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Jacob Haas

Designer, writer, and nerd, since 1980.

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Analogue Pocket

Official want of the day, even though it won’t be out until sometime in 2020… the Analogue Pocket.

Posted byJake1st December 20191st December 2019Posted inMicroTags: wantLeave a comment on Analogue Pocket

Parenting and Panic

Parenting is a hostage situation: you’re in the car, but your child is the one driving it—and he doesn’t know how to drive. You can’t get out, because you decided to love him before you knew who he was—before he even was anyone. Your life split at that point into multiple tracks, and one of […]

Posted byJake25th October 2019Posted inMicroTags: family, quoteLeave a comment on Parenting and Panic

Lazy Caturday

It took a little while to get these two used to each other, but now they’re best friends.

Posted byJake19th October 201920th October 2019Posted inMicroTags: family, photoLeave a comment on Lazy Caturday

Casual Observations on iOS 13 Reminders

I wanted to collect some thoughts on iOS 13 Reminders that I’ve noticed over the past few weeks.

Posted byJake1st October 20191st October 2019Posted inPersonalTags: iOS, techLeave a comment on Casual Observations on iOS 13 Reminders

Donald Trump vs the United States

David Leonhardt of The New York Times breaks it down. Just the facts. 40 sentences. This is where we’re at.

Posted byJake23rd September 201923rd September 2019Posted inMicroTags: idiocy, media, websitesLeave a comment on Donald Trump vs the United States

The mirror of our own faults

This quote from Madeline Miller’s book Circe really hit me. Two children he had had and he had not seen either clearly. But perhaps no parent can truly see their child. When we look we see only the mirror of our own faults. — Circe, Madeline Miller

Posted byJake16th September 201916th September 2019Posted inMicroTags: quoteLeave a comment on The mirror of our own faults

Spoon & Beck & Cage the Elephant & the RAIN

Sitting in the good grass seats at the BB&T Pavilion.

Yesterday was the first time I was out at the BB&T Pavilion in Camden, NJ, for a concert (or for anything, really). Months ago, I picked up some tickets for the Beck, Cage the Elephant and Spoon Night Running Tour. It’s always a risky move to plan an outdoor event in the thick of summer. […]

Posted byJake21st August 201922nd August 2019Posted inPersonalTags: music, travelLeave a comment on Spoon & Beck & Cage the Elephant & the RAIN

RIP: Cash App Coffee Boost

I sure do love me a deal, when I can find it, and there wasn’t a better thing going than the Cash App Coffee Boost. Note the past tense.

Posted byJake19th August 201919th August 2019Posted inPersonalTags: financeLeave a comment on RIP: Cash App Coffee Boost

The Collection

In that moment of profound clarity, I realized there were only two options. I could allow things to go on as they always had or I could burn the house to ground, with her in it. The choice was obvious.

Posted byJake12th August 201912th August 2019Posted inFictionLeave a comment on The Collection

Crowdfunding caveats

In receiving review offers for The Gadgeteer, one type of item that comes up almost every week (or more) are truly wireless stereo earbuds. Everyone’s got their own little spin on the same tune. And sometimes, they’re not even out of prototyping, like these Reecho earbuds that I got to test, and rip into in […]

Posted byJake10th August 201910th August 2019Posted inReviewsTags: gadgeteerLeave a comment on Crowdfunding caveats

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