Don’t have a guide for the responsible use of AI at your company? Now you do!
I've written a shareable guide to using AI responsibly at a company—any company. Maybe even your company. You can find it at howweuseai.guide. It starts...
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2025
Sharing art with artificial intelligence
Every time I sit down to write music these days, I’m visited by an unwelcome thought. Somewhere, right now, my art—music and writing—is being ground...
Obsidian and the draw of durable technology
These days, I’m less inclined to invest my time, my trust, and myself in the enormous tech companies looming over us like a gathering storm....
My Obsidian setup for early 2025
Obsidian is a topic of deep interest for me and for many of you reading this, so I wanted to follow up on my first...
Bowers & Wilkins Px8 vs. AirPods Max: redefining luxury headphones
Back in 2017, Bowers & Wilkins convinced me that wireless audio had reached a point of excellence. I no longer own the P7, but today...
Burn-in is for your brain, not your headphones
A core tenet of audiophile folklore is “burn-in”, the idea that headphones, speakers, and other audio equipment benefits from a period of time (usually measured...
Reviews are supposed to be biased
If you see a link to a product or service on this blog, it’s not an affiliate link. I earn no kickbacks and accept no...
2024
My stance on artificial intelligence
I don’t have to like it, I don’t have to trust it...but I also don’t have to doubt it at every turn. One thing I...
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AirPods Max: 4 years later
I’m not sure there’s been any product I’ve had a more mixed relationship with than the AirPods Max. I returned my first pair…then missed them...
Why take photographs?
To slow down time. Life feels longer when there’s more of it to look back on. Take more photos and you preserve more memories. The...
I guess I collect analog watches now
Lately, I’ve found myself captivated by analog watches. I spent a long time admiring them from afar, mostly as intricate little capsules of human ingenuity...
The Vampire Survivors soundtrack has no business being this good
Well ok, of course it does—but I need to get your attention so I can hold this in front of you enthusiastically. Quick recap: Vampire...
How I use Obsidian at work
I use Obsidian the same way I use most productivity apps: simply. My email and my personal notes app have no folders. There are no...
"Reports From Unknown Places": a blog about the weather
Ninn SalaĂĽn, a talented and expressive illustrator, seems to have equal skill wielding the pen as she does the proverbial brush if her ongoing short-form...
Why does audience matter?
I got an email this weekend from a reader that included (among other lovely things) a thought-provoking question: “If it’s a personal blog, why does...
How indie can you really be?
Jason Velazquez recently wrote about the uncomfortable reality of the modern web. It’s a reminder that underneath all the fanfare about new technologies and how...
A photo walk with the Ricoh GR IIIX
I had Friday off thanks to a company wellness day, and managed to convince my best friend Thomas that wellness requires cameras and companionship. With...
"Nobody waves—but everybody waves back"
Not coincidentally, a couple of months before this new blog idea took root in my mind, I finished reading a fantastic book by Jess Pan....
Fresh start, or why I have a new blog
That's what he called it: a fresh start. No content imports, no granular URL controls, no markdown. My new blogging software's creator was patiently explaining...