context: a few friends and I are circling around the idea of “Local Community Tech Stacks”: interoperable, somewhat vibe-coded, ideally self-hostable apps to help our communities run. While still fairly nascent, we agreed to start publishing our adventures in this space to record and share our insights for each other and the broader world. Savannah runs something called food exchange here in Boulder. Every week, each person creates a number of jars of the same dish to then swap with every...| jon.bo
On Friday July 4 I took a tumble over my handlebars. I’m stable and alright now; it could’ve been much worse. But here’s the full story for your pleasure (or displeasure). Medication station My friend Andrew (check out his Soundcloud) and I had summited Flagstaff Mtn via Chapman Dr. We took the back road to avoid cars because cars are how you get injured. We made great time on the way up, chilled up there sufficiently, and were ready to rejoin the rest of the group for a Fourth party.| jon.bo
location: Roosevelt National Forest, CO at Colorado Mountain Club’s Brainard Cabin length of stay: 2 nights party: Gary, Lauren, Ken, and myself weather: "Highs in the 40s and mostly clear with clouds at sun set. Steady barometer." If ever there was a cabin to describe as analog, this would be it. From the first signage as you approach the door to the closing remarks on the check-out report you sign your name on, this place speaks to you through 97 years of iteratively-defined social practi...| up & to the right
2024 Nano Texture Macbook Pro on the left; 2021 Glossy Macbook Pro on the right TLDR: the Nano Texture performs wonderfully anywhere where light used to be a factor and used to force me to shade my screen or avoid the place entirely. I’m less concerned with where I sit indoors. Coffee shops / offices with skylights or intense lighting are much more comfortable Coding and working outside is now feasible: browsing the internet, writing in Obsidian; all delightful The screen needs more effort ...| jon.bo
In light of all the interesting times going on around us, I was exploring some possible future scenarios. I don’t know how things will go. There are as many wonderful outcomes possible as there are awful ones. But scrolling back from these futures back to the present day, I seem to land on three distinct actions I can take today. These hopefully nudge the space-time around me in slightly more opportune and fortunate futures.| up & to the right
artists rendition by openai apologies for not having better photos. My phone was packed away for most of the shore activities and they don’t let you bring underwater cameras while practicing so you don’t drown. Probably a wise choice. Scuba always seemed like something I’d get around to doing someday. Living in Colorado or New York City I had little reason to do so; the warm, fun ocean is so far away. So when we had two weeks in Perth, Australia during their summer - I figured what bett...| up & to the right
on the Amtrak from Denver to Sacramento When I get to write or read on a screen that’s reflecting the sun back at me instead of needing to be shielded from it, I get a dose of this feeling that this is what all computing could feel like. I want so much more of this in my life. This is a piece of hardware that makes me want to go outside instead of keeping me trapped inside. Something that doesn’t blind me at night with an artificial sun in my face, keeping me from seeing the actual sun th...| up & to the right
note: if images aren’t showing up for you in Brave, try Safari or Chrome :) 3 day backpacking adventure in Indian Peaks Wilderness Projects are like plants, they live and they multiply and they can die without the required care. Choosing what to focus my time and attention on is the biggest challenge; getting it right causes cascading positive results but getting it wrong leaves me frustrated and feeling out of alignment. The current spread of where my attention and time is going is a bit m...| up & to the right
This is my first attempt at a blog. Somewhere to post my musings, observations, or just links to interesting things. Don’t know what it’ll become yet - guess we’ll find out together. I started journaling a few years ago and find it to be immensely helpful in sorting out my thoughts about life. Occasionally I want to share my thoughts with people and figure this might be a good way to do so.| up & to the right