Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Review: The Art of Critical Decision Making

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I approached the art of critical decision making with skepticism, not expecting it to provide great insights. It turned out to be excellent...
Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Review: Moto Hint+ Bluetooth Headset

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I've been pretty happy with my LG Tone headset for the past year or so, but there's one use case where they really don't cut it...
Friday, May 26, 2017

Review: Radical Candor

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Radical Candor is an ex-Googler's book about management. Kim Scott was the manager for Adsense's sales team, and grew the team for ...
Thursday, May 25, 2017

Review: Becoming a Great Essayist

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I started listening to this expecting a lecture series on how to write a great essay. It turns out to be a survey course on great essayists,...
Wednesday, May 24, 2017

First Impressions: Wahoo Elemnt Bolt

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I've been very happy, and continue to be very happy with my Garmin Edge 800. For a complete set of features it's unparalleled, and i...
Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Review: Schwalbe Marathon Plus Tire with Smart Guard

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I don't usually review tires unless I've ridden them down to the tire carcass. But in the case of the Marathon Plus tire, I'll ...
Monday, May 22, 2017

Review: Shimano PD-T400 Click'r Pedal

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Ever since I got Bowen his SPD shoes and mounted cleats on it, we've been riding with him fully cleated. He loves it because his feet ne...
Friday, May 19, 2017

Review: Spigen Rugged Armor Moto G5 Plus Case

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The Moto G5 Plus proved to be too slippery for me. Furthermore, the rear camera protrudes from the bottom, and sooner or later I'm going...
Thursday, May 18, 2017

Review: ThinkTank Mirrorless Mover 10

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If you use your camera enough, sooner or later you end up with a closet full of camera bags. The key is you want to be able to travel with j...
Wednesday, May 17, 2017

First Impressions: Moto G5 Plus (Amazon Edition) 64GB

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After I decided that the S7 was unacceptable, I had a dilemma. I could not go back to my 2015 Moto G, because I had given it to my mom so sh...
Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Review: Otterbox Defender for the Samsung Galaxy S7

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I picked up the Otterbox Defender for the S7 because the phone by itself felt too slippery. The Otterbox promised to toughen up the phone s...
Monday, May 15, 2017

Review: Storm in a Teacup

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Storm in a Teacup is a great book, and a lot of fun. The idea is that Helen Czerski's going to show you how physics concepts apply to y...
Sunday, May 14, 2017

Independent Cycle Touring now available as a Kindle eBook

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I tried several times over the years to put Independent Cycle Touring into the Kindle .mobi format, but it's always been an abysmal fai...
Friday, May 12, 2017

First Impressions: Samsung Galaxy S7

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Much as I like my 2015 Moto G for it's price, features (especially waterproofing), and performance, on recent trips I've been force...
Thursday, May 11, 2017

Review: CamelBak Kid's 2016 Mini MULE Hydration Pack

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I visited REI with the intention of buying Bowen arm and leg warmers, and it turned out they didn't have any. So I ended up looking at h...
Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Review: OMoton Kindle Paperwhite Case

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As mentioned before, my wife liked the Origami case, but I decided that I wasn't going to use the stand feature enough for my own Kindle...
Tuesday, May 09, 2017

Review: Waterfi Waterproof'd Kindle

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As previously mentioned, once we got back from the BVI trip I sent my Kindle to be waterproof'd. It costs $99 + tax, and then I had to ...
Monday, May 08, 2017

Review: I contain Multitudes

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I Contain Multitudes is about microbes and their existence and interaction with animals, insects, and (partially) people. Most of the book ...
Friday, May 05, 2017

Review: Tearaway Unfolded (PS4)

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I had already played Tearaway on the PS Vita ages ago, so despite the hugely positive reviews for the Playstation 4 version, I had no inte...
Thursday, May 04, 2017

BVI 2017: Observations

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This was an unusual trip in many ways. Along with getting sick with the Nolo virus, I was very pleasantly surprised by how few mosquito bite...