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/ 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
2022
/ Dec 2022

Every Mastodon iOS app scratches an itch: a brief tour of various clients

Last week, I wrote a gentle intro to Mastodon for the Zapier* blog. I aimed it at regular people that
2022
/ Dec 2022

Birbs are real

Way back in the pre-pandemic times, I backed a Kickstarter project for a very good idea: Bird Buddy. It'
2022
/ Dec 2022

I just realized…

Gary Oldman’s name will continue getting funnier with each passing year
2022
/ Nov 2022
Perfect chicken tikka masala made in the InstantPot

Perfect chicken tikka masala made in the InstantPot

Ever since I got an InstantPot a few years ago, I've been trying to find the best butter
2022
/ Nov 2022

Rian Johnson for President

I don't want to over-hype anything or give away any spoilers, but I will strongly suggest you go
2022
/ Nov 2022

I'm sorry, Big Agnes

I found a store-wide discount at an outdoor brand's shop that made really high tech stuff. I told
2022
/ Nov 2022

The best stocking stuffer is these little wire ties

I am pretty sure I first found out about these little reusable wire tie things from an interview at Cool
2022
/ Nov 2022

Decoder ring on the history of big butts

The Victorian bustle made way for the big butt obsession The new Slate Decoder Ring podcast episode on the history
2022
/ Nov 2022

MBA jackasses ruined Kiehl’s

Sometime around 1999 or 2000, a stylish friend mentioned he had an elaborate skincare regime, and instead of mocking him
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/ Nov 2022

🤔 Apple Podcast algorithms

I went on a long road trip recently and I was bored so I brought up the Apple Podcasts default
2022
/ Nov 2022

Everyone’s a mixologist now

me last week at a bar: ugh this cocktail tastes like shit me this week after binging that netflix cocktail
2022
/ Nov 2022

Road trip idea #1

I drove on freeways for 8 hours today and often I was driving next to the same three cars for