15 February 2023

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.

From God Did the World a Favor by Destroying Twitter

14 February 2023

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.

13 February 2023

A sports reporter tracks down the defenders who picked off Super Bowl quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, during his senior year of high school.

9 February 2023

The Teenager Leading the Smartphone Liberation Movement. An episode of the First Person podcast.

9 February 2023

By Illustrator - J. Marshall Smith

9 February 2023

Somewhere in NY, 1973.

7 February 2023

Let a website be a worry stone.

7 February 2023

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

3 February 2023

A tiny sci-fi story by @smllwrlds

3 February 2023

Beadz is an experimental, polymetric drum machine, built with web technologies. Looks super fun and the aesthetic is great.

3 February 2023

Happy 21st Birthday To Largehearted Boy: A Playlist. Wow, 21 years of blogging. Also, great gift to us!

2 February 2023

A Failed Entertainment by Alessandro Calabrese

20 January 2023

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.

11 January 2023

Crackling Fireplace with Thunder, Rain and Howling Wind Sounds. This video is a whole mood.

6 January 2023

Why You Should Stop Picking Your Nose. It’s a risk factor for alzheimers!

6 January 2023

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.”