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Germain Lussier, Gizmodo/io9: The best art inspires more incredible art and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune films have certainly done that. In addition to the artistry in the films themselves, graphic designers from all over the world …

Continuing the exploration into interesting LEGO techniques, my son played around with SNOT. SNOT stands for Studs Not On Top – it is a way of building LEGO where the studs face in other directions, …

‘Seeing Red: Nintendo’s Virtual Boy’ is a book by Jose P. Zagal and Benj Edwards that looks at the history and cultural influence of the Virtual Boy, one of Nintendo’s most controversial consoles. Here’s a …

I’ve not been blogging much lately as I’ve been following the invasion of Ukraine by the genocidal regime in Russia. You can donate to a reputable aid charity to help Ukraine here (LINK). So, to …

This traditional recipe from Sardinia for pasta with artichokes is made with typical Sardinian ingredients; fregola (fregula), globe artichokes and Pecorino cheese. It’s an easy to make, simple and light fregola recipe that you can …

At the beginning of the summer, I had the opportunity to join the team at Royalty Pharma for a great event at MIT (link here). It was an interesting time for me as I was …

This Cleveland, Ohio group, named after the infamous scumbag nu metal bros' very own summer of love, has always been kind of an, ahem… acquired taste, though always a ton of fun as well, at …

History Tonny & Annie Calderwood lived in North Haven, Maine. They were farmers in Indian Point and their diaries have been transcribed and uploaded by a local historical society. This is a useful demonstration of …

So you’ve got a log. Maybe its a tree that came down nearby, or maybe somebody heard you’re a woodworker and offered you a log. And you have a bandsaw. You start wondering if you …

Here’s a Journal piece headlined L’écostupidité de l’administration Plante. In this brief piece, Nathalie Elgrably assumes that city hall’s intention to limit wood‑fired ovens is about greenhouse gas emissions. It isn’t. It’s about particulates. Here’s …

I’ve been following the press and social media coverage of Apple’s pricey new Vision Pro Augmented Reality headset, which now totals hundreds of stories and thousands of comments and I’ve noticed one idea missing from …

My annual, lengthy, round-up tradition continues into another year. 2023 brought a return to Japan, a return to work, a lot of fatigue and health challenges to navigate, but also a lot of lovely memories. …

The Playdate is an unusual and ambitious handheld game console. The $199 console has a 1-bit display and a set of simple controls that includes a hand crank. Instead of enabling support for existing games, …

This post assumes some knowledge of view transitions. If you're looking for a from-scratch intro to the feature, see this article. When folks ask me for help with view transition animations that "don't quite look …

A friend of mine did an interesting bit of research and data gathering that I’ve not seen elsewhere and I thought I’d share here. If you read about energy and markets, you might have read …