newsletters27 views2 minute read What subtitles can teach Big Tech about how real human beings work.Peter Crosby03/01/2024 There are so many ways tech could make my life better, and VR isn’t any of them. View Post
newsletters180 views1 minute read The all-too timely demise of my 8-year-old MacBook Pro.Peter Crosby07/01/2023 The cause of my aging computer’s timely death was my own damn hubris. View Post
blog87 views4 minute read My ongoing, obsessive search for the world’s best alarm clock radio of 2022.Peter Crosby07/13/2022 It’s now five years later, and a lot has changed in the world of alarm clockery. View Post
europetravel33 views12 minute read Amsterdam is the (Nether)land of pot, prostitution, and polders.Peter Crosby10/10/2017 Amsterdam wasn’t always a haven for patchouli-wearing, pot-smoking perverts. For a long time, the place was just a big-ass swamp. View Post
blog25 views2 minute read You don’t have to spend a lot on travel luggage, but you probably should.Peter Crosby03/14/2013 For traveling the world, there’s simply no substitute for well-made, high-quality travel luggage. View Post
blog31 views1 minute read Praise for the all-powerful Jesus phone.Peter Crosby02/22/2008 A hush then fell over the multitudes. And the almighty Lord spake, saying: “An iPod, a phone, an internet mobile communicator….these are NOT three separate devices! And we are calling… View Post