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The latest typewriter interview is with violinist and author Vijay Gupta. A reader said he wished I’d included audio of the musical notation, but I think it’s a nice little treat for those of us who’ve spent years learning to read music....
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Note what word I circle Mark Haddon let it slip on his Instagram that he’s working on a typewriter interview for me: before i even get started i need to celebrate the questions which are a) some of the best i’ve ever been asked (swipe...
I like to create encrypted storage space to hold the contents of my home directory that is separate from the space that contains the root filesystem. This makes it easier if I decide to re-install Linux on the target system while...
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Movies Apostle (2018) D: Gareth Evans. S: Dan Stevens, Michael Sheen, Lucy Boynton, Mark Lewis Jones, Kristine Froseth. Early twentieth-century lapsed, traumatized British missionary Stevens goes to save his sister from cultists on their...
Jennifer Daniel did not accept the analog constraints of the typewriter interview, and that’s what made this one extra great.
John Gruber at Daring Fireball penned a short eulogy for Maestral: As of today Maestral continues to work just fine. I don’t know when these certificates are expiring. And I don’t know what I’m going to do when they do. Dropbox...
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how I share photos of my kids online. Not whether I should share anything at all. I’m not there, and honestly, I don’t know that I ever will be. I like sharing little pieces of our life. Family...
On 11 March 2020 the coronavirus was declared a global pandemic. By 21 March, lockdowns were in place in Canada and most travel was suspended, including commuting to work for most people. By 26 March I noted that now is the time to look...
In this conversation, I speak with Professor Philip Stamp, Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of British Columbia and Director of the Pacific Institute of Theoretical Physics. CiTR 101.9 FM / The Blue Hour Recorded live...
Ratboys “Light Night Mountains All That” There’s no proper chorus in “Light Night Mountains All That,” but there is a hooky refrain: “You didn’t care, you didn’t care, you didn’t care.” It’s sung with increasing frustration as Julie...
Makinson Arcade Market Place Standishgate Market Street Standishgate Market Place Hot summer days seem to be a bit of a struggle for many people in Wigan, and elsewhere. When temperatures reach the high twenties or low thirties, just...
The three original members of Mastodon sat down and shot a quick remembrance of Brett Hinds, their former guitarist, who died in a motorcycle accident last year. They were honest about their experience with him, from the beginning to the...