"The Prince of Cringe"
I thought only I had this reaction -- but it's gratifying to know at least one other person feels this way. From an article in The Compact: The real meat of Harry & Meghan is vengeance, and…
Zizek (presciently) on virtual reality
From all the way back in 2004 (!), in “Conversations with Zizek”, between Slavoj Zizek and Glyn Daly: As a result, the taste of reality we get today comes from products, situations, or actions depriv…
"Caves"
I had a small puzzle RPG idea: you have to explore and find something, except that the “worlds” themselves would be easy to specify and shareable etc. Nothing very original, but still fun to make. I…
Glorious steampunk
Reminds me of ye olde Jules Verne romantic exploration of the unknown, turned up a notch and rendered in beautiful illustrations.…
Before the end
I had previously read the “Age of …” series by Eric Hobsbawm, and though I have a mixed personal opinion of him, I found his books insightful. This book, written much after those sweeping overviews,…
Annual recap — 2022
Family * Parents visited * Bunch of paperwork * Some IRS interaction * Citizenship (!) * Joint 39th birthday party Hiking…
Monthly Curations: December 2022
* LiDaR is the gift that keeps giving, in the dense forests of South America * It's good to make things for fun * A reasonable overview of Urbit * On over-hyped claims and throwing around the…
Monthly Summary (December 2022)
Major updates * India trip to meet family * Decided to start at a new place post-Sigma (will follow-up with a post with details on each) Minor updates * Traded in my troublesome Subaru Out…
Why Modern Movies Suck - Setup And Payoff
Watching a bunch of this guy’s vids recently, very therapeutic :-)…
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LiDaR is the gift that keeps giving, in the dense forests of South America: www.vice.com/en/articl...…
Looking within the lens
As seen at "Museo Camera"…
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It's good to make things _for fun_https://austinhenley.com/blog/programmingasplay.html…