Misc
Everything else that defies categorization
#4734: Hi-Vis Fashion: Workwear Trend or Safety Risk?
Are fluorescent shirts from Carhartt and Fruit of the Loom democratizing safety gear or just borrowing the look?
#4730: Can You Wear a High-Vis Button-Up to a Bar?
ANSI safety standards don't care about garment type — only square inches. The result: fluorescent cargo shorts.
#4724: 18 Clothes That Last Decades
How many pants, shorts, and shirts does a guy actually need? We do the math.
#4722: Why Manuals Are Terrible (And How AI Can Fix Them)
Why appliance manuals are 22 pages of warnings and car manuals actually work — and how AI can break the cycle.
#4721: New England's Puritan Legacy: Why Connecticut Feels Different
Why does Connecticut feel so different from New York? It's not just culture—it's a 400-year-old theology shaping laws, signs, and daily life.
#4718: ISO Standards: The Hidden Code Running Your World
From country codes to tea brewing — exploring the 25,000 standards that quietly run global commerce.
#4716: Connecticut's Real Cultural DNA: Austerity or Sturdiness?
Is Connecticut's frugality a joyless austerity or a functional sturdiness? We untangle the Puritan and Yankee threads.
#4715: Best Stores for Durable Workwear and EDC Belts
Five brick-and-mortar stores that actually stock workwear, outdoor gear, and serious EDC belts — no Amazon required.
#4708: Creative Comebacks for "What Do You Do?
Tired of the dreaded job question? Learn witty, passable, and confusing ways to answer "What do you do?" when you're between gigs.
#4707: From Lawn Numbers to Billboards: Sign Law's Wild Spectrum
How a Connecticut town subsidizes house numbers, and what it takes to build a sign visible from a plane.
#4706: One Grain of Rice: The Art of Hyper-Specific Documentaries
From a single parking space to one grain of rice — why filmmakers make documentaries so narrow they shouldn't work, yet somehow do.
#4705: The Parasite Hiding in Your Salad
Cyclospora isn't a bacteria—it's a parasite that turns lettuce into an incubator. Here's why outbreaks keep happening.
#4702: Two Books, One AI Podcast: The Full Archive
Hilbert turned the entire My Weird Prompts archive into two physical books — the full production docs and all 4,620 episode descriptions.
#4693: Can You Live Entirely on Amazon?
We audit the plan to buy every aspect of life from one retailer, and find the gaps that don't fit in a box.
#4677: Beyond the Itinerary: Travel Writing That Actually Works
Bill Bryson made travel writing feel alive. Who's carrying that torch to places he never explored?
#4675: Solar Garden Gimmicks: Glowing Frogs & Rotating Beacons
Why solar-powered garden gadgets are the ultimate gimmick — and how to combine them for maximum driveway spectacle.
#4652: Can Capitalism Fix What It Breaks?
Exploring whether impact investing can truly solve global problems—or if the profit motive's reliance on scarcity makes it structurally impossible.
#4651: From Medici Bankrolls to 501(c)(3) Filings
Tracing the thread from Renaissance patrons funding cathedrals to the modern nonprofit sector of think tanks and foundations.
#4649: Why Open Source Heroes Can't Afford Rent
The code running the internet is maintained by people earning a dollar a year. Why does the market fail to reward our digital commons?
#4645: The Hidden Connectors Between Belt and Gear
Why MOLLE straps, Tough-Built clips, and carabiners each solve a different carry problem — and how the connector dictates your gear.