Nick Roberts

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

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

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

Lubbock

Change in the Hub City.
7 min read