Every year I think that we are going to be better, and every year I'm disappointed. See, there was a major snow storm this weekend, but you wouldn't know it if you drive, only if you walk. The roads are clear, but the sidewalks are a...

Man, my one blog post per week goal sure fell apart quickly. To avoid going too long without a post, I figure I’ll give a quick update on what I’ve been working on. Over at the 32-Bit Cafe, we announced we are expanding into a Discourse...

I'm stating the obvious here, but not every aircraft photography outing can be considered a resounding success. Our latest weekend trip to Frankfurt am Main is a case in point. We chose to stay at the b'mine hotel, because the...

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Extreme OwnershipHow U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and WinAuthors: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin The book is a compelling and practical leadership guide co-authored by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, both former Navy SEAL officers. The book revolves...

Make every program a filter. Mike Gancarz, The UNIX Philosophy It's no secret that I love working with GNU/Linux. The ease that I get at my fingers is uncanny and like no other. I don't even have to touch my mouse most of the time. In...

creative things In the past few weeks, I: Built my listening room (and wrote a post about the process) Participated in hourly comic day. Most years I do it traditionally, and they’re always extremely low-effort. I’m glad I drew quite a...

Garlic sauce, carbon calculators, and Matthew McConaughey

Modern portable media players are generally smartphones without an antenna. So why not repurpose a real smartphone as a media player?

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