In the spring of 2014 I received an offer that would change my life forever. I got a phone call from my then manager (shout out Paul): I was to move to Montréal and take a more responsible position within "the firm". I grew up…

Pull up a youtube video from any channel with even a moderate sized audience and there's a not-insignificant chance you'll get an advertisement for a VPN service. That advertisement will probably be filled with claims about your privacy and security and how their VPN will…

I do not enjoy Las Vegas. No one I talk to does either. In spite of my curmudgeonry we always manage to have a good time though - going to a miserable place does does not make us miserable people. But on that not, here…

I recently(ish) got a used splitboard: a Jones explorer. The clamp system that held the two halves of the split board together was held in place with a nut and bolt that was free spinning without loosening. The nut had a little white plastic sleeve…