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A Matrix inspired Voice Wave. Green audio waves on a green text background created by Google Gemini

Setting up a Tana MCP Server: A Comedy of Errors

2025.06.03 - The Strange Noise of a Regulated Sound

2025.06.03 - The Strange Noise of a Regulated Sound

Countdown to Launch

Countdown to Launch

Google Gemini's idea of "An abstract image of an audiobook".

2025.04.28 - Audiobook Bookmark Transcription?

Wizards work a digital assemply line.

2025.04.26 - Making Engineers More Productive?

Kids Incorporating

Kids Incorporating

A Pre-Launch Pivot

A Pre-Launch Pivot

Hello, Rejection

Hello, Rejection

My 2025 EDC Tech Stack

My 2025 EDC Tech Stack

Some Origin Stories Begin with a Phone Call

Some Origin Stories Begin with a Phone Call

Here We Go: An Introduction

Here We Go: An Introduction

Unboxing Adam Savage's (3D Printed) Head

Unboxing Adam Savage's (3D Printed) Head

Kevin's Bookshelf: Wicked

Kevin's Bookshelf: Wicked

An Ode to Tad Williams - My latest YouTube Video

An Ode to Tad Williams - My latest YouTube Video

Introducing Astronuts! - An Unreal Engine Animated Series

Introducing Astronuts! - An Unreal Engine Animated Series

Experimenting with Move.AI for Unreal Engine Motion Capture

Experimenting with Move.AI for Unreal Engine Motion Capture

Lord of the Rings Playing Cards?

Lord of the Rings Playing Cards?

Bobbleheads, Memories, and MythBusters: Unboxing Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman

Bobbleheads, Memories, and MythBusters: Unboxing Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman

Kevin facing the blue waters of Lake Michigan, with the white waves crashing and wind blowing.

09.24.2024 - The State of Kevin

Building the LEGO Ideas Typewriter

Building the LEGO Ideas Typewriter

Unboxing Star Wars Episode 1 Phantom Menace Merch 25 Years Later

Unboxing Star Wars Episode 1 Phantom Menace Merch 25 Years Later

Unboxing Robosen's Buzz Lightyear Robot

Unboxing Robosen's Buzz Lightyear Robot

Learning to Fly - My First 20 Hours of Flight Training

Learning to Fly - My First 20 Hours of Flight Training

Unboxing the Diablo IV Limited Collector's Box Set

Unboxing the Diablo IV Limited Collector's Box Set

Studying for my Private Pilot License

Studying for my Private Pilot License

A Signed Mythbusters 10th Anniversary Poster

A Signed Mythbusters 10th Anniversary Poster

Pursuing my Private Pilot License. The Adventure Begins...

Pursuing my Private Pilot License. The Adventure Begins...

New podcasts from Streetlamp Media - Pitch! and Before the Fade

New podcasts from Streetlamp Media - Pitch! and Before the Fade

2023.01.19 - Starting the Year with Covid

2023.01.19 - Starting the Year with Covid

2022.11.30 - Small Steps

2022.11.30 - Small Steps

Weta Workshop Witch-King of Angmar figurine

Unboxing the new Witch-King of Angmar figure from Weta Workshop

Covering the Beatles' 'Eight Days a Week' and Recreating the Ed Sullivan Show using Unreal Engine 5

Covering the Beatles' 'Eight Days a Week' and Recreating the Ed Sullivan Show using Unreal Engine 5

'Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow' by Gabrielle Zevin

'Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow' by Gabrielle Zevin

Hanging up on Saul Goodman, Sadly

Hanging up on Saul Goodman, Sadly

A Short Ride with a OneWheel and Skydio 2 Drone

A Short Ride with a OneWheel and Skydio 2 Drone

Unboxing Ohmie, A Lamp Made From Orange Peels

Unboxing Ohmie, A Lamp Made From Orange Peels

Kevin riding his OneWheel with a 360 camera in one hand an a microphone in the other

Testing the DJI Mic On a OneWheel

'Words of Radiance' by Brandon Sanderson

'Words of Radiance' by Brandon Sanderson

05.30.2022 - Relating to Sid Meier

05.30.2022 - Relating to Sid Meier

'Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games' by Sid Meier's

'Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games' by Sid Meier's

'Think Again' by Adam Grant

'Think Again' by Adam Grant

AI Generated image of a wizard on a couch with a head cold.

05.16.2022 - The One with the Covid

'Becoming' by Michelle Obama

'Becoming' by Michelle Obama

Remembering My History with the TV Sitcom Wings 25 Years After its Final Flight

Remembering My History with the TV Sitcom Wings 25 Years After its Final Flight

'This Bright Future: A Memoir' by Bobby Hall

'This Bright Future: A Memoir' by Bobby Hall

The New YouTube Channel is Official

The New YouTube Channel is Official

Getting Serious(er) About Flight

Getting Serious(er) About Flight

'Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying' by Wolfgang Langewiesche

'Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying' by Wolfgang Langewiesche

Lightswitch Video Film Grant

Judging LightSwitch Video's STEM-focused Filmmaking Grant

'A Desolation Called Peace' by Arkady Martine

'A Desolation Called Peace' by Arkady Martine

My First Studio Test

My First Studio Test

'The Way of Kings' by Brandon Sanderson

'The Way of Kings' by Brandon Sanderson

A New Look for New Plans

A New Look for New Plans

AI image of a wizard surrounded by shelves of scrolls

02.27.2022 - Scrolling in the Scriptorium

'The Swerve' by Stephen Greenblatt

'The Swerve' by Stephen Greenblatt

AI image of a wizard watching two armies battle

02.24.2022

'The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations' by Daniel Yergin

'The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations' by Daniel Yergin

'Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul' by John M. Barry

'Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul' by John M. Barry

'Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup' by John Carreyrou

'Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup' by John Carreyrou

'The Chess Machine' by Robert Löhr

'The Chess Machine' by Robert Löhr

'A Tip for the Hangman' by Allison Epstein

'A Tip for the Hangman' by Allison Epstein

'Will' by Will Smith

'Will' by Will Smith

'Debt: The First 5,000 Years' by David Graeber

'Debt: The First 5,000 Years' by David Graeber

'Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism' by Anne Applebaum

'Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism' by Anne Applebaum

Introducing Streetlamp Media

Introducing Streetlamp Media

'Termination Shock' by Neal Stephenson

'Termination Shock' by Neal Stephenson

'The Order of Time' by Carlo Rovelli

'The Order of Time' by Carlo Rovelli

Introducing Amulet Studios

Introducing Amulet Studios

The Last Time I Visited Europe Before Covid. Way Back in 2019.

The Last Time I Visited Europe Before Covid. Way Back in 2019.

Making Stuff around the House (and Becoming my Father)

Making Stuff around the House (and Becoming my Father)

A Vote for Progress, Inclusion, Equality, and the Betterment of Humanity

A Vote for Progress, Inclusion, Equality, and the Betterment of Humanity

Mellon Collie and Me: 25 Years Later

Mellon Collie and Me: 25 Years Later

A Relaxing Trip to Wisconsin (with Cameras!)

A Relaxing Trip to Wisconsin (with Cameras!)

Early Adventures in 3D Printing

Early Adventures in 3D Printing

Three Environmentally Friendly Companies I've Discovered During Quarantine

Three Environmentally Friendly Companies I've Discovered During Quarantine

'The Color of Law' by Richard Rothstein

'The Color of Law' by Richard Rothstein

The Cemetery of Beautiful Unforgotten Books

The Cemetery of Beautiful Unforgotten Books

Building a Simple Garage Shelf

Building a Simple Garage Shelf

A Casual OneWheel TimeWarp

A Casual OneWheel TimeWarp

Trialing Google's New Monthly Photo Print Service

Trialing Google's New Monthly Photo Print Service

Social Distancing with Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Social Distancing with Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Old Endeavors Forged Anew

Old Endeavors Forged Anew

OneWheelin' with a GoPro Max

OneWheelin' with a GoPro Max

25 Years Rocketing with the Smashing Pumpkins

25 Years Rocketing with the Smashing Pumpkins

My First Week with a OneWheel

My First Week with a OneWheel

Comparing Privilege to a Video Game

Comparing Privilege to a Video Game

windfarm against a blue sky

Windfarms

Deadwood is Back. Pour the Whiskey.

Deadwood is Back. Pour the Whiskey.

Strolling San Francisco at Night with a DJI Osmo Pocket

Strolling San Francisco at Night with a DJI Osmo Pocket

Experimenting

Experimenting

My First Weeks with Google Play (Audio) Books

My First Weeks with Google Play (Audio) Books

New Ramblings for a New Year

New Ramblings for a New Year

The Songs We Lose

The Songs We Lose

Otherwise Optimistically Occupied

Otherwise Optimistically Occupied

Our Day to Change the World

Our Day to Change the World

My Year in Books - 2016

My Year in Books - 2016

Amontillado - A Mystery Novel

Amontillado - A Mystery Novel

To Osten Ard Again with Tad Williams

To Osten Ard Again with Tad Williams

Daily Photo Project - 2016 Year End Results

Daily Photo Project - 2016 Year End Results