Tynan
American writer and long-term traveller. Blogs at tynan.com about travel, owning few possessions, habits and the gear he carries; author of Superhuman by Habit and Make It Big.
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Tesla will eventually upgrade Hardware 3 cars to newer self-driving hardware, possibly for free.
I think it's inevitable that a HW3 will be able to be upgraded, possibly for free.
tynan.comSaid 4 Sept 2026This on korrents
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Self-driving software capability keeps improving rapidly even without new hardware.
Even without new hardware, the pace of improvement is extremely fast.
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- BlogHiking the Tour du Mont Blanc
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From one piece How to Buy a Tesla and Get FSD For Free 2 beliefs · tynan.com
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Even without new hardware, the pace of improvement is extremely fast.
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Even without new hardware, the pace of improvement is extremely fast.
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Tesla will eventually upgrade Hardware 3 cars to newer self-driving hardware, possibly for free.Their words
I think it's inevitable that a HW3 will be able to be upgraded, possibly for free.
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From one piece Labor is Now Free. Make Something. 3 beliefs · tynan.com
From one piece Labor is Now Free. Make Something. 3 beliefs · tynan.com
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AI-driven software development is now experiencing the same money-making window that dropshipping once had.Their words
I agree that very basic apps/sites become a commodity like dropshipping, but remember that dropshipping had its moment where a lot of people made a lot of money. That moment is now for AI driven development.
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The difference in performance between horse and buggy and a modern car is far less than hand coding and AI coding.
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There has never been a better time to start a small business. Labor is free.
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The difference in performance between horse and buggy and a modern car is far less than hand coding and AI coding.
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This will become normal and commonplace 12-24 months from now, but right now no one really knows.
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Now is the best time ever to start a small business, thanks to AI making labor essentially free.Their words
There has never been a better time to start a small business.
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I think the danger of bears is exaggerated to make sure people do smart things like hanging/locking up food so that bears don't become an actual problem.
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The perceived danger of bears to hikers is exaggerated in order to enforce safe food-storage habitsTheir words
I think the danger of bears is exaggerated to make sure people do smart things like hanging/locking up food so that bears don't become an actual problem.
28 April
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The point of a grueling long-distance hike is to endure hardship, not to enjoy the scenery.Their words
The whole point of the AT, as far as I could tell, was to endure hardship, and I was about to quit before the first rainy hike and the tallest mountain.
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From one piece Introducing Amazing Atlas 2 beliefs · tynan.com
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Some of the best things to see near a city are a short drive or train ride outside it, not in the city center itself.Their words
especially on cruise stops, often the best things were a short drive or train ride away, instead of inside the city center
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Shore excursions booked onboard a cruise ship are generally low quality and overpriced.Their words
onboard shore excursions are generally not great and are very expensive
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I believe this is the watch great watchmakers would make today, given that back in the 1800s they were using all available technology.
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Korrents What they believe 21 beliefs — each backed by an exact quote.
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Tesla will eventually upgrade Hardware 3 cars to newer self-driving hardware, possibly for free.
I think it's inevitable that a HW3 will be able to be upgraded, possibly for free.
How to Buy a Tesla and Get FSD For Free Said 4 Sept 2026
Self-driving software can improve rapidly through updates alone, without new hardware.
Even without new hardware, the pace of improvement is extremely fast.
How to Buy a Tesla and Get FSD For Free Said 4 Sept 2026
Self-driving software capability keeps improving rapidly even without new hardware.
Even without new hardware, the pace of improvement is extremely fast.
How to Buy a Tesla and Get FSD For Free Said 4 Sept 2026
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Now is the best time ever to start a small business, thanks to AI making labor essentially free.
There has never been a better time to start a small business.
Labor is Now Free. Make Something. Said 15 Jul 2026
The current ease of building software with AI will be seen as normal and commonplace within 12 to 24 months, though few realize it yet.
This will become normal and commonplace 12-24 months from now, but right now no one really knows.
Labor is Now Free. Make Something. Said 15 Jul 2026
AI-assisted coding differs from hand-coding by a wider performance gap than a horse and buggy differs from a modern car.
The difference in performance between horse and buggy and a modern car is far less than hand coding and AI coding.
Labor is Now Free. Make Something. Said 15 Jul 2026
AI-driven coding has made this the best time in history to start a small business because software development labor is now effectively free.
There has never been a better time to start a small business. Labor is free.
Labor is Now Free. Make Something. Said 15 Jul 2026
The performance gap between hand-coding and AI-assisted coding is larger than the gap between horse-and-buggy travel and driving a modern car.
The difference in performance between horse and buggy and a modern car is far less than hand coding and AI coding.
Labor is Now Free. Make Something. Said 15 Jul 2026
AI-driven software development is now experiencing the same money-making window that dropshipping once had.
I agree that very basic apps/sites become a commodity like dropshipping, but remember that dropshipping had its moment where a lot of people made a lot of money. That moment is now for AI driven development.
Labor is Now Free. Make Something. Said 15 Jul 2026
The perceived danger of bears to hikers is exaggerated in order to enforce safe food-storage habits
I think the danger of bears is exaggerated to make sure people do smart things like hanging/locking up food so that bears don't become an actual problem.
Advice For an Appalachian Trail Newbie Said 8 May 2026
The danger of bears in the wilderness is exaggerated on purpose, to keep people doing smart things like storing food properly so bears don't become a real problem.
I think the danger of bears is exaggerated to make sure people do smart things like hanging/locking up food so that bears don't become an actual problem.
Advice For an Appalachian Trail Newbie Said 8 May 2026
The point of a grueling long-distance hike is to endure hardship, not to enjoy the scenery.
The whole point of the AT, as far as I could tell, was to endure hardship, and I was about to quit before the first rainy hike and the tallest mountain.
My Appalachian Trail Adventure Said 28 Apr 2026
Shore excursions booked onboard a cruise ship are generally low quality and overpriced.
onboard shore excursions are generally not great and are very expensive
Introducing Amazing Atlas Said 18 Mar 2026
Some of the best things to see near a city are a short drive or train ride outside it, not in the city center itself.
especially on cruise stops, often the best things were a short drive or train ride away, instead of inside the city center
Introducing Amazing Atlas Said 18 Mar 2026
Watchmakers today would build GPS-synced, solar-charged smartwatches, just as watchmakers in the 1800s used the best technology available to them.
I believe this is the watch great watchmakers would make today, given that back in the 1800s they were using all available technology.
Gear Post 2026 Said 3 Feb 2026
Preferring iPhones for their blue message bubbles is a matter of social conditioning rather than the phones' actual merits.
You still have to have to fight against the Apple blue-bubble brainwashing, but once you do you'll never go back.
Gear Post 2026 Said 3 Feb 2026
There has never been a better time in history for remote work or entrepreneurship.
There's never in history been a better time for remote jobs or being an entrepreneur.
What I Would Do if I Were Gen Z Said 13 Jan 2026
The traditional path of school, a job, and a house no longer guarantees success.
The guaranteed path to success used to be go to school, follow the rules, get a job, buy a house. That worked for most people who did it. That path is gone now.
What I Would Do if I Were Gen Z Said 13 Jan 2026
By the time an opportunity is widely known and talked about, it's too late to capitalize on it.
Don't follow what other people are doing. By the time they're crowing about it, it's already too late.
What I Would Do if I Were Gen Z Said 13 Jan 2026
Boat owners understand better than anyone how often boats break down and how expensive they are, and keep owning them anyway.
Everyone knows they break a lot and are expensive, but they never realize that boat owners know this better than anyone and they still have boats.
Cześć 2025 Said 5 Jan 2026
Being one short of a round-number milestone makes people fixate on completing it rather than on the milestone's actual value.
It's such a pointless achievement and yet when you're at 99, all you think of is going to one more country so you can never think about the number of countries you've been to again.
Cześć 2025 Said 5 Jan 2026
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Recommends Fenix L1D
They’re bigger than the Arc Lights, but are also a ton brighter, last longer, and have cool accessories like red filters and light diffusers.
tynan.com 2 Jun 2008
Recommends AlokSaks
These bags take up no space, keep water out, and can also be used as pillows if inflated.
tynan.com 2 Jun 2008
Recommends KettleStack Kettlebell
KettleStack Kettlebell. For taking our crossfit workout on the road there’s nothing better (or even comparable) than the kettlestack.
tynan.com 2 Jun 2008
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Loved Sea to Summit Silk Liner
The liner is smaller than a coke can when packed up and weighs a fraction of a pound. It unfolds to be like a super thin silk sleeping bag.
tynan.com 2 Jun 2008
Loved Luxury Lite Cot
Luxury Lite Cot. This thing is fantastic too – it’s the smallest portable cot, and is super comfortable.
tynan.com 2 Jun 2008
Loved Vibram Five Finger shoes
Vibram Five Finger shoes. These things are so cool it’s ridiculous. They are very light and thin (which is a lot better for your legs and joints), and look like ninja shoes.
tynan.com 2 Jun 2008
Loved Smartwool socks
All socks. I love my Smartwool socks more than life itself, but they won’t work with my new shoes.
tynan.com 2 Jun 2008
Loved Rainbow Sandals
I love them, but they take up a bunch of space and my new shoes can be used in their stead. Don’t get me wrong – these are the best sandals I can imagine… I just don’t need them anymore.
tynan.com 2 Jun 2008
Uses Icebreaker Bodyfit 150
#3 (in my book, not Todd’s) are patagonia or any non wool shirts. They smell bad really quickly and aren’t as comfortable as the wool shirts. I now have three Icebreaker Bodyfit 150 shirts, and that’s it.
tynan.com 2 Jun 2008
Disliked Seal Skinz gloves
#2 on the loser list is are the Seal Skinz gloves. They leaked very early on and continued to make my hands miserable.
tynan.com 2 Jun 2008
Disliked Solomon XCR Pro 3D shoes
#1 on the loser list, a spot earned for being total failures, are those Solomon XCR Pro 3D shoes. They served me well for a while, but then when it got really wet they soaked through and left me totally uncomfortable.
tynan.com 2 Jun 2008
Where they publish
Blog tynan.com Tynan's blog: travel, habits, minimal possessions and his gear lists.
Recent
- Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc 29 Sept 2026 Somehow this blog has (d)evolved into just being about hiking and buying Teslas, but here we go. Ten years ago some of my good friends Todd and Elaine organized a hike around Mont Blanc...
- How to Buy a Tesla and Get FSD For Free 4 Sept 2026 Full Self Driving on Teslas is so good now that it has fundamentally changed how I think about cars. Before FSD was good I considered Teslas to be perhaps the worst option. The fit and...
- Labor is Now Free. Make Something. 15 Jul 2026 Within the past few weeks, something changed in AI. Every release is better than the last, sometimes in obvious ways, sometimes in a way that feels like placebo. But this time, with Ant...
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- Advice For an Appalachian Trail Newbie 8 May 2026 I decided to hike part of the Appalachian Trail this year. I made it forty miles before my heels couldn't take it anymore (bad shoes), but loved the experience and learned a lot. This p...
- My Appalachian Trail Adventure 28 Apr 2026 About ten months ago I was sitting at my computer and I just had the thought, "I need to get outside more". I dug up my old camping gear that I took to Salcantay, drove out to the deser...
- Introducing Amazing Atlas 18 Mar 2026 For a long time I wanted to make a port guide for every cruise port. I wasn't happy with any of the existing ones I'd find through search, and there were certain things I wanted to know...
- Gear Post 2026 3 Feb 2026 First, for future people who are going to ask me next year when the gear post is coming: it will come as soon as I can get it done. I'll do a gear post every year until I die or stop tr...
- What I Would Do if I Were Gen Z 13 Jan 2026 I read a really good article the other day about why the younger generations are so into sports betting and prediction markets. The general thesis is that now through social media peopl...
- Cześć 2025 5 Jan 2026 Another year, another wrap-up! I'm an absolute broken record on these things, but you haven't read one in a year so maybe you don't remember that I write basically the same thing every...
- Why I Did Buy a Tesla 29 Dec 2025 About five years ago I wrote about why I chose to buy a BMW i3 instead of a Tesla like everyone else. I still love the i3 and think that it was the right choice at the time, but things...
- Advice For My Nephew 30 Oct 2025 My nephew is getting old enough that his little personality is starting to come out and I can imagine him going through the different phases of life. He's still too young to need or to...
- Why I Bought a Place in Chicago 12 Aug 2025 In 2024 I was sitting at my laptop watching YouTube videos and saw one about the Pinball Expo in Chicago. It was only a day old and was covering the first day of the expo. I checked fli...
- The AI Window is Now 9 Jul 2025 I had about twelve hours to kill in Vancouver yesterday. I went to my favorite tea place there (Vancha), played some pinball, and then went to a movie for the first time in five years o...
- Gear Post 2025 17 Feb 2025 Oops, I was so proud of getting last year's post out early, and then this year's is the latest yet. I got a lot of positive feedback on the photos last year and it was difficult for me...
- Building My E-Ink Tea Labeling System 27 Jan 2025 My life sometimes seems to consist of long periods of intense effort to help me save seconds or minutes from my day. This latest project must be the most extreme example of that. I stor...
- Doviđenja 2024 8 Jan 2025 I think these yearly updates were a lot more interesting when I was younger and my life changed drastically year by year. Now it's just a steady climb upwards, better every year but not...
- The Island Since Covid 15 Oct 2024 As you may remember, eleven years ago a group of friends and I bought a five acre island near Halifax, Nova Scotia. We only visit it a few times per year, but those visits are the perfe...
- How I Changed My Mind and Ate Less 3 Aug 2024 I'm sitting in a van in China, full of people who are speaking in Chinese, so I can't really be part of the conversation. I speak just enough Chinese that if I strain with sufficient ef...
- Having a Good Marriage 11 Jun 2024 I've had a lot of thoughts on marriage for a long time, but have hesitated to write about it because I wanted to wait until I had more years under my belt. And while I know there's stil...
- A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Analog Travel Watches 17 Apr 2024 Last year I went on a lot of cruises which took me to remote places. As I always do when I travel, I wore my trusty Breitling Transocean Unitime. I bought the watch eight years ago beca...
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- My boat's HVAC system can be controlled by a remote control but I wasn't given one, can't find one to purchase, and can't get the codes anywhere. So... I set up a webcam facing the control panel, a remote IR blaster, and I just have @claudeai brute forcing it remotely, looking at the webcam to see what changes. It has already figured out most controls. 4 Oct 2026
- New Post on https://t.co/DCT2gifc00: Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc 29 Sept 2026
- Not sure why @Pebble + @beeper doesn't show photos in notifications, so I hacked it into the firmware. :) 25 Sept 2026
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- Busy five weeks! 23 Sept 2026
- Why I bought a second Tesla and how I got free FSD for life on it. 4 Sept 2026
- I need testers for my awesome new CruiseSheet Android App. Please DM your play store email address if I can add you. iOS coming later... 23 Jul 2026
- New Post on https://t.co/1ubXCLJytr — Labor is Now Free. Make Something. 15 Jul 2026
- Today I visited country #100! It's a totally pointless goal but once you get in the 90s you start thinking about it. The first foreign country I visited was Taiwan, and the 100th was Luxembourg. 16 Jun 2026
- The new @pebble watch is an unbelievable product. Two days in and I've already made my perfect watchface. 30 day battery life too! @ericmigi 15 Jun 2026
- New Post on https://t.co/1ubXCLJytr — Advice For an Appalachian Trail Newbie 8 May 2026
- New Post on https://t.co/1ubXCLJytr — My Appalachian Trail Adventure 28 Apr 2026
- I'm hanging 40 pictures on my wall in a grid, so I made a little thing to space them all out, and then you click projector mode and it projects the nail holes on the wall. 24 Mar 2026 tynan.net
- New Post on https://t.co/1ubXCLJytr — Introducing Amazing Atlas 19 Mar 2026
- Canada could have won gold if they had just agreed to become the 51st state. 23 Feb 2026
- Even though I don't listen to EDM I'm really rooting for this guy because we share a name and his fans often send me messages about how great "my" music is. 21 Feb 2026
- The Bao Bun pivot was world class, but the hand gestures were the real star of the show. Love the opening nose tap to show he's confident but still open to suggestions. Lots of other gestures including clarifying order quantity without slowing down the order. 20 Feb 2026
- Bought a broken Grizzle-E duo charger on ebay, assuming I could probably figure out how to fix it. The problem was that it was missing the cable between the two boards. Asked @UnitedChargers support for info on how the pins on the two boards should be connected, or to buy a new cable to connect them. They wouldn't help, so a guy on Reddit took photos of his for me. Three wires later and it works perfectly and I can charge both EVs at once. 9 Feb 2026
- Surprised no one noticed the Easter egg in the gear post this year.... 5 Feb 2026
- Now that I've revealed my travel projector in my gear post.... Here's the time I used it on my @JetBlue flight. Maybe the first person to have a screen this big on a commercial flight? 4 Feb 2026
- New Post on https://t.co/1ubXCLJytr — Gear Post 2026 3 Feb 2026
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