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2024

/ Nov 2024

Skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been

Here's a thing I can't stop noticing in new cars: when the iPad came out in

2024

/ Nov 2024

Recommended things in my home that are total game changers

The other day I tried to convince a friend to buy something I loved when I realized I should probably

2024

/ Oct 2024

Portland Japanese Garden 2024 Fall color

Every year I (ab)use my annual pass to the Portland Japanese Gardens by visiting every 4-5 days from September

2024

/ Oct 2024

Two years of living with a Jeep Wrangler

In 2022, for my 50th birthday I replaced my 20 year-old off road worthy Lexus GX 470 (that I'

2024

/ Oct 2024

Finding the best case and wallet for your new phone

I get a new iPhone most years and I tell myself it's for the photography aspects, but honestly,

2024

/ Oct 2024

How to share your access to media with family and simultaneously sweep the annual nerdy nephew of the year awards

A couple months ago I was hanging out with my aunt, and she mentioned her cable+internet bill was around

2024

/ Sep 2024

The best sketches from SNL's 49th season

I've watched Saturday Night Live from a frighteningly early age—I bet I've seen almost every

2024

/ Sep 2024

August 2024 in photos

Here are some highlights from the month of August: We went to Disneyland as a one-last-trip-before-college thing as a family,

2024

/ Aug 2024

Richard Haughey (1944-2024)

My father passed away today. It was a shock to get the call that he was "code blue"

2024

/ Aug 2024

The most surprising win at the Olympics: Peacock streaming

Right before the pandemic hit, I moved into a new house that was just outside of cable TV coverage. And

2024

/ Aug 2024

A recap of bike stuff from the first week of the 2024 Olympics

I spent the first 20+ years of my life on a BMX bike, then later did some mountain bike and

2024

/ Jul 2024

My long strange trip into home automation

Over the past few years I've written about things I've done around my home, like putting

2024

/ Jul 2024

Happy Birthday, MetaFilter!

It's pretty incredible that MetaFilter turns 25 years old today. Barely anything on the internet sticks around for

2024

/ Jul 2024

24 unexpected hours in NYC

I'm almost done with research work on my upcoming guidebook as my wife and I review the final

2024

/ Jun 2024

I love seeing car YouTubers drop their networks

There's been a trend lately in car-youtuber-land, one where you hear a host on camera say they'

2024

/ Jun 2024

When convenience becomes a liability

In the Summer of 2003, I bought my very first Mac of my own, with my own money. Previously, I

2024

/ Jun 2024

The coolest tech video I've seen in ages

The most interesting tech video I’ve seen in a while is this one and I’ll tell you why:

2024

/ May 2024

It's been…

Eight years after the crime was committed, six years since most evidence came to light in Michael Cohen's