Cruftbox: My Box of Cruft

Year Two in the empty offices

It’s been almost two years since my company sent everyone to work from home due to the pandemic, but I’ve been in the office, keeping the lights green and the wheels spinning. I wrote a short piece…

Silicon Valley has no idea about the ‘metaverse’

Silicon Valley denizens are making the rounds bloviating on their ideas about the ‘metaverse’ which basically are nonsense vehicles for selling more eyeballs. The truth is the metaverse already…

A year in the empty offices

It’s been a year since my company sent everyone to work from home due to the pandemic, but I’ve been in the office, keeping the lights green and the wheels spinning. I manage technology for part of a…

Two months with a Tesla Model Y

Two months ago, I bought a Tesla Model Y. The purchasing process was simple, all done online. The Model Y is our 4th EV car, so we are quite used to the charging life.

3 years with a Chevy Bolt

The Bolt was a good car, but not a great experience. The Bolt was our third EV car, but we won’t be getting another one from GM. The only real failure was about 6 months in where the car basically…