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• jseliger.com commented on The one that got away
  I don't have one that got away, per se, but I can think about one that might go away at some point: Design.Y's notebooks. They're handmade by a guy in Japan and ludicrously expensive. But they appear to be the ultimate notebook, and I still carry around a (paper) notebook because I find it much easier to use than my phone. For a long time, I used generic Moleskine notebooks—until this happened, which sent me on a quest to find a better notebook. Design.Y's might be the ultimate in notebooks, but they're dependent on a single guy and his inclination...
• Charlie Stross commented on The one that got away
  Same general idea as Sir CMK's chair ... but armrests with padded tops supported by a row of rods from beneath, rather than solid-sided; it was generally a lot airier....
• Moderator Alan commented on The one that got away
  I am amused by Catie Murphy's writing chair. It has split keyboards, one for each hand on the end of the chair arms. It might account for some of her productivity. Either that, or her work ethic, the one where she planned a few months in advance "Finish copy edits for $story" "Have baby"...
• Moderator Alan commented on The one that got away
  Ah, context is king. In this case, I assume you mean David-Scott-who-walked-on-the-moon and Charlie-Brown-the-Apollo-command-module....
• Charlie Stross commented on The one that got away
  We have a winner: Fazal Majid's wife's former neighbours! Wikipedia entry for Anish Kapoor. Key sentence, for non-art-loving philistines: "Kapoor made a $27 million profit in 2008, taking the fortune he has made from his art to an estimated $62.7 million. His record auction price is 1.94 million pounds, set in July 2008."...