Links from 2019
Sat, Dec 21, 2019 at 09:07:23 PM
ONCE in Royal (more traditional acoustic version)"And he shares in all our sadness And he sahres in all our gladness" Permalink 🔗
Sat, Dec 21, 2019 at 09:05:33 PM
ONCE in Royal (fast and slightly noisy version)I've been working on some Christmas arrangements. Please enjoy this one. I try to show my love for the carols of yore through reinterpretation. Even though my vocals didn't come out well in this version (I'll revisit those at some point) it was still fun to put this together. Permalink 🔗
Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 12:35:42 AM
Ghibli movies finally available digitallyThese have been available from libraries for years, but this is a welcome leap into modernity for Ghibli. They're also all coming to HBO Max this spring. My entire family loooooves the films. Permalink 🔗
Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 04:29:26 PM
Lo HOW a Rose (Acoustic)I've been working on some versions of classic Christmas church songs. Hope you enjoy it. Permalink 🔗
Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 01:55:48 PM
Rich Mullins on Momentary PleasuresRich was a good writer and a poet and he saw the best in all of us. Permalink 🔗
Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 04:32:07 AM
Mapping US Food InfrastructureDes Moines, IA plays a large roll in this map, as does all of the Midwest (Pennsylvania isn't in the Midwest, by the way). Flyover, USA turns out to be pretty important after all. Permalink 🔗
Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 03:13:00 PM
The Book of Genesis's GenesisHilarious piece today from McSweeney's. I laughed many many times. I chuckled very heartily. Permalink 🔗
Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 09:35:26 AM
FAX +49-69/450464I've recently been researchingFax Records Permalink 🔗
Fri, Aug 09, 2019 at 02:51:58 PM
Nova +4: Music for prefab homeI find it enchanting that a Japanese maker of prefabricated homes commissioned an accompanying soundtrack for said homes. Features a blend of natural and synthesized sounds to make one feel right at home in front of the hearth. Permalink 🔗
Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 01:30:59 PM
Amazon Requires Police to Shill Surveillance Cams in Secret AgreementShameful. Permalink 🔗
Mon, Jul 08, 2019 at 09:33:07 PM
NYT Popcasts on Hootie & the BlowfishI can vividly remember the absolute radio dominance of Hootie during my high school years. The time has now come for us to admit that they were, and are, a great band. Songs so catchy, but also secretly profound. Permalink 🔗
Mon, Jul 08, 2019 at 09:10:58 PM
BOTW infinite jump glitchI finally found a link that my son will enjoy if he ever finds my website (which won't happen, because people don't go to websites anymore). But that notion aside, I have mixed feelings about the phenomenon of speedrunning and glitch finding. It feels a bit seedy - but still, there's also something pure about it - discovering bits of the truest close to the metal essence of the code of a game. Permalink 🔗
Thu, May 30, 2019 at 08:54:14 AM
New Burial this JuneTime for a new Burial EP. I enjoy his music and admire his patterns of recording and releasing. Permalink 🔗
Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 07:33:32 AM
Youth suicides rose in 2017It’s probably impossible to prove a direct causal effect between watching a TV show and completing suicide — all I know is that my wife watched the first season of "13 Reasons Why," and I couldn't stand it — it was simultaneously riveting and too painful to watch and made my stomach church scene to scene as I caught glimpses walking by. Permalink 🔗
Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 03:16:42 PM
Einstein and black holesAmong all the black hole news last week, one of the things I find most fascinating is that the very existence of black holes was merely a surprising side effect of a particular solution to Einstein's General Relativity equations. It inspires me to consider that an idea from over a century ago is just now beginning to fully blossom (as also seen in the 2016 LIGO gravitational wave detection). Permalink 🔗
Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 08:30:19 PM
Diddy's wax headStrangely, I had just been reading aboutJ. Cole's alleged altercation with Diddyduring the NBA All Star game last night. Then today I read about the unfortunate fate of Diddy's wax sculpture. Coincidence? Permalink 🔗
Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 09:58:04 AM
When Little Boys Wore DressesAs the father of a little boy who wears a lot of his big sister's hand me downs, and frequently gets mistaken for a girl, I think the world would be better if we could, at the very least, delay gendered clothing differences until late childhood. Permalink 🔗
Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 06:01:39 PM
New music from Stars of the LidI’m excited, and I wish I still lived in the Midwest. I’d trek over to Chicago for this. I hope it’s a sign that the duo still has another album in them. Permalink 🔗
Thu, Jan 03, 2019 at 08:22:09 AM
The farthest object ever seenThe New Horizons spacecraft flew by something called "Ultima Thule."This is so so cool. The age we’re living in. Where will New Horizons go next? Permalink 🔗