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When he first heard the music, Brian Eno grabbed a copy of the single and ran to find David Bowie. “I’ve found the sound of the future,” he breathlessly announced. It was 1977, and the sound of the future was “I Feel Love”. Donna Summer’s ethereal vocals were backed by producer Giorgio Moroder’s pulsing, looping Moog synthesiser. Moroder offers a curious account of his inspiration. He says he went to …

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You might have noticed a post from HouseFresh doing the rounds, especially if you have anything to do with creating content intended to generate affiliate revenue. It’s caused quite a stir, particularly among publishers. My background is in product testing. My first job in publishing was in MacUser’s testing labs, where we would regularly have 10–20 products in and – literally in some cases – take them apart to decide …

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by Dennis Crouch and Timothy Knight On February 21, 2024, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy, which deals with a circuit split over the availability of back-damages in copyright infringement cases. Specifically, the Court is examining whether copyright plaintiffs are barred from recovering damages for acts of infringement that occurred more than three years before filing suit, even if the claims …

Joe Henderson & Kenny Drew Trio - Molde Jazz Festival, Norway, August 1968Before last week’s Yo La Tengo show in Boulder, I stumbled into the great Paradise Found record store (none other than Ira the K stumbled in right after me, actually) for a quick browse. Paradise Found has lots of great vinyl, but recently I’ve been taking advantage of their extremely nicely priced CDs. And I wasn’t disappointed this …

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I love a good pop of color every now and then. Acid green neckties, yellow socks, and violet jeans have all found their way into my wardrobe over the years.… The post Ubiq Dual Series 01 appeared first on The Time Bum.

It kept coming up. Someone would be talking about the app and then shake their head at the name. Sometimes us. Sometimes one of our venture backers. Sometimes a customer, with a question mark on the end: “You’re calling it Slack?” (This was often followed by "Does that make you... Slackers?")Slack was the original codename Stewart used when pitching the idea — the title page of the pitch deck, in …

It’s been about four months since I joined the product design team at Retool and I’ve noticed something in my work click forward. Just a slight nudge, nothing that anyone else would spot. That’s mostly because progress is never straightforward: there’s baby steps and then one day you notice enormous baby thuds of progress. I still make all sorts of mistakes though! I don’t notice obvious visual design problems in …

You know how the secret to getting rich in a gold rush is to sell shovels? Well, I’m going to be ready when this alpha male plan takes off. I am going to have to ramp up production by a lot.

Ushoran, Mortarch of Delusion's very own law upholder has a fascinating back story. Grand Justice Gormayne wasn't always a superb orator whose upholding words can will loyal subjects to enact justice against transgressors of the court. No, he was something much worse... The post Showcase: Flesh-eater Courts Grand Justice Gormayne (inc. painting guides) appeared first on Tale of Painters.

All images via Internet Archive If you’re a mathematician who specializes in geometry, you might be called a geometer. No other term could so neatly describe the meticulous focus of German scholar Max Brückner (1860-1934), who was lauded during his lifetime for his remarkable collection of polyhedra models. In 1900, Brückner collected many of his specimens into the book Vielecke und Vielflache, Theorie und Geschichte, or “Polygons and Polyhedra, Theory …

I’m always on the lookout for local materials I can use to build stick chairs. Elm is my favorite wood, but it can be difficult to find for purchase. Last month Shea Alexander of Alexander Bros. gave me a couple boards of honey locust to try out for a chair seat. It looks a lot like elm, with green undertones and slightly shimmering grain. After surfacing it, I took a …