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Update: The majority of this post first appeared on March 6, 2015. It has been updated here with the most recent information about Patagonia’s work to improve chemical safety in our supply chain. Patagonia—as well as other high-quality outdoor outerwear...

The transparency and uncomfortableness that Patagonia goes through when they share and publish this sort of information is remarkable. It shows how compromises have to be made, but that they are actively searching and investing in future solutions. Someone's gotta do it.

#patagonia #dwr

No One Puts Baby in the Corner

This isn't a post about ad-blocking. That the technology is now here, is a direct result of the privacy, security and less-than-ideal user experiences that publishers have pushed on readers. It was inevitable. It is their reliance on advertising and its accompanying rules that have pushed people into corners where they didn't want to be — playing the role of Baby. Swayze, come save me.

This is a post about how you can do things well.

I've long admired Jim Coudal and his entire humble crew. I got to know Jim from being a designer in Chicago, and then better when I co-founded Gapers Block, and even better yet during the end of our run in Chicago, when my wife worked at Coudal. I may now be biased, but from day one, Coudal Partners was an inspiration. They still are.

Here's an article from Fast.Co Design that gets at what Coudal's doing pretty well. Actually, scratch that. You should really just read it straight from the horse's mouth. Jim's always been a great writer, and it's no surprise that their Privacy Policy is direct and plain spoken: "We're fine with knowing nothing."

The Deck has been the ONLY ad network whose ads I've ever clicked on. There are reasons for this (which they plainly state on their homepage) but the simple matter of it comes down to trust. The Deck carefully curates both advertisers and members, and does it tastefully.

If you're looking for a model for an ad network, it doesn't get simpler than this.

#adblocking #coudal #thedecknetwork

Sunday dirt church.

#crossiscoming #trailslikethese

Sunsets all the time these days.

Mid-afternoon dirt snacks.

#cycling #bikes #trailslikethese #independent fabrication #golden gate park

From our amazing hike up Angels Landing last month. Zion National Park, Springdale, Utah.

#angels landing #zion national park #zion #utah #hike #the great outdoors

#rollcallsf #cycling

Good legs, good knackered.

Search and State S1-Aloha. Never been more psyched to get this jersey. Now that searchandstate makes XS an option here and there, I've been happy to support their MUSA brand. Wore it today, ace.

#musa #made in the usa #search and state #s1-aloha

Sightglass Coffee. Where I like to spend early mornings writing, thinking, and people-watching.

#sightglasscoffee

Greg Lemond, American hero, exhibit at Rapha Cycle Club SF. Brilliant step back into time.

#greg lemond #rapha #rapha cycle club

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