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2023
/ Jan 2023

Hanks for the memories

Earlier this week I listened to the Bullseye interview with Tom Hanks, and it's one of the best
2023
/ Jan 2023

First thoughts from a Rivian R1S test drive

In February of 2020, I plunked down a deposit on the Rivian R1S, a 3-row full electric SUV soon after
2023
/ Jan 2023

Belkin MagSafe monitor mount, Continuity Camera, and using your iPhone as your webcam

Last month I heard that Belkin was releasing MagSafe iPhone mounts for the MacBook and another version for Studio Displays
2022
/ Dec 2022

Surprisingly good tech: The weBoost Drive Reach cell signal booster

A couple years ago, I started seeing ads for "cell phone booster" antennas for cars and trucks around
2022
/ Dec 2022

Ice Storm fun

Last night as I was driving home on a sheet of frozen rain I saw some teens hooning it up
2022
/ Dec 2022

Google Docs gripe

(I posted this on Mastodon but I might as well share here in the off chance any Googlers still read
2022
/ Dec 2022

An interesting Instagram business model

I love seeing how people do things on the edges of what is possible. In this case, how people make
2022
/ Dec 2022

California solar is responsible for 10% of all energy production in the state?

My old pal Dinah posted this today: It's kind of an amazing stat: just 1.5 million solar
2022
/ Dec 2022

Stepside: episode 12 is up

I just uploaded the newest episode of Stepside, which is our last show of this year plus it's
2022
/ Dec 2022

The Muppet Christmas Carol, greatly improved

I had no idea the Muppet Christmas Carol movie I've probably seen a dozen times over the last
2022
/ Dec 2022

The Shitty Technology Adoption Curve

A few months ago, I read this post by Cory Doctorow about how shitty tech always tends to move upwards
2022
/ Dec 2022

Said the Gramophone's best music of 2022 is out!

Said the Gramophone is one of my favorite old school blogs that's focused on music. I wouldn'
2022
/ Dec 2022

An important verified checkmark in real life

The other day I realized (at least in Oregon) there's a verified checkmark in real life that'
2022
/ Dec 2022

How Jamiroquai did it

I guess I assumed the famous Jamiroquai music video from the mid-90s was filmed on some sort of magical Hollywood
2022
/ Dec 2022
US Healthcare

US Healthcare

American healthcare is split into 2 piles: * Face holes * Not face holes Here's a quick FAQ/explainer: What
2022
/ Dec 2022

Moon shots

All the best photos from the Artemis I unmanned mission around the moon are in an album on Flickr here.
2022
/ Dec 2022
How to be a writer on a marketing team without sounding like a jerk

How to be a writer on a marketing team without sounding like a jerk

I spent close to seven years in a marketing department on a content team as I wrote blog posts, ebooks,
2022
/ Dec 2022

Mele Kalikimaka

I’m 5 years old and I’m in kindergarten, and December rolls around so we do a big elementary