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2016
/ Oct 2016
The NYT buying Wirecutter and Sweethome is so much more amazing than you think

The NYT buying Wirecutter and Sweethome is so much more amazing than you think

I was happy to read that the New York Times bought Brian Lam’s Wirecutter and Sweethome sites for $30 million today.
2016
/ Oct 2016
The origin story of raccoon

The origin story of raccoon

Yeah, it started with someone finding this funny image of a raccoon looking super helpful, and once shared in #random everyone talked about…
2016
/ Oct 2016

Donald Trump and the Central Park Five

Let’s not let this slip through the cracks
2016
/ Oct 2016
Part 3: Talkabot conference liveblog

Part 3: Talkabot conference liveblog

Notes from the final day of conference talks
2016
/ Oct 2016
Part 2: Talkabot conference liveblog

Part 2: Talkabot conference liveblog

Notes from the first day of conference talks
2016
/ Oct 2016
Part 1: Talkabot conference liveblog

Part 1: Talkabot conference liveblog

Notes from the all-day tutorial session
2016
/ Sep 2016
Nike’s Biketown is the best bikeshare

Nike’s Biketown is the best bikeshare

Portland, Oregon recently (finally!) got a bikeshare system after about ten years of fits and starts and delays. The Nike Biketown system…
2016
/ Sep 2016
Starving artists

Starving artists

Memories of XOXO 2016
2016
/ Aug 2016
Apple Notes is the most innovative thing Apple did in the last two years

Apple Notes is the most innovative thing Apple did in the last two years

I love Apple Notes, and it’s now a central part of my life. And while I have sporadically kept a todo list in a text file on my desktop, it…
2016
/ Aug 2016
Build a Slow TV OSX screensaver in 2min

Build a Slow TV OSX screensaver in 2min

Download the screensaver zip file here on github.
2016
/ Aug 2016
Gerrymandering is a way bigger deal than you already thought

Gerrymandering is a way bigger deal than you already thought

This is a quick one: subscribe to Hari Kondabolu and W. Kamu Bell’s new podcast Politically Reactive. They’re only a few episodes in, but…
2016
/ Aug 2016
The olympics without animated GIFs

The olympics without animated GIFs

The IOC’s war on animated GIFs means we all lose
2016
/ Aug 2016
Practical tips on selling a car on Craigslist

Practical tips on selling a car on Craigslist

Recently I sold a car on Craigslist. I never planned to sell my car there when I set out to buy a new one, but it turned out to be the best…
2016
/ Aug 2016

Reasons to get through the next six months, as a service

Let me just get one thing out of the way: for as long as I can remember, I’ve thought about death. And before you pick up the…
2016
/ Aug 2016
Stupid idea: the permasequel

Stupid idea: the permasequel

Long ago, Hollywood was a creative land where artists turned dreams into reality. But at some point, the whole thing turned into an…
2016
/ Jul 2016

My favorite lesser known photography apps for the iPhone

These are my favorite apps in the Photography folder on my phone. I wanted to share the ones that aren’t too popular and took me ages of…
2016
/ Jul 2016
A day on the bay

A day on the bay

2016
/ Jul 2016

Sometimes I hate the existence of AutoCAD

In the early 2000s, toothbrush design got outrageous.