Michael Montez

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  • The information is free. The ignorance costs everything.

    “In for a penny, in for a pound”, that should be the trademark of YouTube. Once you start watching one topic, the algorithm will just feed you video after video. And they are all bangers. That is how I fell down the rabbit hole that is Zac Rios. Zac creates compilation videos of varying topics…

  • Design First, Cost Second

    Last month we bought a used 2024 MINI Cooper SE; our first EV. The car is genuinely thrilling to drive: instant acceleration, zero lag. But what’s more interesting than the driving experience is why this car works while so many others don’t. The answer reveals a critical flaw in how most automakers have approached electrification.…

  • Is this seat taken?

    I spend a fair amount of time in coffee shops around Portland. Each weekend morning, my partner and I pick a coffee shop and we kill a few hours. These are spots we have vetted and enjoy so the stakes are low. I have noticed the following human behavior; no one wants to share a…

  • Panic! (at the scale)

    What I have learned about these medications is that I am not trying to lose weight, instead I am trying to readjust my body’s chemistry to burn more fat than store fat.

  • Self-Portraits; November ’24 (part 2)

    In the end I went for a more dramatic look with split lighting and a dark background. Some were taken in a hallway and you can see the walls. The others were in a larger room and that is why the background falls to black. I like the ones that fall to black.

  • Self-Portraits; November ’24

    A self-portrait is a work of art, like a picture or a sculpture, that an artist has made of themselves. Every artist is different, so every self-portrait is different. A self-portrait can look like the artist who made it, or a self-portrait can look more abstract. A self-portrait can show more than just how the…