I recently tried to cancel a rental car reservation on Expedia—nearly two weeks before my trip—only to discover they’d keep $100 of the $207 I’d already paid. Turns out, SIXT has a policy allowing them to pocket $100 from any cancellation, and I find it incredibly frustrating—especially given that I’ve never encountered a non-full-refund policy for rental cars so far in advance. It feels like a…
So during the pandemic in 2020, I was at home at my parents house – and I had some spare time. I also had access to my dad’s lawnmower, and as a hardware and software engineer, I had no choice but to largely automate the monotony of lawn mowing. So I went about it. Here’s how I did it, as a youtube video:
“May we always conduct ourselves with kindness and grace.”
I love a good window seat. If you happen to be flying in the evening or night, you get to see the world below – all the cars, highways, buildings, and lights. You may notice an interesting effect, some terrestrial lights seem to flicker oddly and rapidly. This happens anywhere in your field of view of the ground, regardless of whether you are looking through the jet-engine’s air stream.
There are a couple charts on the “Energy” tab in the Tesla user interface. They’re packed with interesting info and I thought I’d take a minute to explain what’s going on.
In a recent interview with EverydayAstronaut, Elon Musk revealed his 5-step plan for getting things done. It resonated with me, and I imagine it resonates with many of us in tech. The five points are…
I don’t write many blog posts or make many public reflections, but the coronavirus pandemic of 2020-2021 seems to merit a quick writeup.
Hey guys, welcome to my brand new blog. First post! Thanks Jekyll and the world of open source.