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Last year I bought the number one selling plugin-hybrid vehicle sold in America, and I even got a $7,500 tax rebate for the purchase. And before you try and guess, I’ll say that nope it wasn’t a Prius, it was a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xe. It’s ridiculous that a 5,000lb tank with the aerodynamics of …
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A few years ago, the show Lego Masters popped up on television in the US. It’s fun to watch, though as much as I like the host Will Arnett’s acting in comedy shows, he kinda takes on a persona of a “jock” spending most of his time heckling nerds. It’s not a good fit, tone-wise …
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Every once in a while, I take a photo and I look at it on a desktop computer and I’m just amazed that it came out of a phone. Anyways, here are some photos I’ve taken in the past couple weeks that surprised me at how good they came out.
A couple weeks ago, I got a copy of Cory Doctorow’s new novel Red Team Blues, and after reading about a third of it the first night I had it, I ended up switching over to the audiobook, and listened in one eight hour stretch during a road trip to California the next day. First …
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This past weekend, I went down to Monterey Bay, CA to go out on a boat into open waters where we spread the ashes of my favorite uncle, my mom’s kid brother who was born about ten years after she was. He died pre-pandemic of an aggressive cancer that took him much too quickly, but …
A few months ago, I heard about a new Jonah Hill project where he interviewed his therapist, who’s a unique guy that helped Jonah with a lot of break-throughs that could maybe help others too. Usually I avoid vanity projects actors and directors do, because they’re often so self-involved it’s hard to tell if they’re …
TL;DR: The Lutron Claro (or Diva if you want dimming) Smart Switch is the best HomeKit compatible wall switch there is, period. I’ve been playing with smart home devices since x10 came out in the 1990s. And every house I’ve had since 2005 has had a few smart switches hard-wired into my walls. I’ve tried …
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If you live in the Pacific Northwest and ever wondered how the varied terrain got to be the way it is, this video is a concise, fascinating 18 minute deep-dive into the last ice age from 17,000-10,000 years ago and how today we can still see clues all over to explain how it all went …
Today I was driving past an auto body shop that specializes in collision damage and I couldn’t help but notice the three Amazon trucks parked out front. It reminds me of the time my uncle got a job at UPS, driving a truck and doing deliveries about 20 years ago. He hated it at first, …
A few weeks ago, I caught a YouTube video on how to hide wires and cords in an effort to create a completely “wireless” desk look. I was basically born a slob and whatever desk I’ve been working at for the last 25 years doing tech work has usually resembled a disaster area. So I …
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