The most straightforward and simple instructions I've seen on how to make a CPU. Easy.

The TinyPod is a rather clever enclosure for an Apple Watch that makes it look and behave a bit more like an old school iPod. While I find the physical portion of it to be quite intriguing (a scrollwheel that turns the watch crown!), it's even more interesting when you consider the device a "dumb phone." Because of the limited functionality of the Apple Watch, you can't do nearly as much with this little device and, thus, it won't take as much of your attention. Phone calls, music, texting, mail and a few more essentials but that's it. Sort of a walk back in time to pre-App Store.

While I'm sure we all want to embrace "self-control" as the answer to spending less time on our devices, maybe a forced limitation could be a viable alternative.

Click through the site - it's well made and insightful on what the team has made.

a solid take on the Crowdstrike failure and how tech culture is the largest culprit to blame. Also a satisfying evisceration of Growth At All Costs and a warning sign of the future.

a solid read filled with plenty of notable releases

a series of essays on Wes Anderson from 2009 that I never saw or do not remember. Either way, looks like a good one to earmark.

I'm assuming you've spent some time with The Backrooms, The Oldest View or other liminal spaces. I find them to be a dash creepy and a bit therapeutic, oddly enough.

I had not spent much time with LOCAL 58, a series of broadcasts that feels related to the above but more alternate reality mixed with "lost transmissions." Also, far less therapeutic and more Melancholia unsettling. Still, worth a watch!

I've been subscribed to this @selfemeris YouTube channel for awhile now as it tends to post some deep cuts in relation to the band Self (i.e. early recordings or old promo vids, etc).

Recently they posted an entire tribute album, entitled Self-Portraits. It's fifteen covers covering a wide range of the Self catalog; a nice variety. I'm not really sure what I think of the album yet as I haven't even listened to the entire thing top to bottom but I do love the idea of a tribute album for a band that has always been overlooked.

Despite not having a strong opinion on it yet, I will say the chiptune Stewardess are a nice treat.

Really enjoying this show. I tuned in for the vxTwitter talk but stayed glued for the Antiquities to Alt-Right pipeline. Wild!

Found myself listening to "Egg Punk" a lot recently. I'm not really even sure that definitely linked in that article is accurate. As far as I can tell it's kind of a mix of Devo, Dead Milkmen, a bit of hardcore and a dash of lo-fi drum machines and production. It's sort of a "you'll know it when you hear it" scenario for me at this point.

This Wesley and the Punks album seems to hit the spot. Tho, I'm honestly not sure if it's "Egg Punk" or an even more niche thing called "Internet Punk," as the title suggests. Who knows and who cares! I like it! I also recommend Prison Affair and their split with Snooper.

what an insane combination of words: French band AIR to play Paris airport rooftop with Phoenix for Amazon Music livestream on Twitch, July 17

the article is Bitcoin mining focused but really this can happen with any server farm. It is crazy that people are getting sick from noise pollution

Lots of articles are being written about the hacktivist group and the response but reading the actual chat logs is the best example of how hateful AND idiotic the Project 2025 people are. That said, it is still a legitimate threat to the future.

as always, an entertaining and insightful read on our current era of... whatever this is!

Take one look at this Pixel Mirror and you instantly get it. An image is transformed into a low-resolution, pixelated, version of itself. The actual product is meant to be worn as a necklace (retailing around ~$120USD) but this article wisely points out that its actually an incredibly useful tool for artists as well, reducing images to their simplified versions.

Do click through for more examples. They're all quite neat but the cloud just summed it up perfectly for me.

and they say the Internet doesnt have good things anymore!

really pleasant and insightful interview. do read.

Here's a fun one for ya, the United States military has a system for broadcasting "Emergency Action Messages" (EAM). According to Wikipedia these messages are intended to "directs nuclear-capable forces to execute specific Major Attack Options (MAOs) or Limited Attack Options (LAOs) in a nuclear war. " That sounds scary enough but there's a type of message that takes even higher priority than the standard EAM, called a Foxtrot Broadcast or "Skyking message." Maybe you've seen the film Crimson Tide and this rings a bell... I have not.

There's plenty of reading you can do about these messages, their usage and their format. Of course, if you just want to hear one, there's plenty of recordings.

There's nothing nefarious about these messages - aside from the fact that they're coded military communications - but it's just fascinating to remember that they are happening with such regularity and that with the right equipment, anyone can hear them. They aren't quite as fascinating as a Numbers station but they're still a fun rabbit hole to explore.

Encountered a piece of work from Sai Clayton over the weekend at the Zeitgeist gallery. It was part of a group show of printed works on paper and really managed to stand out. Then I wandered into Green Ray and there they were again as a huge banner across the shop. Funny how that happens.

Looking through their portfolio and Instagram - @sai_tries - there's a fascinating evolution of work to see. Scroll way back and you can see a very different style of illustration and expression that slowly morphs into these athletic poses wearing traditional masks. Really great to see that creative process playing out.

Ran across the works of Galen Gibson-Cornell this weekend at the David Lusk Gallery. I mention the location because seeing these pieces in person is a wildly different experience than seeing them on the screen. They are huge and have a chaotic feeling to them; each composed of posters stolen from the streets, sliced and woven back together into some brand new chaotic thing. I suggest clicking through each piece in the porfolio and maximizing the images as large as possible for proper immersion.

Also be sure to cruise over to his Instagram for more examples, including a poster suit!

I watch a great deal of Law & Order. I'm partial to the era when Jack McCoy becomes our Executive Assistant DA over Adam Schiff but I can't deny the enjoyment of the early seasons! Watching a bit of Season 1 last night I noticed that there were episodes that used Mike Post's infamous score during the episode, not just during the intro. This led me to the original intro, set to the pilot in 1990 (tho produced in 1988). It's different but it's still an enjoyable 90 seconds if you've consumed as much Law & Order as I know we all have.