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2016
/ Jul 2016
The Nitro World Games were the most exciting thing to happen in Action Sports in a decade

The Nitro World Games were the most exciting thing to happen in Action Sports in a decade

My TiVo is set to auto-record every cycling, BMX, and X Games event on TV, so when it asked me if I wanted to record something called the…
2016
/ Jul 2016
Some quick thoughts after seeing Ghostbusters which are all SPOILERS so promise me you won’t even…

Some quick thoughts after seeing Ghostbusters which are all SPOILERS so promise me you won’t even…

I liked the movie, it was funny, but it was a pretty straightforward simple story, not too many twists and turns. I kind of wanted it to be…
2016
/ Jul 2016
What if you could put a bell on cops, like a kitten? (You can)

What if you could put a bell on cops, like a kitten? (You can)

A few years ago, Oregon’s traffic enforcement changed a bit. Cops began to set up speed traps in places with double or triple fines and…
2016
/ Jul 2016
Arresting images from a week of protests

Arresting images from a week of protests

The events that sparked protest and the aftermath have produced some of the most intense images in years. They’re disturbing, powerful, and…
2016
/ Jul 2016
Homework is Bullshit

Homework is Bullshit

One of the pain points of parenthood is knowing that every choice I have for sending my daughter into school is likely going to grind out…
2016
/ Jul 2016

Pokemon Go

Ingress is an AR/real-world game released years ago. It was Android-only for the longest time and I only had one friend that was way into…
2016
/ Jul 2016

72 hours in Barcelona

I just finished my first visit to Spain, spending just a few days in Barcelona, but wanted to jot some notes down before they leave my mind…
2016
/ Jun 2016
How I defeated Donald Trump

How I defeated Donald Trump

The end of the Trump Diet
2016
/ Feb 2016
Duel: a meeting of the minds

Duel: a meeting of the minds

“Listen, we’ve been going neck and neck here, finishing one-two we’re clearly in the upper tier, but before we do battle from Atlanta to…
2016
/ Feb 2016

How a bit of software and tech may save the lives of many cyclists

Last week I stumbled upon this video while shopping for new bike gear.
2016
/ Jan 2016

Why people like Trump

The other day I happened to catch a Trump campaign livestream, and like people slowing down to look at traffic accidents, I decided to…
2016
/ Jan 2016

(Untitled)

20 Years Ago Today One day in the Spring of 1995, just a few months before I finished my undergrad
2016
/ Jan 2016
Goddamn you Jony Ive: How to improve the usability of a new TV remote

Goddamn you Jony Ive: How to improve the usability of a new TV remote

Don’t get me wrong, I like the new TV a lot. I’ve owned every single version of the Apple TV going back to the very first one I reviewed…
2016
/ Jan 2016
The Trump Diet

The Trump Diet

I have a varied history with my weight, and yes, I know body weight and BMI aren’t the be-all, end-all measurements and that we usually put…
2015
/ Dec 2015
20 Years Ago Today

20 Years Ago Today

One day in the Spring of 1995, just a few months before I finished my undergrad degree a friend in the student computer lab leaned over my…
2015
/ Dec 2015

33,636 Gun Deaths Visualized

According to the Centers for Disease Control, in 2013 all deaths due to firearms in the US amounted to 33,636 people. That sure seems like…
2015
/ Dec 2015
Why I can’t stop putting dildos into the hands of powerful conservatives

Why I can’t stop putting dildos into the hands of powerful conservatives

There have been so many gun massacres of late it’s difficult to recount them all. Increasingly, they’re striking closer and closer to home…
2015
/ Nov 2015
Everything you ever wanted to know about unfurling but were afraid to ask /or/ How to make your…

Everything you ever wanted to know about unfurling but were afraid to ask /or/ How to make your…

Let’s start with the most obvious question first. This is what an “unfurl” is: