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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 313 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 492 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 430 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 34 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 329 24

Introducing Amazing Atlas

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...

Mar 18, 2026 22 12

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 200 52

What I Would Do if I Were Gen Z

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 peopl...

Jan 13, 2026 28 7

Cześć 2025

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...

Jan 5, 2026 37 14

Why I Did Buy a Tesla

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...

Dec 29, 2025 25 21

Advice For My Nephew

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...

Oct 30, 2025 15 9

Why I Bought a Place in Chicago

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 fli...

Aug 12, 2025 17 17

The archive

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

Introducing Amazing Atlas

Introducing Amazing Atlas

Gear Post 2026

Gear Post 2026

What I Would Do if I Were Gen Z

What I Would Do if I Were Gen Z

Cześć 2025

Cześć 2025

Why I Did Buy a Tesla

Why I Did Buy a Tesla

Advice For My Nephew

Advice For My Nephew

Why I Bought a Place in Chicago

Why I Bought a Place in Chicago