Dan Lyke asked me a good question today, in response to my Jeep of Death blog post and tweets about patching: So yay for sharing, but we shouldn’t normalize getting your car patches from random Internet users. On the one hand it would be easy to agree with Dan’s point. Randomness sounds scary and untrustworthy. … Continue reading We Need a Digital Right to Repair
This is something of a buyer beware post. Skip below to the next section if you just want to read the Privacy Policy edits. To be clear I am a huge fan of refactoring and breaking down systems. I obviously a proponent because it is what I do for a living. Dismantling systems of bias … Continue reading Airbnb Privacy Policy Changes
Part three in a three part series about the history of the Jerry can; this page is a reprint of “The Little Can That Could” a first-person account to support parts one and two. Written by Richard M. Daniel, retired commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve and a chemical engineer, and published in Fall 1987 … Continue reading The Little Can That Could: History of the Yellow Jerrycan
Part two in a three part series: Part one: Introduction – Why 1936? Part three: Reprint of a first-person account called “The Little Can That Could“ Part four (bonus!): Why Charity Water Wells May Be Worse For Women Than Long Walks With Cans Once upon a time I sailed half-way across the Pacific Ocean with … Continue reading The story behind the yellow Jerry can