Food & Cooking
Perfect Smash Burgers: The Method, Not the Recipe
A smash burger is four ingredients. The difference between a great one and a mediocre one is entirely technique. Here's exactly what you're optimizing for.
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health
Why I Lift Heavy and Why You Should Too
Not for aesthetics. Not for weight loss. I lift heavy because it's the single highest-leverage health intervention available to most people over 35.
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First Look at Astro 5: What Actually Changed
Astro 5 dropped and I spent a week rebuilding this site with it. Here's what's genuinely better, what's marketing noise, and one footgun that burned me.
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The Death of Nuance in Political Discourse
Every issue now has two acceptable positions. Pick a side. The moment you express a third option, both sides attack you. This isn't tribalism — it's something worse.
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My Linux Dev Setup in 2026
I've been on Linux full-time for six years. Here's exactly what I run, why, and the three choices most people get wrong.
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Big Tech Is the New Government and We're Not Treating It That Way
When a private company can silence a sitting president, debank a dissident, or cut off a competitor's infrastructure, the public/private distinction has broken down. Our legal frameworks haven't caught up.
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Sourdough From Scratch: No Shortcuts, No Mysticism
Everyone makes sourdough sound harder than it is. Here's the demystified version — what actually matters, what doesn't, and a starter you can build in a week.
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90 Days Carnivore: What I Tracked, What Changed, What Didn't
I ran a strict 90-day carnivore experiment with blood work before and after. Here's the data, not the ideology.
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