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Tips for Caltrain riders, or: “We’re all in this together”

Posted on 2016-05-29 by Mark Doliner

I’ve been commuting on Caltrain five days a week for eighteen months, usually taking my bike on board. To San Francisco from either Sunnyvale or San Mateo. These are suggestions for how to be courteous to other riders. They’re more … Continue reading →

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Commuter bikes

Posted on 2016-05-13 by Mark Doliner

Popular attributes Around eighteen months ago I replaced my commuter bike and have been bringing it onboard Caltrain and to my office in San Francisco. Since then I’ve kept my eyes out for decent commuter bikes. Popular commuter bike attributes: … Continue reading →

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Living with a Roomba

Posted on 2016-05-01 by Mark Doliner

Emily and I bought a Roomba after we moved last year. I didn’t want to vacuum or dust mop/Swiffer the whole place on a regular basis. I’ve been mostly happy with the Roomba—I think it saves us time. I think … Continue reading →

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Hiking with Ruby

Posted on 2016-04-17 by Mark Doliner

Today Emily and I hiked 7.7 miles with Ruby at Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve. From Skyline Blvd at an elevation of 2,000ft down to Purisima Creek Rd at an elevation of 430ft, and back. You can see info … Continue reading →

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Great albums, volume 3

Posted on 2016-04-15 by Mark Doliner

One cool thing about scrobbling all music played from my home and work computers is that I have a pretty good record of what music I’ve listened to the most. Here’s a list of some albums that I think are … Continue reading →

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Blue Apron

Posted on 2016-02-18 by Mark Doliner

I’ve been doing a lot of cooking this week while Emily cares for our new daughter. Blue Apron meals, mostly. Seven of them (we got a little behind while in the hospital). Blue Apron is a service that once a … Continue reading →

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Dear Government: Please Don’t Muck With Encryption

Posted on 2015-12-09 by Mark Doliner

I was prompted to write this after hearing that the Obama Administration is meeting with the creators of a petition for strong encryption (edit: you can now read the EFF’s thoughts). Over the past year officials of various governments have … Continue reading →

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17 years and 100,000 miles with an Acura Integra

Posted on 2015-09-17 by Mark Doliner

I’ve had the same car for 17 years. It’s a “Vogue Silver Metallic” 1998 Acura Integra LS, 2 door automatic, and a week ago it crossed the 100,000 mile mark. Overall I’ve been happy with it. It’s solid, well-made, and … Continue reading →

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