🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#168]

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Ski Day #27 (2025) - burnin’ the legs

AlpineSki: Distance: 13.0km, Elevation Gain: 1725m, Moving Time: 01:07:45, Average Speed: 11.5km/h

Perfect conditions made for a quick and fun jaunt up Street & Nye with Petra! ‘Twas cold, but moving fast kept us warm. That’s peaks #2 & #3 done on Petra’s ADK 46er journey.

@newyorkoutdoorguides @lakeplacidadk #Adirondacks #PerfectDayADK #HireAGuide

Apple Fitness+ Strength

WeightTraining: Distance: 0.0km, Elevation Gain: 0m, Moving Time: 00:30:53, Average Speed: 0.0km/h

Guided Street & Nye for OMG

Snowshoe: Distance: 14.6km, Elevation Gain: 841m, Moving Time: 05:08:13, Average Speed: 2.8km/h

Guided the Santanoni Range for HPMG

Snowshoe: Distance: 30.1km, Elevation Gain: 1509m, Moving Time: 11:11:02, Average Speed: 2.7km/h

🎵 “A Little Space” by Pentatonix is really hittin' well right now. 👌

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Ski Day #26 (2025) - Cascade Ski Trails with Jo

NordicSki: Distance: 4.9km, Elevation Gain: 91m, Moving Time: 01:01:30, Average Speed: 4.8km/h

Apple Fitness+ Strength

WeightTraining: Distance: 0.0km, Elevation Gain: 0m, Moving Time: 00:30:58, Average Speed: 0.0km/h

Apple Fitness+ Strength

WeightTraining: Distance: 0.0km, Elevation Gain: 0m, Moving Time: 00:31:47, Average Speed: 0.0km/h

Ski Day #25 (2025) - A few more post-work laps on a brilliantly-sunny-yet-bitingly-cold day

AlpineSki: Distance: 20.6km, Elevation Gain: 2756m, Moving Time: 01:18:27, Average Speed: 15.8km/h

Spaces constantly rearranging themselves on macOS is a blight, and I finally thought to check if there’s a setting. Finally, sanity. 😮‍💨

Settings window shows “Desktop & Dock” preferences on macOS, featuring toggle options for window and space management. A red arrow highlights “Automatically rearrange Spaces based on most recent use."

Today’s chilly shenanigans at @whiteface_mt. Wind chill at -16°! My 2025 map is filling in nicely!

Skiers glide down a snowy slope surrounded by snow-covered trees. In the distance, a misty mountain with winding ski trails creates a serene winter landscape.

Victoria Song: ‘Meta’s next smart glasses may be with Oakley’

The Oakley-branded glasses, internally referred to as “Supernova 2”, would be based on the brand’s Sphaera glasses. Instead of housing the cameras on the side, the Supernova 2 would shift the camera to the center of the frame.

I’m less thrilled with my Meta Ray-Bans after Meta reminded us of its true colors. But a version of smart glasses in this style frame and with better battery life to hold up against cold winter temps would be appealing to me.

🔗 Jason Koebler: ‘Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech Oligarchy’ 404media.co

There is now no major corporate-owned social media platform that is not aligned with Trump or beholden to him in some way, and nearly every American is on at least one of these platforms.

A sobering fact that I hadn’t yet recognized. Get your own website and domain. Micro.one is $1/month. Now is the time.

(Via Jason Kottke)

🧗‍♂️ Whoa, the Beal Backup Line is cheaper, thinner, and lighter than the Edelrid Rap Line Protect. It doesn’t have any dynamic qualities like the Edelrid, so I think I’m still happy with my recent rope purchase… but 1/3 lighter and physically smaller is very appealing.

Ski Day #24 (2025) - A few laps after lessons

AlpineSki: Distance: 16.1km, Elevation Gain: 1822m, Moving Time: 00:56:27, Average Speed: 17.1km/h

Superb day at @whiteface_mt with good buddies yesterday. Started with uphill skinning in the morning and stuck around to get in some lift laps! The sunrise and clear viability was wild! 🤩 🎿

Skiers descend a snowy mountain slope surrounded by cloud-covered valleys under a blue sky with scattered clouds. Snow-covered landscape reflecting a serene sunrise over mountainous terrain bordered by bare trees, with subtle pink and orange hues illuminating the sky over a quiet, untouched slope. A person wearing a headlamp and winter gear takes a selfie, with three others in similar attire holding ski poles on a snowy trail surrounded by trees at dusk. A skier stands with poles on a snow-covered slope, framed by frosty trees, with a distant hill and vibrant sunset sky in the background. A person on skis holds poles and wears winter gear in a snowy forested area with leafless trees, moving along a snowy slope. Two people are skiing uphill on a snowy slope using climbing skins surrounded by snow-covered trees under a clear blue sky. Skiers stand on a snow-covered slope preparing to descend near a small building. Surrounding them are frosty trees and ski poles under a clear blue sky. A person wearing ski gear smiles on a snowy mountain slope during sunset. The helmet cover features a large cat face. Snow-covered trees and clouds are in the background. Chairlifts ascend a snowy slope carrying skiers above a wide ski trail surrounded by bare trees with other skiers visible below. Snow-covered mountain displaying ski trails running down the slopes surrounded by dense coniferous forest with a clear blue sky above. Three people wearing helmets and goggles smiling on a ski lift in a snowy forested area. Jackets display logos including Universiade 2019 Krasnoyarsk and Karbon suggesting they are at a winter sports event. A colorful ski trail map shows marked paths on a mountain with labels and elevations. Text includes Emergency Phone 1-518-946-8111 on-mountain phone 2025 and Chevrolet SLIDES and designated GLADE SKIING areas are ungroomed natural terrain and are open subject to natural snow and weather conditions.

Ski Day #22 (2025) - Frigid Wright Peak 🥶 Skylight Mountain Guides kindly invited me along on their guide training day! Surprisingly good conditions, and fun folks! Hiking trail was skinnable, ski trail was good, and we booted back down the hiking trail. Temps hovered around 0° before wind chill.

📺 How come none of you told me that A.P. Bio is effing hilarious?!

Ski Day #23 (2025) - Frigid Wright Peak 🥶

BackcountrySki: Distance: 10.8km, Elevation Gain: 729m, Moving Time: 02:47:24, Average Speed: 3.9km/h

🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#167]

A classic collection.

Harlot - 1/18/25 Guided a super fun group of guys and made the best of the warm conditions. We ended up snagging the driest line and everyone made huge progress while cheered on by their supportive friends. Good times!

Two people are ice climbing on a vertical frozen waterfall using ropes amid a snow-covered landscape with trees above. A climber ascends a large frozen waterfall using climbing gear surrounded by tall trees and a cloudy sky. A person climbs a large frozen waterfall, surrounded by snow-covered rocks and trees in a wintry landscape. A person climbs a large frozen waterfall with ice axes surrounded by snow and leafless trees in a forested area. A climber ascends a large frozen waterfall surrounded by bare trees in a wintery forest setting, wearing winter gear and using climbing equipment. Five people in snow gear smile and pose on a snowy path wearing helmets and snowshoes. One person is playfully sticking out their tongue. Trees and a parked car are in the background.

A perfect dawn at Whiteface Mountain getting in some uphill vert mileage. 👌

🎙️ This episode of the Severance podcast might be one of the best episodes of any podcast I’ve ever heard. They got Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard on to talk about an episode — they’re superfans of the show — and I’ve never wanted to be friends with anyone more than I want to be friends with them. 🤣