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Axidraw is a remarkable machine designed to assist with many drawing and writing needs. Wit the right pens for Axidraw, you can tackle almost any task you traditionally do with a manual pen, such as plotting graphs and drafting patterns or artwork.

TokyoDev has launched [a new Japanese language blog](https://www.tokyodev.com/for-employers) focused on aiding Japanese companies in building English-speaking engineering teams. This is our first step towards our goal of helping these companies internationalize their engineering departments, which will allow them to take advantage of a much larger pool of eager applicants who have specialized knowledge or experience that they have trouble hiring for domestically. Although companies such as [Mercari](https://www.tokyodev.com/companies/mercari), [Money Forward](https://www.tokyodev.com/companies/moneyforward), [Smart …

My birthday is September 11. Yes, my 7th birthday sucked. But, today's my 30th birthday! To celebrate and/or be masochistic, here's 30 pieces of advice, that thirty-year-old me wishes I could've given to thirteen-year-old me. (These may or may not help you specifically; steal what's helpful, ditch the rest!) Below is a summary of all 30 tips! Click the ⤵ arrow to read more about a Tip. (~1 minute read …

Reprinted from my original post of 9/13/01. You can still visit the original, if you wish, but the stylesheet disappeared during a server migration, so it’s plain text only. 11 September My part of New York City is not burning. An hour has passed since the Twin Towers evaporated with 20,000 souls inside them. Up here, a few miles north of the hit, a surreal calm prevails. My part of …

Vaulting, an abstract of a leaf. ©2024 Daniel Sroka. Some leaves seem to stay in motion even after they’ve landed on the ground. When I found this leaf last fall, I was first struck by its intense color — a red so deep it was almost black. But then I noticed something else. The leaf was twisting around its core, like a pole vaulter preparing to clear the crossbar. So …

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Figured out why my RSS feed wasn't including any of the actual images from my blog. The fix requires completely changing how I handle images and manually going back and fixing all of my old posts. Yay! Web dev is so much fun, you guys!

In a recent post I explained some of the findings of our recent Framing Report for Chicago Transit Authority’s Bus Vision Project. It’s a detailed and image-rich exploration of how Chicago’s bus network functions, or sometimes doesn’t, and what it would take to improve its design. We focus especially on the problem of racial equity in Chicago, and the way this goal conflicts with the goal of ridership because of …

This morning I got stuck in the slow lane behind an old man when I was walking down the sidewalk on my way to a Zoom meeting at my neighbourhood coffee shop. Rather than speeding up and hurrying past him, thoughts on my meeting, I did the opposite: slowed down and walked behind him. Enjoying the moment. And hanging to the right side of the sidewalk in case others wanted …

This blog post announces new opportunities for engaging in short courses through Signum University's SPACE program. Professor Brenton Dickieson is offering a unique course focusing on C.S. Lewis and creative writing. The course seeks to explore Lewis's writing habits and provide insight into his literary career. Through this virtual experience, participants will gain a deeper understanding of Lewis as an artist and writer. Continue reading → The post Ink Spots …

More people came to Carol’s funeral than there were seats in the crematorium chapel: our families, her friends and mine, some of whom had travelled a long way. The funeral directors, P B Wright and Sons, took care of the arrangements kindly and professionally. Catriona Miller, the humanist celebrant, conducted the service and delivered a warm and accurate tribute to Carol. I spoke about Carol’s life with me, and Michael …

A bull moose in Colorado (Photo: Backcountry Hunters and Anglers)I personally never saw a Colorado moose until 2019 -- in North Park, of course -- although I had looked for them before, both there and around Lake City in southwestern Colorado.Since their introduction in the late 1970s, they have spread out from North Park both on their own and with human help. Here is an interesting long read about that …

Don’t miss this new package on the impact of enrollment on school finance from Bellwether, just released. On Monday I wrote about why Freddie deBoer is wrong about NCLB’s policy specifics, why that matters, and why you should read him anyway. Bonus recommendation: Read Dan Meyer on AI. Today, I am re-upping a 2020 post and 2021 post that Mike Goldstein cited on LinkedIn, Dale Chu did on Twitter, and …

When financial goals are no longer the center of our existence, time expands. We begin to see life for what it really is: a collection of simple, beautiful moments. A slow morning with a warm cup of tea, a walk through a forest as the sun filters through the trees, or the satisfaction of growing your own food, these moments offer something money can’t buy: peace. // The joy of …

The permanent closure of the Museum of Neoliberalism, which doubles as my art studio, is rapidly approaching. I need to be fully cleared out by the 1st Oct so will be closing for good on the 15th Sept. Make a booking and come see it before it closes! Unfortunately the place I'd planned to move my studio and the museum to in Margate has fallen through, so I am now …