Town Hall #22: News
Breaking news: I think we've reached peak culture, folks. I got an Ozempic ad while watching Caramelldansen memes. If these terms are unfamiliar to you, please trust me -- it's a very bad omen.
Other news:
- new website, who dis?
- new georgism: coming soon
- new essay: the best bad baby names
- new yoooooork
- new facial hair: hide yo gold, hide yo ruling class
- new regrets
- new microblog: rss, x.com, mastodon
Soon
| 2024.05.21-24 | Chicago, US | Circularity '24 |
| 2024.05.26-31 | Amsterdam, NL | DDD Europe |
| 2024.06.07-15 | Oslo, NO | NDC Oslo |
| 2024.07.04-07 | Los Angeles, US | Anime Expo |
| 2024.08.08-11 | Las Vegas, US | Def Con 32 |
| 2024.10.19-21 | Las Vegas, US | WWWY |
Thoughts
| 2024.05.03 | surprise! you can append ".txt" to my posts like this |
| 2024.05.02 | addicted to rss |
| 2024.05.02 | my dentist tried to spit-shine my teeth; the whole experience left a sour taste in my mouth |
| 2024.04.23 | of course you can put soy sauce in coffee |
| 2024.04.22 | things "worth noting" are often worth nothing |
| 2024.04.18 | 5214 weekends per century |
| 2024.04.18 | It's not a fart -- it's a "cheeze breeze". |
| 2024.04.18 | my calm space algorithm: fix broken stuff, move non-furniture off the floor, send stuff to goodwill, make surfaces sparkle, make outside alive, put all possible materials toward projects |
Finds
| 2024.05.03 | fish seeds |
| 2024.05.02 | volleyball with feet |
| 2024.05.02 | probably a metaphor for living |
| 2024.05.02 | benefits of inconvenience |
| 2024.04.29 | metal pipe falling in fifteen languages |
| 2024.04.26 | a surprisingly sane manifesto against dog ownership |
| 2024.04.24 | modernist churches |
| 2024.04.23 | the future funk tutorial |
| 2024.04.22 | understanding svg paths |
| 2024.04.21 | a country where people can kill others |
| 2024.04.18 | measured take on seed oil theory |
| 2024.04.18 | more interesting facts about Jesus's foreskin for laymen and serious academics |
Books
| ★★★★★ | review | Notes on the Synthesis of Form :: Christopher Alexander |
| ★★★★ | review | Bears Discover Fire and Other Stories :: Terry Bisson |
| ★★ | review | Consider Phlebas :: Iain M. Banks |
| ★★ | review | Lawns into Meadows :: Owen Wormster |
| ★ | review | A Court of Thorns and Roses :: Sarah J. Maas |
Music
| ★★★★ | The Daysleepers :: Drowned In a Sea of Sound |
| ★★★ | Papadosio :: Pattern Integrities |
| ★★★ | POLIÇA :: Shulamith |
| ★★★ | Motion City Soundtrack :: I Am The Movie |
| ★★ | Modest Mouse :: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank |
| ★ | Tom Waits :: Closing Time |
| ★ | Shinichiro Yokota :: I Know You Like It |