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New here? Hi, I’m Michael. I’m a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent computer hardware company. I started the company in 2020, and it now earns $80-100k/month in revenue and employs six other people. Every month, I publish a retrospective like this one to share how things are going with my business and my professional life overall. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare …

Today have a wonderful giveaway made possible by Bois de Jasmin’s reader Tamara. She would like to give away a nearly full bottle of vintage Miss Dior Eau de Toilette, 30ml (comes with a box.) She can send her package anywhere in the US or Canada (sanitized and well-wrapped, of course). “I found this perfume when I was cleaning out my aunt’s stash. It’s not at all my style and …

Today’s newsletter is about finding joy in repetition and the generative power of doing the same thing over and over again. You can read it here. I tried writing this letter a few weeks ago and couldn’t get anywhere with it. And then I remembered this image of stacked drawings by Kate Bingaman-Burt and everything sort of clicked into place: When I usually think about an artist’s body of work, …

Another wet week, with occasional sunshine. Pancakes and fish & chips for Shrove Tuesday and Valentine’s Day. Two good walks and our Hobby Chainsaw Course. Hobby Chainsaw Course: The First Cut Wet Tuesday – but a hare did lollop out through the drive gate before I set off to the gym. PT then home to spray the houseplants with hydrogen peroxide solution – repotting has brought the small flies back. …

Tues 02.20.24 – I am still working through my 2023 photos in Lightroom, adding meta data, processing, etc. Here is a photo of the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains as I drove north on the US-395 on Oct 17, 2023 just north of Lone Pine,...

Chelsea Wolfe offers up a record full of shadows and poetry.

Far from mellowing with the passing of time, Mamet's drama still resonates deafeningly

“It’s always the same damn story with the same damn ending. So we told ourselves a different story, with a different ending.” Spoilers, naturally. So, I finished it. Like 3.2 million people, I watched the season finale of True Detective: Night Country. I’ve spent the last 36 hours hooting and hollering and I think I finally got it out of my system, so now I think I’m in a space …

It’s tennis! In your pocket! Now in color! Developer: Yumekobo Publisher: SNK Release Dates: October 28th, 1998 (Neo Geo Pocket, Japan), March 19th, 1999 (Neo Geo Pocket Color, Japan), April 30th, 1999 (Neo Geo Pocket Color, North America), November 9th, 2022 (Steam and Switch via NeoGeo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 2) Available On: Neo Geo Pocket (Color), Nintendo Switch, Windows (via Steam) Genre: Sports Good ol’ tennis, it’s one of …

Thanks so much to Mark D for the interview! If you love indiepop you most probably know who the Fat Tulips were. A fantastic band that recorded an album and a bunch of singles that sound so fresh still! I am very honoured to have been able to interview Mark D and learn more details from a band I am a big fan! This was amazingly cool! ++ Hi Mark! …

Mark Gurman: In speaking to more than a dozen people who have returned the Vision Pro over the past week, I’ve heard some similar reasons: The device is simply too heavy, too cumbersome to manage, headache-inducing and uncomfortable. The current lack of applications and video content doesn’t justify the price. The work features don’t make people more productive than just using a normal external monitor with a Mac — and …

Almost two week ago, Casey Neistat put out a classic Casey video called Sisyphus and the Impossible Dream. It’s all about Casey’s love/passion/obsession with running and a dream/goal/ambition to run a sub-three-hour marathon. I’ll let you guess how it goes. I saw a couple folks link to this video and I’m sure more people were talking about it on social media.1 The piece missing from those links—and the part glossed …

I have started building a very simple RSS reader for myself. I can add feeds and read posts. It runs locally for now using Laravel and SQLite. What was originally entirely built with Web Components backed by a couple of PHP and JSON files has turned into something else. I overdid it by relying on JavaScript (Web Components), but that was an effort to learn more about them. I’m glad …

Introducing our new favorite way to get our greens in: sautéed Swiss chard seasoned with garlic, sesame, and tamari. These greens are flavorful, tender, and restaurant-quality yet so EASY to make! Just 1 pan, 5 ingredients, and 15 minutes required. This versatile, nutrient-packed side pairs well with Asian-inspired entrées and makes a simple meal with rice + your choice of protein. Let’s make crave-worthy greens! Sesame Sautéed Swiss Chard from …