The Magnet

Why I’m writing with a fountain pen

And of course, AI plays a role in the process

Sep 7

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August 2026

The Deep Cuts Library

A ebook edition of a little-known book every month

Aug 30

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July 2026

Free payphones in Portland

“We’re the fastest growing free pay phone company in America. It’s easy to compete in business if you’re not making money.” — Futel co-founder Karl…

Jul 27

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June 2026

I made a Yoko Ono artwork

Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind at The Broad Museum

Jun 26

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The Magnet: Color Memory, Camel Slobber, and a 1971 Computer Book

Tips, curiosities, a recipe that sounds gross but is delicious

Jun 19

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April 2026

The Longest-Running Vaporware Project in the History of Computing

Gary Wolf's 1995 Wired profile of Ted Nelson is still one of the great pieces of tech journalism — and Nelson is still furious about it.

Apr 2

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March 2026

Jet-Lagged in Lisbon with a Metal Puzzle in My Pocket

Hidden reservoir, a murder mystery that sent me to Liszt, molten glass, a $13 drawing app, and a puzzle I'll probably never solve

Mar 26

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February 2026

The Art of Not Looking Where You're Told

A walking exercise that turned Lisbon's sidewalks into a wilderness

Feb 21

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January 2026

I’ve Been Playing Wizardry for 43 Years. I Made My Own Mapping Tool

Vibe Coding a Dungeon Mapper for the Grandfather of RPGs

Jan 31

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Misanthropologie: Anthropologie Screwed Up Twice, Then Threatened to Ban Me

In December 2024, I ordered Flannel Jogger Pants from Anthropologie as a Christmas gift for my wife.

Jan 12

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October 2025

The Magnet 107: Four More Travel Essentials

Concave mirror, antibiotics, earwax disolver, hydrogen peroxide

Oct 28, 2025

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The Magnet 106: Seven Travel Essentials

Things I always take along on trips

Oct 27, 2025

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