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Ladies and gentlemen, let’s talk about the family. First, you’ve got the Welsh. Even the Irish feel sorry for the Welsh. And as much as the Irish can feel sorry for anybody, eventually enough alcohol gets involved that nobody gives two fucks. The Irish have that particular problem very well covered. Then you’ve got the…
Read MoreAcoustic Guitar Pickup Holder If you were to ask me what the most downloaded design I ever put on Thingiverse was, most people would probably expect something complicated. Maybe a workshop tool, a computer accessory, or some elaborate mechanical design. Nope. It was a simple acoustic guitar pickup holder for a Mitchell guitar. The funny…
Read MoreOne of the things I enjoy about being on the road is that sometimes life hands you a story before you realize you’re in one. I was driving along when I noticed a line of sleeper cabs making their way down the road. Not one truck. Not two trucks. A whole procession of them. And…
Read MoreOne of the first things you might notice when visiting this site is what’s missing. Where are the advertisements? Where are the banner ads, pop-ups, autoplay videos, affiliate links, sponsored articles, and endless reminders that somebody wants your attention, your data, your money, or all three? The answer is simple. I chose not to put…
Read MoreWhen people hear me say that I’m searching for my past, they usually assume I’m talking about genealogy. You know the routine. They think I’m digging through family trees, looking for famous relatives, or trying to discover some connection to history. The funny thing is that if you go back far enough, most of us…
Read MoreOne of the things I have had to figure out with The Gigman’s Life is that not every day needs to be a video day. That may sound strange when you are trying to build a channel, a website, and a routine around posting content. Everybody talks about consistency. Everybody talks about feeding the algorithm. Everybody talks…
Read MoreThis one took about five takes to get done. Not because I didn’t know what I wanted to say. I knew exactly what I wanted to say. The problem was trying to say it clearly, keep it short enough for the video, and not let my irritation take over the entire thing. By the time…
Read MoreFor those interested in the process, the article you read yesterday began as the prompt below. The original prompt was combined with context from previous discussions and ongoing AI development work to help organize my thoughts into a readable article. The ideas are mine; ChatGPT helped structure them into the post that was ultimately published.…
Read MoreThis article is attached to a live discussion from The Gigman’s Life, where I talked through Uber, Lyft, self-insurance, Massachusetts rideshare rules, and the definition game that drivers need to pay attention to. Because that is really what this comes down to. Definitions. There is online time, and there is active time. Those two things are not the…
Read MoreIf you’ve spent any amount of time reading my content, you’ll probably realize something pretty quickly: I’m not the average AI user. I know I’m not the average AI user because what most people consider a simple conversation often turns into thousands of tokens for me. Most people ask a question, get an answer, and…
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