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…
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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
These are my favorite apps in the Photography folder on my phone. I wanted to share the ones that aren’t too popular and took me ages of…
A day on the bay
Sometimes I hate the existence of AutoCAD
In the early 2000s, toothbrush design got outrageous.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
How I defeated Donald Trump
The end of the Trump Diet
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…
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.
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…
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20 Years Ago Today
One day in the Spring of 1995, just a few months before I finished my undergrad
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…