Tynan

Somehow this blog has (d)evolved into just being about hiking and buying Teslas, but here we go.

Full Self Driving on Teslas is so good now that it has fundamentally changed how I think about cars.

Full Self Driving on Teslas is so good now that it has fundamentally changed how I think about cars.

Within the past few weeks, something changed in AI.

Within the past few weeks, something changed in AI.

I decided to hike part of the Appalachian Trail this year.

I decided to hike part of the Appalachian Trail this year.

About ten months ago I was sitting at my computer and I just had the thought, "I need to get outside more".

About ten months ago I was sitting at my computer and I just had the thought, “I need to get outside more”.

For a long time I wanted to make a port guide for every cruise port.

For a long time I wanted to make a port guide for every cruise port.

First, for future people who are going to ask me next year when the gear post is coming: it will come as soon as I can get it done.

First, for future people who are going to ask me next year when the gear post is coming: it will come as soon as I can get it done.

I read a really good article the other day about why the younger generations are so into sports betting and prediction markets.

I read a really good article the other day about why the younger generations are so into sports betting and prediction markets.

Another year, another wrap-up!

Another year, another wrap-up!

About five years ago I wrote about why I chose to buy a BMW i3 instead of a Tesla like everyone else.

About five years ago I wrote about why I chose to buy a BMW i3 instead of a Tesla like everyone else.

My nephew is getting old enough that his little personality is starting to come out and I can imagine him going through the different phases of life.

My nephew is getting old enough that his little personality is starting to come out and I can imagine him going through the different phases of life.

In 2024 I was sitting at my laptop watching YouTube videos and saw one about the Pinball Expo in Chicago.

I had about twelve hours to kill in Vancouver yesterday.

Oops, I was so proud of getting last year's post out early, and then this year's is the latest yet.

My life sometimes seems to consist of long periods of intense effort to help me save seconds or minutes from my day.

I think these yearly updates were a lot more interesting when I was younger and my life changed drastically year by year.

As you may remember, eleven years ago a group of friends and I bought a five acre island near Halifax, Nova Scotia.

I'm sitting in a van in China, full of people who are speaking in Chinese, so I can't really be part of the conversation.

I've had a lot of thoughts on marriage for a long time, but have hesitated to write about it because I wanted to wait until I had more years under my belt.

Last year I went on a lot of cruises which took me to remote places.

I've been eating Chipotle most days that I am home for over 10 years.