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Nov 01 • 🤔 Thinking about
Breaking Free from Car-Centric Design

Breaking Free from Car-Centric Design

For more than a century, the United States has centered its communities around a car-centric design. Books like "Paved Paradise" and YouTube channels such as "Climate Town" and "Not Just Bikes" explain how we can shape greener, more sustainable cities and inspire action and positive change.
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Oct 30 • 👨‍💻 Software
🥂More secure communications

🥂More secure communications

Contact Key Verification is a new iMessage feature in Apple Messages designed to verify that you're messaging with the person you intend in order to prevent sophisticated attacks.
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Oct 29 • 🪩 Reflecting on
✍️ Expressing gratitude

✍️ Expressing gratitude

Today, I compiled a list of people who've made an impact on my life, with the aim of sending them handwritten notes of appreciation. While my main goal is to express gratitude, it's also a conscious way to inject some extra kindness into the world.
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Oct 24 • 🎶 Listening to music
Geniuses of Rock

Geniuses of Rock

I was listening to a recent interview with Keith Richards where he rattled off five of his most influential rock legends: Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Eddie Cochran, and Buddy Holly.
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Oct 24 • 🌁 San Francisco
Cruise is Literally Dragging People into the Future

Cruise is Literally Dragging People into the Future

I'm all for Cruise's mission to make streets safer. I'm hopeful the DMV will find a way to work to integrate them more responsibly into our communities. In the meantime, the alleged allegations reported by the FT have eroded my trust in Cruise.
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