Have you ever found a great free treasure?

Absolute beginner here. I used to listen to LP with my grandmother when i was 7-8 in her old Winkofon.

Now, many years later and in another country, and with soace and a house and the whole thing, i thlught… “ who needs a savings account?” hahaha

Jokes aside, i know i could always go crazier and more and more expensive and fancier.
But i decided to start somewhere.

Argon Audio TT mk1 - Ortofon Blue 2 M
iFi zen air
Denon avr 1610 ( the new avc x3800h arriving tomorrow)
Dali 505 ( got them for $ 75 usd)

I have a pair of Kef q15 under the tv also connected to the Denin, just for movies. Arendal subwoofer arriving in a couple of weeks.

Playing: Flamencoguitar Paco Peña- Got it on a second hand shop with 20 others for $ 15 usd

Hello, evenody.

I have been reading and watching videos and reading more, forums, reddit, and so on. My current setup is 2 Dali 505 ans 2 Kef Q15 , used, connected to a Denon 1610, and a basic Sony rurntable that was included in the price with the Denon.
Both the Dali and Kef are used for films- youtube, but the plan is to add a SW to complement the Dali 505 in stereo+ the Sw for vinyl, which takes around 75% ( to put a number) of the use of the system while i increase my LP collection at a slow but steady pase. I watch certain films with both the keg and dali, but not regular tv series and every single youtube video.

*Photo of the Dalis just arrived a bit over a month ago, just placed next to the TV to have a feeling of how it would look.

Now after a month with the Dalis, ive decided to ger a SW to complement and complete the system, in a way.

Location: Denmark.
Room size: 38 sq mt. with a stair opening .
Budget: 1500 usd ( could consider more after recommendations)

Im a beginner, in this whole world or more fancier equipment.( ive had a turntable and speakers for a long time but they were old and crapy)
That being said, its fair to say that im not pretencious and picky and i dont plan to listen music to ridiculous volumes, neither watch films and feel the explosions on my chest from the other side of the room.

I keep reading about the power of the Svs and the easy blend of the Rel. Over and over.

These are the models im considering.

Price equivalents to usd
Rel T5x - NEW - $ 1050
Rel T7x - NEW - $1500

Svs -SB 2000 Pro New $1320
Svs Sb 3000 New ( return item) $ 1300

Rel S/3 used $ 920

I “ could” stretch it to a Rel T9x if REALLY its that different and way better than certain models. It could be nice to buy good quality and future proof, in some way.
I know i could always go more expensive and bigger and so on.
But the plan is to find a good location for the SW, and just sit down in the sofa and enjoy a whole record.

Any tips, recommendations with used Sw?
Ive heard the svs 2000 pro ( a little but more quick to it) in a store and the Rel T7x and yeah, both are nice, but its not the same as having it home.

So, any help would be appreciated. Thanks a lot.