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Traveling Light

I spent a week with Sony’s smallest, highest resolution camera and its smallest all-around zoom. We will be traveling partners from now on.

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The UX of AI

A few words of advice for the artificially intelligent. Humans do not like to learn new ways to do the same thing. Even if that means burning the toast. Got it?

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Surfing the Big One

What does surfing have to do with the climate crisis? Easy. It's all about riding that big wave, and deciding whether or when to kick off.

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Life in Death Valley

One of the reasons I keep coming back to this place is to see life. Yes, life. The valley is teeming with creatures - from humans (mostly of the European and Asian variety, so it seems) to the beetles and bugs that inhabited my motel room. 

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Back to Gas? No Thank You

After my first road trip in a fully electric car, I swore I would never go back to gas. Yet here I am, nearly two years and six road trips later, cruising down I-5 in our ‘old’ gas car, to see how the receding side of the driving world lives. I was not impressed.

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A Walk In The Park

At what point in your life did you cry out “I’m Alive!”? Other languages and similar expressions of ecstasy accepted.

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Eclectify America

Recently I acquired an electric vehicle. It was an emotional choice. I didn’t really care about the net carbon footprint, I just wanted to be done with my end of the carbon economy.

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A Nice Lens

The Tamron 70-200 f/2.8 Probably the best travel zoom out there. In my opinion.

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Social Distancing on Thunder Mountain

It’s the end of the world as we know it. As the Covid wildfire raged confusion and fear across the world, I decided to do something stupid and climb a mountain alone.

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