posted February 3, 2018 #
*Peeks head into Gamer Twitter*
You know who GDC could honor instead? Maybe even make an award in his name?
Jerry Lawson, the inventor of the video game cartridge. The reason you don't buy a whole system just to play one game. https://t.co/y9ta7hoeA2
posted February 3, 2018 #
@AndrayDomise There's another black video game pioneer, still living, that many people still don't know about: Ed Smith of APF Electronics, who has an amazing story. I wrote about him too: https://t.co/OGDebw7kgE
posted February 2, 2018 #
@yewknee Do NOT drive a Kia Leo
posted February 2, 2018 #
Good morning. https://t.co/zzfuF7CnxJ
posted February 2, 2018 #
Groundhog Day! Punxsutawney Phil has
spoken and there will be six more weeks of winter. This is not uncommon or
accurate. Surprise! But you know what
is surprising? The fact that the club that tends to Phil year round speaks to him in "Groundhogese" and possesses a "ancient acacia wood cane" that allows them to understand Phil. It's all fun and games but also borderline cultish. I approve.
Here's some distractions to fill your elongated winter time.
- Parkour Robot - news to me but, apparently, the latest robot from Boston Dynamics - named Handle - can do a bit of Parkour. This beast can jump 4 feet in the air and travel over multiple terrains. Excuse the cheesy Mashable video explaining all this but we've come a long way.
- November Trailer - Oscilloscope is putting out this insane film which looks to be a cross between The Witch and anything from Guy Maddin.
- january.meme - if you understand all of this, you may be spending too much time online. For the record, I understand all of this.
- Football Jeopardy - blank stares all the way. I empathize.
- 15 Birds - a little throwback here to the animated Hobbit movie which is still absolutely terrifying.
- Redbone, Animoji - I can't lie, I loved this and I know it's an ad meant to pander to me but I still fell for it.
- Richard Williams - Animating Movement - not really an absurd video but a fascinating essay on one of the best animators on the planet.
- Groundhog Day Deleted Scene - here's Bill Murray as Phil Connors showing off his pool skills. It's, admittedly, not the most compelling scene but it's a nice lead-in to other deleted scenes and essays.
Stay safe. Be warm!
posted February 1, 2018 #
I genuinely love it when the Times' feed loosens its tie and unbuttons its collar, but I always think of this quote, too: https://t.co/u4ZUhEsBhi
posted February 1, 2018 #
Find time to laugh like @ChrisEvans. #WednesdayWisdom https://t.co/h2p6kQx5xu
posted February 1, 2018 #
i hope my coworkers don’t see me watching this Korn video
posted February 1, 2018 #
The above samples of work from Zwartekoffie, aka
Timo Kuilder, are not nearly enough to impress the enjoyability of his body of work. His
official portfolio is filled with simple illustrations augmented by mesmerizing animations and
just the right color palette. Pieces like
these Renault illustrations or this
Brummell cover are just brilliant to me - not too much, not too little.
Be sure to view these
Grain pieces - the background texture animations are spellbinding.
posted February 1, 2018 #
I've been dabbling a bit lately trying to
learn React so I can tinker around on some projects at work but, frankly, feel a bit overwhelmed by the largess of the language. Maybe I'll feel differently once I get my hands a bit dirtier but something about it feels daunting.
So, with that in mind, when I saw Basecamp's announcement of
Stimulus, I was intrigued. It's a Javascript framework that is fundamentally tied to existing markup. The allure of this, to me, is that modifying an existing site to work with the offering is much more feasible than rewriting everything in an entirely different language. In their own words, "it's designed to augment your HTML with just enough behavior to make it shine."
Basecamp is, obviously, good at selling their creations as the
best solution and I'm currently drinking their Kool-Aid. Maybe I'll feel differently if I actually tried to integrate this into a project but I'm loving it conceptually. In the end, it's worth learning more about.
posted January 31, 2018 #
Big love to all our friends at @NashvilleScene, our communities most important free voice for art, politics, and community.... Hey Nashville, let's fix this. Together. https://t.co/P6jSAyLBYt
posted January 31, 2018 #
The cemetery between Inglewood and Madison has a buy one, get one half off deal on burial plots, in case you like confronting your own mortality and also bargains.
posted January 31, 2018 #
When I
relaunched the
We Own This Town site, I knew that the music podcast I'd been curating for the past 10 years would have to undergo a bit of a facelift. Unfortunately, you can't really call something a "podcast" if you don't have any talking. SO, with the launch of
Volume 100, there's a bit of a format change that introduces my nerdy voice.
And there it is! The same great selections of new Nashville music but with some
context about what you're hearing and why you should care. I'm not super passionate about hearing my own voice but I'm sure I'll get more comfortable over time. Hope ya like it.
The Mixcloud embed above is for your convenience but if you wanna help juice my stats, please go fire up your preferred podcast app and Subscribe.
posted January 30, 2018 #
On a new project that's AI-related, doing some stock searches and found some funny gems for "AI" https://t.co/oOj0Kbw1G6
posted January 30, 2018 #
Back in December, Monster Rally released their latest album
Flowering Jungle. It is, as you'd expect, an upbeat instrumental undertaking filled with tropical sounds and sunny vibes. It's an excellent respite from the winter months and simply fun to listen to.
It's also a great excuse to revisit the visual works of
Ted Feighan, the mastermind behind the whole project. I've always loved his
collage work but this album art shows some additional restraint and leveraging of non-collage elements; which really amps up the whole experience for me. There's also
patches that go with the album. Enjoyable all around.
posted January 30, 2018 #
Nashville Public Radio (WPLN) recently launched a podcast entitled
The Promise that explores the struggles of the changing community within a housing project. While this particular show may be Nashville specific, I have no doubt that the re-boom of urban areas is inciting this exact same story all over the country. Gentrification is a dirty word largely because of the displacement that occurs to lower income families. There's plenty of high brow conceptual reading to do on the subject but nothing speaks louder than real people's stories. It may be a small sample size but it's indicative of a larger story playing out. Long story short, worth a listen.
posted January 30, 2018 #
Jeffrey Novak is probably best known as a musician. He toured heavily with the likes of Jay Reatard, Yo La Tengo, Guitar Wolf with his band
Cheap Time, he's released
solo albums under his own name and, most recently, has done a stellar job as part of the four-piece
Savoy Motel. All worth checking out.
What he might
not be known for is his own personal artistic and design efforts. He posts work over on Instagram as
Official Memorabilia and showcases his hand drawn style that has a nice throwback style to 60's and 70's type (a sensible pairing given his musical background). It's certainly worth a peek.
