{"id":11,"date":"2026-09-09T13:08:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T13:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.gatilab.com\/osmium\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T15:35:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:35:44","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo.gatilab.com\/osmium\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-102dddde wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-xxx-large-font-size\">About<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I build things, use them for a while, and then write down what actually happened.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-78c22cb0 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-xx-large-font-size\">How the reviews work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing gets written up until it has been in daily use for at least a month. If it leaves the desk before then, that becomes the review. Every measurement here was taken with the same gear in the same room, and the conditions are named next to the number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-xx-large-font-size\">How this is paid for<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some links earn a commission when you buy through them. That never changes a verdict, and the section on what does not work is never shortened for anyone. Products are bought at retail unless a review says otherwise, in which case it says so at the top.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-68b344da wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-xx-large-font-size\">Questions people ask<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-1&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-icon has-icon-right has-large-font-size\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-1\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">How do you decide what to review?<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-1\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something has to be in daily use for at least a month before it gets written up. If it leaves the desk before then, that becomes the review.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-2&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-icon has-icon-right has-large-font-size\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-2\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Do you get paid for recommendations?<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-2\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some links earn a commission. None of them change a verdict, and the section on what does not work is never shortened for a sponsor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-3&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-icon has-icon-right has-large-font-size\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-3\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Can I suggest something to test?<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-3\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. Reader suggestions decide roughly half of what gets covered here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-dark has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ca974910 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-dark--4\" style=\"border-radius:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-xx-large-font-size\">Every tool on this page is one I pay for.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The full list, with what each one costs and what I would drop first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#\">See the stack<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-no-title","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.gatilab.com\/osmium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.gatilab.com\/osmium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.gatilab.com\/osmium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.gatilab.com\/osmium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.gatilab.com\/osmium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/demo.gatilab.com\/osmium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75,"href":"https:\/\/demo.gatilab.com\/osmium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/75"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.gatilab.com\/osmium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}