Jake Spurlock lives in Concord, California. Married with three children. He likes spending time outdoors, ideally on two wheels.
He volunteers a lot of time with Walnut Creek Little League. He has coached and been on the board for around ten years now, sheesh.
While he used to blog a lot more, Twitter is where most of the time is wasted currently.
You can also follow on Instagram.
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AI is the Ultimate Expression of Open Source
Someone left this comment on my blog last week: “I swear am not making this up… I tasked Claude with making a Web Cam App on OS X because I couldn’t find one that was easy to use and handled what I needed (Zoom in/out, Colour, Saturation). I noticed a lot of its web searches…
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Announcing WalkUp DJ
WalkUp DJ is now available on the App Store. It’s a walk-up music app for baseball and softball teams. Create your roster, assign each player a song, and play their entrance music with a single tap during games. Download WalkUp DJ → Features Apple Music Integration — Search millions of songs, preview before you pick,…
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Apple’s Video Podcast Play: Consumption Solved, Creation Wide Open
Apple announced today that Apple Podcasts is getting video streaming support. Starting with iOS 26.4, you’ll be able to watch video podcasts right in the app, toggle seamlessly between audio and video, and download for offline viewing. It’s powered by HLS, supports dynamic ad insertion, and launches with a handful of hosting partners. This is clearly a…
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I’m Shipping Like I Have a Team (I Don’t)
There’s this meme about a kid who got an angle grinder and it “changed his life” — the joke being he’s now cutting catalytic converters off cars. Dark humor aside, there’s a kernel of truth there: the right tool at the right time can completely change your trajectory. For me, that tool was Claude with…
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Today Comes to the Mac
When I launched Today on iOS last October, it was born out of that same Google Reader-shaped hole that never quite healed. A few months later, I kept finding myself reaching for it on my Mac — opening feeds on my phone while sitting in front of a perfectly good laptop. So I did something…
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Northgate vs. Amador Valley Baseball
Northgate Junior Varsity Broncos Trounce Amador Valley Northgate Junior Varsity Broncos easily dispatched Amador Valley on Saturday, 14-7. Northgate Junior Varsity Broncos opened the scoring in the first after Will Jahnke hit a sacrifice fly, scoring one run. Northgate Junior Varsity Broncos extended their early lead with two runs in the top of the second…
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Northgate vs. Diablo Valley College
CBA (Northgate) 18U Fall Victim To DVC Vikings Rally By GameChanger Media Despite leading by as many as five runs, CBA (Northgate) 18U fell to DVC Vikings 7-6 on Thursday at Diablo Valley College – Pleasant Hill Campus. CBA (Northgate) 18U was right in it until DVC Vikings singled in the seventh inning. CBA (Northgate)…
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Back to Sunset Boulders
While camping at Casini Ranch over Labor Day, I wrangled the three families into heading out to Sunset Boulders, one of my favorite spots in the Bay Area. I promised easy climbing for the kids, and an amazing sunset and evening. I think I delivered on about half of one promise, haha. As soon as…
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Spent some time with my feet in the water today under Half Dome. Feeling fortunate, it was a good day.
Spent some time with my feet in the water today under Half Dome. Feeling fortunate, it was a good day.
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Happy Father’s Day @kenspurlock!
Happy Father’s Day @kenspurlock!
