Mostly Bits Newsletter - Issue #19
Tony's Pick This tweet introduced me to the Flipper Zero. It’s described as a “Multi-tool Device for Geeks” but it’s much cooler than that. I have no need...
Mostly Bits Newsletter - Issue #18
Tony's Pick Things are picking up steam in the CCS (carbon capture and store) space. I just learned about Noya, which is based on a clever premise. If you...
Mostly Bits Newsletter - Issue #17
Tony's Pick Turns out people haven’t wanted to work for a long time. Will someone please think of the editor? Kyle's Pick I am borrowing an air quality...
Mostly Bits Newsletter - Issue #16
Tony's Pick This Slate article makes the case for the return of the residential hotel in the face of, and as a solution to, our growing affordable housing...
Mostly Bits Newsletter - Issue #15
Tony's Pick I was recently introduced the STAR Voting system. It’s an interesting alternative voting mechanism that combines score-based voting with runoffs....
Mostly Bits Newsletter - Issue #14
Tony's Pick As many of my past picks probably indicate, I’m very into the details of our built environment. One of my favorite cul-de-sacs in that...
Mostly Bits Newsletter - Issue #13
Tony's Pick I’ve recently developed a small passion for ultramarathons, or foot races longer than a marathon. If you didn’t know, ultras have aid stations at...
Mostly Bits Newsletter - Issue #12
Tony's Pick You may or may not be familiar with the source material from this article (I wasn’t!), but it’s still fascinating to learn what was possible with...
Mostly Bits Newsletter - Issue #11
Tony's Pick This week I’ve got another Apple TV+ show that’s past it’s cultural moment. For All Mankind is good! In case you didn’t know: it’s an alt-history...
Mostly Bits Newsletter - Issue #10
Sorry for the late send this week - it was all Kyle’s fault. Tony's Pick More content for the “neat hardware hacks” file. Charlie Gerard used inaudible...
Mostly Bits Newsletter - Issue #9
Tony's Pick We finally watched Severance. I’d avoided it because the previews made me think there was an overt horror component. I was wrong about that and...
Mostly Bits Newsletter - Issue #8
Tony's Pick Bionic Reading showed up a few times in my Twitter feed, but I’ve actually been using it for awhile in my mobile RSS reader (Reeder, and yes I...
Mostly Bits Newsletter - Issue #7
Tony's Pick I recently stumbled across Victionary, a Hong Kong-based publisher of art, design and illustration books. Mostly they make very specific...
Mostly Bits Newsletter - Issue #6
Tony's Pick I’m back on crazy hardware hacks this week. Check out this insane Volumetric Display using an Acoustically Trapped Particle. It uses ultrasonic...
Mostly Bits Newsletter - Issue #5
Tony's Pick If you’re not using Yoink, you should be! It dramatically improves the experience of dragging and dropping files in macOS. Protip: add it to the...
Mostly Bits Newsletter - Issue #4
Tony's Pick Last Friday was Earth Day, and my inbox was full of (dubious) marketing messages on that theme. It reminded me: most carbon offsets are...
Mostly Bits Newsletter - Issue #3
Tony's Pick Similar to last week’s pick, John Calhoun’s recent e-ink project is a fun hack on esoteric hardware with an artful result. Consider me inspired!...
Mostly Bits Newsletter - Issue #2
Tony's Pick I have a real soft spot for projects that hack esoteric hardware for some low utility fun. Andrew Schmelyun’s GitHub Issue receipt printer lands...
Mostly Bits Newsletter - Issue #1
Welcome to our inaugural issue! Each week, Tony and Kyle will share something interesting we’ve been reading about or playing with. Sometimes we’ll also...