No, I’m not that aero yet, I’m talking about chain wax. I’ve been meaning to ditch chain oil for a while now, because I’m really fed up with cleaning my drivetrain and un-gunking the jockey wheels all the time. Wax also doesn’t turn into abrasive paste when it meets road dust, which means the drivetrain should also...

Day 96

North Wales, trepidation, and obscene sandwiches

I’ve been meaning to write some kind of Important Thinkpiece™ on the glory days of the early internet, but every time I sit down to do it, I find another, better piece that someone else has already written. So for now, here’s a collection of articles that to some degree answer the question “Why have a personal...

I've been deliberating it for a month. I know I'll be explaining this for a long time to come, so I might as well make a page I can point to...

Check it out on Goodreads It’s a uniquely strange experience, when you try to put yourself into others’ shoes. It feels fake, dishonest even, to say that you “understand” how the other person must be feeling. Empathy can be a strong force, but it can never be a substitute for the original feeling. A caucasian man...

Este verano tuve un percance. Se ve que en algún momento le di un golpe demasiado fuerte a mi Apple Watch; no lo suficiente como para que se rompiera pero sí lo justo para que se dañara el sello estanco, y al meterme en la piscina la pantalla saltó. Eso no tiene arreglo posible, claro. El precio por reparar mi...