It’s been a while since I updated the site with new music you might like. But I recently found an IFTTT automation which will create monthly playlists for me effortlessly, so I’ll try to be a bit more dilligent about getting them posted here in a timely manner. So then, without further ado, my May … Read more
Recently, I’ve been working with CircleCI for doing some automation and testing work, and I’ve been trying to run things locally on my machine, rather than pushing everything up to CircleCI to have it run on their servers. But I kept running into problems with things like SSH keys, known hosts, and environment variables. These … Read more
Here’s the second in my series of monthly Spotify playlists with songs that caught my attention for one reason or another the month before. Highlights this month: An extended block of dark synthwave (Gost, Perturbator, Daniel Deluxe) A decent Yelawolf track Quite a bit of lo-fi hip hop instrumentals A couple of new songs from … Read more
Here’s a Spotify playlist of songs that caught my attention in February of 2019. Notable features: New track from Download, and a beautiful song by Phil Western, who unfortunately passed away in February. A new song from Amon Tobin An extended jaunt through the soundtrack of the show Letterkenny, which yielded a surprisingly rich vein … Read more
Hey friends, I’ve been working a plan for a while, and it’s gotten to the point where I can talk about it publicly, so I figured I’d mention: I intend to leave Chicago around the end of September. I’m headed toward Colorado, and I anticipate landing in the Denver/Boulder sort of area. I don’t know … Read more
Lately, one of my favorite things to do is to check out art demo videos on the internet. It’s always fascinating to watch someone who’s an expert at something do their thing in real time, particularly in creative pursuits. Often, when a person encounters a work of art, it’s in the context of a final, … Read more
Ok, so this particular problem took me a while to solve, but it turns out to be a useful technique, at least in my case, so I’m reproducing it here in the hopes that if you’re searching around on the internet looking for an answer, it’ll save you a little bit of time. First, let’s … Read more
If you’re looking for a quickie script to automate the setup of a new Drupal module, you’ve come to the right place.
Five things I think are currently awesome. Microsoft Surface Pro 4. It is the most generally useful computer I’ve ever owned. Particularly if you are interested in making graphical works. For years and years I’ve dreamed of having a computer that I can draw on, and the Surface Pro is that machine. I’ve been having … Read more
Do this: Right now, take out your smartphone (presuming you use one that runs iOS or Android.) Go to your app store of choice (or just follow this link) and install an app called Signal. It’s free. It costs you nothing. But one day, it may help you in ways you cannot yet foresee. Signal is … Read more