The pandemic is the most consequential event of 2020. If there is any silver lining beyond the death toll and economic collapse, it’s that life at the nuclear level improved tremendously for families and neighborhoods. Mine in particular is alive, and what was a sleepy, quiet subdivision morphed into something much more vibrant. When I …

I love Zwift and Le Tour, putting them together can only be good, right? Recently professional cyclists used Zwift to race in a multi-day virtual competition to bypass the current pandemic protocols. With the real Tour only a few weeks away, and very few races this year taking place besides the Dauphine, the Virtual Le …

There are a lot of disadvantages of living in a rural area that can outweigh the positives, and none so more than in today’s age. Throughout elementary school I lived on a small farm where we raised tobacco and beef. The farm, situated behind a much larger farm, was quite a bit off the main …

Now is the time to dive into replay action in sports that offer an entertaining experience but are not mainstream. Doing this guarantees that you’re watching an event where the outcome is unknown. The following three happen to be the sports I follow the most anyway (I’m a niche type of guy), so I thought …

Here are some notes on mitigation strategies on COVID-19 as the public health threat it creates seems to be getting more crucial. We have been planning for some time for an eventuality like this at home. It started for us several years ago after watching a video of a fist fight that erupted over Black …

I am a fan of the Tour De France and decided to purchase an NBC Gold Pass to watch the race this year in its entirety. Viewing this much of the Tour exposed me to a lot about the race I did not know, and gave me an opportunity to really get down into the …

I wanted to share the best tech podcasts from the perspective of someone transitioning to the industry. Learning about the tech world can be challenging because it is diverse and always changing. On the flip side, it is also very accessible if you are of the curious type. Podcasts are a great way to dive …

Net Neutrality is a rule set forth by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that discourages data providers from prioritizing the delivery of information across their networks based on sender. For example, Time Warner or Comcast can’t say that they will give better access to video streams from Netflix over Hulu, and vice versa. This is …