B-1B and B-52H: Stories from the nuclear mission
A chat with Lieutenant Colonel Ken Peterson
The vagabond data scientist
Machine learning on the road
Shot down over hostile country
A discussion of Scott O'Grady's ejection and survival in Bosnia, 1995
From 0 to Delta First Officer in Three Years
From building intercontinental ballistic missiles to the pilot seat
F-15E Fighter Pilot Interview: My Dad
From the RF-4 Phantom II to the F-15E Strike Eagle
The machinations of the Federal Reserve in the Coronavirus economy
An explainer on the arcane ecosystem of US banks and the Fed
Broken Arrows and Almost-Annihilations
A brief history of nuclear escalation and its nail-biting byproducts.
A beginner's startup guide to DCS World in VR
Questions and answers from hardware to tactics
A look back at 2019
My statistical year in review
Overnight to Emigrant Lake, El Dorado National Forest
A very pretty back-up plan
Kayaking overnight from Inverness to Marshall Beach, Point Reyes
A long paddle, an old hippie commune, and thousands of jellyfish
Interview tactics to find worthwhile customer problems
Eliciting inadequate solutions by focusing on users' Jobs to Be Done
My highest leverage productivity tactics
Top lessons from some of the most popular books in the space
How to summon Travel Magic
Learnings from a recent excursion to Iceland
A look back at 2018
During my holiday downtime, I decided to tabulate statistics in key areas of my life like fitness, wealth, happiness, friendships, etc.
My GTD setup and workflow
The apps and processes I use to Get Things Done™ and do Deep Work™
Scenes from Scandinavia
A jaunt through Denmark, Sweden, and Norway
Austin Creek to Tom King Camp, Austin Creek State Park
A quiet retreat near Wine Country
McCrary Ridge to Twin Redwoods, Big Basin
A rich mix of mountains, forest and ocean.
Vicente Trail, Big Sur
Beautiful, green, and a little mean.
Good dev process, bad dev process
What makes a good product release process versus a bad one?
My Deep Work Experiment
Applying Deep Work concepts to my own life...in my own way
Building your life like a software product
Moving from Waterfall to Agile personal goal planning.
Trail Notes: King's Canyon
San Francisco’s an unendingly interesting place. Sprawling, green parks. Excellent restaurants. Local beer and coffee flow freely, enveloping you
Notes from the Rockies
A journey through the Canadian wilderness.
A Guide to Backpacking Death Hollow in Escalante, Utah
Things I wish I knew in advance.
Life in a Modern-Day Mystery Machine
An interview with Reed Rombough, a van-dweller, adventurer, and climber.