The Random Show, Episode 14/15 – Bourbon, Photography, iPhone Apps, and Start-ups 199 Comments
Random Episode 15 from Glenn McElhose on Vimeo.
In this long-overdue episode of Random, Kevin Rose and I discuss everything from start-ups and photography to naming products, iPhone apps, and survivalist training. Fueled by bourbon and pizza — cheat day, of course — we had a blast.
Hope you enjoy! The mentioned links, assorted goodies, and show notes are below.
Last but not least, The Random Show is now on iTunes! If you simply want audio-only, or if you’d like to watch the episodes on your iPhone or iPad, here you go:
VIDEO: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-random-show-podcast/id417595309
AUDIO: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-random-show-podcast-audio/id417635513
Milk, Inc.
http://milkinc.com/
Daniel Burka
http://www.deltatangobravo.com/
Path
http://www.path.com/
Business Insider – 15 Greatest Tech Pivots
Bessemer’s “anti-portfolio” (mistakenly referred to as Accel’s anti-portfolio)
http://www.bvp.com/Portfolio/AntiPortfolio.aspx
Control 4 Home Automation
http://www.control4.com/
Panasonic LUMIX G 20mm f/1.7 Aspherical Pancake Lens
Christopher Michel – Photography
http://www.christophermichel.com/
Matt Mullenweg
http://ma.tt/
Power: Why Some People Have It And Others Don’t, by Jeffrey Pfeffer
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, by Walter Isaacson
Sedo
http://sedo.com
Domain names – hash tag for kevin on Twitter: #krdomain
IPA (phonetic alphabet) flash cards
http://ipaflashcards.com/
Evernote
http://www.evernote.com/
PDF pen – app
http://www.smilesoftware.com/PDFpen/
America: The Story Of US
http://www.history.com/shows/america-the-story-of-us
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All previous episodes of The Random Show can be found here.
Posted on May 15th, 2011
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199 Comments
Bart — May 15th, 2011, 9:30 am
Like the show, it’s like a night in with the boys!
Ellie — May 15th, 2011, 9:41 am
Hey guys, glad you finally got round to another one of these!
Question: What camera/mics/equipment do you use when you film the episodes?
Cheers,
Ellie
Tim Ferriss — May 15th, 2011, 12:23 pm
Glenn is the man for this one. Glenn Bob, any input here?
marina boban — May 16th, 2011, 12:22 pm
great shared info- many thanks! Still cute as ever, too!
glenn — May 16th, 2011, 6:10 pm
Hey Ellie, I used a Canon MarkII 5D, 2 sennheiser wireless lavs, 1 rode shotgun mic, a Tascam 6 track audio recorder and a tripod. and a beer. and a stool to sit on. Also, here’s a post I did a few weeks ago explaining all gear I currently use:
http://vimeo.com/20436701
Hope this helps!
Ellie — May 18th, 2011, 2:22 am
Awesome Glenn thanks so much! Currently using a Kodak playsport for HD video, but I’m thinking of getting a Canon 600d and using a Zoom H1 for sound. Not as proff as what your gear is of course but have heard good things about both.
Cheers!
Ellie
GORDO — May 23rd, 2011, 1:51 pm
Hey guys-
Regarding your Random Show shooting equipment, I have a question regarding your post editing:
How/what did you use to produce the twin vignetting used to surround Tim and Kevin? (it’s pretty easy to see it when the camera pans to the girl standing off to the right of cam…)
Not to pull back the curtain on you TOO much, but your fans might find it useful to know that even a small amount of vignetting can add SO much depth to even the lowest of low-budget video shoots.
Thanks! You guys rule.
glenn — May 26th, 2011, 1:43 pm
@ GORDO – haha. shit, nice spotting on the vignettes. I didn’t have time to properly light Tim & Kevin so Tim was a bit over-exposed while Kevin a bit under. To fix things, I just simply put an oval matte over each of them (in FCP) – brought down the background a decent amount (just with the 3-way color corrector), brought down Tim a little bit and then brought up Kevin some – which then created the double style vignette which also helped them ‘pop’ a bit from the background. Pretty funny that you caught that actually – almost pulled it off without a hitch if it weren’t for the pan I did mid show – dang! Good eye!
kevin Rowe — May 15th, 2011, 9:56 am
Tim-
Thanks for the randomness. I’d like to see a random episode that is more heavily focused on your travels and what you’ve learned. I notice you’ve done this in the past and it’s helped me in my travels.
Cheers,
Ryan Critchett — May 15th, 2011, 10:10 am
Great show. I think it’s cool that the both of you are into doing a bunch of different things, rather than being pigeonholed and categorized. Good luck with Milk, Kevin.
Cool new Cam Tim. You make good points about capturing experiences man. It’s a big deal.
Love these shows.
Andreas — May 15th, 2011, 10:10 am
Really curious what Milk is going to create. Goes on my to watch list, but I second the Economist´s thoughts that the tech market is overheating. Raising 1,5m seems reasonable though.
Tylor Skory — May 15th, 2011, 10:19 am
Great episode. What was the name of the notebook Kevin was using? It looked very Molekinne, and I loved the green band.
Dean Smith — May 15th, 2011, 10:19 am
Really enjoyed this episode!
Just curious as to what wristband you are wearing? Is it something to do with green/eco?
Goodluck with the photography.
Tim Ferriss — May 15th, 2011, 12:23 pm
It’s a “Save Sharks with Sophi” wristband! Here you go:
http://www.rjd.miami.edu/blog/?cat=13
Leonard Irwin — May 15th, 2011, 10:23 am
Tim and Kevin
Been looking forward to this lastest issue. Thanks again for the interesting sites and tips to look at. Enjoy the entire show
All the best
Leonard
Matt — May 15th, 2011, 10:39 am
That home automation stuff is insane! Every minute of every Random Episode is always great. Already looking forward to the next one!
Dale — May 15th, 2011, 10:47 am
Start-up Idea:
A website that that checks for domain name, trademark, and iphone app availability in one shot.
Great episode!
Luc — May 15th, 2011, 10:47 am
Hey Tim, this show was informative and balanced so well done. You mentioned that you would like to learn about photography and if there are any books that are worth reading. Next to the mentioned Understanding exposure you might want to check out ‘The camera’ written by Ansel Adams. It was written for film photography but the information is very useful for digital as well. But the most important part is to just keep shooting. Have fun with the camera.
Tim Ferriss — May 15th, 2011, 12:21 pm
Love Ansel Adams. I’ll check it out. Thx!
Alberto — May 15th, 2011, 10:54 am
Groupon are spammers. I don´t trust them at all like all other spammers.
Dr Adam Smith — May 15th, 2011, 11:18 am
I love the Random Show! Don’t know why, but I just do. This latest one is no exception. There is something captivating about you two just coasting through a bunch of random content like that. I picked up a few cool ideas and Apps to try out too.
Keep it up, cause even over in the UK this stuff is still cool!
Zack — May 15th, 2011, 11:18 am
Pizza: a cheat day standard MUST. Emergency: awesome survivalist guide! Tim, I love the random show, keep em coming!
PS how can we get you back on TV? Trial by Fire was awesome-
Adam Bate — May 15th, 2011, 11:20 am
Always love the Random episodes! So glad you guys take the time to make these.
Jscott — May 15th, 2011, 11:26 am
Banksy for the friggin win!
Great episode (the IPA flashcards are fantastic and I am looking at the lower body accumulation milk stuff ;P ).
I have a story about sir Banksy that I am trying to get a his signature on. However, the last documentary has made him a bit gun shy.
Speaking of…
Tim, Is there a documentary in your future?
Tim Ferriss — May 15th, 2011, 12:19 pm
Hi J,
Documentary? Man, we’ll see. One filmmaker captured my life from about 2000-2004, but the footage was never edited into a finished product. THAT would be hysterical (and maybe instructive) to watch. Ol’ time Tim, back when I was 100% grinding.
Tim
Mike Gilliland — May 15th, 2011, 9:32 pm
That would be great to see Tim! Why not release it as a vlog series on Youtube? I’d subscribe!
Johnny — May 26th, 2011, 12:57 pm
100% grinding Tim!!!?? Please release!!! I’d pay for that
I learned so much from Trial By Fire.
Vinny — May 15th, 2011, 11:26 am
Love these random shows. Tons of great information, just wish you did them more often.
My newest endeavor I’m diving into is living small (100 square feet) and efficient. Looking into building a Tumbleweed House. Control4 seems like it would be useful for this. I know not to long ago you were giving lots of possessions away as was hoping you had any insight on the subject or a book to recommend.
http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/houses/weebee/
Finally,
Tron and Daft Punk is amazing!
Exit Through The Gift Show is amazing!
You guys are always right on point!
Jeremiah Stanghini — May 15th, 2011, 11:38 am
That whole bit about start-ups having to pitch one idea and stick with it vs. telling the investors to “invest in the team” was interesting to me. From my perspective, it would make much more sense for the investors to invest in the team rather than the idea. One idea — it feels — and is — so limited. Why would I want to invest in one idea? This is unwise. Really, I am investing in the team to execute this idea. So, why not take a step back and invest in the team!
More than this, the ability of the time to spontaneously create a new idea in the midst of working on (the other idea), I think, is highly likely. Invariably, in the working-through stage, there will be something that creatively emerges from the wisdom of those working on the project.
With Love and Gratitude,
Jeremiah
Collin Ferry — May 15th, 2011, 11:39 am
Anything that can further eliminate gobbledegook-pigeon-nonsense is a win in my book
Allen — May 15th, 2011, 11:48 am
Hit up creativelive.com for some great online photography classes, put on by some big time pros. They often stream free classes over the weekend. Penny De Los Santos is teaching this weekend, and they had Zach Arias a couple weeks ago. Zach’s one-light DVD is quite good as well.
Strobist.com is kind of the defacto diy lighting/photography site. With a great overview for beginners.
I would also recommend learning to use lightroom. Even if you just pick up the basics of using the sliders, your stuff will improve quite a bit.
Best thing to do is just shoot a lot of pictures, in manual, at all times of the day.
Tim Ferriss — May 15th, 2011, 12:17 pm
Thanks, Allen! Hate to be a newb, but what do you mean by “lightroom”?
Max — May 15th, 2011, 2:15 pm
pretty sure he means this tim: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/
John Holman — May 15th, 2011, 2:52 pm
He is referring to Adobe Lightroom http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/ It is amazing what it can do.
Jeff — May 15th, 2011, 3:42 pm
Lightroom is a cheaper/less complicated version of Photoshop, made by Adobe. Awesome for photographers without all the bloat for designers.
Allen — May 15th, 2011, 3:57 pm
Lightroom is used to process your raw images. At the basic level it gives you simple sliders for exposure, color balance, saturation, contrast etc. which can be applied across a batch of images. There’s advanced controls for automation, adjusting for lens distortion, effects, uploading to your site, etc. It integrates with photoshop and the rest of the adobe family. http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/
On the apple side a lot of people use http://www.apple.com/aperture/ which is similar but I haven’t used it.
Both of them allow non-destructive editing so your changes aren’t made to your originals.
I like this approach personally http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2011/03/photo-editing-101/ Take a lot of shots, rate them quickly, select the best stuff to then spice up in lightroom or photoshop.
Tim Ferriss — May 15th, 2011, 4:27 pm
Thanks, Allen!
Brian — May 15th, 2011, 5:34 pm
Lightroom is Adobe’s app for importing, editing and organizing photos. Apple’s Aperture is a similar app.
Both are easier to use than Photoshop, although the tools are also more limited.
Luke Westlie — May 15th, 2011, 11:57 am
It’s about time
Just Kidding, I’m happy you guys make the time to do it still. Being part of the NR has its perks I guess 
Both of you are great inspiration to me.
Jeff — May 15th, 2011, 12:03 pm
Exit through the gift shop was pretty good. I saw it right after I got back from Paris where i was fascinated with invader’s work all around the city and the film explained how he did it. Its also cool looking more into banksy and reading about some of the stories involved with his work. I live in New Orleans and unfortunately most his work got removed by the “Grey Ghost”
Looking forward to hearing more on the “lower body lactate accumilation workouts” always interested in reading about new techinques when it comes to the training world since its part of my job. Great work Tim.
Torumoy — May 15th, 2011, 12:33 pm
Hey Tim,
Haven’t watched the show yet, streaming it now. But I already know it’s awesome. There isn’t a single Random Show which hasn’t been awesome.
Just a request.
Do it more often. I am sure a lot of us want the same.
Torumoy.
Anthony — May 15th, 2011, 12:38 pm
Another book like Power that I’m reading is called WIN by Frank Luntz.
Todd Dosenberry — May 15th, 2011, 12:57 pm
Hey Tim,
Awesome episode. I am a huge fan of yours but this is the first random show that I have watched in full. I can’t wait for the next one and to actually start watching the previous 14 episodes.
A quick heads up – The orbit room link is invalid. There is a “” at the end of the domain when I click on it. Easy fix for most of us but a computer newb would not be able to figure it out.
Tim Ferriss — May 15th, 2011, 4:30 pm
Doh! I’ll fix that now, Todd. Thanks much. Seems to happen a fair amount when copying and pasting URLs into the WP code view. On it…
Alfons — May 15th, 2011, 1:10 pm
“He’s kind of the rightful heir to Andy Warhol in a way. Andy Warhol made a statement by repeating famous icons until they became meaningless, but he was extremely ironic in the way that he did it. But then Thierry REALLY made them meaningless.”
love the documentary! always shocking to see how much output people can have!
GadgetBoySI — May 15th, 2011, 1:21 pm
Kevin – been into the home automation thing for about 10 years – been blogging for about 2. Home automation is finally becoming more mainstream, so there is an influx of capital via new customers, and therefore more development and more stable devices. Contro4 is cool product. For the more DIYer, check out Homeseer. Amazing community of people at their site that automate everything (i.e. placing a scale below your keg in your kegerator – when the weight decreases to a specified point, an announcement is made to replace the keg). It’s a cool hobby that a person can start and continuing building upon. I hope you continue to follow this and cover it some more – it would be cool to get it some more exposure for the hobby.
Alfons — May 15th, 2011, 1:22 pm
oh and Tim, when you recommend websites and people who show others how to “grow” and submit to “growth” (business, personality etc) I think you also need to mention “The Most IMPORTANT Video You’ll Ever See” (the lecture of Albert Bartlett explaining the exponential function and what steady growth really means) …. just to balance the score!
Abhinav Gulyani — May 15th, 2011, 1:24 pm
Awesome Episode! Everytime there is something to learn and get exposed to.
I would love to see more Random Episodes as time allows Tim, Kevin and Glenn to collaborate together!
Alberto — May 15th, 2011, 3:07 pm
Very nice video and place. I would love to try those pizzas!
Too much flour is not good for me but I love pizza.
Frank Agz — May 15th, 2011, 4:03 pm
hey tim! any idea when you are going to do the ultra?
Dror — May 15th, 2011, 4:04 pm
You guys rock. Really.
It is amazing to see how much fun you have shotting these random episodes and the love you have for life and what life through your way is just puring out of the screen.
You really need to get together more often and shoot these random episodes more frequently.
Tim, best of luck with the photography learning and can we expect a 4 Hour Photo book in the distant future?
Kevin, I loved the stuff you said about making your house smart… Maybe you should check out if it can autoplay a song when your “cable eating” dog goes out of the house without permission.
I recommend this one – http://youtu.be/He82NBjJqf8
Darla — May 15th, 2011, 4:56 pm
Hey! So my husband totally respects you and your opinion and you’re a total inspiration to him! He was super excited when you responded to his testimonial to 4 Hour Body!
So I know you get a lot of requests but it’s worth a shot:
My husband is a Chiropractic Student with one year left. He actually flew to Utah to see “dr two fingers” (Dr. Buhler) and got to “study” underneath him! He tried the technique on me and he is totally gifted! I am an aerial silk artist (like cirque du soleil) and I obviously need a lot of care! Thanks so much for recommending Dr. Buhler’s services because it totally inspired my husband to go that route!
So I know you have done and seen everything. Have you ever tried to train on aerial silks? I would love! Love! Love! To show you! (For free of course! And I don’t want any endorsement or anything like that) ( I did the celebrity super-bowl party, Dallas cowboys party, I just was the lead aerial artist in Vegas in Sin City Brulesque, and a lot more! I am also the choreographer and main dancer for the largest entertainment agency in Houston, Tx.)It normally costs $105/hour! I would pay for your flight! Your stay! (And you could get adjusted by my husband!!) (Plus you could add it to the list of crazy things you do)
I got to be straight up and say that it would be the ultimate present for my husband just to see you!
Ok so I know it’s a long shot but, hey, so is a bunch of stuff you have accomplished and you did it anyway!
Your friend in Houston,
Darla Davis
Dave M — May 15th, 2011, 5:14 pm
Random questions for Tim or anyone else who is willing.
#1 What do you suggest to increase testosterone in a women who can’t eat eggs and who is not willing to take cold showers?
#2 What is the minimum effective dose for cold showers in regards to increasing testosterone levels (men)? Is the last 15 seconds of a shower on cold pointless?
Thanks.
brendan — May 15th, 2011, 5:56 pm
Tim / Kevin / Glen, a lot of interesting stuff i will have to check out. please make your shows more often! always love to watch. goodluck in your future endeavors
-Brendan
iamdangermike — May 15th, 2011, 7:14 pm
Tim,
Business insider link doesn’t appear to be working?
Best
Mike
Tim Ferriss — May 16th, 2011, 5:07 am
I’ll take a look, Mike. In the meantime, a quick Google search will def pull it up…
Di Schisser — May 15th, 2011, 7:40 pm
I second Adobe lightroom as well as Strobist. ShootSmarter.com is another great resource. Good luck with it, the Understanding Exposure is a very popular recommendation with photographers, I lend out my copy all the time. =)
Benny — May 15th, 2011, 8:31 pm
My favorite exchange
Kevin: Tiny Wings
Tim: Huh? What’s Tiny Wings?
Kevin: It’s a game with a bird that you have to like hit the right jumps.
Awesome show! It had been too long.
Also the Business Insider link isn’t working too.
Ken — May 15th, 2011, 9:01 pm
Tim, your Random Show is great ! Please do it more often and cover internet marketing in the future – that would be neat, especially about Youtube. Was that siren in your area or mine ? Youtube used to be a dating site ? Never knew that. I’ll have to check out your 4 hour body book – have not heard of it until now.
Aurora — May 15th, 2011, 9:29 pm
This is the first episode I’ve seen of the Random Show. So much to discover and try. So much great information. Thanks Tim and Kevin.
Christopher — May 15th, 2011, 9:41 pm
Awesome show as always! Tim, have you considered allowing users to post and vote on questions for you like the format of your video conferences? It’s probably out of the random show scope but would make a great blog post.
Hilary — May 15th, 2011, 9:44 pm
Psst…all bourbons are whiskey but not all whiskeys are bourbon. The percentages of the grains have to be correct to be a bourbon.
Bulleit does make a bourbon but what you drank is a rye whiskey. I can point you to some excellent bourbons (I live in KY where most of it is made) though I’m sure that rye was excellent as well.
Richard Hanley Jr. — May 15th, 2011, 9:57 pm
Tim,
I really enjoy these little episodes, it seems like you guys are always talking about the things I’m currently into. Love the inspiration, keep it random.
Kevin,
I have two domains you might be interested in…
IWantAniPhoneApp.com and IWantAnAppForThat.com
Long but memorable
Pura Vida Fellas,
Richard
Matt Gibson — May 15th, 2011, 10:13 pm
Hi Tim,
Thanks for another random show. That’s great that you’re getting into photography! Some recommendations:
Would second what Allen said above: creativelive.com is an excellent resource for learning photography – there are so many great downloadable courses on there by top photographers including Zack Arias, David duChemin, Tamara Lackey, and more.
I’d recommend starting with Zack Arias’ Foundations of Working Photographer course: http://www.creativelive.com/courses/zack-arias-again and then David duChemin’s Vision-Driven Photography course: http://www.creativelive.com/courses/david_duchemin
Would highly recommend Zack’s photo critiques on his blog: http://zackarias.com/category/for-photographers/critique_for_photographers/
and David’s blog, http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/ and his and others’ ebooks at http://craftandvision.com/
Recommended books:
Michael Freeman’s The Photographer’s Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos
Michael Freeman’s Perfect Exposure: The Professionals Guide to Capturing Perfect Digital Photographs
David duChemin, Within the Frame: The Journey of Photographic Vision
Enjoy!
Ken — May 15th, 2011, 10:43 pm
Tim, alcohol is verboten on cheat day, it depletes the leptin we try to boost on that day.
Tim Ferriss — May 16th, 2011, 5:01 am
Not for me, my friend. The psychological effect of cheat day is, for me, as important as the biochemical rebound effects. I typically don’t get smashed, but denial on cheat day defeats the purpose for me.
Sjoerd de Haan — May 16th, 2011, 1:27 am
Dude!
Love the Bulleit. Next remember that boubon ain’t rye
Different Mash bills and such.
Tim Ferriss — May 16th, 2011, 5:00 am
Haha… fair enough, Sjoerd. Perhaps I mispoke. What I meant to say was that I like bourbon with a high rye content
Sjoerd de Haan — May 17th, 2011, 3:24 am
Its forgiven
Know any great whisky spots in SF? I’m travelling there in Autumn and know of Whisky Thieves, Nihon and Rickhouse. For cocktails I’d visit Rye. Any other spots I shouldn’t miss out on?
Thanks!
Karl — May 16th, 2011, 2:32 am
Finally!
The Random show is by far the most interesting podcast out there! Wothwhile and inspiring discussions, with extra randomness on top. Give me MOAR!
Thank you for doing this!
Karl
Marlon — June 5th, 2011, 11:21 pm
i totally agree!!! i love it. the resources i gain from it is so helpful when it comes to all the work i am doing, right now i’ve just released issue 2 of a photo journal for fathers.
This show is the best!
Daniel — May 16th, 2011, 7:45 am
Another interesting episode. I would’ve like you to spend a bit more time talking about the bourbon! haha we only get the one type of bulleit boubon in Australia as far as I’ve seen, I bet that rye stuff is delicious.
Just a quick fix for one of your links to the 15 Greatest tech pivots, it has a tag on the end of the link so it didn’t get through to the correct page.
Thanks
Ted T. — May 16th, 2011, 7:48 am
Here are a few recommendations for photography news, quick tips, and inspiration:
http://www.petapixel.com
http://www.thephotoargus.com
http://1x.com
Patrick — May 16th, 2011, 8:23 am
Hey Tim,
Glad to finally see another Random episode with you and Kevin. I’ve been doing photography for 3-4 years, and some resources that have been invaluable to me are:
http://www.kenrockwell.com (you’ll find that a lot of people hate him, but he has a lot of DIY fixes for certain challenges in lighting, camera recommendations, etc. fantastic resource)
Ahh you mention such great apps for the Iphone(I love path’s concept!), but do you have any recommendations for droid?
Good luck with your photographic endeavors (I have a Nikon D2X, and it’s true, i NEVER bring it out with me) and I’m excited to see what K-Rose(new nickname I just gave him, ode to D-Rose of the Chicago Bulls) is cookin up at Milk.
Patrick
Michael Bloxton — May 16th, 2011, 8:48 am
Tim – I think I might be the quintessential target market you are after. Every episode is full of stuff I respond to..every couple minutes I say “What?! THATS RAD!” The fact that these come out every 6-12 lets me actually keep up with you two for the most part. Thanks for taking the time!!!
-Mike
Patrick Hitches — May 16th, 2011, 9:02 am
Just Netflixed Exit Through The Gift Shop!
Rockin show Tim and Kevin… Love it!
Mark — May 16th, 2011, 9:30 am
Hey Tim,
Just finished watching another great Random episode, thanks. A quick question: After purchasing the signed hard cover version of ‘Four Hour Body’, I noticed that you had posted several changes and updates to the book on your blog. My question is whether the Kindle, or any other e-book version of the book, can be updated with those changes after the initial download?
As an author, wouldn’t it be cool to be able to make running changes, or add another chapter (in the form of a Kindle single) that would be integrated seamlessly into the book? Thoughts?
Jeff — May 16th, 2011, 9:50 am
Great episode. Thanks! BTW, the video and audio is drifting out of sync on my computer. Not sure if it’s like that for everybody.
ilyse — May 16th, 2011, 9:58 am
My first one, I LOVE it! Thank you both so much for generously taking the time to do this episode. It is inspiring, educating and fun to watch.
Scott — May 16th, 2011, 10:01 am
Couple suggestions to extract maximum pleasure from your whisk(e)y:
1) ditch the ice. coldness mutes flavor. also, ice frequently lives near some foul tasting/smelling freezer occupants, and tends to pick up those flavors and translate them to your beverage. dilute with a dash of water and let the whisky “open up” just like a red wine.
2) get a Glencairn glass or something similarly tulip-shaped. The broad body and narrow rim concentrate vapors. Smelling is half of tasting. Your olfactory bulb with thank you.
3) focus on Scotch. It’s quite a bit more interesting in most cases.
Greg — May 16th, 2011, 11:01 am
Ever heard of “the Glove”? DARPA funded development to improve special forces performance in combat. Apparently cold soaking your hand in a vacuum cools your blood rapidly, which keeps muscles cool, eliminating fatigue and muscle damage due to strains.
Here’s a quote from a Wired Magazine Article:
In trying to figure out why the Glove worked so well, its inventors ended up challenging conventional scientific wisdom on fatigue. Muscles don’t wear out because they use up stored sugars, the researchers said. Instead, muscles tire because they get too hot, and sweating is just a backup cooling system for the lattices of blood vessels in the hands and feet. The Glove, in other words, overclocks the heat exchange system. “It’s like giving a Honda the radiator of a Mack truck,” Heller says. After four months of using it himself, Heller did 1,000 push-ups on his 60th birthday in April 2003. Soon after, troops from Special Operations Command were trying out the Glove, too.
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.03/bemore.html
Using the ideas from your book though, I’m saving myself the huge cost of “The Glove”, and just chugging ice water till I shiver (takes about three glasses and a half hour or so).
Neat, huh?
Tim Ferriss — May 16th, 2011, 3:28 pm
Hi Greg,
Believe it or not, I was actually a test subject at Stanford when they were developing “The Glove”
Yep, very cool stuff.
Tim
Mike T Nelson — May 16th, 2011, 7:23 pm
There was an abstract on “the glove” at the most recent Experimental Biology conference in DC that I recently attended.
So far the science does not seem to be supporting it. I’ve followed it for years, and so far I can’t find anyone that has been using it for longer than a few months. It if was so effective, there would be more people using it and more science to support it by now.
Perhaps Tim has the inside scoop.
Part of me really wants it to work, since it would be easy to implement in training.
Rock on
Mike T Nelson PhD(c)
Chase — May 16th, 2011, 11:29 am
Great show! At the end these episodes, I see that I’ve been watching for 40 min but I find myself wanting to listen to the conversation for LONGER.
Aside:
My twin brother and I just watched a REALLY inspiring documentary that you’ll love. It’s called
>>”The Human Experience”<<
Google it. You won't regret it.
It can also be found on Netflix.
-Chase
Luis — May 16th, 2011, 11:50 am
I can’t say the amounts of awesome things I’ve learned from The Random Show. I will be definitely getting the IPA flashcards. Keep it going guys and please don’t wait so long for the next one.
Thanks
Luis
Gabriel Smith — May 16th, 2011, 12:52 pm
Thanks for the great show, Tim. For photography resources, you’ll want to check out the just-released (as in, last week) Learn & Master Photography. Let me know where and we’ll get you a copy.
And just for fun, here’s a video of me breaking my back as a direct result of my conversation with you at Summit Series. Thanks for the inspiration.
Not to worry, though. Fully rehabilitated in 8 weeks by refusing standard medical treatment. Good times. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD3IZvZgaZI
Tim Ferriss — May 16th, 2011, 3:26 pm
Whaaaaa… ?!? Man, I don’t recall the exact conversation, but I’m sure I didn’t say take the rails on the board! Having broken several bones snowboarding, I’m about as conservative as they come!
Hope you’re completely healed,
Tim
Moyo — May 17th, 2011, 2:21 pm
Dude I”m sorry you broke your back… but I would say that is a direct result of your own actions. Having been an adult and having the ability to processes thoughts in your own head.
Bit weak to say lightheartedly it was someone else’s causing.
It was yours.
Alex — May 25th, 2011, 5:34 pm
What kind of treatment did you use Mister broken back?
Also something for Tim:
I´m an amateur Photographer, just finished the 4HWW and started thinking about muses.
Here´s an absolutely great product I found accidentally. Aimed for everyone who is fed up with the uncomfortybilty of big Cameras.
Here´s the link from kickstarter :
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/97103764/capture-camera-clip-system?ref=live
Man, why haven´t I come up with this. Exactly the kind of muse I would want . A friggin adapter for people with expensive cameras!
Actually here´s another one adressing the same problem with another method:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/customslr/c-loop-camera-strap-mount-solution?ref=live
Let me know which one is your favorite Tim.
Andre — May 16th, 2011, 1:27 pm
Hey Tim (or any experienced slow-carber),
Is there any problem with scheduling two unrestricted dinners during the week instead of reserving a full cheat day (I think Eben Pagan mentioned doing this himself in his interview with you)? I’ve never been motivated spend an entire day eating.
Dukeluke — May 16th, 2011, 1:34 pm
Any indication of who your new, very attractive, cocktail sampler is? Will she be aiding in further editions sampling the drinks?
Mike T Nelson — May 16th, 2011, 2:11 pm
Great stuff as always guys! Yes, Daft Punk is awesome! I have “homework” on vinyl from when I used to DJ.
Tim, keep us updated on the lactate testing/training. I am not quite convinced yet that increasing it can 1) increase GH (perhaps) 2) endogenous increases in GH do much of anything at all, esp for muscle growth since they are short lived and within a normal range. Their is some data for tendon growth/repair though (and other benefits you mentioned).
Again, results matter first; so open to your thoughts!
Rock on
Mike T Nelson PhD(c)
Tim Ferriss — May 16th, 2011, 3:21 pm
I’ll keep you posted, Mike! Agreed on the endogenous range, so I’m curious to see the cumulative effects, if any.
Allen — May 17th, 2011, 9:06 am
I’d recommend talking to Bill Hartmann or Joel Jamieson if you want more on energy systems. Bill dissected Tabata’s research at the last midwest performance enhancement seminar and it’s was quite enlightening even for a noob like me.
Mike — May 16th, 2011, 3:00 pm
Really enjoy these videos! Thanks!
Tim do you use goodreads.com?
Brian C Wilson — May 16th, 2011, 3:02 pm
Tim – I’m super glad to hear you’re using Ben’s Virtues. I’m the creator of the app, so thanks for the shout out.
If anyone else is interested in following Ben’s fine example, the app is available for free in the App Store. http://reasoninteractive.com/bensvirtues
Deone — May 20th, 2011, 12:39 pm
Hey Brian,
How about some Android love. There was recently a Wired (I think) article about how the Android is quickly catching up, and it may be a good investment.
My iPhone broke from the rain while it was in my pocket, and Apple was less than understanding. They have no plan that covers water damage but my Android does.
Oliver — May 16th, 2011, 3:49 pm
I use a very similar camera setup (exact same lens on Pan GF1) and love it.
One addition you might consider is adding an optical viewfinder in the hotshoe. I picked up a 40mm Voigtlander viewfinder. They are normally for old rangefinder film cameras but I find it very nice in combo with this camera
http://www.cameraquest.com/jpg6/VF%2040%20%201.jpg
or halfway down:
http://www.cameraquest.com/voigtacc.htm
Todd Noren-Hentz — May 16th, 2011, 5:37 pm
I enjoyed Exit Through The Gift Shop. Was the graphic designer for Mister Brainwash Kevin Rose or maybe a brother or something of Kevin?
John A. Heatherly — May 16th, 2011, 7:30 pm
Tim – great episode! Thank you for mentioning my work. I hope you are enjoying it!
Mark — May 16th, 2011, 7:55 pm
HAHA – love the control4 poltergeist idea! And Kevin’s reaction is priceless! Good times!
Alberto — May 16th, 2011, 8:59 pm
Hey Tim,
I have a question that’s off-topic but I noticed that you guys are always enjoying some drinks. I have been diagnosed with slightly elevated liver enzymes. Any advice on how to control those? Any herb or vitamis I can take? Much appreciated!
p.s. you finally showed the girl in the vid!
Jorge (jocote) N — May 16th, 2011, 9:14 pm
Hola Tim,
Great show! My 11 year old daughter is into photography; she had a great time watching it too but then she went straight to the iPhone to try out some of the apps you guys threw out.
Two random yet related things I want to share with you Amigo: I’ve been enlightened by Josh Waitzkin’s Art of Learning, the 2-part blog posting AND in your TED’s talk you mentioned an ongoing effort to “deconstruct” (probably one of your favorite words – love it too) the American school system. I’d like to learn more about what you’re doing in this front; I’m VERY interested in homeschooling my daughter next school year and would love to hear your input. I’m willing to consider being a test case (a la Charlie Hoehn).
Un abrazo !
Jorge – jocote.
Marlon — May 16th, 2011, 9:22 pm
I love that Kevin has the analog notebook & pen for note-taking!
T. — May 16th, 2011, 9:56 pm
Hey Tim, Awesome post. Hey, do you have the link to that sweet knife?
Thanks. Cheers.
André — July 11th, 2011, 1:28 am
Helle is a really, really small knife company from Norway.
Check out this info video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cuYnbWmEMY
Guy — May 17th, 2011, 12:41 am
Tim -
You have gotten a lot of suggestions for photography resources – but you should eventually check out:
“The Art of Photography – An Approach to Personal Expression” by Bruce Barnbaum
A little further down the rabbit hole than Understanding Exposure (great book), full of artistic and philosophical discussions of photography.
Phillip — May 17th, 2011, 4:11 am
Hoi Tim.
Nice random show. Been a reader and follower for years. Great books and many neat and useful tips here on your blog.
You made me a Seneca fan too.
Perhaps it’s fitting that I’d like to comment here and one-up your presumptions and approach to the creative-constraint thing in photography. For one, I too think it’s great that you didn’t go on a spending spree with the camera stuff although you easily could. Kevin put that well. … Guess you’re leaving the spending for the knives department … Hehe.
I had the opposite problem: Not enough money to buy the gear I’d need to make nice portraits at Tango milongas (the usual low light / no flash challenge) and had to go for a comparatively cheap Nikon P100. It sucks for the lighting during Tango in the evenings, but the constraint is just the right thing to force me to prep my shots and let me feel if I’m really serious about this tangoportrait thing in the first place. Plus we’ve got a local guy who’s the best damn milonga-photographer on the planet, so I get to dance more and be in more cool pictures myself.
Let me know when you’re in Germany again and we can hit some cool milongas together.
I myself would love to come to California one day and meet you guys. You both are cool dudes with role model qualities and your show is always a pleasure.
Alles Gute.
Phillip
David — May 17th, 2011, 6:52 am
You got a nice episode here Tim. Thanks for this post. Can’t wait for your next stuff
Cheers!
John Coltrane — May 17th, 2011, 8:57 am
Hi Tim,
With respect to privacy, is there anyway you can share your kindle notes or Amazon wishlist? Having community involvement could save you time by your readers saying which books aren’t worth the read.
When it comes to book recommendations from you I always take high consideration, because you are the most well read person I “know.”
Tim Ferriss — May 17th, 2011, 9:59 am
Hi John,
I’ll check it out
Thank you for asking, and I’ll see what I can do.
All the best,
Tim
LJ45 — May 19th, 2011, 6:20 am
Great idea, and I guess http://www.goodreads.com would be the perfect place to do just that.
Greetings from Brazil (Rio) – looking forward to more Random Shows
John Vieceli — May 17th, 2011, 9:13 am
Tim,
I think Lightroom is a good program. Photoshop is a more robust step up from Lightroom but the learning curve may be more significant and a hell of a lot more money. ($300 vs 700). There are a lot of great plugins now that basically take an ok picture and make it great with a couple of clicks. Here is just one and they have a version for Lightroom.
http://www.ononesoftware.com/
Also, are you a visual learner? If you want to quickly get up to speed on Lightroom you could go here.
http://www.lynda.com
It’s a pay site but it covers tons of applications plus they just released a “How to” series for 35mm cameras. Covers all the typical 35mm topics. Could go with the monthly pay plan which is $25. I use this site to get up to speed on new software releases but there are other services like this on the web.
Keep up the great work you guys! Love the show.
Rick McClelland — May 17th, 2011, 9:26 am
Awesome show as always Tim. You should start the next one with a quick 30 second teaser of you and the throwing knives.
Quent — May 17th, 2011, 9:30 am
The Next 4 Hour book from Tim:
I’ve really enjoyed your blog and books- informative and inspiring, with real-world application. One thing you’ve touched on that I think would be worthy of a whole book, is Consciousness/mindset. The Four Hour Mind/Four Hour Enlightenment.
I am almost always at peace and happy, despite having the regular set of frustrations, etc. in my life. The secret has been mostly tapping into meditation, taming the thinking brain, and getting a better handle on where emotions come from and how to deal with them. I was able to make this shift happen fairly quickly.
As a result I am a better dad and husband, get more done, and enjoy life a much more.
It’s the perfect book for your series. First mastery of money and time, then body, next, mind!
John Jackson — May 17th, 2011, 9:44 am
Great show!!! Power: Why Some People Have It and Others Don’t, Just bought it!
Kenneth — May 17th, 2011, 10:08 am
One of the best parts of this video was panning to that gorgeous brunette (no, not Kevin), somewhere at the beginning. Tim Ferriss you are more blessed that I even thought!
Carol Ciaramella — May 17th, 2011, 10:48 am
I noticed on numerous of your webpages an image that looks much like (if not exactly like) The Boeing Company logo which is copyrighted. This surprised me greatly. I apologize if I’m submitting this to you in the wrong location as I’m not a techy. This is my first blog writing. Just wanted you to be aware of this possible issue.
Tim Ferriss — May 17th, 2011, 5:23 pm
Really?!? I have no idea. Can you point me to a specific example, please?
JJ — May 17th, 2011, 2:44 pm
Tim — I was wondering what your next “4-hour” project will be. Some thoughts! :0)
The 4-Hour Spirit
-How to experience mind-blowing mystical visions with a minimum of effort and training
-How to eliminate negative character traits within 90 days
-Use simple techniques to achieve a deep feeling of peace and contentment at all times
The 4-Hour Bootstrap
-Case studies of how you’ve used your (4HWW) methods to bring inner-city single mothers, Bolivian peasants, and Brazilian shantytown gangsters from poverty to middle-class stability in a few short months
-How poor people in a variety of situations can use your techniques to achieve reliable income streams
The 4-Hour Family
-How to raise even a large family without sleep deprivation, conflict with spouses or children, or the daily stresses and headaches so many face
The 4-Hour Garden
-How to grow a large proportion of the produce you eat in less than 4 hours per week
Quent — May 18th, 2011, 8:32 am
+1 for this, JJ! Right along the lines of what I am hoping next in the 4Hour series.
Dave Conte — May 17th, 2011, 3:22 pm
The Random Show episodes are more interesting than half the stuff on television. Nicht schlecht.
Chris Bailey — May 17th, 2011, 8:13 pm
Thanks for mentioning HotelTonight! We’ve been working really hard on it, and would love to hear any feedback you guys have. Looking forward to the next episode of The Random Show!
http://hoteltonight.com
Chris — May 18th, 2011, 4:51 am
Hi Tim,
I know this is not the right place but what do you think about low carb bread?
You speak German so here is the link:
http://vegetarisch-rezept.de/low-carb-brot-rezept/
I have someone in my family who could stand to lose 50 kg but she refuses to do the diet because she can’t live without bread.
Now, I know how much you hate gluten. Just leave that aside for the moment, please.
Nick — May 18th, 2011, 6:32 am
Yeah I agree with JJ, what’s the next 4-hour project!?
Daniel — May 18th, 2011, 6:37 am
Did anybody catch the name of the book that Kevin Rose mentioned about survival? Not The Survival Template, but another one consisting of pictures.
Going Kraut — May 18th, 2011, 7:16 am
Hey Tim,
I really love the show. I am always excited when a new episode comes out. It is like the man version of the Oprah Book Club. Just with books, alcohol, apps and large combat knives.
Keep up the great work and looking forward to your next post and episode of The Random Show!
Tim Ferriss — May 18th, 2011, 8:44 am
Hahahaha! If we do advertisers again, that’s EXACTLY how I’m going to pitch it!
Going Kraut — May 18th, 2011, 10:43 am
As you should! It is the Tim & Kevin Book Club for men!
Less screaming fans than Oprah and more extremely large combat knives mixed with alcohol. What could be better!?!
Alexia — May 18th, 2011, 7:24 am
Hello Tim o maestro of everything efficient and streamlined – forgive me if this is somewhere in this blog, or the book – I’m a pretty prolific reader of both and yet I don’t think I can find anything on this subject:
Q: have you got a foolproof and super efficient way of saving your files on your computer? Say, for example: mmddyy_[nameoffile]_[project]_[your initials]??
I’m sure you must have thought about this and solved the problem – any guidance?!
Loved this video – trotting off to have a look at a few apps (though not too many, still want to keep things simple!).
And thank you for inspiring me to start my company – not quite 100% there yet, but on my way!
sa — May 18th, 2011, 7:42 am
Nice read! Thanks!
–
“People who get up early in the morning cause war, death and famine.”
— Banksy (Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall).
Adem — May 18th, 2011, 9:17 am
Tim – Check out MagPul Dynamics (magpuldynamics.com) and Tactical Response (tacticalresponse.com) when you want to do some firearms training. I think you would enjoy it.
jaq — May 18th, 2011, 11:10 am
Great show!
Tim, I was amused by your expressions when Kevin was talking about home automation.
While it’s clear you guys are good friends, you are worlds apart in your philosophies. I am guessing you were thinking, “Kevin, if you didn’t have all that stuff, you wouldn’t have to automate it.”
Cheers!
Idea Scouts — May 18th, 2011, 11:41 am
Tim, great blog. thanks for sharing.
Alex Karasyov — May 18th, 2011, 12:38 pm
I recommend http://500px.com for inspiration. Amazing photography there.
Chris Wonson — May 18th, 2011, 12:45 pm
Your new knife reminded me of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9phlDH4h-eU
Ray Mears (survival guy on UK TV) making his own knife handle, in a traditional Swedish style, from antler pieces, leather and wood.
Great result.
lisa — May 18th, 2011, 1:01 pm
Since you mentioned bourbon in this post I figure this may be the best place to ask a question about your alcohol rule being only red wine. How about tequila? Tequila is made from a green plant called agave…how bad could 1 or 2 shots be? Thanks.
Natalie Bauer — May 19th, 2011, 2:22 pm
Lisa – Hope I’m remembering correctly, I believe Tequila is fine on the Slow Carb. There was a recipe for a Nor Cal(?) Margarita – The juice of 5 limes, tequila and splash of club soda. If you get the lime to tequila ratio right it is a great drink. Definitely better with quality tequila. Add muddled fresh mint for a delicious twist.
Good luck! Alles liebe
lisa — May 22nd, 2011, 11:09 am
Thanks Natalie, I appreciate your answer and the drink sounds great! If you don’t mind me asking one more, I would love to have your opinion. Coffee with cream is allowed but not non-fat milk, why would that be? I can’t seem to find a scientific explanation about that considering they are both milk products…I’m really only using about a tbs. full of milk so I can’t see it having that bad an effect and I do use cinnamon…the first week I tried just the cinnamon, no milk, and couldn’t even drink half a cup…which bummed me out considering I enjoy my morning ritual so much! Other than that the diet is going great and don’t feel hungry and have had the strength to suppress my sweet cravings! I want to lose about 10 pds to appear more cut, but if my face doesn’t look to freaky wouldn’t mind trying to drop 15. Just have to see how it goes I guess! thanks again!
J — May 18th, 2011, 2:25 pm
Tim –
I still have a flip phone (which is about to crack in half). I continue to justify my lack of a smart phone under the guise that an iPhone is just one more distraction that I don’t need.
How has the transition been for you? Do you find it making you less productive? Do you see yourself getting rid of it?
Thanks
J
Todd Glover — May 18th, 2011, 9:04 pm
Tim,
Long time listener/reader, first time commenter. I think there is a little conspiracy going on with Exit through the Gift Shop. After watching it a few months ago I started searching for work from both Banksy and MBW. The funny thing I notice on Ebay was you search for one and you get the other. Mostly sets of overpriced postcards from shows they had and selling them for $10-$20 or a set for $50. What I think is that the movie is just a big joke to sell overpriced art and prints. I bet these guys are as close as you are to Kevin.
You will also like “Waste Land” about a Brazilian Artist Vik Muniz. A flick about a Colorado professor that was my biggest surprise of the year was a TV movie “Temple Grandin”. All three movies were recommended to me by my wife, she has her ear to the ground on good independents. I have always been more of a “Tron” movie guy but I really liked all three movies.
Attached is a photo I took of a Banksy’s when I was in SF from CO last month. Keep up the good work.
Todd
Tim Ferriss — May 19th, 2011, 2:17 am
Thanks, Todd! I’m inclined to think you’re right, but that almost makes the film more clever in many ways. Smart lad, that Banksy! I’ll definitely check out the others. I’ve actually met Temple, who is incredible. Not the easiest to talk to, but brilliant all the same
Best,
Tim
Tim Gaffney — May 19th, 2011, 1:55 am
Another great show guys!
I would pay money to subscribe.
Funds donated to one of your worthy causes?
I also comment, so I can get email notification of the other
commets – great ideas and suggestions in the comments.
Bruce — May 19th, 2011, 9:09 am
Help!!! I am currently working in Iraq and want to watch this but cannot download on iTunes. iTunes won’t allow me to do it because my ip address is coming up from out of the country. The internet here is not fast enough to stream it. Is there somewhere I can download it besides iTunes? This is the first episode to come out since I have been over here.
Thank you in advance.
glenn — May 19th, 2011, 9:27 am
Bruce, there’s a download link on the bottom right corner of this page but it is a rather large file so hopefully it won’t take too long. Hope this helps!
http://vimeo.com/23738735
Bruce — May 19th, 2011, 11:14 am
Thank you Glenn. I really appreciate this.
Natalie Bauer — May 19th, 2011, 3:22 pm
Tim, Kevin and Glenn – Thanks for another great Random!
SAS is an awesome book. Like girl scouts on crack.
Exit Through the Gift Shop was a wild movie.
If you are a big Rye fan Alberta Premium is great and highly rated. A very good whiskey, also from Canada, is Forty Creek. A couple of delicious bourbons are Knob Creek and Maker’s Mark. Happy drinking!
Alles liebe.
Kellie Kalish — May 19th, 2011, 5:40 pm
Tim,
THANK YOU for featuring IPAflashcards! Take the plunge – crack open the deck
Also, new stuff in the works. I’ll keep you posted.
Kellie
Jose Alejandro Garcia — May 20th, 2011, 4:35 am
6 to 12 months? I know it’s a joke, but I’m still checking back too often for Random
Drew — May 20th, 2011, 1:14 pm
Hey Tim -
Great resource if you’re interested in photography… http://www.500px.com
This site not only has a collection of consistently beautiful photography on a wide variety of subject matter, but also lists the equipment, lenses, filters, exposure time, ISO setting, etc. that each photographer uses. It’s been hugely helpful for me and my photography as well.
Good luck!
Chris Hanlon — May 20th, 2011, 7:25 pm
Another great show thanks guys.
I will make a recommendation on survival books. There is one I read over ten years ago: Survive! by Martin Forrester (I am 85% sure that is the name & author) Best survival book I have ever read.
What I love is his humour throughout the book. It truly is the book you would want to have with you if you survived an aircrash on a deserted island… The humour is as important psychologically as the physical food water & shelter tips.
Chris Hanlon — May 20th, 2011, 7:40 pm
Oh and the exit through the giftshop can be seen here… http://www.tagtele.com/videos/voir/69728
Patrick Hitches — May 22nd, 2011, 11:41 am
Exit through the gift shop was wild! Nice recommendation brother… LOVED how it turned out too. He fricken killed that expo! haha
Sean Jacobs — May 22nd, 2011, 9:44 pm
Tim,
Great choice on camera and lens! I personally use the Panasonic Lumix GF-1 kit with that 20mm/1.7 lens. It’s phenomenal. LIghtweight and small but nearly as powerful as a full on DSLR. Lightroom is truly an amazing piece of software also as they mentioned.
When you are ready, look into upgrading your lens to a Voigtlander Nokton 50mm/1.1
This lens is 1/10 the cost of the Leica Noctilux 50mm/0.95 ($1000 vs $10000). This is absolutely the ultimate low light lens. It will increase the artistic look and sharpness of your shots. http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2009/11/24/leica-noctilux-classic-f1-vs-voigtlander-nokton-1-1/ is a great comparison of the two lenses and shows a bit of what kind of look they are capable of.
Enjoy!
-Sean
Christina Lee — May 23rd, 2011, 12:59 pm
For Kevin: First, that is one good looking bike!! Second, Control 4 sounds like all of my nerdiest home gadgetry dreams come true. The lighting features that you described could be super beneficial to your health by aligning your body’s natural circadian rhythm to the rise and fall of the sun. It would be AWESOME if you could have the color temp of your AM lights be a crisp white with a hint of blue for a refreshing morning light similar to the suns natural color in the morning hours. Then even more awesome, particularly if you have trouble sleeping, would be to have the lighting slowly dim as you get ready for bed – preferably with warm, red tones of light in contrast to the the dynamic white/blueish light of the morning sun. One of my favorite evidence based interior designers posted this article on the subject if you’re interested: http://deborahburnett.com/images/uploads/Derung_Visual_timing_light_en.pdf
For Tim: You discuss a blue light in your latest book that aids in better sleep for the sleep deprived and helps to prevent fatigue throughout the day – do you study any type of Epigenetic science related to the color of light or was this just a random discovery made in attempt to get yourself some well deserved sleep?! I’m also pretty excited to hear about your adventures in photography.. I’m a newby to the world of photography as well.
Brad Hassett — May 23rd, 2011, 3:47 pm
Tim,
If you’re getting into photography you may find this helpful: http://intothedarkroom.com/products/publish/blogshow-7a263/ . It’s a fantastic WordPress plugin that creates slideshows for your blog. I’m not sure if you plan on posting your images on your blog but thought I would tell you about it in case you do.
I would like to disclose that I am a developer for the company but I fully believe in our products. If you’re interested in trying it out or any of our other photography products I would be more than happy to give it to you for free.
Brad
Justin — May 24th, 2011, 9:18 am
Great show gents- we all know you guys are busy so thanks for taking the time to make this.
Mark Cafiero — May 24th, 2011, 1:38 pm
[Moderated: Removed links]
Hey Tim it’s Mark, the guy who sent you that photo of the Matterhorn a while ago, who was mentioned in your extended version, who you tweeted about last weekend with the body transformation photos…….
Hey, I have started a new company called Chimpsy. We are moving into San Francisco with a Groupon feature on June 6. We have little “photo fieldtrips” that we offer to students. They are fun little 2 hour crash courses in photography. I’ll give you a free pass. In fact, if you want to come, I’ll actually fly out and teach yours personally. You and all your friends. Let me know if you want to take me up on that.
Mark
John — May 25th, 2011, 8:41 am
Tim,
The book titled “Understanding Exposure” is an excellent book. This book was recommended to me when I first picked up a camera, 5 years ago. He has another book along the same simple, yet extensive information titled “Understanding Shutter Speed.” Even the basic point and shoot that majority of population use has the settings to allow for some manipulation of these speeds, which can create a whole new world into artistic/creative photography.
david bakunowicz — May 25th, 2011, 10:49 pm
Hi Tim & Kevin,
Thankyou so much for the tip of viewing “Exit through the Gift Shop”. Wow! This blew my mind. I found this so intiguing. I’ve begun to research the question “is ETTGS a hoax? And if so, what is true? What is not…?
I’m interested, what r peoples thoughts on this film and its legitimacy?
Cheers,
Dave
Hector Adrian — May 26th, 2011, 10:53 pm
Tim, you look a lot more laid back and happy, I remember you coming across as more serious and slightly uptight in the past. Is there a reason for it?
NCA — May 27th, 2011, 11:52 am
He’s more laid back and happy because he is now $2,000,000 richer.
Tim Ferriss — May 27th, 2011, 8:20 pm
NCA,
The income actually has nothing to do with it. I still drive the same VW Golf I bought used in 2004, and my lifestyle “burn” is minimal. An additional $2-10MM has no material impact on my day-to-day life.
The difference is being more comfortable in my own skin. That’s it. Perhaps from having a second bestseller (Fulfilling “once you’re lucky, twice you’re good” and feeling able to relax, perhaps?), or perhaps from valuing relationships more over time.
Best,
Tim
Hector Adrian — May 29th, 2011, 6:31 pm
I didn’t mean it to sound like an attack on Tim or anything, he just seems so laid back and happy, and it seems pretty authentic. I want some of that
NCA — June 2nd, 2011, 9:16 am
Income has nothing to do with it Huh? Alright then how about you donate every cent you made off your last book (and will continue to make) to the Wounded Warrior Project, sell your home and donate that money as well, oh and as far as personal appearances you can donate all that money too. When it is all said and done, money has everything to do with it, don’t get me wrong Tim, your first book changed my life and you have done alot of good and put in the hard work and you deserve to reap the rewards, but let’s be real about it, and to say that money has nothing to do with it…well, that’s just a cop out and you know it.
Let’s see how many of your valued relationships would value you if you were broke, I think we know the real answer to that. Money does buy happiness, it also buys pain, false friends, but it also provides a sense of well being, happiness, and security.
I would have respected your answer more had it been truthful and real world. So like I said, donate all that “additional $2-10MM” you speak of and I really believe you will be singing a different tune.
Best,
NCA
Tim Ferriss — June 2nd, 2011, 10:50 pm
Hi NCA,
Money does buy “happiness” (self-reported well-being) up to about $100,000 in annual income. Based on all available research, it has diminishing returns past that. My point was that any difference in my demeanor in the last few Random shows vs. earlier episodes wouldn’t be — based on that research — attributable to income from the last book. I was already past the $100,000 point.
It saddens me that your comment is so accusatory, without asking for clarification. How many of my valued relationships would value me if I lost all my money? Almost all of them, as that’s how I pick them. It’s a reason most of my close friends I’ve known since high school, and also why I live in SF vs. NYC or other more externally-focused locales.
In any case, you’re certainly entitled to your feelings and opinions about this, but I don’t think your accusation is fair. I donate at least 10% of my pre-tax income to non-profits and causes per year (probably closer to 20%), and you’ll be hard pressed to find many people how do that, even among those who make $100M/year.
That’s all I can offer. Hope it helps somehow.
All the best,
Tim
Drew — June 2nd, 2011, 11:29 pm
I don’t know what your deal is NCA or where your angry comments come from. Clearly I don’t need to stand up for anyone here nor do I want to engage in a negative conversation but I can’t bite my tongue after reading a couple of your comments. It seems that everyone is supportive and encouraging on here and then there is you. You’re the reason I rarely read comments or post any myself. We have someone inspirational and innovative and you find any minute point to direct this clear anger for whatever reason. There are plenty of other people you could attack that don’t post blogs about donating to disasters (see Japan/music blog) or people with money that don’t care about how we treat animals (see shark fin blog) and you pick Tim. You said his book changed your life but you are quick to accuse false accusation or believe an answer is a straight up lie. It seems like money is the reason you got excited. Don’t you think people that change lives deserve to be paid for what they do? Could YOU put a price on it? If your life was changed by a book how many others have been affected? As stated earlier I won’t be engaging in any debate with you, that isn’t my goal. I figured I write what I’m certain others are thinking. Honestly I wish people like you would direct their negative, angry energy somewhere else.
Katya — May 27th, 2011, 8:27 pm
Really enjoy these shows.
A Q: is there any way to invest in Milk inc?
thx
Katya
Drew — May 28th, 2011, 9:10 am
You guys are great, thanks so much for making this show along with it being so easily accessible. I try to surround myself with influential, inspirational people and I couldn’t be happier to get a little insight of how you guys do what you do.
I know you get a lot of questions so I’ll be brief. I have the opportunity to get a little, tiny piece of air time on the radio in which it will be possible to ‘sell’ or maybe ‘advertise’ for companies in the same field (apologies, don’t know the proper terminology). I was wondering if that ‘s what you guys do when you introduce a product or website on the show?
Being who you are I’d imagine company’s come to you, I was wondering if you have any short suggestions on how I would approach company’s to do the same.
Thanks again for the show, I really enjoyed it!
stu — May 29th, 2011, 9:56 am
Hi Tim,
Just finished the 4 Hour Body book! Outstanding book! Right up my street.
Just watched this Random episode and now subscribed to the Podcasts. Looking forward to the next one mate
Tom — May 29th, 2011, 8:21 pm
I really wish Random was a weekly show. I get so excited when I see a new episode posted because it gets me on to all kinds of things I didn’t even know existed before. Keep the shows coming, they kill it.
Matt — May 29th, 2011, 9:36 pm
Who’s the random gorgeous woman who happened to stumble in to watch you guys? (you should have spent more camera time on her:)
Matt — May 29th, 2011, 9:58 pm
at 19:10….Tim flicks us off:)
Great show guys…. I actually watched the whole thing….keep it up!
Union — June 2nd, 2011, 1:02 am
Hi Tim, Kevin, love the show, and just realized you can subscribe to it in iTunes, only problem is — I have a Windows Phone… any chance you guys could add the podcast to the Zune Marketplace as well? That’d be awesome!
Thaaaaaaaaaanks! Union
nazia — June 2nd, 2011, 11:58 pm
i like the show thanks for sharing
Heyward — June 3rd, 2011, 8:05 am
Hey, can a smart person please tell me why tim said that the china study- in linking animal protein to cancer- was not quite right?
Roberto Lebron — June 4th, 2011, 7:49 am
Great show! Took plenty of notes and downloaded apps as I was listening. This is some of the best stuff on the web, the way you meander through one interesting topic after another, and the tone is always upbeat and cool. Thank you! Keep it up!
Payam Rajabi — June 4th, 2011, 9:15 am
Hey Tim,
It’s awesome that you want to get more into photography. I started a photoblog in 2005 (check link) and posted one photo each day. It keeps you motivated to always be shooting and to have an open eye about the world. Every considered doing that yourself? You can Tumblr and Cargo Collective are two of my favourite choices for photo blogging platforms.
Also, I recently found this video which I find very inspiring: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH7YxbuZQs8
Payam Rajabi — June 4th, 2011, 9:17 am
Hey Tim,
It’s awesome that you want to get more into photography. I started a photo blog in 2005 (check link) and posted one photo each day. It keeps you motivated to always be shooting and to have an open eye about the world. Ever considered doing that yourself? Tumblr and Cargo Collective are two of my favourite choices for photo blogging platforms.
Also, I recently found this video which I find very inspiring:
Payam Rajabi — June 4th, 2011, 9:23 am
Oh, and if you’re using a Mac, I would choosing Apple Aperture over Adobe Lightroom. It’s a lot more intuitive and easy to use, while giving you all the same great tools.
Qishisanye — June 4th, 2011, 11:58 am
Purchased the ipa flashcards, not really a fan. I was a linguistics major looking for an easy way to refresh my ipa skills. Only 50 out of the 300 cards have word examples that let you actually learn the Ipa sounds. It also appears the creator doesn’t know what a diphthong is, many of the vowels are incorrectly labeled. Be careful if you have an accent because you will associate the wrong sound with the ipa symbol by just reading the examples aloud. Good idea, poor execution. Not worth 50 bucks!
Kellie Kalish — June 4th, 2011, 9:09 pm
@Qishisanye
For starters, I’m sorry you weren’t pleased with the cards. Please don’t hesitate to return them. We offer a 30-day money back guarantee via amazon. If you’re beyond the 30 days and are that disappointed, I’ll gladly make arrangements for you.
To clarify, the website is transparent regarding how many example cards are in the deck, and on how the remaining cards are broken down. I’m guessing you may have seen the show and ordered the cards thinking they were all the same format. We are well aware of diphthongs; the cards were edited by a linguistics professor. If you have specific examples of cards you feel are incorrect, we would welcome the advice at feedback@ipaflashcards.com or take the survey on our website. We’re always interested in ways to make improvements for the future.
Again, I’m sorry you weren’t impressed with the cards. We worked hard on the content, print quality and presentation.
-Kellie Kalish
President of Minokidowinan Language Resources
Eric T Hanson — June 14th, 2011, 11:40 pm
Great episode, thanks guys. LOVE the knives, Tim.
One ‘thing’:
Kevin… Let’s be honest, buddy. You can’t pull off a motorcycle.
Stop while you’re ahead, and stick with the Vespa.
Cheers,
-E
Jan — June 15th, 2011, 2:50 am
Tim ??.
Thanks to you and Kevin for another interesting and inspiring random episode. It’s especially great to see you talk about languages again.
Being a big fan of your methods and a believer in your ideas, I was wondering if maybe you could give us a timeline and an overview of how you approach a completely new language like you did in your “How to Resurrect Your High School Spanish… or Any Language” post for reactivating languages in one of the next episodes.
All the best,
Jan
Logan Parker — June 16th, 2011, 5:24 pm
Hah Tim you look more badass with a cleanly shaven head.
Michael F — July 4th, 2011, 1:41 am
I definitely love The Random Show. I know you don’t do guest posts, but what do you allow as far as sharing the info and linking back to your post?
Miguel Lira — July 5th, 2011, 10:00 am
Hey Man, just wanted to share that I just bought the latest version of the kindle version of 4HWW (I had the previous one) and I have been reading it using my laptop (dont have a kindle yet). It is pretty amazing, the book has helped me tremendously, I particularly like the microtesting tips and all the tricks related to negotiating and getting things done. I read Koch´s 80/20 Book before yours, and it is the perfect follow up; your talks about applying 80-20 to businenesses and personal life with a hands on approach.
Just wanted to share and say thanks.
Rima — July 20th, 2011, 8:09 pm
Hi everybody!
I got this morning PAGG and want to start taking them tomorrow but i don’y know if i should wait till after my cheat day? Cause what directions said not to take them on carb day?
Please let me know.
Rima.
Julia Rege — August 11th, 2011, 9:33 am
Could I have a protein shake of Metagenics Chocolate Whey(15 grams protein) plus 2 eggs scramble (1 yolk) for breakfast? Or an Orgain Protein drink in chocolate or vanilla (15gprotein) and 2 eggs scrambled (1 yolk)? I cannot get down plain whey protein with vegetables in it as an option. It makes me sick to my stomach. I also don’t have a ton of time in the morning to prepare vegetables and beans so a protein shake is easiest.
Bob Siddoway — August 25th, 2011, 10:23 am
Hey Tim,
I didn’t realize you were a bourbon fan? I thought only red wine. What’s your favorite bourbon?
Also, just wanted to let you know I lost 8.5 lbs in 3 weeks on the 4HB diet and had crazy amounts of energy. I’ve switched over to the primal diet now more for maintenance purposes. Anyway, if you’re ever in Idaho, I’ll buy you a drink, on cheat day of course.
Tai — September 4th, 2011, 6:02 am
Awesome! Love your work…
Harpreet Kang — September 6th, 2011, 6:07 am
Hey Mr. Ferriss:
First of all I would like to say that I have read your book, The 4 Hour Work Week, 3 times and it is simply incredible. I can’t seem to put it down and get inspired every time I read it. Also I am very familiar with your blog and absolutely love it!!! The random shows are my personal favorites. I’m 22 and taking time off from school in Toronto, its been over a year now. I feel like I’m still in the same position and nothing has changed since last year. I want to start my own business but just can’t seem to find that last bit to get me started. All my life I’ve been dreaming up clever ideas to start, so at least that department of my factory is still active.
Mr. Ferriss from all your adventures through life, what excites you to pursue more?
Roger Gunn — September 6th, 2011, 2:37 pm
Hi Mr. Ferris.
I was given your name today by someone who thought you might be interested to know of what is happening with the CVAC System following the article in the Wall Street Journal about it’s use by Novak Djokovics.
If so, I’d love to hear from you.
best
Roger Gunn
Wendy — September 8th, 2011, 12:37 pm
I am getting a lot of value out of the 4-Hour Body as a triathlete and I’m onto the 4 hour work-week to help with time-management as a solo-practitioner/teacher. At the moment I am looking for some information, similar to what you did with running for cyclists. Also, I really enjoy long rides on the week-end. I was thinking of doing the bing day on the day I cycle to ensure I have enough calories on the bike. Any thoughts or recommendations in this area?
Valerie — September 10th, 2011, 10:32 am
Tim,
I’m impressed at your ability to be on top, ahead of the curb but honestly your self-improvement advise is not designed for people who have super successful careers and have a personal life. Also, I’m assuming you have are not married or have kids so do you “really” know what you’re talking about?
Singed,
Anonymously interested to believe the self-help guru, but believe he’s an exceptional out-of-the-box self-promoter.
Henry — January 16th, 2012, 3:22 pm
Tim,
Great book recommendation! I picked it up right after and found it very interesting and useful. A section that hit me on the head was the price Power people pay, i.e. autonomy (e.g. time, relationships, hobbies, pleasure, etc.)
One of the main points I enjoyed and appreciated from the 4HWW is time and mobility. In effort to gain more Power I don’t think I’m willing to the pay the price of losing autonomy, one of my most valued goals in life.
Best,
Henry
devin dennis — October 31st, 2012, 6:13 am
That is some alarming and advantageous advice appropriate there. I cannot delay until the little humans go to beddy-bye so that I can apply and plan some of this being out.Thanks!
Walt Wagner — April 12th, 2013, 8:29 am
Great show. Some great new apps I will use. Picked up a Nikon 3100 Xmas 2010 great camera. I will check out the exposure book and put it to some use. Living in the DC area there are some great shots you can get if you use the right lighting. Sunset shots of the Potomac and the sights are amazing. I will have to try and make a few of those drinks. I saw the Bulleit Bourbon I received it as a Birthday gift in December. I’m more a Scotch than a Bourbon guy but I must say this stuff is awesome. Like the venue of the show keep mixing it up.
Philipp — May 11th, 2013, 10:18 pm
UI