My favorite quotes about the outdoors
The following is a collection of my favorite quotes related to the outdoors.
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Funniest iOS 8 text suggestions
I’ve been using the iOS 8 beta for the past few days. Here’s a compilation of the weirdest and funniest contextual text message suggestions I’ve gotten from ...
The FCC’s meeting on net neutrality
The FCC is meeting tomorrow to discuss the new rules on Net neutrality. Here’s a brief explanation of the debate. Please take a few minutes to get familiar w...
Modifying the X10 DS10A sensor
Sure, more and more WiFi-connected home automation gadgets are being released on the market. But most of them are prohibitively expensive, and it’s still ver...
Replacing my MacBook’s hard disk with an SSD
After using my roommate’s new late 2013 MacBook Pro and seeing the performance he was getting with his SSD, I decided to upgrade mine. I own a mid-2012 13″ m...
Meeting Alexis Ohanian, Reddit’s co-founder
Last semester, I had the incredible opportunity to meet Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit. He visited Oregon State University as part of his “Be Aweso...
OSX terminal tricks
1. Pop up a message in the Finder osascript -e ‘tell app "Finder" to display dialog "Hello World"‘
Ales on trails: Eleven epic hikes I did this summer
spent most of my weekends this summer exploring the Columbia River Gorge. Here are some of my favorite places I visited.
HAL: Building the poor man’s smarthome
As a kid, I thought it would be awesome to own a smart home. In 2009, I decided to make that dream a reality and started on the project. For the past three y...