laze.net
laze.net
Ryan M
laze.net is where I write about things that interest me. Try not to be shocked at the level of innovation! The site's history goes all the way back to December of 1994 when I launched a personal home page on my college's web server. It was only the second student site on the server and would eventually go on to eclipse the college's main page in terms of traffic. It also drew the ire of a politician in Richmond because I linked to "The Butt Page."
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Weeknote #14. Too lazy to try and rhyme “fourteen.” Life Notes Last weekend I ran a half-marathon in West Virginia. The weather was beautiful, the vibes were nice, and I ran it faster than I expected to. Not a bad way to spend the...
I kicked around several ideas about how to approach this post. It was initially going to be a standard “how I listen to music in 2025” post where I talked about how I’m trying to bring some variety back, going beyond just streaming. I...
I always wanted to be a person that ran. I was a fast kid, always at the top of elementary school gym class in the 50-yard dash and a frequent base stealer in my Little League days. But I never actually, really ran. I joined track in...
Weeknote #13, I’mma pluck ‘em, yay. This had to be his most, unlucky lucky day. Life Notes This was one of those weeks that felt two months long. But, hey, we made it! Some Links Worth Sharing How to Be a Good Literary Citizen (in Seven...
Monday is the day that every individual vague worry awakens from slumber, rising up like a horde of zombies to consume our braaaaiiiiiins.
Weeknote #12, how deeply will you delve? Or will you put it back on the shel… ve? Life Notes As the end of summer wound down and we officially entered into autumn, the fam travelled to NJ to celebrate my dad’s 80th birthday. It was nice...
After watching John Green’s video on not taking his meds, I was struck by the phrase “data is not the plural of anecdote.” I really liked it and Googled a bit to find out where that phrase came from and was surprised to find out that it...
Weeknote #11, which is how many donuts you’ll get if you order a dozen from Short Change Donuts. This week is the first week of weeknotes being available via email. If you’re getting this via email and things look way 2 fonky like DJ...
Though I amassed hundreds and hundreds of hip-hop tapes over my high school and college years, I was a relative newbie to jungle and drum-n-bass when I started expanding my electronica horizons in college. I managed to build a small...
Weeknote #10 o’clock in the mornin', gave myself a stretch, a mornin' yawn and… Life Notes Decided to move my life notes higher because why not? These weeks of 2025 just get heavier and heavier as we go, don’t they? We live in a country...
A poem about coffee (all things equal) the first coffee of the day always tastes better than the second. A thought about mosquitos Once you notice a mosquito flying around the room you’re in, everything will itch until you or the...
Weeknote #9, like coffee, I’m still on the grind. Some Links Worth Sharing Probe lenses and focus stacking: the secrets to incredible photos taken inside instruments LinkedIn does not equal opportunity: Bold move changing one’s LinkedIn...
For years, I had pretty crappy sleep habits. Last year, I said, “I’ve gotta to do better.” After all, good, consistent sleep is super important for heart health and mental health1. A year later, I am in a much better place. I thought I’d...
I was 12-years-old in January 1988 when the Electronics Boutique catalog hit and I vividly remember reading it over and over, carefully planning my purchases. I focused on the games, naturally, particularly the sports games. There is so...
As noted yesterday, I dug through a box of papers that goes back almost 40 years and found a few gems. Today’s is the second of two crossword puzzles I made in fifth grade using Crossword Magic on our classroom’s Apple II-compatible...