Road to awe
Something I first came across about a decade ago, and then again every few years: this re-arrangement of scenes from The Fountain, set to (and titled after) one of the tracks from its soundtrack. htt…
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On "... the terrible beauty of maps"
This captures so well what I sometimes feel about visual note-taking (basic mind-mapping, as well as more flexible, powerful tools): (Source) I’ve gotten to the point where I generally use outline a…
On Narration, Tinderbox, and other things ...
It's hard to say what is so good about this video. It is many things. It is a generally well-made ensemble, a slice of art criticism, a slice of philosophical questions and concerns, it is a demo…
Lunchtime WSJ book reviews
I started a paper subscription to WSJ right as the pandemic started, and as we eat family lunch, with no phones allowed, I quickly skim the paper. I wish I had done this earlier, but also, I know I c…
A simple calculator in Scala
Here1 (credits to Ben Lynn2) is a simple calculator in Haskell. I decided to try porting it over3 to Scala. The original example also makes this work in Javascript using Haste; I’ve left this out for…
Why u no have footnotes, Medium?
Yuck, footnotes simply don’t render in Medium the way they do in Wordpress. I have no clue why this is so — it seems a terrible limitation in my opinion. There are notes, which are a poor substitute…
My history with computers, Part 1: “Early 90s”
Context As hinted at in a previous post, I thought I’d go over a history of my interaction with computers. This was … harder than I thought, mostly because I barely remember anything. If only I had p…
Thoughts on Wordpress and Medium
I had tried out Medium earlier, perhaps three years ago. At the time, I found it redundant for what I had started doing, which is sharing the curated monthly links. Wordpress was a better fit for that…
Some thoughts on notes, with DevonThink
I should write about my opinions on “artisanal software” separately, but I have mentioned some of the tools I use, and DevonThink is pretty central to a lot of ways I “augment myself”. So, here’s a s…
History with Computers, redux
I stumbled across an old post of mine1 where I talked about my initial experiences with a computer. Continuing this2, adding more detail, and bringing it up to the present day, should be both fun and…
Monthly Recap (Jul 2020)
Major updates * Tara “graduated” from pre-school * Bunch of day trips (Rockaway beach, Sanborn county park, Waddell beach, Seascape beach) * I became a year older :-| Minor updates * Assembled…