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Help choose the syntax for CSS Nesting
Don't wanna sway your vote but I'm an Option 3 kinda guy
Over at We Own This Town, I premiered this new short film by director Josh Whiteman. On the surface, it's a fun compilation of anecdotes about Whiteman's childhood and his suave obsessions with women, as told by his mother. It's inherently entertaining to watch a kid be fascinated with Victoria's Secret models or the female Power Ranger. Whiteman's filmmaking prowess manages to keep things light and fun throughout - weaving in tons of actual footage from his youth - but he also hits on some rather poignant reflections about his adult life as a bachelor.
It's just 7-minutes long and it's 100% worth a watch. Our attention spans have dropped to Tik Tok length clips but take some time to watch "Horny Kid," it's time well spent.
It's just 7-minutes long and it's 100% worth a watch. Our attention spans have dropped to Tik Tok length clips but take some time to watch "Horny Kid," it's time well spent.
Cel Mates by Mcbess
Yea, it’s an NFT collection but you don’t gotta buy to browse! Always love work by Mcbess.A Life Well Wasted: Memory
After a 9-year hiatus, A Life Well Wasted publishes a new episode. Apparently it's just been sitting around on a hard drive for a decade waiting for the right time. A welcome return.
Hammered Hulls - Careening
strong Fugazi vibes. Featuring Alec MacKaye and Mary Timony. Score.
What of the national throat?
an interesting read on the state of AI, intelligence and how John Phillip Sousa fits into all of it."P.S. This is my favorite memo ever"
Matt Berry reads Matt Stone memo to the MPAA.Earthquake Bed
Ancient in terms of Internet age (6 years old) but new to me. The animations are delightful.One Tree Hill magic: stoner's dog eats Dan's heart
“Peak Television”
I've spent a decent amount of time in Owensboro, KY throughout my life thanks to plenty of family living there. However, it wasn't until recently that I discovered the delightful weird side of it.
With a few hours to kill, we drove around the city aimlessly and stumbled upon T.B.'s Flea - a shop touting itself as a Music & Horror Oddball Shop. When you see a sign with that label, you go inside.
TB's did not disappoint. The shop was filled with collectible ephemera. From Gremlin's 7" storybooks to a massive clown collection to Halloween decore, there was a little something for everyone. It felt like being in the basement of your hoarder uncle but without the terrifying clutter. Shop owner TB was nice enough to give us some suggestions of where else to go in Owensboro and I'll share them with you here, should you ever find yourself in a similar position.
With a few hours to kill, we drove around the city aimlessly and stumbled upon T.B.'s Flea - a shop touting itself as a Music & Horror Oddball Shop. When you see a sign with that label, you go inside.
TB's did not disappoint. The shop was filled with collectible ephemera. From Gremlin's 7" storybooks to a massive clown collection to Halloween decore, there was a little something for everyone. It felt like being in the basement of your hoarder uncle but without the terrifying clutter. Shop owner TB was nice enough to give us some suggestions of where else to go in Owensboro and I'll share them with you here, should you ever find yourself in a similar position.
- Star Trax Video & Tanning - if that name doesn't draw you in, this list may not be for you. Owner Steve Grimes has a massive shop of VHS, DVD and Blu-Ray options all for sale or rent. I don't even own a device that plays any of those formats but I had to check it out.
- Wonder Whip - home of the Wonderburger. We didn't actually eat here but it's worth a drive by for the vintage signage.
- Consumer Mall - the giant red, generic, sign adorning this place actually doesn't make it seem that enticing but I'd put it high on the list of required destinations. It's setup like your standard antique store (inside an old big box store) but it's packed to the brim with random promotional items like the entire Simpsons family on their couch.
- Moneytree Book and Music Exchange - this was on the list from TB but we didn't get a chance to visit. Yet. Looks promising.
- TD's Tuff Decisions - another one we didn't get the chance to visit but is high on the list for next time. Costume Rentals and Hi-Fi music equipment? Okay!
Rare Moog Dancers (UK 1971)
Time well spent
Building A Virtual Machine inside ChatGPT
Don’t be scared by the nerdy headline! It’s a fascinating rundown of instructing a Chat AI to behave like a Terminal. It ends way too abruptly but it’s a great read.
Every monk in Thai temple defrocked after testing positive for meth
not a headline you see every day
Telescope Fish
new favorite buddy
Ovlov - buds
topped my Spotify Wrapped this year. Wish the LP was still in stock but highly recommend buying this however you can.
My tips for friends thinking of joining Mastodon
A good primer for learning about this whole Fediverse thing
Quasi - Breaking the Balls of History
tenth album and, from the first two singles, a nice return to form. can't wait to hear more.
Stable Diffusion 2.0 Release
look, I don't claim to know a damn thing about Stable Diffusion or AI generation or any of that world. What I do know is that there are some very impressive enhancements here; particularly the Super-resolution Upscaler. Wild.
Just in time for the holidays (and, more specifically, Cyber Monday - my favorite of holidays), there's a new season of shirts over at Nashville Galaxy. If you're not familiar, NG is a storefront selling shirts that harken back to some favorite Nashville locations that have gone the way of the dodo. All of these establishments have closed but every single one was a meaningful destination to someone at some point.
If you're not a Nashville resident, these tees may not mean much of anything but that's okay! Nothing stopping you from owning a Twitty City or Video Culture tee, they'll get you some looks no matter where you're from.
If you do live in the Nashville area, take some time to read the descriptions of each of the tees. I put a decent amount of time into researching each one and I hope it shows in the write-ups. Enjoy!
If you're not a Nashville resident, these tees may not mean much of anything but that's okay! Nothing stopping you from owning a Twitty City or Video Culture tee, they'll get you some looks no matter where you're from.
If you do live in the Nashville area, take some time to read the descriptions of each of the tees. I put a decent amount of time into researching each one and I hope it shows in the write-ups. Enjoy!
Matryomin Theremin Performance
273 players simultaneously gather on Matryomin; a theremin nested inside of a Russian doll. Hop to 5m15s for the unworldly performance.KEEP HONKING Bumper Sticker
David Lynch would be so proud
The Untold Truth Of Planes, Trains And Automobiles
Every year, for 48 hours, I take a deep dive on reading up on random trivia for this film. This is a pretty good dump of random insights.The Lost & FOUND Version of Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Nice review and insights on the previously lost footage from the original shooting script. I love this movie. These bits aren’t needed to improve the film but they are still interesting.Tumblr to add support for ActivityPub, the social protocol powering Mastodon
As I understand it, this is quite significant. This paragraph in particular pretty much sums it up: "If Tumblr were to add ActivityPub support, it means users on Mastodon could follow Tumblr users’ posts from their own Mastodon instance — without having to use the Tumblr app. It could also provide Tumblr users with an entry point into the so-called fediverse without having to face some of the complexities that are involved with signing up for Mastodon for the first time."
Sunsetting Atom
I have used Atom for years. It has plenty of quirks and is far from perfect but switching editors is a huge pain. Not stoked about this but hopefully I can migrate to greener pastures.BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
now THAT'S a trailer
I was invited to partake in a profile over at Nashville Voyager and I decided to take it as an opportunity to really share my story. I'm not sure if anyone wants a tome of text about my history with the Internet but it's out there if anyone does want it!
I tend to be a bit self-deprecating so I feel oddly obligated to point out that I'm not really sure what Nashville Voyager is. The folks at Grand Palace had their own profile back in September and recommended me. I was invited to fill out a lengthy form containing the questions you see in the interview. The site itself is filled with pages and pages and pages of similar profiles from all sorts of people around Nashville. There's near zero editorial input on the interviews - these are all people describing themselves in their own words (myself included). I don't think it's a bad thing by any means but I have questioned what the purpose of the site is.
That's not to detract from my glorious interview! I'm happy to have been asked to submit and I'm, mostly, happy with the answers I provided.
I tend to be a bit self-deprecating so I feel oddly obligated to point out that I'm not really sure what Nashville Voyager is. The folks at Grand Palace had their own profile back in September and recommended me. I was invited to fill out a lengthy form containing the questions you see in the interview. The site itself is filled with pages and pages and pages of similar profiles from all sorts of people around Nashville. There's near zero editorial input on the interviews - these are all people describing themselves in their own words (myself included). I don't think it's a bad thing by any means but I have questioned what the purpose of the site is.
That's not to detract from my glorious interview! I'm happy to have been asked to submit and I'm, mostly, happy with the answers I provided.
Son of Godzilla Clip (1967)
I had no idea this existed and it is as absurd as I'd hoped for
Holly is an AI voice model from Holly Herndon that allows anyone to upload audio to the tool and get back audio in the distinct Holly voice. There's a wonderfully insightful rundown on the whole project and the larger topic of voice impersonation (see Midler v Ford, Waits v Frito-Lay, The Andy Warhol Diaries, Anthony Bourdain Voice Deepfake, etc etc).
Coupler (one of my favorite ambient musicians outta Chicago) teamed up with Herndon, Mat Dryhurst and Sam Rolfes to create a cover of Dolly Parton's "Jolene" and set it to pretty wild mocap'ed performance featuring a semblance of the Holly avatar.
That's a lot to digest but the summary is: smart and talented people crafted a cover of a classic country song using some (currently) cutting edge tech and the results are worth your time. The cover itself isn't a far cry from the original but the quality of the Holly vocals are stunning... it's hard to believe that it's an AI generated experience rather than an actual human performance.
Coupler (one of my favorite ambient musicians outta Chicago) teamed up with Herndon, Mat Dryhurst and Sam Rolfes to create a cover of Dolly Parton's "Jolene" and set it to pretty wild mocap'ed performance featuring a semblance of the Holly avatar.
That's a lot to digest but the summary is: smart and talented people crafted a cover of a classic country song using some (currently) cutting edge tech and the results are worth your time. The cover itself isn't a far cry from the original but the quality of the Holly vocals are stunning... it's hard to believe that it's an AI generated experience rather than an actual human performance.