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Wealthfront is an automated online investment brokerage that makes it easy for anyone to get access to world-class, long-term investment management – without the high fees or steep account minimums previously associated with this level of service. I’m singing their praises more and more these …
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Scott Avery Scott Edward Avery passed away in Seattle, WA on October 24th after a sudden illness. Scott was born June 19, 1969 in Roseburg Oregon to Donna and Stewart Avery. He graduated from Roseburg High School in 1987 and Oregon State University in 1992. Scott lived …
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Executive Summary / TLDR version: After a great 15 years I’m leaving Microsoft– my last day at the company is Friday September 14, 2012! Long and rambling version: Just over 15 years ago (June 30, 1997) I moved to Seattle to come work at …
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For me, the peak occurred sometime in the spring / summer of 1977. Prior and up until that point, things had a certain sense of reason about them. Beyond that point, things slowly devolved into a world that makes less and less logical sense. Consider …
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Very cool use of rapid-deploy airbag technology for a “just in time” bicycle helmet alternative – the “invisible bicycle helmet”. I can totally see this working in Europe, and possibly North America. For urban cyclists / commuters / casual bicycle riders, this might be a …
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The annual CDC report detailing Obesity trends in America has just been released, and the results are depressingly predictable. We’re getting more obese and unhealthy across the board. 2011 CDC Obesity in America report This is a scary trend that shows no signs of reversing. …
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Outstanding! How a Bicycle is Made (1945) on Vimeo.
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By now, most semi-serious cyclists have at least heard of Strava – the online application + community service that allows you to upload your GPS data from cycling and running workouts in order to see them mapped out, segmented, timed, and compared against the results …
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Thanks to the increased US television coverage of cycling events like the Tour de France, (due in no small part to the recent decade-long domination of that event by a certain Texan named Lance Armstrong) more Americans than ever before know at least a little …