06
Oct
July-October links: New podcasts, more than you wanted to know about the Cold War
Interesting stuff from July-October 2020
2 min read
Nick Roberts
08
Aug
From AH-1W SuperCobra pilot to Google product manager
A backyard convo with Mike Christman
1 min read
31
Jul
B-1B and B-52H: Stories from the nuclear mission
A chat with Lieutenant Colonel Ken Peterson
1 min read
28
Jul
The vagabond data scientist
Machine learning on the road
1 min read
05
Jul
Shot down over hostile country
A discussion of Scott O'Grady's ejection and survival in Bosnia, 1995
1 min read
27
Jun
From 0 to Delta First Officer in Three Years
From building intercontinental ballistic missiles to the pilot seat
1 min read
13
Jun
F-15E Fighter Pilot Interview: My Dad
From the RF-4 Phantom II to the F-15E Strike Eagle
1 min read
19
Apr
The machinations of the Federal Reserve in the Coronavirus economy
An explainer on the arcane ecosystem of US banks and the Fed
4 min read
13
Mar
Broken Arrows and Almost-Annihilations
A brief history of nuclear escalation and its nail-biting byproducts.
15 min read
02
Mar
A beginner's startup guide to DCS World in VR
Questions and answers from hardware to tactics
17 min read
26
Dec
A look back at 2019
My statistical year in review
3 min read
24
Aug
Overnight to Emigrant Lake, El Dorado National Forest
A very pretty back-up plan
3 min read
24
Aug
Kayaking overnight from Inverness to Marshall Beach, Point Reyes
A long paddle, an old hippie commune, and thousands of jellyfish
5 min read
10
Aug
Interview tactics to find worthwhile customer problems
Eliciting inadequate solutions by focusing on users' Jobs to Be Done
6 min read
26
Jun
My highest leverage productivity tactics
Top lessons from some of the most popular books in the space
14 min read
12
Apr
How to summon Travel Magic
Learnings from a recent excursion to Iceland
6 min read
26
Dec
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.
2 min read
26
Oct
My GTD setup and workflow
The apps and processes I use to Get Things Done™ and do Deep Work™
11 min read
15
Jun
Scenes from Scandinavia
A jaunt through Denmark, Sweden, and Norway
16 min read
17
May
Austin Creek to Tom King Camp, Austin Creek State Park
A quiet retreat near Wine Country
3 min read
15
May
McCrary Ridge to Twin Redwoods, Big Basin
A rich mix of mountains, forest and ocean.
4 min read
27
Mar
Vicente Trail, Big Sur
Beautiful, green, and a little mean.
4 min read
05
Dec
Good dev process, bad dev process
What makes a good product release process versus a bad one?
1 min read
26
Aug
My Deep Work Experiment
Applying Deep Work concepts to my own life...in my own way
5 min read
11
Aug
Building your life like a software product
Moving from Waterfall to Agile personal goal planning.
9 min read
04
Jun
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
11 min read
12
Aug
Notes from the Rockies
A journey through the Canadian wilderness.
13 min read
02
Jun
A Guide to Backpacking Death Hollow in Escalante, Utah
Things I wish I knew in advance.
4 min read
09
May
Life in a Modern-Day Mystery Machine
An interview with Reed Rombough, a van-dweller, adventurer, and climber.
6 min read
14
Dec
Lubbock
Change in the Hub City.
7 min read
