# appalachian trail (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover appalachian trail. Page: Feed: --- ## [Labor is Now Free. Make Something.](https://tynan.com/ai/) _2026-07-15 · Tynan · Tynan.com_ Within the past few weeks, something changed in AI. Every release is better than the last, sometimes in obvious ways, sometimes in a way that feels like placebo. But this time, with Anthropic Fable, it’s crossed a line into something that feels different than previous releases. The best way I can describe it is that \[…\] ## [Fast Laravel Case Study: Laravel News](https://jasonmccreary.me/articles/fast-laravel-case-study-laravel-news) _2026-06-24 · Jason McCreary · Jason McCreary_ A technical deep dive into caching the most-requested Laravel News pages with Cloudflare. ## [Advice For an Appalachian Trail Newbie](https://tynan.com/atadvice/) _2026-05-08 · Tynan · Tynan.com_ I decided to hike part of the Appalachian Trail this year. I made it forty miles before my heels couldn’t take it anymore (bad shoes), but loved the experience and learned a lot. This post is pretty niche, but it’s for people who are interested in walking part of the trail. When I was preparing, \[…\] ## [My Appalachian Trail Adventure](https://tynan.com/at/) _2026-04-28 · Tynan · Tynan.com_ About ten months ago I was sitting at my computer and I just had the thought, “I need to get outside more”. I dug up my old camping gear that I took to Salcantay, drove out to the desert, and pitched my tent. The tent was about the size of a coffin, but I sat \[…\] ## [Introducing Amazing Atlas](https://tynan.com/amazing/) _2026-03-18 · Tynan · Tynan.com_ For a long time I wanted to make a port guide for every cruise port. I wasn’t happy with any of the existing ones I’d find through search, and there were certain things I wanted to know at every stop. AI finally got to the point where it was good enough to make something useful, \[…\] ## [Gear Post 2026](https://tynan.com/gear2026/) _2026-02-03 · Tynan · Tynan.com_ First, for future people who are going to ask me next year when the gear post is coming: it will come as soon as I can get it done. I’ll do a gear post every year until I die or stop traveling, so no need to worry about it. The delay this year was coordinating \[…\] ## [Eat this to Stay Alive](https://linkage.lol/diabetics-gluten-free/) _2026-01-24 · hidden (linkage) · Linkage_ A nutrition plan for a married couple with different health issues: diabetes and celiac disease. ## [What I Would Do if I Were Gen Z](https://tynan.com/genz/) _2026-01-13 · Tynan · Tynan.com_ I read a really good article the other day about why the younger generations are so into sports betting and prediction markets. The general thesis is that now through social media people see many levels of wealth higher than they used to, and the only path they see to reach that level is gambling. In \[…\] ## [Cześć 2025](https://tynan.com/goodbye2025/) _2026-01-05 · Tynan · Tynan.com_ Another year, another wrap-up! I’m an absolute broken record on these things, but you haven’t read one in a year so maybe you don’t remember that I write basically the same thing every year. 2025 was definitely even better than 2024, which is hard to believe. Before I sit down to write these posts I \[…\] ## [Shift's first flat year](https://jasonmccreary.me/articles/first-flat-year) _2025-12-31 · Jason McCreary · Jason McCreary_ 2025 was the first "flat" year (no growth) in 10 years of Shift. ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qqo2KH8KB2lR) _2025-12-31 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and start investing with low-cost global access. ## [Why I Did Buy a Tesla](https://tynan.com/tesla/) _2025-12-29 · Tynan · Tynan.com_ About five years ago I wrote about why I chose to buy a BMW i3 instead of a Tesla like everyone else. I still love the i3 and think that it was the right choice at the time, but things have changed! A lot of my complaints about Tesla are still true. I really hate \[…\] ## [Flying around the world with Laravel and the Stock Market](https://jasonmccreary.me/articles/laravel-stock-market-flying-around-world) _2025-12-26 · Jason McCreary · Jason McCreary_ The complete story of flying around the world, first class - all paid for by Laravel and the Stock Market. ## [10 Books That Explain Economic Reality for Progressives](https://linkage.lol/progressive-economics/) _2025-11-19 · hidden (linkage) · Linkage_ Explore economic inequality, massive manipulation of society and solutions at the disposal of progressives to address these issues. ## [A Progressive Reading List on the People Who Hijacked American Christianity](https://linkage.lol/good-christians/) _2025-11-17 · hidden (linkage) · Linkage_ Christian's aren't the enemies of progressive people, fascists are. ## [Advice For My Nephew](https://tynan.com/nephew/) _2025-10-30 · Tynan · Tynan.com_ My nephew is getting old enough that his little personality is starting to come out and I can imagine him going through the different phases of life. He’s still too young to need or to listen to any of my advice, but that doesn’t prevent me from wanting to give it to him. I’ve decided \[…\] ## [Why I Bought a Place in Chicago](https://tynan.com/chicago/) _2025-08-12 · Tynan · Tynan.com_ In 2024 I was sitting at my laptop watching YouTube videos and saw one about the Pinball Expo in Chicago. It was only a day old and was covering the first day of the expo. I checked flights and headed there the next day with my friend Michael to catch the final two days. On \[…\] ## [Graduation Gifts](https://linkage.lol/graduation-gifts/) _2025-05-07 · hidden (linkage) · Linkage_ Get them something oractical, useful, fun and don't break the bank ## [Why Do You Feel Like Crap?](https://linkage.lol/why-do-you-feel-like-crap/) _2025-04-29 · hidden (linkage) · Linkage_ Your reasons for feeling like crap are not unique, neither is the path to feeling better. ## [RSS in an Integral Part of the IndieWeb Experience](https://linkage.lol/rss-in-an-integral-part-of-the-indie-web-experience/) _2025-04-26 · hidden (linkage) · Linkage_ Tap into RSS in ways you didn't even know were possible suing these tools. ## [A Beautiful Three Day Hike on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia](https://linkage.lol/triple-crown/) _2025-04-25 · hidden (linkage) · Linkage_ 25% of the Appalachian Trail is in Virginia and this might be the most beautiful stretch. ## [Screen Share With Real Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/nDPHCwpTfTHu) _2025-04-25 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control — open source, like Screenhero. ## [Tips for Organizing Photos](https://linkage.lol/tips-for-organizing-photos/) _2025-04-24 · hidden (linkage) · Linkage_ Being able to find the photo you want quickly without relying on some data sucking Ai takes a little work ## [Internet Life Hacks](https://linkage.lol/internet-life-hacks/) _2025-04-21 · hidden (linkage) · Linkage_ A long list of tips for using the Internet that even the terminally online will find helpful ## [Infinite Mac Lets You Run Vintage Mac Operating Systems in Your Browser](https://linkage.lol/infinite-mac/) _2025-04-17 · hidden (linkage) · Linkage_ Check out Infinite Mac, where you can boot and operate vintage Mac operating systems right in your browser. ## [Why another side-project](https://jasonmccreary.me/articles/why-another-side-project) _2024-11-24 · Jason McCreary · Jason McCreary_ Asking myself why I decided to work on yet another side-project.