Now (or Recently)
The "now page" concept comes from an idea by Derek Sivers to have people communicate what they're focused on now at this point in their lives.
Find all past media reviews on my Reviews page.
Current Personal Status
Created a cli dashboard for my website related utility scripts, which is nice - one place to run them all that does not depend on Shortcuts for anything.
Current Projects
- Japanese and Korean study (somewhat proficient in J, complete newb to K)
Stuff I’ve recently enjoyed
Podcasts
Podcast episodes without links are members-only but I think are interesting enough to post in case you want to investigate them.
The Race F1 Podcast (Members) – Alpine unveils new livery on cruise ship - but will the team sink or swim in 2026? (ad-free)
The 404 Media Podcast (Premium Feed) – Exposing the People Behind Deepfake Porn Sites with Bellingcat Investigator Kolina Koltai
The Race F1 Podcast (Members) – Ferrari launches new car + Why Williams are missing crucial first test (ad-free)
MacStories Unwind – Snowmageddon, Billionaire Blackmail, and Water Beds
The Incomparable Mothership – 801: Chekhov’s Chunga Palm
Six Colors+ — Private – Tech collides with civilization
The Race F1 Podcast (Members) – Our thoughts on Mercedes’ F1 car reveal and McLaren’s ‘clever’ upgrade strategy (ad-free)
Judge John Hodgman – Post-Holiday Leftovers
Last Week in AI – #231 - Claude Cowork, Anthropic $10B, Deep Delta Learning
Shell Game – Episode 8: Launch
Books
The Convenience Store by the Sea • First Time Read • 2020 • Sonoko Machida • I didn’t know what to think of this book initially. It felt slightly stilted, whether due to translation or not, I’m not sure. But I kept reading. And it started drawing me in by brilliantly building intertwined moments of social interactions and vignettes of character development. • Loved It!
Grid to Glory • 2025 • Alex Jacques • Alex Jacques is one of my favorite F1 commentators. His personality shines, and he’s clearly a hard worker who knows what he’s doing. The stories he’s chosen for this book are compelling, but the writing style pulls me out of them. He uses sentence fragments instead of commas, and sometimes the background explanations are slightly muddled. Good, not great. • Decent
