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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

2024

/ May 2024

The final XOXO is a go

About 15 years ago, I'd say I was at my high point of weird internet fame, where a

2024

/ May 2024

How to enjoy retro Nintendo games on your iPad

The Delta game emulator was recently released for the iPhone and it's pretty great. But it takes some

2024

/ May 2024

Remember "free" airport WiFi? Also: LAX has always been a trash fire

I flew though LAX yesterday and forgot how hostile free airport WiFi used to be in the mid-2000s.  LAX uses

2024

/ May 2024

Apple's message falls flat

You've probably seen the tone-deaf ad from Apple about their new super thin iPad (update: they apologized for

2024

/ May 2024

Dear Fiona…

The thing I remember most about your first few days on this planet was the anxiety. The actual birth was

2024

/ Apr 2024

My new book project is officially a go

I mentioned a book I was planning to write in my "Embrace the weird" post a couple weeks

2024

/ Apr 2024

Even more CMS talk

After writing my previous post about my dream blogging content management system, the folks over at Shop Talk asked me

2024

/ Apr 2024

Feeling duped by Amazon's "magical AI" bullshit

Back in the Summer of 2019, I was in Seattle doing customer interviews for work, and I stopped by a

2024

/ Apr 2024

Embrace the weird

The other day I was complaining to a friend how I've been spinning my wheels lately, having trouble

2024

/ Apr 2024

A sandwich so good I nearly wept

I'm a big fan of food and I'm always looking out for new places to eat,