How bravely autumn paints upon the sky by Edward McKnight Kauffer
Unordered, incomplete list of things I want from a job by Lynn Fisher.
I picked up An Illustrated History of Ghosts featuring the awesome art (and words) of Adam Allsuch Boardman.
From Open Circuits
How will these smaller groups of happier people be monetized? This is a tough question for the billionaires. Happy people, the kind who eat sandwiches together, are boring. They don’t buy much. Their smartphones are six versions behind and have badly cracked screens. They fix bicycles, then they talk about fixing bicycles, then they show their friend, who just came over for no reason, how they fixed their bicycle, and their friend says, “Wow, good job,” and they make tea. That doesn’t seem like enough to build a town square on.
Remembering De La Soul
De La Soul’s Trugoy the Dove Dies at 54
So incredibly sad.
Here is an interview with producer Prince Paul about the making of De La Soul’s first album.
Also, mark your calendars for March 3rd when De La Soul’s music is finally coming to streaming.
The Teenager Leading the Smartphone Liberation Movement. An episode of the First Person podcast.
Somewhere in NY, 1973.
forgetting is a filter
I’m increasingly convinced that a much more relaxed approach to knowledge consumption – one that involves putting way less pressure on yourself to retain what you read, listen to, or watch – isn’t only more enjoyable, but better for your creative output, too. The first reason for this is that forgetting is a filter.
Oliver Burkeman from his newsletter The Imperfectionist: How to forget what you read
A tiny sci-fi story by @smllwrlds
Beadz is an experimental, polymetric drum machine, built with web technologies. Looks super fun and the aesthetic is great.
Happy 21st Birthday To Largehearted Boy: A Playlist. Wow, 21 years of blogging. Also, great gift to us!
Jay-Z’s 99 Problems, Verse 2: A Close Reading with Fourth Amendment Guidance for Cops and Perps. Does what it says on the tin.
Crackling Fireplace with Thunder, Rain and Howling Wind Sounds. This video is a whole mood.
Why You Should Stop Picking Your Nose. It’s a risk factor for alzheimers!
Weeknotes 1, 2023
- I’m giving week notes a try to start the year. I like the idea of having a weekly way of sharing things I’ve learned, liked or some bits of life in general. Also, the rhythm of weeks or Veckas just kind of speaks to how my brain works. We’ll see where this goes.
- I just finished up Villager by Tom Cox. A psychedelic collection of stories about a small town on the moors and the people who live there. Neat concept, but if you read it make sure you do it at a consistent clip. I feel like some of the characters references between shorts may have been lost on me. Reading a book around the holidays can be a little choppy. Also, I want to take this opportunity to suggest Tom Cox’s other short story collection, Help the Witch. Just a really great collection of ghost stories and other oddities.
- I’ve also been diving back into Designing Connected Content. I need to brush up on my content and domain modeling for a complex project helping an academic medical center get their arms around a huge ecosystem of digital properties. The book is great! A super nerdy (I mean this in a good way) approach to researching and designing content.
- The melibe viridis is such an alien creature. I literally said whoa when I watched this little clip of it eating!
- I enjoyed reading Starting Off the New Year Without a Smartphone. As a Light Phone user myself, I’m glad they are getting more press so people know there are other options.
- This episode of Hidden Brain was very interesting. “Psychologist Ken Sheldon studies the science of figuring out what you want. He says there are things we can do to make sure our choices align with our deepest values.”
Some distractions:
- Lynn Fisher’s personal site is fantastic!
- Paternoster elevators are terrifying!
- Signs of Mexico are just cool!
- Someone spiked the Titanic film crew’s dinner with PCP. Bill Paxton was unphased.
