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…
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Portland, Oregon recently (finally!) got a bikeshare system after about ten years of fits and starts and delays. The Nike Biketown system…
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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…
Build a Slow TV OSX screensaver in 2min
Download the screensaver zip file here on github.
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…
The olympics without animated GIFs
The IOC’s war on animated GIFs means we all lose
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…
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…
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…
My favorite lesser known photography apps for the iPhone
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A day on the bay
Sometimes I hate the existence of AutoCAD
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The Nitro World Games were the most exciting thing to happen in Action Sports in a decade
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