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You Don’t Know How Bad the Pizza Box Is, The Atlantic

January 13, 2023

Posted in: A Better Social Media, Read and Recommended

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/01/pizza-delivery-box-design-soggy/672712/?utm_source=feed
Van Weight

January 12, 2023

Posted in: Field Notes, Van Build
I happened to be bringing cardboard to the recycling center with not much in the van. Estimated 6200#.
- 1/4 tank of gas
- 2 car seats
- both rear seats installed
- Probably 40-80# of cardboard.
How the Brain Distinguishes Memories from Perceptions, Quanta Magazine

January 8, 2023

Posted in: A Better Social Media, Read and Recommended

www.quantamagazine.org/how-the-brain-distinguishes-memories-from-perceptions-20221214/

Any interesting read via Wired. There is a Hidden Brain concerning memory that had some interesting related material.
Bring Back the Blogs

January 1, 2023

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https://www.theverge.com/23513418/bring-back-personal-blogging

It misses so many great points, but still good to see it being said.
Wireless Charging for Cars

January 1, 2023

Posted in: A Better Social Media, Converations, Read and Recommended

Sidenote: I don’t know where this fits in my blog architecture. I’d like to be able to follow a thread of stories, topic, or idea and save related articles and explore the idea further.

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/germany-first-public-ev-charging

https://interestingengineering.com/culture/welcome-to-the-age-of-wireless-electricity
My New Years/Wilderness Resolution

January 1, 2023

Posted in: A Better Social Media, Facebook Type Post, Status Update

I made it to dinner time with the family at home. When it is time to cook I will often reward myself with a little podcast, show, or some kind of media. It is my time and the extra splurge in something I want makes it a little more enjoyable. I wash the whole ordeal down with a beer.

I know that I could use more silence, more room for my personal thoughts to develop. My annual time at Wilderness emphasizes the point… no distractions for 3 days leaves me feeling as clear headed as I am in any given year.

I am not a resolution making kind of guy but if I were I think I would try to make more time to give to my thoughts. Less netflix, podcasts, news articles, headlines, media… or at least confine those stimuli. Continue the push for a health balance.
My friends and I at Wilderness State Park, 2022

December 30, 2022

Posted in: Photos

We have been going to the woods since 1999. It is one of the most grounding experiences of every year as well as my life. I have only missed 3 years (first born, bough the Inn, covid). I love this time.
Clutter article… clutter is horizontal hoarding is vertical

December 26, 2022

Posted in: A Better Social Media, Read and Recommended

In Defense of Clutter https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/12/clutter-marie-kondo-hoarding-holiday-shopping/672557/?utm_source=feed

Interesting distinction
Jet powered leaf blower

December 26, 2022

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December 21, 2022

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Winter Solstice Walk 2022

December 21, 2022

Posted in: Photos

For the last 3 years or so we have taken a hike in the dark on the longest day of the year. It has become a wonderful tradition (credit to lisa for the idea).
December 20, 2022

Posted in: A Better Social Media, Read and Recommended

Henry Ford, Elon Musk, and the Dark Path to Extremism https://theintercept.com/2022/12/20/elon-musk-henry-ford-extremism/