What is it exactly that’s so great about riding a singlespeed? What draws people to it, and what makes them abuse their own knees like that? I’ve built and ridden a couple of singlespeeds recently, and I’ve been thinking about what makes them so much fun. Part of it has to be nostalgia, of course. Most of us have...

I call it my "log system" and I've been keeping it for almost a decade. Read all about my notebooks (96 and counting), the digital transcription, and the meaning of life. And pictures of notebooks!

If you ask me what my advice would be to mid-level software engineers these days, it would be to stay where you are if you don’t have a stressful problem and if you’re learning. Changing the company feels exciting (new adventures, new type of learning), and often it pays more. Especially with the great resignation...