Michael Whalen

This slow jam reminds me of late night drives through the city, or maybe even the desert in the middle of nowhere. Like the Drive soundtrack.

This is so fucking badass. Some of the builds are beyond epic. I can just imagine their thought process, "Hey Ted, we can do drag racing too. See that big hill? See this Tacoma? Yeah let's tear the hood off and throw two turbo's the size of your toddler on there." BOOM!

My friend Marcus and I are moving balls-to-the-wall on what we think is the next big thing to change dating. That's part of the reason I am not writing much here any longer. I'm lucky I squeezed out this minor redesign. I have spent every waking hour on this project.

Meanwhile, I am constantly on the prowl for more data on the current dating ecosystem. This article from the NY Times does a pretty good job articulating the current state of affairs, and gives some of the reasons why.

Online dating services, which have gained mainstream acceptance, reinforce the hyper-casual approach by greatly expanding the number of potential dates. Faced with a never-ending stream of singles to choose from, many feel a sense of “FOMO” (fear of missing out), so they opt for a speed-dating approach — cycle through lots of suitors quickly.

Check out The End of Courtship? by following the title of this post.

I really wish I had some hardware to play with this on right now.

This chap has some breathtaking photos of his exciting adventures out in the wild west. Looks like an absolute blast. He also happens to have one of the coolest workbench-style setups ever. Inspiring.