Several weeks on a 6-speed Brompton C-Line
I bought a six-speed Brompton C-Line several weeks ago, replacing a Zizzo Forté. I like having a non-electric "get around" bike, and I like having...
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2024
The imposter director revisits the cradle
It isn't something I really emphasize on my résumé or in interviews, but for a spell (more than a year? Less than two?) I was...
re: RMS/FSF
Regarding The Stallman Report, which I tried to discuss in a single toot but couldn't: I owe my career and life as I know it...
Goodbye, Pranayama
I sold a few boards this week, including this Pantheon Pranayama. As much as I admired the design, with its super narrow tolerances for such...
On Metal
Before deciding I was a punk guy in high school, I was a jazz guy. I was rescued from staying that way by the guy...
Zizzo Folder Notes
I met some friends up on Burnside last night, and planned to ride home with Al from there, so I decided to take my Zizzo...
Dialing in the ADV 1.1, getting the Forte out of storage
I got a bike fitting at Pedal PT for my new Co-Op ADV 1.1 two weeks ago. We didn't end up changing much: The seat...
M43 wasn't on my list of things to appreciate in 2024
I took my OM-5 (with the kit 12-45 zoom) along for our coast trip. I liked what I got from the combo, especially considering the...
Down the Southern Oregon Coast
We took a trip down the Southern Oregon Coast for Al's birthday this year, staying in Gold Beach but ranging as far down as Brookings...
Co-Op ADV 1.1
More for purposes of a placeholder than even a preliminary review: My friend Patrick mentioned doing the Reach the Beach ride in May. You never...
Kinds of builders
After a few years at a startup I started slipping two of my own questions into the interview plans I was handed, regardless of why...
Long Haul Day and a Meditation on Meat Crayons
I put a lot of miles on the Haul today: Two runs to Johnson Creek after I left my wallet at home, then one up...
Specialized Globe Haul ST
I ended my cargo bike search with a Specialized Globe Haul ST. It's basically replacing three other vehicles: A car I seldom drive if I...
How do you know anything?
Lots of crowing and the eventual deletion of a comment calling for journalists to be "curb stomped" for their inadequacies. And if we set the...
Carver Store, Carver, OR
We drove into Carver from Metzler Park in Clackamas, Co. The Carver Store is a few aisles wide and probably sells more drinks than anything,...
The Echo Inn, Carver, OR
Saturday night we drove in to Carver from Metzler Park for dinner. We've spotted the Echo Inn a few times on the way through, so...
Metzler Park, Clackamas Co.
We spent the weekend at Metzler Park in Clackamas County. It's about an hour from home and it's part of the Clackamas County park system...
Yo La Tengo at Pioneer Courthouse Square
Wow, they just settled in and went.
The AI Poop Ouroboros
Today one of my IT customers pinged me asking if I could help with a quality-of-life issue in one of our apps. They had a...
Hazel, shell scripts, Kagi's AI Quick Answers, and Magick photo borders
I was looking around for "resize and add a border" options for photos. Lightroom mobile will do it. There are some iOS apps that will...
