Astronauts coming home from long stays on the International Space Station have, for years, described a strange perceptual aftertaste: a sense of watching their own lives from a half-step outside the frame. They sit at Read more of Astronauts returning from six-month missions describe a persistent observer sensation ★
Ken Griffey Jr. is a pro/amateur photographer. This year he took photos at The Masters. Bob Martin, managing editor at The Masters, on Griffey being at the tournament: That s really distressing that he s likable. I Read more of Ken Griffey Jr. at the Masters ★
GPS is fundamentally a translation tool: it converts time into distance. A satellite sends a signal, your phone catches it, and the delay between those two events tells the phone exactly how far away the Read more of The Physics Of GPS An Interactive Exploration ★
Our dear Penny was put to sleep yesterday, March 20. She was the best dog.
The Studio and MKBHD recorded a vlog style Year in The Life of everything that they did in 2025. I ve grown to love more of the behind the scenes style of The Studio channel in Read more of A Year in The Life at MKBHD ★
Great, wide ranging interview with Marques Brownlee by Mr. Mobile. Really insightful questions and you can see how Marques thinks about how and why he makes videos and some of the strategy behind what he Read more of Do You Feel Guilty about Bad Reviews? ★
From Smithsonian Magazine: Concerned that his hand signs were tipping off his plans to the opposing defense, Hubbard summoned his offense and directed them to form a circle around him, creating what many consider the Read more of How a Deaf Quarterback Changed Sports Forever ★
David Sparks aka MacSparky on Apple getting around Masimo s patent dispute: I was happy to see the blood oxygen sensor come back to the Apple Watch late last week. After months of being disabled due Read more of When Work and Interests Collide ★
It s unbelievable that this midcentury modern home is in the middle of Hawaii in Oahu. The home and the views are spectacular. Be sure to stay until the end for old video footage of the Read more of Open Space Liljestrand House ★
Speaking of commencement speeches, Marques Brownlee aka MKBHD gave the commencement speech to his alma mater in 2024. ★ ★
It s graduation season and that means it s commencement speech season. I ve said before that my all time favorite commencement address is Steve Jobs commencement speech at Stanford in 2005. For the 20th anniversary, the Steve Read more of Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish ★
From Bloomberg: As chairman, Bren remains the ultimate decision-maker at Irvine Co. He’s tan, athletic, “forceful and confident,” says James Doti, the former president of Chapman University, a private liberal arts school in the city Read more of Irvine, California: How One Billionaire Controls the Hottest Housing Market ★
More on how trump s tariffs are completely idiotic, Nicole Narea at Vox (Apple News+ link): Vietnam was hit with 46 percent tariffs, one of the highest rates on the schedule that the White House unveiled. Read more of How the Nintendo Switch 2 delay explains Trump’s tariffs ★
Kyla Scanlon on her weirdly named newsletter, Kyla s Newsletter: Trade deficits: These don’t automatically mean a country is “cheating.” A trade deficit means we import more from a country than we export to it. This Read more of Tariff Q A ★
Kevin Wammer on what he calls his life framework: A collection of rules, thoughts, and ideas I try to live by. I’m posting them here as a reminder to myself, not for you to copy, Read more of Life Framework ★
Mark Rober takes on Tesla Full Self Driving in his latest video. The results do not surprise me. On a road trip to Northern CA, our first in an EV, I used Tesla s FSD on Read more of Can You Fool A Self Driving Car? ★
David Sparks, of MacSparky, on changing your career: So, if you’re in your forties—or even earlier—and wondering if you should start preparing for a possible change, the answer is yes. That doesn’t mean you need Read more of Knitting Your Parachute ★
Rachel Sugar in The Atlantic: A quiet monologue runs through my head at all times. It is this: dinner dinner dinner dinner. The thing about dinner is that you have to deal with it every Read more of Dinner Is Terrible ★
John Gruber on Tim Cook donating to Trump s inauguration: Sometimes you have to eat the shit sandwich. I hate Trump but I understand why Tim Cook did this. Interesting to me: It s one million dollars. Read more of Tim Cook Donates $1 Million to Trump Inauguration ★
Doug DeMuro, in a somewhat unusual video for his YouTube channel, on the idea that he has a successful YouTube channel because he had rich parents. Some great nuggets and life lessons here. ★ ★
Rich Roll recently had Tom Holland on his podcast. Tom recently has given up alcohol and a good chunk of this interview talks about his experience giving up alcohol. Good listen all the way through. Read more of Tom Holland on Rich Roll s Podcast ★
John Gruber: I thought of my dad this week when I watched Harrison Ford’s gravelly endorsement of Kamala Harris, which he began thus: “Look, I’ve been voting for 64 years. Never really wanted to talk Read more of Daring Fireball: How It Went ★
Elena Kadvany in the San Francisco Chronicle: (Apple News+ link) “Throughout COVID, we were able to keep all of our shops open thanks to the loyalty and support of all of you. We were especially proud Read more of Humphry Slocombe closes original S.F. location ★
There are two things I appreciate: The Bear on FX and Insider s How Real Is It? on YouTube. On this episode, a Michelin Star chef, Paul Liebrandt, rates different scenes from The Bear and rates Read more of Michelin-Star Chef Rates Every Fine Dining Scene From The Bear ★
The Album That Exploded Punk Rock 30 Years Ago, Re-Exploded Onto Obscure, Obsolete, And Inconvenient Formats. Fucking amazing. ★ ★