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I read two very interest interconnect blog posts this morning from Jim Mitchell and Sebastian1, both talking about the why and way they blog. Which, of course, got me to thinking about how others blog and, in particular, how I now blog....
my own chart of collapse being a multi-stage, centuries-long phenomenon, with no ‘Hollywood’ moments or endings There is a phenomenon in psychology called “creeping normality” which asserts that often changes occur so subtly and...
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On Black Friday in 2004, I purchased a cheap MiniDV camcorder with the intention of filming a short film and finally beginning my filmmaking career. Over the next three weeks, I wrote a script, bought stuff to record audio, built my own...
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My friend Stefanie Hutka has an upcoming book called What Your Machines Should Do. It’s about how organizations can use automation more intentionally — that is, to support their strategic agendas. Greg and I both read a preprint and were...
A really well-produced 27-minute video from Super Splash Wave about 8-bit and 16-bit pixel art: What I liked about the video is that it doesn’t just revel in nostalgia, but goes deeper into some techniques and trends and details in the...
A vote of confidence for my new songs from Gary Trueman at www.devolutionmagazine.co.uk 'Helen McCookerybook wins the room over with her beautiful voice and brave, deeply personal songwriting. Tackling serious themes with pure heart and...
I fear that in this profile of the Murashige avocado I was too critical, and it is because I’m not a fan of giant avocados in general. I’m know I’m supposed to be. What a huge avocado! So cool! But I’m not. Giant avocados have two...
“Jet Kiss” a sculpture by Mike Ross at the Capital Hill metro station I’ve just returned from a week or work in Seattle. As I get older I am noticing how exhausting it is to be socializing a lot, and this week was full on BE VERY PRESENT...
Part of the ongoing Big Tech's War on Users series. AppleInsider had a story yesterday that's getting covered as a flex: Apple trained its own LLM for China instead of just using Google Gemini like it does everywhere else. Proprietary...
I ended the Netflix subscription. We have not been using it for a long time, and we were just paying; finally, this month I ended it. Sleep has won for me. If required, I can subscribe again. We still have Amazon Prime, mostly because of...
Ensemble OrQuesta’s production of Dido and Aeneas celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. The opera (seen as Henry Purcell’s “only true opera”) follows the titular Dido as she struggles with her love for Aeneas, eventually falling...
NomadWarMachine is taking part in Blaugust20026. Today they published Mandala Madness and extended the invitation to create and share a manadala. A lovely TDC today: Mandala designs — a sort of mirrored gathering of lines in circular...
Finally on the shelf. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize This is actually my first vinyl copy of Blue...