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The #1 Reason People Own Guns

Last month, I watched the city board meeting in McHenry County, IL. The city of McHenry was voting on becoming a “sanctuary city” for the recently passed Protect Illinois Communities Act. This meant they were discussing whether to comply with the recent ban on assault weapons. When it came time…

Gun Control

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The #1 Reason People Own Guns
The #1 Reason People Own Guns
Gun Control

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One Thing you Learn from Shooting an AR-15

Notes from the Range My wife was part of a mass shooting (see story). As part of her new-found activism, she’s traveled to Washington D.C., and worked with senators to figure out how we, as a country, can have some sort of smart gun management. The problem, she says, is not the lawmakers who…

Gun Violence

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One Thing you Learn from Shooting an AR-15
One Thing you Learn from Shooting an AR-15
Gun Violence

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Published in Human Parts

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A Mass Shooting and You

What it feels like when your family is part of a mass shooting — You wake up worn out. You need massive amounts of coffee to motivate yourself to walk with your state rep Bob Morgan in your town’s Fourth of July parade. When you walk outside, the humidity hits you like a wet towel thrown in your face. You realize that the day…

Identity

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A Mass Shooting and You
A Mass Shooting and You
Identity

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Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)

·Jan 27

One Important Question about ChatGPT

Sifting through the mess At first, reading all these posts about ChatGPT squeezed the panic glands in my brain. Should I pack it up and find another career? Is this singularity, and will the robot police be showing up at my door soon? But after I calmed down a bit, I said to myself…

Chatgpt

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One Important Question about ChatGPT
One Important Question about ChatGPT
Chatgpt

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Jan 3

3 ways “wrong” pays in content design.

A case for reframing “wrong”. — The review was not fun. It was a project I labored over for months, and I was not thrilled as I watched fellow designers unravel my work. A lot of feedback they gave focused on the first sentence millions of users would see. The designers insisted it didn’t fit the…

Ux Writing

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3 ways “wrong” pays in content design.
3 ways “wrong” pays in content design.
Ux Writing

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Nov 29, 2022

3 Photos That Prove AI is Dead

A brief trip through the hellscape of AI holiday photos. Part 1: AI is awesome. I’m sure at some point, it will all come for our jobs, and eventually, us. Singularity will be the destruction (or salvation) of us all. But right now? Not so much: #1 Fig.1 I have so many…

Humor

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3 Photos That Prove AI is Dead
3 Photos That Prove AI is Dead
Humor

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Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)

·Jul 25, 2021

6 Essential Things You Need to Survive Family Vanlife.

I sat in bed while my wife helped my 5-year-old use the portable cassette toilet in our newly renovated shuttle bus. We had stopped in Albuquerque at a relative’s house after long-hauling from Chicago. When my son was finished, my wife reached out for the handle to flush. “Maybe you…

Vanlife

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6 Essential Things You Need to Survive Family Vanlife.
6 Essential Things You Need to Survive Family Vanlife.
Vanlife

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May 26, 2021

UX Writing Case Study: Interstitial Error Message

The Problem The user works in graphic design. While critiquing a design in a mobile app, their phone abruptly turns off. When they restart the phone, they reopen the app. The Solution I needed to write a message that the user will read upon reopening the app. I started with the basics. …

UX

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UX Writing Case Study: Interstitial Error Message
UX Writing Case Study: Interstitial Error Message
UX

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May 26, 2021

Case Study: Paddle Player Mobile App

If you live in Chicagoland or New York, you may have heard of this crazy game called Platform Tennis. Basically, it’s a small tennis court enveloped by chicken wire and it’s a mix between tennis and racketball that you can play outdoors in the winter. The Problem Every year from September to…

UX Design

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Case Study: Paddle Player Mobile App
Case Study: Paddle Player Mobile App
UX Design

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Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)

·May 20, 2021

Chronicle of America’s Demise Foretold: Sturgis 1998

In the summer of 1998, I landed a job with Sony Signatures, the now-defunct wing of the Sony Corporation that managed the merchandise on…

Covid-19

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Chronicle of America’s Demise Foretold: Sturgis 1998
Chronicle of America’s Demise Foretold: Sturgis 1998
Covid-19

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