At nineteen, Ryan sold his car and flew to Japan with no plan. Twenty years and a dozen countries later, he speaks several Asian languages and runs his companies from Qubes OS. We talked identity, visas, and the bank account he closed on day one.
To pay by QR in Thailand, I used a Malaysian app. That took a local SIM, a KYC check, and two conversions. Absurd, and still the best option I found. Here's the setup and what actually worked.
A waterfall you climb up, not swim in. Barefoot on limestone that grips like spider web. No slipping, no shivering, no water shoes needed. Ninety minutes from Chiang Mai, Buatong turned my morning into the strangest climb of my Thailand stay.
Accommodation doesn't have to be nomad's biggest expense. After years on the road, I cut my lodging costs in half without downgrading. Rooms, colivings, apartments, direct rentals. Here's my unconventional approach to a place to stay.
Clear communication is everything to me as a nomad. WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, Slack, Signal, Discord, etc. Dozen apps, one me. Beeper bridges them all into one inbox, so I meet people where they already are. Here's why it earned a spot on my phone.
Loneliness is the quiet tax of nomad life. We meet our best friends in colivings, then scatter across the globe. But I built a simple 3-hour weekly habit that keeps those bonds alive, no matter the distance.
Last week, I made the case that AI can improve filmmaking. Like past inventions, it'll democratize the process. However, it shouldn't replace humans. And in this article, I'm showcasing what AI videos are achieving and how we limit them. When AI creation gets a
Films sent me to Tuscany, to neon Tokyo, to Bond's exotic hideaways. Now AI is rewriting how those films get made. Is this the death of authentic storytelling, or just the next step?
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