2024 In Review
I take a pause at the end of each year to reflect. It’s a casual habit that got more deeply entrenched when I was in…
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It’s the economy, stupid
I was depressed by the US election results this year, but initially I was just kind of surprised at the results. Harris ran a solid…
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Ghost Engineers: The Latest Bullshit Moral Panic
Hot off the presses the week while the US celebrated Thanksgiving, we’ve got a new report that a Stanford researcher has found that as much…
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Biking Renewed My Love For Portland
In the summer of 2020, like a ton of people, I ordered en e-bike. In 2023, after installing a handlebar riser and eliminating the wrist…
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Democracy Is a Long Game
The Supreme Court issued a bunch of disappointing rulings this past week (and might well be slated to issue another one Monday morning). American voters…
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Vision Pro: What’s next?
You don’t need me to explain to you that Vision Pro is a flop. It was never expected to sell in large volume this year…
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The Untapped Potential Of Pro iPads
As Apple released its latest batch of iPad Pros, the reviews were a familiar refrain: “the hardware is awesome but held back by iPadOS.” But…
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Files are underrated
Owing to a recent crusade of mine to start dispensing opinions to companies who may or may not want want them, I found myself corresponding…
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Mini-Review: CarlinKit 5.0 Wireless CarPlay Adapter
tl;dr: This adapter is solid, and if you have a wired CarPlay car that you want to make wireless, you’ll be happy with this. I’ve…
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Vision Pro’s Trajectory
As I’ve been using Vision Pro and figuring out its strengths and shortcomings, I find myself trying to understand its place in the world once…