When I’m in my Fortress of Solitude working on my Mac, it’s a safe bet Rdio (I’m ELBeavers in Rdioland) is feeding my brain a steady stream of rhythms and beats. Brett Terpstra made Sidecar13, a skin for a third-party Rdio controller called Simplify. Sidecar13 provides a nice visual interface, but I can’t stand to …
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Tweaking
Just in case you’re wondering why this site looks a little different, I updated the typeface to Latin Modern Roman for serif fonts and Latin Modern Sans for sans serif.
Labor Day
Labor Day for us meant our daughter came home for her first break from Valdosta State University, which was great. We miss her when she’s gone, which already kicked in after she left earlier today to return to campus. We watched The Shining together; her first time. During the first half she was rolling her …
Overview effect
OVERVIEW from Planetary Collective on Vimeo. I’m posting this here because it’s beautiful, inspiring, and to help me remember it exists. Astronauts and philosophers discuss the impact–they call it the Overview Effect–of looking back at the earth from space. Really, watch it through to the end if you can. In HD. Full screen. Gorgeous.