From Cossetta Pasticceria in St. Paul, Minnesota.
St. Paul
I snapped this picture of the city when I went out for a long run.
Ranked Styles of French Fries
This French fry style ranking by Food Republic was getting attention on Twitter last week, even though it was published over a year ago.
There are definitely some flaws to their selection of “styles” as they call them, but I’ll roll with it. If I had to choose my own top 10 from this list it would be:
- Sweet Potato Fries
- Cheese Fries
- Waffle Fries
- Tater Tots
- Steak Fries
- Crinkle Cut
- Shoestring/Matchstick
- Chili Cheese Fries
- Cottage Fries
- Potato Wedges
I’ve always though curly fries are overrated so they definitely don’t make my list. A few months ago I ranked fries from local fast food joints.
What would your list look like?
Setting Up at the National Wellness Conference
Mississippi River
In downtown St. Paul, Minnesota.
Exercises for the Guest Room
I did some incline runs on a treadmill instead. It was the smallest hotel exercise room I’ve ever seen.
Steve Jobs
I finished reading the biography by Walter Isaacson, which I started about a month ago during my trip to Bulgaria. I really enjoyed the book.
As shown throughout the pages, he wasn’t always easy to work for, live with, or be around, and you definitely didn’t want to piss him off. We’ll never understand what he was really like by reading stories in a book, but it does help to explain a side of Jobs we wouldn’t know existed since most of us only ever saw him during Apple events.
You can’t have a biography about Steve Jobs without a major focus being on Apple and the products he brought to market. It was neat to read how many of these devices got started, were developed, and eventually launched.
Steve Jobs was a genius and a visionary who changed our world. He is the definition of Think Different, which was later adapted in a tribute about him…
PB&J
White bread, crunchy peanut butter, strawberry jam, and banana slices from the Eastern Market Shoppe in DTW.
Link Dump – 2017/06/17
- Why Remote Work Can’t Be Stopped
We’ve been saying it’s the future of work for years. We can hire from anywhere around the world. If people are productive it shouldn’t matter when and where they work.To understand the issues, it’s helpful to look at a company that has always been almost entirely remote. Automattic, maker of WordPress, the content-management system that powers 28% of all websites, has 558 employees spread across more than 50 countries, up from 302 in December 2014.
Despite its growth, the company is getting rid of its custom-designed, light-filled, 14,250-square-foot office in a hip San Francisco neighborhood. On an average day, maybe five workers will show up, dwarfed by the cavernous space and nearly outnumbered by the ping-pong and foosball tables that mostly sit idle.
- How Donald Trump Shifted Kids-Cancer Charity Money Into His Business
…this maneuver would appear to have more in common with a drug cartel’s money-laundering operation than a charity’s best-practices textbook. That $100,000 in outside donations to the Donald J. Trump Foundation (remember: Trump himself didn’t give to his own foundation at this time) passed through the Eric Trump Foundation–and wound up in the coffers of Donald Trump’s private businesses.
- Bullet Journal
This looks fun, but I don’t think I’d be able to keep up with it. I use notes in the Bear app a lot. Having all of my notes sync between devices and always with me (on my iPhone) is invaluable. - Peak Performance book: How rest, breaks help athletes
The main point of the article isn’t even focussed on sports or exercising. Rest and balance is important in all aspects of life. - Free Arduino
Free as in Freedom.
- Amazon Is Killing My Sex Life
Am I a “brogrammer?” Don’t answer that. Since I don’t date, I don’t care. - IOC Cuts Weightlifting Spots For Tokyo By 25 Percent
Rough news for the growing sport. - Asking Girls and Boys, What Would Wonder Woman Do?
It was such a great movie on so many levels. - Taylor Swift embraces streaming, brings full catalog to Spotify and more
Took her long enough to realize streaming isn’t going away. - Why Apple’s HomeKit Announcement Is a Big Deal for Makers
Looking forward to giving this a spin, though I’m guessing it’ll be integrated into Home Assistant to make things easier. - Goodbye, Hello.
I’ve been using a Sense for several years now and enjoy the device and data it provides. I hope they’re able to find a buyer to keep the it running or open source the software so we can keep using our devices. - The Fighter Pull-up Program Revisited
Looks neat. Can probably be applied to other movements, like handstand push-ups. - When a company grows, but the office shrinks
Good post by Toni about why we are getting rid of our office/lounge space in San Francisco. At Automattic, we are always iterating. - Inside Adafruit, the Open-Source Manufacturing Maker Champions
I’m more and more impressed with Adafruit every day. I’ve already learned so much from the guides in their learning system and it continues to be a valuable resource for my electronics hobby.Ladyada’s 10 Lessons for Building Open Culture Companies at the end of the article share many values with our culture and beliefs at Automattic. - Boosted boards
The price, at $1,299-1,499, seems abitlot excessive. - Developers who use spaces make more money than those who use tabs
Whoa. I’m surprised there is a difference and I’m also hesitant to believe there isn’t something else in the data. - Inductive Charging Is Not ‘Wireless’
I’ve been saying this for years!
Buick Open Champions
When Warwick Hills hosted the Buick Open, it was always a highlight of the summer. The tournament was great for the Flint area and got more people excited about the game of golf. As you can see from some of the champions, it also drew a lot of big name players.
Nick Momrik 