I recently flew to Taiwan to go on a bike trip around the island. One fun part of the experience was figuring out how to transport my bike. It all worked out well, though there were a few hiccups. Here’s what my packed bike looked like: In particular, I used zip ties, bubble wrap, and cardboard such that the bike didn’t hit the floor when it was on its side. One cool thing about how I packaged it…
I took a pause from climate research to go visit Colombia for the past two weeks. The trip was really excellent, and I wanted to briefly write about my time there. I decided the easiest format would be a “trip report” where I simply talk about what I did and suggestions that I have for future travelers. I’ve skipped out on being more reflective just to be quicker at writing and publishing anything…
Disclosure: I had help writing parts of this article with ChatGPT. I think it’s nontheless an interesting and quick read. Quick History Regulation Begins Up until the early 20th century, the electric grid was largely unregulated, with companies jockeying for control and market share. Drawing comparisons to the railroad industry, the public was worried that utilities would soon charge exorbitant…
January 20th was my last day working at Playground . The decision to leave was challenging because of the many great aspects of the company, some of which I’ll briefly touch on below. I ultimately realized that this was about the best possible time to transition, because Mighty had just shut down and Playground was at the start of a long journey. I wanted to be able to commit to the project for…
What’s your Myth? What myth do you live your life by? A myth in this context is the overarching concept or belief that keeps you going in life, that is your motivation to live another day, that gives you an earnest energy, that guides your life decisions. Religion is probably the most durable myth, but there are many. I’m intentionally abusing the typical definition of myth here. Typically, a…
I’ve been interested in working for a climate company awhile. The last time I spent concerted effort trying to find a good match was for a few months in the spring of 2021. I learned quite a bit and documented it all in Workflowy. Among other things, this involved checkins with 7 people weekly for 6 weeks, calls with several people at companies I admired, and lots of reading/listening. But I felt…
This past Sunday, we announced that Mighty is shutting down. I’ve been working on it since its infancy – before we pivoted to even making a browser at all. I want to spend some time talking about why we built Mighty in the first place, and why we weren’t able to ultimately achieve those goals. This is essentially a case study on a topic I’ve been intimately close to over the past 3.5 years. What…
A few years back I heard of this incredible website called https://pjammcycling.com/ . It attempts to map the worlds hardest road bike climbs. That’s just code for “really beautiful biking areas”, because, after all, you need some sort of crazy geological structure to bike up. One that stood out to me was Owen’s Valley. Here’s a sense of how many great rides are in that area: USA Rank 1-25 Onion…
Here’s a verse from The Dream Shatterer by Big Pun, where I’ve highlighted some of his rhymes. Ayo, I shatter dreams like Jordan , assault and batter your team Your squadron'll be barred from rap Like Adam and Eve from the garden I'm carvin ' my initials on your fore head So every night be fore bed , you see the BP shine off the board head Rev erse that , I curse at the first wack…
I’m still trying to do my 2 months summaries! I’m just 4 months delayed. That’s ok though. Also, sorry about the terrible formatting on this post. Without further ado, here’s a summary of November and December! Trips Visited Boston (3 days) Mainly hanging out with friends Lots of biking Mexico City (8 days) LA (1 day) Dad (3 days) Biking 200 miles along the Northern California coast (4 days)…