It is obvious at this point that plastic recycling is an actual scam, and this has been known for years (actually decades). Yet somehow it seems like there is very little movement to actually change our behavior around this. Over the past couple years I have been taking steps to reduce my overall use of [ ]
These are my general reducing techniques for common waste of single-use disposable products. I am presenting them here in the hopes that others will be inspired to use these or similar techniques. This is a companion piece to my rant on recycling. The Arsenal In order to reduce I have a general arsenal of items [ ]
One of the main goals of NixOS is to have a reproducible system. Hardware and software change, and after a while, any computer becomes a mess of random things installed, random one-off configurations, and then its just really hard to understand what is on the machine. With NixOS, I have organized my computers to all [ ]
I live in Tucson, which is pretty damn hot. Like TOO hot, and just like people who love living in too cold Alaska, I m the kind of guy who loves living in too hot Tucson. Managing heat is a skill, just like managing cold. But I think a lot less people understand how to adequately [ ]
As I continue to try to parse the evolving landscape of AI, I m still trying to get the hang of how to talk effectively about it with others. I m also trying to better understand it by using it more, which is exhausting. So this is a follow-up post (first one here) focusing on the latest [ ]
I was reading my RSS feed this morning and one of the random blogs I follow mentioned how you can add multiple cards to Libby. Yesterday I went and had breakfast at Baja Cafe as part of me a friend s unofficial and highly scientific breakfast tour of Tucson. We were passive aggressively pushed out [ ]
My normal commuter is a Brompton. I didn t realize I was joining a cult when I bought it, but its a great bike. Then a few years back me and my wife installed Swytch kits onto our bikes. The Swytch was my first foray into e-bikes. My wife is not much of a cyclist and [ ]
I got a big staple (pictured) in my rear tire this Friday and had to do the walk of shame back home. It happens. Its not a big deal, and with my Brompton I can always take a Lyft and throw it in the trunk if I was too far from home. But the weather [ ]
I got a new tent for Christmas, which meant it was time for some camping adventures! We decided to go to Catalina State Park for New Years. Its only ten miles from the house and very picturesque. I took a bunch of video but didn t get around to editing it until a few weeks ago. [ ]
Yesterday I was biking home and I biked by a small pickup truck stuck in the right-hand lane. The driver was waving people to go around him. I had some extra time so i circled back and asked if he needed any help. He was just a kid, probably still in high school, in an [ ]