Links

• WeatherStar 4000+

  Web based WeatherStar 4000 simulator that reports current and forecast weather conditions plus a few extras!

• TOKiMONSTA's What's In My Bag

  I haven't listened to TOKiMONSTA in a while. I really like her music. She's a beat producer, or at least started out as one. Her new album is more house and disco, and so far, I am really digging it.

  Her picks on this episode of What's In My Bag were all super good, but what I'm mostly interested in is this set of books by Hiroshi Nagai. His illustrations look like vectors, but they're all hand painted. He apparently did a lot of Japanese City Pop album covers.

• Pavilion AS Wall System 1

  What a gorgeous hi-fi system. It looks to have some inspiration from the Vitsoe/Braun wall unit designed by Dieter Rams, but much more brutalist? I love the overall look and feel. Kind of cold vs the warm sound you'd get from vinyl records. The cables running from component to component reminds me of a eurorack synthesizer setup.

• Draplin's Junkin' Page

  Aaron Draplin updated his site design, and he uploaded a bunch of images from his junkin' trips. I've always loved it when he posts these on social media. Kind of want to start one of these myself. Should "junkin'" be a new slash page ?

• Caribou Boiler Room Set

  I never really thought of Caribou performing as a live band. The drummer killed it. Incredible set!

• That's How I Met Wes Cook

  A wonderful talk from XOXO 2024 by Cabel Sasser on how he met Wes Cook. It was presented to me with no context and no spoilers, so I'm doing the same.

• Cards Against Humanity Pays You To Give A Shit

  Be a Big Sexy Voter! All jokes aside, this site is beautiful.

• Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee

  Cindy Lee aka Patrick Flegel's latest 32 track LP is only streaming on YouTube, or available to download from their site . Hoping for a physical release soon!

• Sonic Pi

  Sonic Pi is a code-based music production and performance tool. I was looking for videos of DJ Dave performing live, and I found out that this is what she uses to do everything! Amazing! Filing this to dig into later.

• Marc Maron - What's In My Bag

  This is a good one! Really great pickups. I love this series because I always hear something new to dig into.

• Interview with Geordie Greep

  "When I was 12 or so, I'd just go every week. Because, you know, why not? When you're a kid, that stuff is free, so you may as well get it."

• Stripe.dev

  This might be the most beautiful site I've ever seen. Some of the color variables are constantly changing, the console does neat things like theming the site (crt-green looks so freakin' cool), and the endless footer-scroll-thing is really neat! via Chris Glass

• Winamp Skin Museum

  I shared the Linamp link earlier with some old coworkers, and Drew linked this. Amazing! I specifically remember one in particular because I made a LiteStep theme to match.

• Linamp

  Linamp is a standalone music player built using a Raspberry Pi, and touch screen with a UI that resembles Winamp.

• Good Sign Offs

  100+ ways to say goodbye. A very large collection of alternative ways to sign off. via Dave's links

• Soft Cabinets by Dewi van de Klomp

  "Books, plates and glasses are engulfed by the squishy shelves of Dutch designer Dewi van de Klomp's Soft Cabinets."

• Southern Style Hotdog Chili Recipe

  I made this the other day without the onions or hot sauce and it was very good.

• Why the Olympics Almost Banned This Shoe

  Neat video on how technology enhances athletes. The swim suits sound insanely cool. Also, I want a pair of those shoes.

• Actual Budget

  I've been meaning to dive back into YNAB for a while now, but the cost seems quite high these days. There's never been a good alternative until now: Actual Budget. Which is open source, can be self-hosted, or hosted on PikaPods for dirt cheap.

• 100 Days of More or Less Modern CSS

  Manuel Matuzović's ongoing posts about getting up to speed with modern CSS.

• CSS Grid Areas

  Ahmad Shadeed wrote this lovely interactive post on CSS Grid Areas. Reminded me that I really need to cleanup my layout styles 🙃 via Mia

• Soul & Jazz Delights with Anders

  Excellent mix of jazz and soul by Anders (I don't see his whole name anywhere.) Also dig the huge La Planète Sauvage poster.

• Web Design Engineering With the New CSS - Matthias Ott

  Matthias Ott gives a fantastic talk on designing with CSS, and utilizing all of the new functions and features we have available today.

• Chances With Wolves

  A collection of mixes with over 500 episodes so far. I love the cover art for each post. via Jeremie

• Baldwin Lee: Looking is Harder Than It Looks

  Linking this one to share, but also as a reminder to watch later. If Sarah Martin shared it, then it must be a good watch!

• Skee Mask - The Lot Radio

  Skee Mask is criminally underrated. 'Compro' is one of the best electronic albums since the bangers in the 90s. I will be listening to this mix a lot.

• How to Create an Accessible Design System in 60 Days

  A great write up by Mike Mai on how they created an accessible design system for ETS within a tight timeline.

• Bryan Schutmaat

  I shared Vincent Glielmi with some folks and he was immediately compared to Bryan Schutmaat (in a good way.) I agree, absolutely beautiful work. via Noah.

• Vincent Glielmi

  Eternity! Eternity! by Vincent Glielmi, an ongoing series. Wonderful set, and the rest are pretty darn great, too! via BOOOOOOOM

• ECN-2 development process from scratch

  Very detailed write-up on creating your own ECN-2 processing kit from scratch. The results look very good. Maybe this will make me crack into the remaining ~250 feet of 500t I have sitting in the fridge. via Tom

• Jack Davison

  London-based photographer Jack Davison's portfolio website. Beautiful work.

• Dead Simple Sites

  I love this list of Dead Simple Sites. I hope whoever runs this continues to add more. I've been eyeing inspiration for updates everywhere and stuff like this helps. via Mastodon

• The Bite

  "That moment when you decide to stop planning and just build the damn thing" via Dave Rupert

• Visit the Eames Archives for a guided tour

  The Eames Archive is open. Located in Richmond, California, the Eames Archives holds one of the world’s most significant Eames collections—40,000+ objects. via Naz Hamid

• Daniel Arnold Walkie Talkie

  Paulie B's series finally lands on Daniel Arnold. I've been waiting for this episode since the series started.

• Faircamp

  A static site generator for musicians. I’m not a musician, but this is neat! It’s like hosting your own Bandcamp page. via Hacker News

• Where Have All the Websites Gone?

  Jason Velazquez writes that the websites didn’t go away, but we did. via Chris Coyier

• Jess T. Dugan

  Jess T. Dugan is an artist whose work explores identity through photography, video, and writing.

• Between the Bellows

  A wonderful large format portrait series / mini documentaries. I just watched every available episode in one sitting. via Colin

• Classnames - Naming things needn’t be hard

  A small dictionary of words to help you name things.

• The Louisiana Cockfighters Manual

  Photographer Stacy Kranitz’ (probably) first book. If I ever find a copy I’m sure I’ll never be able to afford it. Beautiful work.

• How Modernity Made Us Allergic

  Article going over possible immune system issues for us (and our pets!) from living in a modern society. via Dense Discovery

• HAAi at The Lot Radio

  I've been on a HAAi kick. Her most recent album is something lovely and her DJ sets will melt your face.

• David Bowie's top 100 favorite books

  I love when random internet browsing leads you to gold. By way of a photo on Threads, to airmail.news to an article on David Bowie's top 100 books.

• Animated HBO Sign-Off from 1975-1981

  I didn't even know HBO was this old. via Laughing Squid

• The Adventure of Kohsuke Kindaichi (1977) Soundtrack

  The Mystery Kindaichi Band. I stumbled upon this on the YouTubes, and I was not expecting this amazing album based on the cover art. I have to find a copy of this for myself.

• Jessie Ware - Begin Again. Live on Later... with Jools Holland

  Live Jessie! via Ryan

• Hourré, Manifesto for a living house

  An old Basque farmhouse transformed into an incredibly beautiful living space. via Dense Discovery

• Fishermen

  A concept trailer of a series by Daniels Gulbis

• Bonobo - Boiler Room set

  Have always loved Bonobo. Recently he's gone from chill to bangers and this set is all banger. via Ryan

• Science Fiction Movie Lettering

  Nice collection of Sci-Fi movie logos. via Dave Rupurt

• Jun Takahashi’s Spotify playlists

  86 (and counting) eclectic playlists all ~120 minutes supposedly because that’s the amount of time it takes for Jun Takahashi to drive to work every morning. via gee_derrick

• The TODO List

  I'm always interested in peoples daily workflow. It's nice to mix and match, try something new, and see what sticks.

• Calmness is a Superpower

  I like this take.

• Walkie Talkie: Andre Wagner

  Paulie B does this series on his channel where he, wait for it, walks and talks with another photographer. I've been waiting for this one since I found out about it. Can listen to Andre talk about photography for hours.

• Remember Cartoon Sushi?

  I noticed an episode of Ed, Edd and Eddie was on and thought I'd look to see if the creator had done anything else. Am now binging episodes of Cartoon Sushi.

• Cory Doctorow Wants You to Know What Computers Can and Can’t Do

  Very good interview with Cory Doctorow from the New Yorker. Computers, Big Tech, cyberpunk and artificial intelligence.

• Terra Kaffe – Ammunition

  If it makes a shot of espresso half as good as it looks then it’s worth it. Maybe.

• Back to Listen podcast with Andre Wagner

  Andre Wagner, in my opinion, is one of the best photographers working right now.

• Sleepy Smoothie

  I enjoy pretty much anything Fit Men Cook aka Kevin Curry makes. Been following him for years at this point. This sleepy smoothie has got to be a healthier alternative to melatonin.

• samplebrain

  Free sound design software by Richard James aka Aphex Twin and Dave Griffiths

• Nekusar commander deck (MTG)

  Played this style deck the other day that a friend made. Really loved how it works and now I gotta build one! via Adam

• Flame

  Flame is self-hosted startpage for your server. Easily manage your apps and bookmarks with built-in editors.

• Untools

  Collection of thinking tools and frameworks to help you solve problems

• Flavor Paper

  Creative wallpaper. Hoping to remember this for later. Would like to do something a little funky with the downstairs half-bath. via The Fox is Black

• MOONAGE DAYDREAM

  Official teaser trailer for a film about David Bowie. Very excited to see this!

• Roboto … But Make It Flex

  Roboto Flex, a new addition to the Roboto family. via Dense Discovery

• The Fu Master Productivity Checklist for Things 3

  I use Things 3 for almost everything but I've kind of lost my way with it. This is a really great post on getting hyper-focused with Things 3.

• How to Set Up a Modern Terminal for Developers

  Few things in here are interesting. Never heard of Starship. And I don't use a lot of Zsh plugins so I'd like to go back to this some time

• 10 Tips for macOS Preview app

  Learned a few things in this nifty article. It's always fun to learn more about built-in Apple apps

• 10 Life-Changing Books Every Developer Should Read

  Filing this for later

• How to Make Your Home Smell Like a Williams Sonoma Store

  Filing away for the holidays

• Class Central

  Thousands of free online courses. Definitely need to dig into this at some point and see what I can find.

• Pricing Psychology

  A list of pricing techniques. via Dense Discovery

• Fill the Frame

  A new street photography documentary that I heard of on a YouTube video about street photography documentaries. This one is filled with more recent street photographers rather than legendary ones, the likes of Winogrand, Meyerwitz or Mary Ellen Mark.

• How Browsers Work

  “In this 4-part blog series, we’ll look inside the Chrome browser from high-level architecture to the specifics of the rendering pipeline.” via Twitter

• Guide to Making Lightroom Presets

  The article is titled specific to Leica, but it would work for any camera, really. Good read and will try my hand at making my own presets after getting used to the M10. via Phil

• Detailed Recreation of a macOS button in Figma

  We Deserve Less - Recreates a macOS button in Figma going over every little detail.

• Classic Sesame Street - Easy Listening Monster Band

  A compilation of the Sesame Street Monster Band playing some easy listening jazz. via Laughing Squid

• The Strange World Of... Junji Ito

  A quick dive into the works of Junji Ito. I first learned of his work when Flying Lotus collaborated with him for album artwork and marketing animations. Incredibly graphic.

• Max Dupain Photography

  Incredible work from an Australian photographer I’ve not heard of until now. Going to dig into this later. via Nicholas

• Classic Photo Album

  Now these are some beautiful photo albums!

• Where is Webb?

  "Data-driven infographic shows the status of Webb on its journey to L2 orbit. The page constantly updates as Webb travels, deploys, and cools to operating temperature." Really cool!

• Using a 'Trial' folder for RSS feeds

  I like this idea. I'm pretty bad about subscribing to feeds and just letting them get backed up. This is a nice system to just remove whatever you've stopped paying attention to before organizing it further. via Colin Devroe

• Unraid

  Multimedia storage/server software to roll your own NAS plus more. Looks really robust, a one time purchase and and good documentation. This may be the way to go for our 2022 server project. via Discord

• How to Grow Potatoes in a Bag

  This needs to be added to the ole to-do list. via horttube (Jim Putnam)

• Falconhead

  Clips of this film were playing above the dance floor at Mary's in Atlanta the last time we were there. Technically an adult film, but I'd call it more of an art film. I've yet to find a copy. via Mary's

• Jon Moxley Print by Ryan Loco

  I love this photo. Found this a while back and lost the link. I'm happy to see that it looks to still be available, however I haven't bought it just yet. via Instagram

• How to Create a Custom Ambigram

  I could never be this clever to figure out how they make an ambigram

• Netflix Codes

  Learned the other day that you can enter codes into Netflix to pull up specific genres and sub-genres. Neat! via Mitch

• How the 18th-Century Gay Bar Survived and Thrived in a Deadly Environment

  Great article on how Molly Houses came to be in 18th-to-early-19th-century Britain

• Wordle

  I've been playing this for four days now. I love that you only get a new word each day. via Chris Glass

• 1964 Tokyo Olympics Pictograms

  I was not aware until the 2020 Tokyo Olympics that the 1964 Tokyo Olympics were the first time pictograms were introduced to get over the language barrier.

• Tokyo Olympics Pictogram Performance

  This was incredibly fun to watch and amazing performance!

• C-41 with Kodak Flexicolor at Home

  Detailed post on getting up and running with Kodak Flexicolor chemicals at home. via Nicotine

• Genesis live, Paris Bataclan 1973

  Crystal clear Genesis live set. 16mm remaster in 4k

• Grid Systems Tutorial for Editorial Layout Design

  This is for InDesign which I rarely use, but I figure it will be helpful when studying editorial design. via Reddit

• Rams Palettes – Present&Correct

  Colors taken from Dieter Rams products for Braun. via Chris Glass

• Leica and Monochrom with Chan-Wook Park

  Chan-Wook Park talks about his experience with Leica cameras and the Monochrom specifically. via Jon

• Daft Punk - 2007-08-03 - Grant Park - Chicago, IL

  Gotta be the highest quality video of a Daft Punk set. via Ryan

• The Hasselblad V-system master guide: C and C T* lenses

  Detailed guide on Hasselblad V-System lenses. Definitely reading this later. via Ollie

• Automating 35mm Photographic Film Digitization: X-Y Table Capture System Design and Assessment - YouTube

  This is mindblowing.

• A deeper dive into CineStill Simplified Cs2 chemistry

  The creators/owners of Cinestill break down motion picture film development.

• Instant Lettering Database

  A Letraset database. Via Chris Glass

• Locknesters - Bear

  Neat little 3D puzzle bear statue. Comes in three different sizes.

• Karst Woodless Pencils

  Woodless pencils. 100% graphite with a matte coating. They also make Woodless coloring pencils and beautiful notebooks.

• Photo Eye

  Online bookstore that I gotta keep an eye on, constantly. Via John

• Broken Record - Andre 3000

  Rick Rubin interviews Andre 3000. Really great conversation. Have an awful lot of respect for these two. This randomly popped up in my YouTube feed.

• DevDocs

  API Documentation for almost every language and framework out there. via Jeremy

• Red Dot Forum Camera Talk: 35mm Leica M Lenses

  Really gotta sit down and watch this. I'm interested in picking up a 35mm Summicron at some point, but unsure about the differences between versions over the years. via John

• Tempus Themes

  Various color themes for text editors and terminal emulators that are compliant with at least WCAG AA standards. Very cool to see accessibility brought into the CLI world. via /r/vim

• Terraplanter

  Interesting planter that only uses water. They've blown their Kickstarter goal away by about $4 mil. via Mitch

• The Library Of Congress Wants DJs (And You) To Make Beats Using Its Audio Collections

  Open-source web application allows people to create new music using the Library of Congress’ vast audio collections via Ryan

• Breadtopia

  Loads of bread recipes to look into while in lockdown. via Anestis

• Covers by Ghost

  Covers by the band Ghost on YouTube. From ABBA to Simian Mobile Disco. via Ryan

• Hallas: The Making of Conundrum

  A well put together behind the scenes movie of Hallas creating their third studio album, Conundrum.

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