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December 2017

  1. Reread: Watership Down
  2. Review: Critical Business Skills for Success
  3. Review: Varmilo VA87M Wired Keyboard
  4. First Impressions: Garmin Index Smartscale
  5. First Impressions: Playstation Gold Wireless Headset
  6. Review: Runaways Vol 4-6
  7. First Impressions: Playstation VR Skyrim Bundle
  8. Review: Runaways: The Complete Collection
  9. Review: Uncharted - The Lost Legacy
  10. Review: Sky Force Anniversary (PS3,PS4,PS Vita)
  11. First Impressions: EOS M5 and EF 50mm/1.8 STM
  12. 2017 Puerto Vallarta
  13. 2018 Book Reviews
  14. Review: A Mind at Play - How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age

November 2017

  1. 2017 Books of the Year
  2. Review: Batman - The Long Halloween
  3. Review: The Sudden Appearance of Hope
  4. Review: Batman - The Complete Hush
  5. First Impressions: Kindle Fire HD8 2016
  6. Review: The Innovators
  7. Review: Gravity Maze
  8. Review: Little Tikes Jump 'n Slide Bouncer
  9. Review: Two HandGrinders
  10. My prices have gone up!

October 2017

  1. Review: The Fifth Season
  2. Review: The Rise and Fall of DODO
  3. Review: Einstein
  4. Swimming: A Parent's Job Begins Where Lessons End
  5. Review: On Power
  6. Review: The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
  7. Lighting for Bicycles in 2017
  8. Review: How Emotions are Made - The Secret Life of the Brain
  9. Review: The Dispatcher
  10. Review: The Home Front
  11. Review: Memoirs of a Theoretical Physicist
  12. Review: Brush On Block SPF 30 Mineral Powder Sunscreen
  13. Review: The Body Builders
  14. Review: The Secret Race
  15. Review: Your Name
  16. Review: English Grammar Boot Camp
  17. Review: The Jungle Book
  18. Review: Kingsman The Secret Service
  19. Review: The Genius Dialogs
  20. Reread: The Player of Games
  21. Review: The Health of Nations
  22. Review: My Favorite Universe

September 2017

  1. Review: The Scientist in the Crib
  2. Review: Uncertainty
  3. Review: Code Your Own Games!
  4. Long Term Review: Co-Motion Triplet
  5. Re-read: Stories of Your Life and Others
  6. Review: The Invincible Iron Man Epic Collection
  7. Review: The Miracle of Dunkirk
  8. Long Term Review: CamelBak Kid's 2016 Mini MULE Hydration Pack
  9. Bowen's first Sierra backcountry camping trip
  10. Review: Merrell Men's All Out Blaze Mid Waterproof Hiking Boot
  11. Long Term Review: Vivoactive HR
  12. Review: REI Sahara Convertible Hiking Pants (Boys)
  13. Review: The Telomare Effect
  14. Review: Parable of the Talents
  15. Day 14: York Train Museum
  16. Day 13: Osmotherly and York
  17. Day 12: Scarborough and Robin Hood's Bay
  18. Day 11: Grainary Farm Stay
  19. Day 10: Leeds
  20. Day 9: Haweswater
  21. Day 8: Keswick

August 2017

  1. Day 7: Muncaster Castle
  2. Day 6: St Bees Head and Ennerdale Bridge
  3. Day 5: Conister Water and Eskdale Railway
  4. Day 4: The World of Beatrix Potter
  5. Index Page: Lakes District and the Yorkshire Moors 2017
  6. Day 3: Patterdale
  7. Day 2: An Ambleside Walk
  8. Day 1: Cathedral Cave
  9. Prolog: San Francisco to Manchester
  10. Bowen's Tour: Notes on Equipment
  11. Review: Parable of the Sower
  12. Long Term Review: Moto G Plus (Amazon Edition)
  13. Review: Wizo Ultra-Thin Folding Keyboard
  14. Long Term Review: Wahoo Elemnt Bolt
  15. Tips for touring in England
  16. Bowen's First Tour: Epilogue - Cycling is the Easy Part
  17. July 15th: London to Manchester Airport (with Train Transfer)
  18. July 14th: Staines Upon Thames to London
  19. July 13th: Hindhead to Staines Upon Thames
  20. July 12th: Reading to Hindhead
  21. July 11th: Reading Rest Day
  22. July 10th: Oxford to Reading
  23. July 9th: Winchcombe to Oxford
  24. July 8th: Worcester to Winchcombe

July 2017

  1. July 7th: Bridgnorth to Worcester
  2. July 6th: Market Drayton to Bridgnorth
  3. July 5th: Manchester Airport to Market Drayton
  4. Prolog: Manchester Airport Etrop Grange Hotel
  5. Review: Muse of Fire
  6. Review: Jessica Jones Alias
  7. Bowen's First Bicycle Tour
  8. Review: Hidden Figures
  9. Review: Pachinko
  10. Review: Howl's Moving Castle
  11. Review: My Sister Rosa
  12. Review: Norse Mythology

June 2017

  1. Review: Revenger
  2. Review: The Populist Explosion
  3. Building a custom desktop
  4. Review: Rise of the Rocket Girls
  5. Review: Planet Hulk
  6. Review: How Great Science Fiction Works
  7. Reread: House of Suns
  8. Review: Ortlieb Compact Handlebar Bag
  9. Review: As You Wish - Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
  10. Weight loss is the easy part
  11. Review: The Wall of Storms
  12. Review: Beyond the Aquila Rift
  13. Review: Secrets of Sleep Science
  14. Review: The Flash Season 1

May 2017

  1. Review: The Art of Critical Decision Making
  2. Review: Moto Hint+ Bluetooth Headset
  3. Review: Radical Candor
  4. Review: Becoming a Great Essayist
  5. First Impressions: Wahoo Elemnt Bolt
  6. Review: Schwalbe Marathon Plus Tire with Smart Guard
  7. Review: Shimano PD-T400 Click'r Pedal
  8. Review: Spigen Rugged Armor Moto G5 Plus Case
  9. Review: ThinkTank Mirrorless Mover 10
  10. First Impressions: Moto G5 Plus (Amazon Edition) 64GB
  11. Review: Otterbox Defender for the Samsung Galaxy S7
  12. Review: Storm in a Teacup
  13. Independent Cycle Touring now available as a Kindle eBook
  14. First Impressions: Samsung Galaxy S7
  15. Review: CamelBak Kid's 2016 Mini MULE Hydration Pack
  16. Review: OMoton Kindle Paperwhite Case
  17. Review: Waterfi Waterproof'd Kindle
  18. Review: I contain Multitudes
  19. Review: Tearaway Unfolded (PS4)
  20. BVI 2017: Observations
  21. BVI 2017: Day 8 - Soldier Bay to Conch Charters (+ Epilogue)
  22. BVI 2017: Day 7 - Privateer Bay (Norman Island) to Soldier Bay (Norman Island)
  23. BVI 2017: Day 6 - Long Cay to Privateer Bay (Norman Island)

April 2017

  1. BVI 2017: Day 5 - Soper's Hole to Long Bay
  2. BVI 2017: Day 4 - Great Harbor (Peter Island) to Soper's Hole
  3. BVI 2017 Day 3 - Cooper Island to Peter Island (Great Harbor)
  4. BVI 2017: Day 2 - Norman Island to Cooper Island
  5. BVI 2017: Day 1 - Tortola to Kelly's Cove, Norman Island
  6. BVI Trip Index
  7. BVI 2017: Prologue
  8. Long Term Review: Nikon AW130
  9. Review: Fintie Origami Cover for Kindle Paperwhite
  10. First Impressions: Kindle Paperwhite
  11. Review: Grit - The Power of Passion and Perseverance
  12. Review: The Three-Body Problem
  13. Review: Concussion
  14. Review: The New Confessions of an Economic Hitman

March 2017

  1. Review: Playstation 4 Platinum Wireless Headset
  2. Review: Babylon's Ashes
  3. Review: Now - The Physics of Time
  4. Review: Medical School for Everyone: Grand Rounds Cases
  5. Review: Hanes Men's Ultimate X-Temp Lightweight Performance Boxer Brief
  6. You know you're a nerd parent when....
  7. Review: Biology and Human Behavior: The Neurological Origins of Individuality

February 2017

  1. Review: Lucifer Book 3
  2. In Memoriam: Sweesam Na 1942-2017
  3. Review: Nemesis Games
  4. Review: Pediatrics Grand Rounds (Medical School for Everyone Series)
  5. Review: Your Best Brain - The Science of Brain Development
  6. Review: Lucifer Book 2
  7. Review: Cibola Burn
  8. Review: How to Listen to and Understand Great Music, 3rd Edition
  9. Review: Lucifer Book 1

January 2017

  1. Review: The Undoing Project
  2. Review: Abaddon's Gate
  3. Video Game Reviews
  4. Review: Seveneves
  5. Review: Packable Handy Hiking Backpack
  6. Review: Batman - Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
  7. Review: The Gene - An Intimate History
  8. Review: Gears of War 4 (PC)
  9. Review: Laser Maze Jr Logic Game
  10. Review: Batman and Psychology - A Dark and Stormy Knight
  11. Review: Rush Hour Jr
  12. Review: Heat Moisture Exchanger
  13. Disney Magic Kingdom and Universal Islands of Adventure
  14. Florida Keys 2016
  15. Review: Panasonic Ergo Fit Earbuds
  16. First Impressions: Nikon AW130
  17. Review: Daredevil Season 1
  18. Review: Caliban's War

2016 172

December 2016

  1. Review: Leviathan Wakes
  2. First Impressions: EF 40mm/2.8 STM
  3. Review: Playstation Camera (PS4)
  4. 2017 Book Review Index
  5. Review: Garmin Tempe Sensor
  6. Review: A Twist of the Wrist II
  7. Review: Hillbilly Elegy
  8. Review: Snapcircuits Rover
  9. Review: The Old Man and the Sea
  10. Review: Enemy Unknown Plus (PS Vita)
  11. Review: Algorithms to Live By
  12. Review: Cure - A Journey into the Science of Mind Over Body
  13. Review: The Skeptic's Guide to the Great Books
  14. First Impressions: Garmin Vivoactive HR
  15. Review: Harmony Hub & Echo Dot
  16. Review: Snap Circuits Arcade

November 2016

  1. Review: Internet and Fax 56K USB Modem (Sewell)
  2. Review: Medical School for Everyone: Emergency Medicine
  3. Review: Moonwalking with Einstein
  4. Review: Nutrition Made Clear
  5. Review: Madame Xanadu Vol 1 - Disenchanted
  6. Video Games of the Year 2016
  7. Books of the Year 2016
  8. Review: Eccentric Orbits
  9. First Impressions: Woom 3
  10. Review: Hard Choices (Audio Book)
  11. Review: The Stinky and Dirty Show
  12. Review: Brasscraft BC260
  13. Review: JavaScript: The Good Parts
  14. Building Shared Checklist (Part 2): The Web Application
  15. Building Shared Checklists (Part 1): The Android App
  16. Texting and Parenting
  17. Review: BLU R1 HD 16GB Prime Exclusive Smartphone
  18. Review: PRO BIKE TOOL Mini Bike Pump
  19. Review: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Great Courses)
  20. Return to the Santa Cruz Factory Demo

October 2016

  1. 4 Starbucks Coffee Beans Reviews
  2. Review: Cressi Galileo
  3. Review: LG Tone 750
  4. Review: Every Heart a Doorway
  5. Review: The Martian Child (Original Novelette)
  6. Review: The Hard Thing about Hard Things
  7. Review: Writing Creative Nonfiction
  8. Review: The World According to Garp
  9. Building a bike for a Tour of the Alps
  10. Navigation and Trip Statistics
  11. Cameras on Tour
  12. Long Term Review: Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB Edition
  13. Review: Canon EF-S 55-250 F4-5.6 IS STM
  14. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Thoughts
  15. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Mainz to Steigenberger Airport Hotel, Frankfurt Am Main
  16. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Wilhelmsfeld to Mainz
  17. Join the Shared Checklist Alpha
  18. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Baden-Baden to Wilhemsfeld
  19. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Trossingen to Baden-Baden
  20. Review: The Heart Goes Last
  21. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Heiligenberg to Trossingen
  22. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Bschlabs to Heiligenberg

September 2016

  1. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Bschlabs to Trubbach
  2. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Hotel Grubl to Bschlabs
  3. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Winklern to Hotel Grubl
  4. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Niederolang to Winklern
  5. PSA: Android External Storage Adoption is not what you think it is
  6. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Alba to Niederolang
  7. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Brez to Alba
  8. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Bormio to Brez
  9. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Schluderns to Bormio
  10. Review: The Just City
  11. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Gasthaus Berninahaus to Schluderns
  12. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Campodolcino to Gasthaus Berninahaus
  13. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Grono to Campodolcino
  14. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Hotel Tiefenbach to Grono
  15. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Rosenlaui to Hotel Tiefenbach
  16. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Trip Index Page
  17. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Grosee Scheidegg Loop
  18. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Luzern to Lammi Restaurant
  19. 2016 Tour of the Alps: Frankfurt to Luzern
  20. Review: HDM QTube In-line CPAP Muffler
  21. Thoughts on Iceland
  22. Iceland 2016: Reykjavik
  23. Iceland 2016: Borgarnes

August 2016

  1. Iceland 2016: Snaefellsnes National Park
  2. Review: The Way of Kings
  3. Iceland 2016: Vidgelmir Cave and Grundarfjordur
  4. BVI Trip moved to April 2017
  5. Iceland 2016: Siglufordur Penninsula
  6. Iceland 2016: Dettifoss & Myvatn Nature Baths
  7. Iceland 2016: Seyðisfjörður
  8. Iceland 2016: Vatnajokull National Park and Jökulsárlón
  9. Iceland 2016: Westman Islands, Puffins
  10. Iceland 2016: Trip Index Page
  11. Iceland 2016: Seljalandfoss & Skogafoss
  12. Iceland 2016: Hiking Mt. Esja
  13. Iceland 2016: Golden Circle
  14. Iceland 2016: Blue Lagoon
  15. Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
  16. Review: Exposure Diablo Mk 6
  17. Review: God of War Chain of Olympus
  18. Trip Solicitation: BVI 2016
  19. Review: Moon Travel Guide Iceland
  20. Review: The Temporary Agent
  21. Review: MoKo Universal Travel Charger

June 2016

  1. Review: Pearl Izumi Elite Shorts
  2. Robinson: The Original and Three Covers
  3. S24O with a Pre-Schooler: Sunset State Beach Edition
  4. Bowen learns to snorkel
  5. Review: My Neighbor Totoro Picture Book
  6. Excellent Customer Service: 2 Great Examples
  7. Review: Origins of the Human Mind
  8. Review: The Game Theorist's Guide to Parenting
  9. Review: Velo Orange Saddlebag Loops
  10. Cycling is ridiculously fashion driven

May 2016

  1. Review: Patagonia Half Mass Messenger Bag
  2. Bowen's First Bike Tour
  3. Review: Do Fathers Matter?
  4. Review: Uncharted 4: A Thieves End (PS4)
  5. Review: Rayman Legends (PS Vita)
  6. Review: What It Is Like To Go To War
  7. Review: Ancillary Justice
  8. Review: Lonely Planet Tokyo, Kyoto, and Japan
  9. Review: eConnect Japan
  10. Review: The Eagle Tree
  11. A few EOS M3 Tips
  12. Review: Bastion (PS Vita)
  13. Review: Deuter Kid Comfort III Baby Carrier
  14. Review: EFM 11-22mm STM /4-5.6 IS
  15. Japan 2016: Thoughts and Conclusions
  16. Japan 2016: Mitaka
  17. Japan 2016: Nara
  18. Trips Index
  19. Japan 2016: Kyoto
  20. Japan 2016: Matsumoto
  21. Japan 2016: Tokyo
  22. Japan 2016 Index
  23. Review: Hitman GO (Android)
  24. Review: WingZ

April 2016

  1. Review: Matterhorn
  2. Review: Beyond the Tiger Mom
  3. Review: The Grace of Kings
  4. Review: Sapiens - A Brief History
  5. Review: Amplitude (PS4)
  6. Review: The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
  7. Review: The Sculptor
  8. Review: Call of Juarez Gunslinger (PC)
  9. Review: The Hunt for Vulcan
  10. Review: The Idea Factory

March 2016

  1. Review: Airborne Seeker Mountain Bike
  2. Review: Producing Excellence
  3. Borken Spoke
  4. Review: Thing Explainer
  5. Review: The Half-Life of Facts
  6. Review: Mysteries of Modern Physics - Time
  7. Review: Rise of the Tomb Raider (PC)

February 2016

  1. Review: The Intelligent Brain
  2. Review: Dark Intelligence
  3. Review: Scientific Secrets for Raising Kids Who Thrive
  4. Review: The Rosie Effect
  5. Review: Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
  6. Review: Nalgene ATB Bottle
  7. Review: The Time of Contempt
  8. Review: Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (PS4)

January 2016

  1. Review: Blood of Elves
  2. Review: Sword of Destiny
  3. Review: Wormhole
  4. Review: Focus - The Hidden Driver of Excellence
  5. New thoughts on gearing
  6. Review: Pirate Hunters
  7. Review: My Beloved World
  8. Review: Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype (PS Vita)
  9. Little Boys Are So Sensitive
  10. Review: Until Dawn (PS4)
  11. Review: Being Human: Life Lessons from the Frontiers of Science

2015 194

December 2015

  1. A Return to Mountain Biking
  2. 6 Months Report: Learning the Flute
  3. Review: T-mobile Cell Spot
  4. Review: The One That Got Away
  5. 2016 Video Game Reviews
  6. Review: Her Story (PC)
  7. Review:Terms of Use
  8. Review: Sandman Overture
  9. Review: The Addictive Brain
  10. Review: Zero World
  11. Review: The Game
  12. Review: Immune
  13. First Impressions, Motorola Moto E LTE (2015)
  14. Review: Brain Maker
  15. First Impressions: EOS M3
  16. 2016 Book Review Index
  17. Review: The Rosie Project
  18. Review: Phishing for Phools
  19. Review: Medical Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths: What We Think We Know May Be Hurting Us
  20. Review: Saga Volume 1

November 2015

  1. First Impressions: Sensi UP500W WiFi Programmable Thermostat
  2. Review: Little Big Planet 3 (PS 4)
  3. Triplet Update
  4. Review: Mind Dimensions Books 0, 1, 2
  5. Santa Cruz Factory Demo
  6. Review: Hi-Float Balloon Treatment
  7. Review: Temple of Elemental Evil Board Game
  8. Games of the Year 2015
  9. First Impressions, Motorola Moto G (3rd Generation)
  10. Books of the Year 2015
  11. Review: Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in SIlicon Valley and Route 128
  12. Review: Sigma Sport BC5.12 Bike Computer
  13. Review: The Second Ship
  14. Misunderstandings
  15. Review: Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies
  16. Review: Ex Machina
  17. Review: The Last Child in The Woods
  18. ANT+ vs BTLE
  19. Review: Year's Best SF 10

October 2015

  1. Review: Lightroom 6
  2. Review: A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal
  3. Review: The Curve of Time
  4. Review: Why Nations Fail
  5. Review: Carbide Tipped Pens
  6. Review: Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman
  7. How parents become boring people
  8. Review: Writing Great Fiction
  9. Review: Finders Keepers
  10. Review: The Rhesus Chart
  11. Review: Woom 2 Child Bike
  12. Review: Arkham Knight
  13. Review: The Martian
  14. British Columbia by boat: Tips, Conclusions, and Brief Equipment Reviews
  15. British Columbia by boat Day 14: Seattle
  16. British Columbia by boat Day 13: Vancouver
  17. British Columbia by boat Day 12: Egmont
  18. British Columbia by boat Day 11: Vancouver
  19. British Columbia by boat Day 10: Vancouver
  20. British Columbia by boat Day 9: Beach Garden Marina
  21. British Columbia by Boat Trip Index
  22. British Columbia by boat Day 8: Lund
  23. British Columbia by boat Day 7: Lund

September 2015

  1. British Columbia by boat Day 6: Tenedos Bay
  2. British Columbia by Boat Day 5: Westview
  3. British Columbia by boat Day 4: Bowen Island
  4. British Columbia by Boat: Day 3 Vancouver
  5. British Columbia by Boat: Day 2 Victoria
  6. British Columbia by Boat: Day 1 Victoria
  7. Long Term Review: Garmin Vivoactive
  8. Review: French Kids Eat Everything
  9. Indexing Google's Source Code
  10. Review: The Opposite of Spoiled
  11. Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip: Tips, Conclusions, and Brief Equipment Reviews
  12. Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 15: Ogden to Salt Lake City
  13. Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 14: Lava Hot Springs to Ogden
  14. Trip Index: Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, and Sawtooth Mountains RV Trip
  15. Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 13: Wood River to Lava Hot Springs KOA
  16. Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 12: North Fork Village to Wood River National Forest Campground
  17. Tetons/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 11: Bozeman KOA to North Fork Village
  18. Tetons/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 10: Bridge Bay to Bozeman Hot Springs KOA
  19. Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 9: Lake Yellowstone, Tower Falls, and Boiling River
  20. Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 8: Yellowstone's Grand Canyon
  21. Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 7: Colter Bay to Bridge Bay
  22. Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 6: Flagg Ranch to Colter Bay
  23. Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 5: Jenny Lake

August 2015

  1. Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 4: Fireside Resort to Flagg Ranch Headwaters Campground
  2. Review: Foundation's Triumph
  3. Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip: Day 3: Rafting on the Snake River
  4. Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 2: Bear Lake State Park to Fireside Resort
  5. Tetons/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 1: Salt Lake City to Bear Lake State Park
  6. Review: Isaac Newton
  7. Review: Foundation and Chaos
  8. Review: Armada
  9. Review: Fables #22 - Farewell
  10. Review: Call of Duty - Advanced Warfare (PS4)
  11. Review: Tippi - My Book of Africa
  12. Review: The Fox Effect

July 2015

  1. Review: NXR-RH3001 Professional 30" Under Cabinet Range Hood
  2. Review: Never Alone (PS4)
  3. Review: Joss Whedon: The Biography
  4. Review: The Last of Us - Left Behind DLC (PS4)
  5. Review: Mindhunter
  6. Review: Max Payne 3 (PC)
  7. Review: The Annihliation Score
  8. Review: Exploring Calvin & Hobbes, An Exhibition Catalog
  9. Review: Entwined (PS Vita)
  10. Review: Deadlight (PC)
  11. Review: The Order 1886 (PS4)
  12. 6 Months Followup: PS4
  13. Review: Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition (PS4)
  14. Review: Superman - The High Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero
  15. Review: Playstation TV
  16. Review: Velocity 2X (PS Vita, PS4)

June 2015

  1. Review: On the Steel Breeze
  2. Review: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
  3. Review: Anova Precision Immersion Circulator
  4. Review: Amazon Echo
  5. Review: Blue Remembered Earth
  6. Review: Slow Bullets
  7. Review: Terminal World
  8. 300 Mile Retrospective: Co-Motion Periscope Triplet
  9. Review: Deep Navigation
  10. Review: Robot Turtles
  11. Review: Your Body in the World: Adapting to Your next Big Adventure
  12. Review: Smart As (Vita)
  13. Garmin Live Tracking

May 2015

  1. Review: The Hero of Ages
  2. Review: RAVPower 3200mAh external powerbank
  3. Review: OXO Tot Tub Drain Stopper
  4. Review: Excelsteel 18/10 Stainless 4 Non Stick Egg Poacher
  5. Review: Garmin Vivoactive
  6. Review: Fables 21: Happily Ever After
  7. Review: Monument Valley (Android)
  8. Review: Vivere Double Hammock with Steel Stand
  9. Review: Up the Down Staircase
  10. PSA: How to Resolve Your Lollipop Slowness
  11. Review: Murasaki Baby (PS Vita)
  12. Review: The Well of Ascension
  13. RIP Jobst Brandt (1935/1/14 - 2015/5/5)
  14. Review: Mistborn

April 2015

  1. Meet Boen Na (蓝博恩)
  2. Review: Edge of Eternity
  3. Review: Heavy Rain (PS3)
  4. Review: The Winter of The World
  5. Review: The Fall of Giants
  6. Music Lessons
  7. Review: The Altar Girl
  8. Review: Skinny Mini Pen
  9. Review: Camelbak Podium Bottle

March 2015

  1. Montebello Open Space Preserve Backpack Camp
  2. Review: Diablo III Ultimate Evil Edition (PS4)
  3. Review: Counterspy (PS Vita)
  4. Review: Chaos Quarter
  5. Review: On Immunity: An Innoculation
  6. Fictional Leadership
  7. Review: Uncommon Stock, Version 1
  8. Review: Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Costco package
  9. Review: Macross

February 2015

  1. Review: Arrow Season 1
  2. Review: Console Wars
  3. First Impression: Co-Motion Periscope Quad Convertible (Triplet configuration)
  4. Review: The Pillars of the Earth
  5. My Color Rant
  6. Returning to the Xperia Z1
  7. Review: The Fifth Discipline
  8. Review: The Walking Dead Compendium #2
  9. Swimming Music, Round 2
  10. Review: The Walking Dead Compendium 1
  11. Review: The Marshmallow Test
  12. Interviewing and Performance
  13. Review: Windows Server Essentials 2012 R2
  14. Review: Outlook 2013
  15. Review: Indexing
  16. Review: Zero to One

January 2015

  1. Review: Defense Grid 2 (PS4)
  2. Review: The Golem and the Jinni
  3. Review: Little Big Planet PS Vita
  4. Review: How to Fail At Almost Everything and Still Win Big
  5. Review: The Walking Dead Season 2 (PS4)
  6. Review: Joyland
  7. Review: Infamous First Light
  8. Gaming Nostalgia
  9. Review: Kindle Unlimited
  10. Review: Boyhood
  11. Managing Storage in the World of Cloud Storage
  12. Review: Big Skinny World BiFold Wallet
  13. Cancun 2015
  14. Review: Ray Bradbury: The Last Interview
  15. Review: Final Horizon (PS Vita)
  16. Review: Sand Omnibus
  17. Review: Oh Myyy!!
  18. Review: Afterworlds
  19. Review: Little Tikes Pirate Ship Toddler Bed
  20. 2015 will see the debut of a full-on Windows phone

2014 182

December 2014

  1. Review: Seagate 4TB Solid State Hybrid Hard Drive
  2. Review: Fables #19 and #20
  3. Review: Infamous Second Son
  4. Review: Lumia 635 Smartphone
  5. Review: HP Stream 7 Tablet
  6. Review: Garmin Vivofit Fitness Tracker
  7. Review: What If?
  8. First Impressions: Fire TV Stick
  9. Review: Vizio S4251 5.1 Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer and Satellite Speakers
  10. Virgin Islands 2014 Wrap Up: Equipment Reviews
  11. Review: Silicon Dust HDHomeRun
  12. Review: The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2014
  13. Virgin Islands 2014: Learnings and Conclusions
  14. Virgin Islands 2014: Sanders Bay to Tortola
  15. Virgin Islands 2014: Leinster Bay to Sanders Bay
  16. Virgin Islands 2014: Sandy Spit to Leinster Bay
  17. Review: Garmin Inertia-based Speed and Cadence Sensor
  18. Virgin Islands 2014: Marina Cay to Sandy Spit
  19. Virgin Islands 2014: Leverick Bay to Marina Cay
  20. Price Drop: How to Interview A Financial Advisor
  21. Virgin Islands 2014: Marina Cay to Leverick Bay
  22. Virgin Islands 2014: Cooper Island to Marina Cay
  23. Virgin Islands 2014: Peter Island to Cooper Island
  24. Virgin Islands 2014: Norman Island to Peter Island
  25. Virgin Islands 2014 Trip
  26. Virgin Islands 2014: Tortola to Norman Island
  27. DisneyWorld Magic Kingdom
  28. Review: Asus RT-N66U Router
  29. 2015 Video Game Reviews
  30. Review: Injustice: Gods Among Us
  31. Review: Hide Me Among The Graves

November 2014

  1. Re-read: The Stress of Her Regard
  2. 2015 Book Reviews
  3. Review: On Stranger Tides
  4. Video Games of the Year
  5. Books of the Year 2014
  6. Review: Life with a fire-breathing girlfriend
  7. Review: The Magician's Land

October 2014

  1. First Impressions: Sony Playstation 4
  2. Review: Resogun
  3. Review: Binary Domain
  4. Review: The Flash Boys
  5. Review: The Inquisitor's Apprentice
  6. Review: Powerstation PSX-3 Jumpstarter/Air Compressor
  7. Review: Hario Mini Mill
  8. Review: The Dark Defiles
  9. Review: Africa
  10. Trains for Toddlers
  11. S24O With a Toddler
  12. Gaming the Coding Interview

September 2014

  1. Power Tools for Home Use
  2. Review: Able Brewing Disk for Aeropress
  3. Video Games
  4. Review: Killzone 3
  5. Review: True Romance
  6. Review: Indie Game The Movie
  7. Vanguard's Unique Corporate Structure
  8. Review: Windows 8.1 Pro
  9. Review: Gobble Dinner Service
  10. Review: Locked In
  11. The Siren Song of Real Estate
  12. School vaccination rates
  13. Exploitation
  14. Review: Airscape Coffee container
  15. Health Scare
  16. Review: Tunnel Vision
  17. Review: Logitech M570 Trackball
  18. Review: Aeropress
  19. Review: Magnector X vs E-Prance
  20. Review: Geigerrig 1210 Hyrdration Pack
  21. Fitness Tracking
  22. Windows Phone vs Android: An Ecosystem Comparison
  23. Review: Far End Gear Short Cord Stereo to Mono earbuds
  24. Xperia Phone Protection Solutions
  25. Review: Sony SBH52
  26. Review: Belkin Conserve Socket
  27. Review: LG 60PB6900 60" 1080p 3D Plasma TV
  28. Review: Cheetah Mounts APTMM2B TV Wall Mount
  29. First Impressions: Xperia Z1, Z Ultra Phones
  30. Review: Pororo Edison Training Chopsticks
  31. Reflections on Cycling Skills

August 2014

  1. Review: DuraAce 7700 Freehub
  2. Review: The Wolf Among Us, Episodes 3-5
  3. Review: Anker X201 Replacement Battery
  4. Review: Capital in the Twenty-First Century
  5. Review: Anker 40W 5-Port Desktop USB charger
  6. Review: NewTrent 90C
  7. Review: i-Bert Safe-T Seat
  8. Review: T-mobile postpaid international roaming plan
  9. Ultra Long Term Review: Garmin Edge 800
  10. Convergence
  11. Tour Review: Michelin Pro Race 3 Tire
  12. Long Term Review: Garmin GSC10
  13. Epilogue and Conclusion: Tour of the Alps 2014
  14. July 20th: Reuti to Zurich
  15. July 19th: Hotel Posthaus Urigen to Reuti
  16. July 18th: Bludenz to Hotel Posthaus, Urigen
  17. July 17th: Ramosch to Bludenz
  18. Review: Super-Powereds: Year 2
  19. July 16th: Pontresina to Ramonsch
  20. July 15th: Valdidentro to Pontresina
  21. July 14th: Schlanders to Valdidentro
  22. July 13th: Bruneck to Schlanders
  23. July 12th: Cortina d'Ampezzo to Bruneck
  24. Jully 11th: Pescul to Cortina d'Ampezzo
  25. July 10th: Vigo di Fassa to Pescul
  26. July 9th: Bolzano to Vigo di Passa
  27. July 8th: Fondo to Bolzano
  28. July 7th: Santa Caterina to Fondo
  29. July 6th: Il Fourn to Santa Caterina
  30. July 5th: Filisur to Il Fourn
  31. Review: Motorrad ReiseKarten Alpen
  32. July 4th: Disentis to Filisur

July 2014

  1. July 3rd: Handegg to Disentis/Muster
  2. July 2nd: Rosenlaui to Handegg
  3. July 1st: Rosenlaui
  4. June 30th: Rosenlaui
  5. Prologue: June 26-June 29, 2014
  6. Long Term Review: Dell Venue 8 Pro
  7. Review: Super Powereds: Year 1
  8. Review: HDM Z1 CPAP
  9. Startup Engineering Management Gets a 2nd Edition
  10. Tour of the Alps 2014

June 2014

  1. Review: A Fighting Chance
  2. Review: Frozen Planet
  3. Review: God of War 3
  4. Vitamin D, Sunscreen, and Race
  5. Review: Sailing a Serious Ocean
  6. Review: Michelin Pro Race 3 Tire
  7. Review: Solbar SPF 30 Sunscreen
  8. Review: All Joy and No Fun
  9. Video Games Review Index 2014
  10. Review: Circle of Sorcerers

May 2014

  1. Introducing Jemstep
  2. Review: The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City
  3. Review: Michael Jackson: The Experience (PS Vita)
  4. Review: Killzone Mercenary
  5. Review: RAVPower 10400mAh Power Bank
  6. Review: New York Times Web + Tablet Subscription
  7. Review: NOS4A2
  8. Review: A Troublesome Inheritance
  9. Notes for New Cyclists
  10. Field Test: Dell Venue 8 Pro 32GB
  11. Review: Brother ADS-2000
  12. Review: Nokia Lumia 521
  13. Review: If You Can: How Millenials Can Get Rich Slowly
  14. Review: How to Win Friends and Influence People

April 2014

  1. Review: Android Studio
  2. Why it now makes sense to build your own PC
  3. Review: Nuun Active Hydration
  4. Why I can't help PMs, Sales People, or Marketing folks negotiate
  5. First Impressions: Microsoft Surface Pro
  6. Review: Flower
  7. Review: Journey
  8. Review: Pixeljunk Monsters Ultimate HD
  9. Review: Aggressive Tax Avoidance For Real Estate Investors, 19th Edition

March 2014

  1. Review: Bioshock Infinite
  2. Review: Sennheiser CX 200
  3. The Oculus Rift "Sellout"
  4. First Impressions: Nokia 521 Smartphone
  5. Cameras for Kids
  6. Review: Caffeinated
  7. Price Reduction: Independent Cycle Touring
  8. Review: The Rise of Superman
  9. PSA: New RSS and Atom Feeds
  10. Review: Telltale Games The Walking Dead Season 1 (PS Vita)
  11. When will the next generation of game consoles launch?
  12. Are you surprised by the success of the game consoles?
  13. Review: The Wolf Among Us Episodes 1 & 2

February 2014

  1. Review: The Last of Us
  2. Review: Ghost in the Wires
  3. Review: Batman - Arkham Origins
  4. Review: New York Times for the Kindle

January 2014

  1. Review: Batman Arkham City
  2. Review: The Emperor of All Maladies
  3. Review: Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
  4. Review: Tomb Raider Reboot
  5. Review: Soy Sauce for Beginners
  6. Review: Among Thieves
  7. Review: Do You Believe in Magic?
  8. Review: Drake's Fortune
  9. Make Your Own Baby Monitor

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December 2013

  1. Review: The Speed of the Dark
  2. Review: Tearaway
  3. Review: The Everything Store
  4. Long Term Care Insurance
  5. Review: Drake's Deception
  6. Review: PS Vita Travel Pouch (and other accessories)
  7. Retrospective: How Nintendo lost me as a customer
  8. Wealthfront Client Meeting with Burton Malkiel
  9. Is Sony making a comeback?
  10. Review: Unaccountable
  11. Reread: The Things They Carried
  12. Review: Uncharted - Golden Abyss
  13. The Only Reason to Buy Individual Stocks
  14. How to Interview A Financial Advisor now out in paperback
  15. Review: Fables #17 and #18
  16. Review: Amazon Playstation Vita Holiday Bundle
  17. Review: MSI Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Graphics Card
  18. First Impressions: Dell Venue 8 Pro

November 2013

  1. PSA: 30% off any printed book at Amazon (Expires Dec 1st)
  2. College Savings
  3. Why I no longer buy individual stocks
  4. Book Launched: How to Interview a Financial Advisor
  5. 2014 Book Reviews
  6. Review: Silent Echo
  7. Books of the Year 2013
  8. Review: Whirlpool 1.9cu ft Over-The-Range Microwave
  9. Review: Dear Mr. Watterson
  10. 4 Months of Modernist Cuisine
  11. Review: Jabra Journey Bluetooth Car Speakerphone
  12. Review: The School For Good And Evil
  13. Review: The Temple of Gold
  14. Review: The Ages of the Investor

October 2013

  1. Review: Wheat Belly
  2. Review: Pyle Waterproof MP3 Player with embedded headphones
  3. Review: The Story of The Human Body
  4. Review: Skating to where the puck was
  5. Review: 3M Command Strips
  6. Review: Cure Your Child With Food
  7. Advanced Reader Copies of my next book now available

September 2013

  1. Review: Aqua Sphere Kayenne Goggle
  2. Review: Invisiblity
  3. Review: Six Earlier Days
  4. Review: Deep Risk
  5. Review: The Sports Gene
  6. Review: Naked Statistics
  7. Review: Cold Days

August 2013

  1. Review: Ghost Story
  2. Re-Read: Ender's Game
  3. Review: Changes
  4. Review: Turn Coat
  5. Review: Small Favor
  6. Review: Neptune's Brood
  7. Review: White Knight

July 2013

  1. Review: Proven Guilty
  2. Review: Modernist Cuisine at Home
  3. Review: Dead Beat
  4. Review: Strikefleet Omega
  5. Review: Weeride Kangaroo Childseat
  6. My Books Are Discounted on Amazon
  7. Review: Contagious
  8. Review: Nickel Plated
  9. Review: The First 20 Minutes
  10. Review: Ghost Spin
  11. Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
  12. Review: Lance Armstrong's War
  13. Negotiation Consultancy Back In Operation

June 2013

  1. Review: Funky Gourmet, Athens
  2. Review: Blood Rites
  3. Review: Death Masks
  4. Review: Summer Knight
  5. Review: Before Midnight
  6. Review: Don't Turn Around
  7. Review: Grave Perils
  8. Quantifying the Apple Tax
  9. Review: Fool Moon
  10. Review: Storm Front
  11. Review: Kinivo Bluetooth Headset
  12. Review: Every Day
  13. Review: The Corpse Reader
  14. Review Kindle Basic
  15. Using the Nexus 7 as an on-the-go photo editing device
  16. Review: Happy Money
  17. Review: Sony RX-100
  18. Greece Conclusions
  19. Athens
  20. Sailing in the Argolic and Northen Cyclades
  21. Thira/Santorini
  22. Greece 2013

May 2013

  1. Review: The Best American Essays 2011
  2. Review: The Fine Print
  3. Review: Redshirts

April 2013

  1. Re-read: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Mainteneance
  2. Review: Big Skinny World Bifold Wallet
  3. Review: Your Child's Growing Mind

March 2013

  1. Review: Wool
  2. PSA: Do take the undergraduate compilers class
  3. Review: The Signal and The Noise
  4. Review: Teach Your Children Well
  5. Wharton Business School Presentation
  6. Review: How Children Succeed

February 2013

  1. Internships
  2. Long Term Review: Republic Wireless
  3. Review: The Amazing Spiderman 2012
  4. Review: Suzanne Vega @ Villa Montalvo
  5. First Impressions: Ting Galaxy Note 2
  6. Review: The Best American Science & Nature Writing
  7. Startup Engineering Management visits Wharton School of Business in San Francisco
  8. Publishing Milestone: Piracy!

January 2013

  1. The "Science" in Computer Science
  2. Review: Odd and the Frost Giants
  3. My New Job
  4. Long Term Review: Resmed Swift FX Nasal Pillow System
  5. Review: The Perfect Woman

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December 2012

  1. Review: Ted the Movie
  2. First Impressons: Scion xB
  3. First Impressions: Republic Wireless Defy XT (Dual Band)
  4. Rest in Peace Frank Spychalski
  5. Long Term Review: Continental Gatorskin Tires
  6. Frank Spychalski MIA in New Zealand
  7. Head to Head: Sonicare versus Oral-B electric toothbrushes
  8. Bloomreach Talk
  9. Review: The Hydrogen Sonata
  10. Review: Ergo Depot Adjustable Height Standing Desk
  11. Long Term Review: Schlage Keypad Locks

November 2012

  1. 2013 Book Reviews
  2. Review: No Easy Day
  3. My Favorite 8 Trips
  4. Product Review: Garmin GLO bluetooth GPS unit [guest post]
  5. 9 Dives that I recommend
  6. Hawaii Big Island
  7. Long Term Review: Keen Newport Sandals
  8. Nexus 7 App Recommendations
  9. Books of the Year 2012
  10. Review: A Game of Thrones Season One
  11. Review: Space Station Frontier
  12. The Endorsement I'm Proudest Of

October 2012

  1. First Impressions: Windows Surface Tablet
  2. Tablet Lifestyle
  3. First Impressions: Windows 8 Pro
  4. Tips for running a rental business
  5. 16 GB Nexus 7 Followup, or, How NOT to do customer service
  6. Review: The Cove
  7. The Great Sandal Hunt of 2012
  8. Review: The Last Lecture
  9. Review: Bikes Direct Cafe Sprint
  10. Long Term Review: ResMed S9
  11. Review: The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh
  12. Long Term Review: Honda Fit
  13. Review: The Guardian of All Things
  14. Overview: Video Editing Software
  15. Long Term Review: Nexus 7
  16. Brief Children's Book Reviews
  17. Review: Kill Decision
  18. A Wealthfront Update

September 2012

  1. Review: Sony Ericsson MW600 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones
  2. First Impressions: Google/Asus Nexus 7
  3. Trip Report: Downieville
  4. Wealthfront's Startup Equity Calculator
  5. First Impressions: Resmed S9 Autoset with iH5 Humidifier
  6. Review: A Distant Soil, Books 1-4
  7. Now Available on Amazon: Independent Cycle Touring
  8. Now that's customer service! (AirBnB)
  9. Independent Cycle Touring now sold out!
  10. Market Efficiency
  11. Review: AirBnB
  12. Trip Report: Portland
  13. Review: Whiteout Volume 2 (Melt)
  14. Review: Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation
  15. The Bible Repairman and Other Stories
  16. Review: Premium Rush
  17. Review: Whiteout Volume 1
  18. Review: Cinderella from Fabletown with Love
  19. Review: Chinglish
  20. KidCo Peapod - product review and meta-review [guest post]
  21. Review: Clif Crunch Bar
  22. Review: The Apocalypse Codex
  23. Review: Alif the Unseen
  24. Among Others has won the Hugo!
  25. Review: Skizz

August 2012

  1. Review: Breasts
  2. KTSF Channel 26 Interview
  3. Southern California 2012
  4. Review: Dune
  5. Review: Ready Player One
  6. Travelling with Baby: A few tips
  7. Review: The Story of the Giro D'Italia Volume 2
  8. Review: Search Inside Yourself
  9. Review: Delta Airlines/Air France
  10. Bordeaux, Argeles Sur Mer, and Cahon
  11. Chinon and the Loire Valley
  12. Paris
  13. Switzerland
  14. Hungary
  15. Vienna
  16. Prologue
  17. Europe 2012
  18. Review: Existence
  19. Weird Al at the Mountain Winery
  20. Review: Quiet - The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
  21. The Price of Free Advice
  22. Long Term Review: Kelty FC 3.0 Child Carrier
  23. Review: REI Flash 18 backpack
  24. Review: The Newlyweds
  25. Review: The Gathering Storm

July 2012

  1. Review: Touchback
  2. Re-read: Altered Carbon
  3. Review: Orange Internet Max (France)
  4. Review: The Curse of Chalion
  5. Review: The Price of Inequality
  6. Review: Team Geek
  7. Review: The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
  8. Review: What's Going on In There?
  9. Review: A Dance With Dragons

June 2012

  1. Review: Kelty FC 3.0
  2. Review: Sennheiser RS120 wireless headphones

May 2012

  1. Review: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Extended Edition on Kindle
  2. Review: Scott Pilgrim
  3. Two of my books are now available on Amazon!
  4. Review: Banana - The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World
  5. Review: Just Ride, A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike
  6. An Inflated Sense of Risk
  7. Don't Blame The Engineer
  8. Choosing between jobs
  9. Sharing on G+: It doesn't always mean what you think it means
  10. Review: The Power of Habit, why we do what we do in life or business
  11. Review: Bringing up Bebe
  12. D&D at Google
  13. An Engineer's Guide to Silicon Valley Startups, 3rd Edition
  14. Review: End this depression now!
  15. Review: The Four Hour Body
  16. Review: Google Drive
  17. Review: Among Others
  18. Independent Cycle Touring at Google

April 2012

  1. Cal Alumni Panel
  2. Google shows that Moore's Law can go backwards
  3. Excellent Customer Service from HP
  4. Review: InterGalactic Medicine Show Awards Anthology, Vol. I
  5. Review: I am Legend
  6. My Next PC Will Be Home Built
  7. Review: Box.net
  8. Long Term Review: Canon S100
  9. Long Term Review: Battery Geek 222 Battery
  10. Conclusions and Thoughts
  11. Epilogue
  12. April 8th: White Bay (Jost Van Dyke) to Nanny Cay Marina (Tortola)
  13. Review: The End of Illness
  14. April 7th: Kelly's Cove (Norman Island) to White Bay (Jost Van Dyke)
  15. April 6th: Deadman's Bay (Peter Island) to Kelly's Cove (Norman Island)
  16. April 5th: Leverick Bay (Virgin Gorda) to Deadman's Bay (Peter Island)
  17. April 4th: Manchioneel Bay (Cooper Island) to Leverick Bay (Virgin Gorda)
  18. April 3rd: The Wreck of the Rhone & Cistern Point
  19. Independent Cycle Touring in Europe: Reprise
  20. Review: The Mathematics of Life
  21. AirBnB's delightful offices
  22. April 2nd: The Bight (Norman Island) to Manchioneel Bay (Cooper Island)
  23. April 1st: Nanny Cay Marina (Tortola) to The Bight (Norman Island)
  24. March 29-31st: Prologue
  25. Escape BVI 2012

March 2012

  1. Review: Which Comes First - Cardio or Weights?
  2. Sleep Apnea: The Noisy Killer
  3. PSA: United is now a suitable airline for flying with bicycles
  4. Fitness: Optimal Experience
  5. Review: Career Warfare
  6. Reread: Brain Rules for Baby
  7. Review: The Best American Science Writing 2008
  8. ASA Catamaran Certification
  9. Review: Logitech C270 Webcam
  10. Review: The Longevity Project
  11. Review: The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2011

February 2012

  1. Review: The City & The City
  2. Review: Liars and Outliers
  3. Review: Reamde
  4. Review: Logitech Wireless Keyboard K320
  5. Review: Grand Pursuit - The Story of Economic Genius
  6. Ethical Investing
  7. A post-IPO sale simulator
  8. A Surprising Change in Google+ Engagement
  9. Review: Buzz, The Science and Lore of Alcohol and Caffeine

January 2012

  1. Trip Report: Hawaii
  2. Review: Lady Lady I Did It
  3. Review: The Price of Civilization
  4. Review: Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World
  5. Review: The Kingdom of Gods
  6. Review: Knocking on Heaven's Door
  7. Chariot CTS Cougar Followup: Palanquin Mode
  8. Ride your road bike on unpaved roads
  9. Review: Children of the Sky

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December 2011

  1. Review: Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment
  2. Review: Chariot Cougar 1 Stroller/Bike Trailer/Jogger
  3. 6 reasons to make cycling your New Year's Resolution
  4. First Impressions: Belkin Bluetooth Music Receiver
  5. Review: The Alchemist
  6. First Impressions: GoPro Helmet Hero HD
  7. A Publishing Milestone
  8. Review: The Magic of Reality
  9. Review: Fables #16 SuperTeam
  10. Review: GoGroove Bluetooth Stereo Headphones
  11. Review: Harmony 600 Universal Remote
  12. Review: The Broken Kingdoms
  13. First Impressions: Canon S100
  14. E-Books Sticker Shock
  15. First Impressions: HP Promo ZR 2740w Monitor
  16. Followup: T-mobile Pay As You Go
  17. Referrals: Google Plus versus Facebook versus Quora
  18. Starting Up While Employed
  19. Review: The Magician King
  20. Review: Republic, Lost
  21. Review: Thinking Fast and Slow
  22. 2012 Book Reviews
  23. Review: The Good School

November 2011

  1. 2011 Books of the Year
  2. Review: I'm Feeling Lucky
  3. Review: Facebook Groups
  4. Review: The Cold Commands
  5. Review: Motorola Baby Monitor 3.5
  6. Tips for Surviving Childbirth
  7. Review: Steve Jobs
  8. Review: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
  9. Product Endorsement: Wealthfront
  10. Independent Cycle Touring featured in the Mercury News/Oakland Tribue
  11. Piaw's Feed Survey Results
  12. Hoisted from one of the Buzz comments

October 2011

  1. Meet 蓝博文(Bowen Na)
  2. Long Term Review: Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid SSD Drive
  3. Macbook Rescue Attempt Fail
  4. Review: Presimetrics
  5. Review: Batman Arkham Asylum (PS3)
  6. Review: The Last Dancer
  7. Review: Google's Two Factor Authentication
  8. First Impressions Review: Acer Aspire Easystore AH340
  9. Review: Philips Sonicare Healthy White Toothbrush
  10. Review: Playstation Move Bundle
  11. Review: The September Issue
  12. Review: The Long Run
  13. Political Considerations
  14. Scalability

September 2011

  1. Review: Blood of Elves
  2. REI Series of Talks is Over!
  3. Review: The AI War
  4. Execution Strategy and Business Strategy
  5. Review: The Dragon Never Sleeps
  6. Location Still Matters
  7. Span of Controls
  8. Startup Engineering Management gets .mobipocket and .epub
  9. Independent Cycle Touring in Europe: The Presentation
  10. Now Shipping: Startup Engineering Management
  11. Review: The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier: Dreadnaught
  12. Charts and Tables from Independent Cycle Touring
  13. Review: Girl Genius Omnibus 1
  14. Review: Big Bang Theory Season 3
  15. Review: Jack of Fables Vol 2-4
  16. Review: How To Train Your Dragon
  17. Review: Why We Get Fat
  18. An Engineer's Guide to Silicon Valley Startups now on the NOOK
  19. Long Term Review: Garmin Edge 800
  20. Review: Air Berlin
  21. Review: Olympus EPL-1
  22. Conclusion and Thoughts
  23. Day 31, 32: Epilogue

August 2011

  1. Price Drop on Independent Cycle Touring
  2. Day 30: Neuhausen to Kloten
  3. Day 29: Radolfzell to Neuhausen
  4. Startup Engineering Management Pre-Orders
  5. Day 28: Rest Day in Munich
  6. Day 27: Rorshach to Munich
  7. Day 26: Bludenz to Rorshach
  8. Day 25: Mils to Bludenz
  9. Day 24: Moos to Mils
  10. Day 23: Fondo to Moos
  11. Day 22: St. Caterina to Fondo
  12. Day 21: Bormio to St. Caterina
  13. Day 20: Glorenza to Bormio
  14. Day 19: St. Moritz Bad to Glorenza
  15. Review: Monster Hunter International
  16. Worldcon Notes: Discussion with Bill Willingham
  17. Worldcon Notes: Publishing in the Age of Ebooks
  18. Trip Report WorldCon
  19. Day 18: Corvatsch Hike
  20. Review: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
  21. Day 17: Pontresina Hike
  22. Day 16: Zurich to St. Moritz Bad
  23. Day 15: Carouge to Zurich
  24. Day 14: Beaufort to Carouge
  25. Day 13: Saint Michel Maurienne to Beaufort
  26. Extracting Music off the Ipod
  27. First Impressions: Seagate Momentus XT 500GB Hybrid Drive
  28. Day 12: Briancon to Saint Michel Maurienne
  29. Day 11: Barcelonette to Briancon
  30. Day 10: Col du Parpaillon
  31. Day 9: Cime de la Bonnette
  32. Day 8: Vinadio to Barcelonnette
  33. Day 7: Brig Reid to Vinadio
  34. Day 6: All'Acqua to Brig-Reid
  35. Day 5: Realp to All'Acqua
  36. Day 4: Rosenlaui to Realp
  37. Day 3: A Hike to Kleine Scheidegg
  38. Day 2: Rosenlaui to Wengen
  39. Startup Engineering Management Beta Program Closed
  40. Reflections on Social Networks and How People Use Them
  41. Day 1: Sarnen to Rosenlaui
  42. Prologue: June 21st-22nd
  43. Tour of the Alps 2011
  44. Review: Queen of Arlin
  45. Review: Throne of Jade
  46. Review: His Majesty's Dragon
  47. Review: Assassin's Apprentice
  48. Startup Engineering Management Beta Program Reopened

July 2011

  1. Review: The Last Wish
  2. Review: The Story of the Giro D'Italia
  3. More Photos, and a plug for Photosynth
  4. Tour of the Alps 2011 Photos

June 2011

  1. Review: In The Plex
  2. Review: American Born Chinese
  3. Review: Norton Ghost
  4. Startup Engineering Management Beta Program Closed
  5. Independent Cycle Touring presentations
  6. Beta Test My Next Book!
  7. Review: Feed
  8. Review: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
  9. My Hugo Votes

May 2011

  1. First Impressions: Garmin Edge 800
  2. Review: The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath The Queen's Window
  3. Review: The Sultan of the Clouds
  4. Review: Troika
  5. Review: The Lifecycle of Software Objects
  6. Review: Something Ventured
  7. My Backup/Restore Nightmare
  8. Review: OCZ Vertex 2 SSD
  9. Review: Pegasus
  10. Culture
  11. Review: Pump Six and Other Stories
  12. Review: Nurture Shock
  13. Review: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
  14. Mt Tam Wilflower Hike

April 2011

  1. Mad Men Season 4
  2. Review: The Immigrants
  3. Review: Ex Machina Volumes 1-6
  4. Review: Blood Music
  5. Review: Fables 15
  6. Review: Outliers
  7. Review: Brain Rules for Baby
  8. Review: Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V
  9. Startup Recruiting
  10. Review: The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ

March 2011

  1. Financial Planning Talk
  2. Review: The World Without Us
  3. Review: Mad Men Seasons 1-3
  4. Review: Tampopo
  5. It's Real!
  6. Upgrade pricing for Engineer's Guide to Silicon Valley Startups
  7. Book Publishing Experiments
  8. Sports Basement Talk
  9. Review: Cowl
  10. Review: T-mobile Pre-Paid
  11. Twitter Presentation
  12. What to do when you're wealthy
  13. Alps 2011 Pigeon Point Qualifier
  14. Review: Prador Moon
  15. Engineer's Guide goes to the Kindle store!
  16. Cupertino Bike Shop is now carrying "Independent Cycle Touring"
  17. Engineer's Guide goes to 2nd Edition!

February 2011

  1. Introducing my Consultancy Service
  2. Review: The Skinner
  3. Review: Peopleware
  4. Piaw versus The Post Office
  5. Review: The Victorian Internet
  6. The High Costs of Distribution
  7. Review: The Box
  8. Setting up a Proxy Server on Windows
  9. Talk at Sports Basement, March 22nd
  10. Review: Shadow of the Scorpian

January 2011

  1. Trip Report: Cozumel/Carmen de Playa
  2. Pengtoh Has Started Blogging
  3. Review: Dollhouse Season 2
  4. Review: Writing Fiction for Dummies
  5. Review: The Party - The Secret World of China
  6. Review: The Engineer Reconditioned
  7. Review: Cutting For Stone
  8. The "Tiger Mom" Parenting Controversy
  9. Google Docs Fail
  10. Independent Cycle Touring has Shipped!
  11. Review: Gridlinked

2010 261

December 2010

  1. Movie Review: 非诚勿扰
  2. Review: Cryoburn
  3. Movie Review: 非诚勿扰 2
  4. Lenovo Customer Service Rocks
  5. Review: Motorola Power Adapter Micro USB Rapid Charger
  6. Review: The Facebook Effect
  7. Review: Fables #14 - Witches
  8. Review: The Golden Gate
  9. Independent Cycle Touring, Final Proof approved!
  10. A Taxonomy of Cameras
  11. 2011 Book Reviews
  12. Review: Surface Detail
  13. Berkeley Hills Redux
  14. A Setback
  15. Books of the Year 2010
  16. Review: Sway
  17. Review: Priceless
  18. Review: Click - The Magic of Instant Connections
  19. Review: Being Wrong

November 2010

  1. Independent Cycle Touring is now Launched!
  2. Alls Well That Ends Badly
  3. One More Cover
  4. Review: Look Me in the Eye
  5. Even more covers
  6. More Covers
  7. Book Cover
  8. Review: Born On A Blue Day
  9. Review: Canadian Icewine Tea
  10. The Counter-offer Conundrum
  11. Review: 36 Views of Mt. Fuji
  12. Unusually Clear Weather
  13. Review: Galen Rowell's Inner Game of Outdoor Photography
  14. Michael Wolf story
  15. Review: Zendegi
  16. Facebook and Google
  17. A Perfect Pigeon Point Edition

October 2010

  1. Review: The Fuller Memorandum
  2. Review: The God Engines
  3. Review: Astro City: The Dark Age
  4. Review: More Money Than God
  5. Old accounts haunt you...
  6. Strong Frame #2
  7. Review: The Social Network
  8. Berkeley Presentation
  9. Review: Psych Yourself Rich
  10. Canadian Rockies: Epilogue and Conclusions
  11. 2010 Canadian Rockies Fall Colors Trip
  12. Review: Chasing Stars
  13. Day 14: Many Glacier to Kalispell
  14. Day 13: Banff to Many Glacier
  15. Day 12: Wilcox Pass Trailhead campground to Banff
  16. Day 11: Jasper to Wilcox Pass Trailhead Campground
  17. Day 10: Egypt Lake Hut to Jasper
  18. Day 9: Egypt Lake

September 2010

  1. Day 8: Lake Louise to Egypt Lake Back-Country Hut
  2. Day 7: Banff to Lake Louise
  3. Day 6: Waterton Lakes National Park to Banff
  4. Day 5: Waterton Lakes National Park
  5. Day 4: Many Glacier to Waterton Lakes National Park
  6. Day 3: St. Mary's to Many Glacier
  7. Day 2: Apgar Creek Campground to St Mary's
  8. Day 1: Kalispell to Apgar Creek Campground
  9. Review: It takes a genome
  10. Review: Mockingjay
  11. My Strong Frame is Dead
  12. My Second Book
  13. Review: Memoirs of a Fellwanderer
  14. Review: Breaking Windows
  15. Review: Pan's Labyrinth
  16. Review: ECONned
  17. Trip Report: Lost Coast Hike
  18. Kindle 3 First Impressions

August 2010

  1. 2nd Printing of Engineer's Guide to Silicon Valley Startups Sold Out
  2. Review: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
  3. Shameless Promotion: Last 6 days to pre-order "Independent Cycle Touring"
  4. It's Real!
  5. Review: Success Built to Last
  6. Review: Moon
  7. Review: The Big Bang Theory Season Two
  8. Panoramas from the Tour
  9. Review: Crystal Nights and Other Stories
  10. Review: That was the Millennium That Was
  11. Hoisted from my Buzz Feed
  12. Review: Happiness
  13. Review: Battle Royale (The Novel)
  14. Review: The Big Bang Theory Season One
  15. Seattle Visit
  16. 上松秀実「時代」- One of the more powerful Greenpeace music you've never heard of. =)
  17. Review: The Picture of Dorian Gray
  18. Review: Whit
  19. First Impressions: Lenovo Thinkpad X201
  20. Review: The Girl Who Played With Fire
  21. Pixar Visit
  22. Experience
  23. Tips for Noogler Engineers

July 2010

  1. Review: The Upside of Irrationality
  2. Review: The Scar
  3. Review: We Might As Well Win
  4. Review: The Lost Fleet, Victorious
  5. Long Term Review: Dinotte Tail Light
  6. Review: Mizuo Wave Ronin 2 Running Shoe
  7. Tour of the Alps 2010
  8. Long Term Review: Canon S90
  9. Long Term Review: Garmin Edge 500
  10. Equipment Review: Garmin Edge 705
  11. Tour 2010 Conclusions
  12. Videos from the Tour
  13. July 19, 20, 21: Epilogue
  14. Day 32: Schliersee to Munich
  15. Day 31: Schliersee
  16. Day 30: Kufstein to Schliersee
  17. Day 29: Rattenberg to Kufstein
  18. Day 28: Wald to Rattenberg
  19. Day 27: Fusch to Wald
  20. Day 26: Winklern to Fusch
  21. Fusch am der Grossglockner
  22. Winklern
  23. Day 25: Sankt Michael im Lingau to Winklern
  24. Day 24: Radstadt to Sankt Michael im Lungau
  25. Day 23: Puch im Hallein to Radstadt
  26. Day 22: Rorshach to Puch im Hallein via train transfer
  27. Puch, Austria
  28. Day 21: Rapperswil to Rorshach
  29. Day 20: Meiringen to Rapperswil
  30. Day 19: Hiking to Grosse Scheidegg via the Romantic Road
  31. Day 18: Grindelwald to Rosenlaui
  32. Day 17: Hiking Bachalpsee
  33. Day 16: Hiking Kleine Scheidegg
  34. Grindelwald
  35. Day 15: Goschenen to Meiringen
  36. Day 14: Linthal to Fluelen

June 2010

  1. Day 13: Vaduz to Linthal
  2. Day 12: Andeer to Vaduz
  3. Day 11: Pian S. Giacomo to Andeer
  4. Day 10: Bellinzona to Pian S. Giacomo
  5. Day 9: Airolo to Bellinzona
  6. Day 8: Grimsel Pass Summit to Airolo
  7. Day 7: Goldswil to Grimsel Pass Summit
  8. Day 6: Hotel Zwirgi to Goldswil
  9. Day 5: Meiringen to Hotel Zwirgi
  10. Days 3 and 4: Innsbruck, Bludenz
  11. Kreuth to Terfens
  12. Day 1: Holzkirchen to Kreuth
  13. A bad start
  14. Prologue
  15. Tandem is boxed
  16. Nothing Last Forever
  17. Review: Catching Fire
  18. Review: Wacom Bamboo Pen Tablet
  19. Retirement Report
  20. And we are live over at AngryBear...
  21. Review: Adobe InDesign One-On-One
  22. Rebecca Frankel on Boston Startups
  23. The next book
  24. Review: The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo
  25. Recognition
  26. Review: The Aviator
  27. Review: Battle Royale

May 2010

  1. Review: Astro City Vol 1-5
  2. Under-estimating the impact of incentives
  3. Review: Keen Cycling Sandals
  4. Review: Insomnia
  5. Review: Ash
  6. Organizational Thinking
  7. Review: Iconoclaust
  8. Review: Miracle Exclusives ME81 Stainless Steel Rice Cooker/Steamer
  9. Compensation Thought Experiment
  10. Review: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
  11. The Money Doesn't Matter Myth
  12. Review: The Big Short
  13. Canon S90 Review
  14. Hoisted from my Buzz
  15. Review: The Prestige
  16. Review: The Hunger Games
  17. Guide to Startups Presentation Gets Audio Presentation
  18. Review: The Windup Girl
  19. Review: Garmin GSC10
  20. Review: The Other Lands
  21. Promotion Systems Redux
  22. San Francisco Startup Tour
  23. Engineer's Guide to Startups back in stock!
  24. Leadership Training
  25. Review: Predictably Irrational
  26. Loyalty is a two way street

April 2010

  1. WM2016 Followup
  2. Diet and exercise don't work?
  3. Review: Up in the Air
  4. Guide to Startups Visits San Francisco
  5. Review: Perfect Rigor
  6. Review: YOU: The Owner's Manual
  7. Xianhang Zhang Returns!
  8. Review: Planet Earth
  9. Tips for Tech Leads
  10. Singapore-Malaysia-Thailand Trip Pictures
  11. Promotion Systems
  12. Selling Stock Post-IPO
  13. Review: Dollhouse
  14. Facebook is stealing Adsense Revenue
  15. Laundry
  16. Referral Programs
  17. Review: Garmin Edge 500
  18. Facebook: Google Redux?
  19. AMT and stock options
  20. Preparing Employees to be Wealthy
  21. Review: Freedom
  22. Infrastructure
  23. GOOG digger
  24. Unicode Names in E-mail headers
  25. Corporate Culture
  26. Food Story 2
  27. Motivation
  28. Hiring Committee Stories
  29. Turns out I lied...
  30. Orkut Story
  31. Getting confused with Meng
  32. Google food story
  33. Last Day at Google

March 2010

  1. Geyserville Ride
  2. Clipless pedals
  3. Review: Primitive
  4. Review: Dear Undercover Economist
  5. Review: The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency
  6. Hacker News Dinner
  7. Pigeon Point 2010 Edition
  8. Compensation is hard, let's go shopping!
  9. Why the rush to get big?
  10. Review: Manifold Time
  11. Checking Your Accountant's Work
  12. Paperback edition of "An Engineer's Guide to Silicon Valley Startups" now available!
  13. A Game for Old-Timers

February 2010

  1. Review: The Spirit Level
  2. The story behind the book
  3. Review: John T Reed's Self-Publishing
  4. Soft-launch of books.piaw.net
  5. Review: The Magicians
  6. Movie Review: Catfish
  7. Review: 9
  8. Review: Fables 13
  9. It is nearly impossible to duplicate a photo
  10. Review: Fortune's Formula
  11. Review: Fables Trade Paperback 1-12
  12. Review: Juliet, Naked
  13. Book Cover is ready!

January 2010

  1. The Ebook Wars have begun
  2. Review: Baraka Blu Ray
  3. Kindle Tips
  4. Review: John T. Reed's Succeeding
  5. Review: Nyko Blu Wave Remote
  6. Book Update
  7. Disappointed with Battlestar Galactica Seasons 3 and 4
  8. Review: Drive
  9. Little things that matter
  10. Appendix: Equipment Reviews
  11. Conclusion and Thoughts
  12. Kindle DX just went international
  13. Sailing and Diving St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  14. 2010 Book Reviews Index
  15. Review: Perdido Street Station
  16. Epilogue
  17. New Year's Day
  18. New Year's Eve

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