MirrorLockUp

Congratulations everyone! It must have been tough picking out the winners, but I think they picked out some top notch pairs.

Can't wait to get my bandana.

*SOLD!*

This belt was worn heavily for a month or so, but not much since then. Applied a layer of obenauf back when I was wearing it. There is some darkening but not much, and as you wear it, any irregularities will even out. The inside has some indigo stains, though it's not ridiculous. Also, the belt has a slight groove in it from the rivet on my pocket. As you can see in the photo, it's not a major notch or anything.

These retail for $210, so I am offering a pretty heavy discount. Send me a PM if you're interested. Payment by paypal.

^really? I used to own the 50/1.8, and I always thought it was quite nice. The autofocus was noisy, but the image quality seemed pretty good. The only reason I sold it was because I found myself using my sigma 30/1.4 more often.

no offence, but mirrorlockup, your argument doesnt sound like you hvae read that much about the philosophical arguments behind free will.

the concept of free will is that it is the opposite of a pre-destined path.

therefore, are we following a path set out in front of us or are we making that path?

That's pretty much what I said, but you're replacing my argument with a "path" analogy. What do you mean by "are we making that path?" At a more specific level, I assume you mean that we make independent spontaneous choices rather than having our choices already determined by an outside force. I'm saying that there are any number of outside forces that "make" the path set out in front of us and force us to walk it. Some might say that outside force is God. Some might say it is society. Some might say it is biology. If you're walking along a "path set out in front of you" and then you decide to step off the path and walk through the woods, is this really some pure free independent spontaneous decision? Or does it occur because somewhere in your brain something physical/biological happens that tells you it'd be more fun or rewarding to "make that path?" I was more thinking about this in terms of ethics/morals (i.e Kant). But that's just the last thing I've read on the subject, so forgive me if it wasn't what you had in mind.

There are kind of two levels to think about. Freedom of action and freedom of behavior. Both can be connected to 'free will.' Clearly we have a fairly large amount of freedom to do what we choose to do. I can stay awake and get some more work done, or I can go to bed. Even if I know I "should" stay awake, I can still choose to sleep, but do we arrive at those choices freely? We can deviate from the path set out in front of us, but do we freely arrive at the decision to deviate?

I'd be very interested in hearing why you think that free will does not exist.

I'm being serious by the way.

It'd probably make more sense for you to explain why you think free will does exist.

Clearly there are all sorts of literal impediments to our freedoms. Laws exist in society that often stop me from doing something I might want to do, like drive 80 mph on a 65 mph highway. People have to pay for rent and food and other bills so typically people need to work, which comes with all sorts of expectations of where you need to be at what time and what you need to be doing.

Add to that all sorts of social forces that coerce us in less obvious ways. Rules of etiquette and fashion. Gender roles. Race relations. Etc.

But let's even imagine that you disregarded all of these rules and just did what makes you "happy." Is this really being free? When we get hungry, we eat. Is our desire to eat really an expression of free will? Similarly, there is a psychological/biological imperative to maximize happiness (i.e. it makes us feel good), so is it really an expression of free will or is it just our will responding to a psychological/biological need? It would actually be a clearer sign of free will if we did something that specifically made us unhappy, but no one does that. And I'm not talking about preservation of life here. People often sacrifice their physical or mental well being for others, but that's typically because they get a sense of satisfaction out of doing so. It'd be more of a sign of free will if we sacrificed ourselves for someone we really despised, but again, no one does that. Or so the logic goes.

I'm not so much concerned with whether humans truly have free will or not. If I'm doing the things that make me happy, that's enough for me. I'm even willing to accept certain rules/norms/limitations that hinder my pursuit of happiness because they result in a more ordered and just society. The way I conceptualize it is we're all living on an island. There's plenty of stuff to do on the island, in fact so much stuff that we probably can't exhaust the possible activities to do in our lifetime. Sure, there might be something out there over the water - perhaps another island, or even a continent, or something else entirely - but if we spend all our days standing along the shore trying to figure out how to escape we won't get the opportunity to try nearly as much of the stuff that's available on the island.

I have a sz 29x29 (currently on sale for $120 here). It stretched about an inch and a half in the waist. It shrinks back down when you soak it.

One last price drop! Down to $120. If these don't get sold by tonight, they're getting traded.

Price is down to $140. That's a steal people.

bump. anyone?

Price dropped to $150. That's almost 50% less than what BiG sells them for. Shoot me a PM if you're interested.

I'm tempted to get a 5D mk 2 for low light shooting and the video, but I'm not a pro, and I can't really justify the price.

Why 20D and not 40D?

Added more measurements and dropped the price to $185. Send me a private message if you're interested.

If you're skinny and short, these jeans could be for you!

No serious fading has occurred besides on the back pockets (see pics below). Original arcs and tab. Chain-stitched to 29 length inseam by BiG.

Measurements:

Waist: 30.5

Front rise: 10.5

Back rise: 15

Upper Thigh: 11

Knee: 8.5

Leg Opening: 7.5

*note* The denim should shrink back to tagged size after a quick soak. I'd soak it myself to verify, but I thought I'd give the buyer the option to do it themselves.

Asking for $120 (or best offer) including shipping within the U.S.

Shoot me a private message if you're interested.

If you are 1.) Skinny (sz 29); 2.) Short; 3.) Not into stacking (think 30 inch hemmed inseam); and 4.) Looking for a super cheap lightly worn (no serious fading) s0500xx, shoot me a private message.

I'm assuming no one will be interested, but just thought I'd put it out there.

Looking really good N-Tice.

To be honest, I'm not so sure. Like I said last time, I stopped paying too much attention to how many washes. I just washed them when they seemed dirty. I think I washed it once at 4 months and another time at 6 months. Then from there I probably gave it somewhere between 4-6 washes.

These jeans hold their indigo well, so I really wasn't afraid of washing them.

#115

Next up: Sugarcane Hawaiis.

Cheers!

Buddha did not have a belly. He was actually pretty skinny. You're thinking of Budai, aka the Bodhisattva Maitreya, who is sometimes referred to as the Laughing Buddha, but should not be confused with Siddhartha Gautama, aka THE Buddha.

So really, it shouldn't matter, but I agree that if we added a belly it would evoke the True Religion branding. It's not that it would look exactly the same (not that that was ever the point), but it will certainly remind people of it, which is just kind of trashy IMHO.

As requested:

I wish I could get crisper honeycombs like some of you other guys, but I still love these jeans. Maybe something more interesting will start to happen when I start biking again. We'll see.

true, but im just curious as to how long they've been worn + number of washes

Fair enough. Nine months. 5ish washes. And I guess I sized down one.

info would be nice.

I'm not really sure on the specifics. I stopped paying attention after awhile. When they needed to get washed, I washed them. So maybe... 5 washes? Maybe more. I'm pretty sure I just used whatever soap I had around (Tide/Some random Chinese brand I picked up in Shanghai). Air dried every time.

I like how they're turning out, but my honeycombs are shameful. Trust me.

I'm not sure what kind of denim they used - I didn't ask. I went to BiG to pick them up, so they didn't charge me anything.

I really enjoyed wearing my SCs while these were being repaired, but I'm happy to have these back.

Before:

After

Back

Exterior

Interior

Crotch repair by BiG.

Just a quick peek:

Tomorrow I'm taking a plane to New York, and as soon as I have time, I'm dropping them off at BiG or somewhere else where I can get good denim repairs.

Why?

That's why.

I tried doing repairs on my own early on, but as you can see those haven't held up well at all. Does anyone know about how long BiG takes for repairs? I'm not really in a rush. I'm heading to NY to start a new internship which means I'm just a weekend warrior for the next ten weeks or so.