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Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc

Somehow this blog has (d)evolved into just being about hiking and buying Teslas, but here we go. Ten years ago some of my good friends Todd and Elaine organized a hike around Mont Blanc...

Sep 29, 2026 274 6

How to Buy a Tesla and Get FSD For Free

Full Self Driving on Teslas is so good now that it has fundamentally changed how I think about cars. Before FSD was good I considered Teslas to be perhaps the worst option. The fit and...

Sep 4, 2026 451 12

Labor is Now Free. Make Something.

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 Ant...

Jul 15, 2026 399 24

Advice For an Appalachian Trail Newbie

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 p...

May 8, 2026 33 7

My Appalachian Trail Adventure

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 deser...

Apr 28, 2026 324 24

The Hustler's MBA

I've been saying that college is obsolete for a very long time. I dropped out in 2000, because even back then I could see that it was a really poor value proposition. I didn't predict t...

Sep 24, 2012 104,678 1

My Appalachian Trail Adventure

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 deser...

Apr 28, 2026 324 24

Gear Post 2026

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 tr...

Feb 3, 2026 186 52

Building My E-Ink Tea Labeling System

My life sometimes seems to consist of long periods of intense effort to help me save seconds or minutes from my day. This latest project must be the most extreme example of that. I stor...

Jan 27, 2025 33 9

Life outside the box.

Latest Posts

Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc

Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc

How to Buy a Tesla and Get FSD For Free

How to Buy a Tesla and Get FSD For Free

Labor is Now Free. Make Something.

Labor is Now Free. Make Something.

Advice For an Appalachian Trail Newbie

Advice For an Appalachian Trail Newbie

My Appalachian Trail Adventure

My Appalachian Trail Adventure

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The Hustler's MBA

The Hustler's MBA

My Appalachian Trail Adventure

My Appalachian Trail Adventure

Gear Post 2026

Gear Post 2026

Building My E-Ink Tea Labeling System

Building My E-Ink Tea Labeling System