Infocom: The Documentary
For nerds of my generation, Infocom is a legend. Today, I watched the long-time overdue Infocom: The Documentary and I found it to be a gem. raw HTML omitted...
I'm leaving Twitter/X
I’m abandoning Twitter/X. I’ll freeze the account without deleting it; never say never, but I don’t plan on coming back. I no longer feel comfortable on that...
The crazy engineering of Venice
We spent a weekend in Venice 1 a short while ago, and one of the things that caught my attention was the wells in the city’s squares. Is there fresh water...
Capability makes you like simpler
Quoting Bryan Baun : Capability makes your life simpler. Tolerance, skills, knowledge, and health are always with you, wherever you go. They are assets but...
Digital market is going back to 20th century
Rand Fishkin on the evolution of digital marketing: Well, marketing friends, we gotta have a serious talk. Because the way we’ve done marketing for the last...
A Solarpunk Manifesto
I dig the attempt at a Solarpunk Manifesto . Solarpunk is a movement in speculative fiction, art, fashion, and activism that seeks to answer and embody the...
The tour of Mount Civetta in the Dolomites
I left home at 5 AM on my Triumph Bonneville, arrived in Palafavera at about 9 AM, and left on foot half an hour later. I was eager to see the Civetta’s...
David Foster Wallace on screen time
Cause the technology is just gonna get better and better and it’s gonna get easier and easier and more and more convenient and more and more pleasurable to...
ShellCheck
Today I learned about ShellCheck , a static analysis tool for shell scripts that “finds bugs in your scripts”. It can and should be run on the command line,...
Bash-Oneliner: a collection of terminal tricks for Linux
Bash-Oneliner is an excellent resource for Bash/Linux users. Most of the “tricks” are well-known, but there is always something to learn. More importantly,...
A guide to Miyazaki weird little guys
With so many weird little guys running around Miyazaki’s filmography, it seems time to honor and celebrate them. […] A key aspect of Miyazaki’s weird little...
The art of not reading
The art of not reading is a very important one. It consists in not taking an interest in whatever may be engaging the attention of the general public at any...
The main issue with social media
The main issue with social media is that we want them to be everything. We want them to be a place for casual interactions, for discovery, for news, for...
Microsoft MVP
Last night, I was at an outdoor theatre with Serena, watching Anatomy of a Fall (an excellent film). Outdoor theatres are becoming rare, which is a pity, and...
A library is a good place
I’ve always loved libraries. They are a glimpse of the kind of ‘better world’ we all want to live in. That’s because by their very nature they are inclusive...
Write a lot
Write a lot. This is alpha and omega of writing advice, the beginning and the end, and it’s that way for a reason– I don’t know anyone who’s good writing who...
Quoting J.P. Wing
When I’m out hiking on my weekend hike I often spend much of the experience in contemplation. My thoughts are usually tickling at Warp 10, going everywhere...
The exponential growth of solar power will change the world
The latest issue of The Economist focuses on solar energy. The introductory article is short, compelling, and optimistic. On the economics, they make a good...
Quoting Roger Federer
When you’re playing a point, it is the most important thing in the world. But when it’s behind you, it’s behind you… This mindset is really crucial, because...
The appropriate response to a horrible idea is a better idea
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