February 2012
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“The trouble with the straight and the narrow,
Is its so thin, I keep sliding...”
– Spiritualized
January 2012
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Cibo Matto - Sugar Water (Video) - YouTube →
When it came out, Cibo Matto’s Sugar Water made me rethink how I made music. The video just blows my mind, still after all these years.
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“Start your own band, paint your own picture, write your own book.”
– Mike Watt - David Rees: What Would D. Boon Do?
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“We don’t dream by committee.”
– Mike Watt on Walt Whitman
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“The Minutemen’s catalytic philosophy—that “punk is whatever we make it to be,”...”
– David Rees: What Would D. Boon Do?
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“Honesty of materials, solidity of construction, adaptability to place, esthetic...”
– Gustav Stickley
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“Employ only those forms and materials which make for simplicity, individuality,...”
– Gustav Stickley
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“Every possession is a symbol of the self.”
– Georg Simmel
“Dear people in their thirties, stop wasting your energy trying to prove stuff to...”
– John Roderick
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My Five Favorite Board Games
Weiqi (Go)
Crokinole
Le Havre
Ticket To Ride
Battlestar Galactica
December 2011
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“When you’re at your desk and emails come pouring in or the phone rings off the...”
– Dave Caolo - Meditate with distractions
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WatchThe assignment was to print onto something besides paper. Magnifying glass plastic was chosen.
instillness:
I got a couple asks about making a video of my screenprint project, and I made a quick one, because I don’t really feel a photo does it justice (not that this low quality footage does either, but still)…
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JasonRehmus.net: My First Audiobook: The Gift of... →
This is terrific! Jason has a great voice. I hope he does more of these.
longstride:
I’m trying something new. I’d like to record public domain works as audiobooks and publish them one chapter at a time in podcast form. This will give people a chance to listen to short chunks of classic books on their commutes or while working. Once I’ve recorded an entire book, I’ll make it…
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November 2011
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WatchPower of Making by Victoria and Albert Museum
What do words like “craft” and “skill” mean in 2011? That is one of the questions that the exhibition ‘Power of Making’ seeks to answer. This film delves into the working lives of four makers: shoe designer Marloes ten Bhömer, crochetdermist Shauna Richardson, artist, curator and glass designer Matt Durran and flute-maker...
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October 2011
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Minimal: Minimalism and books →
mnmal:
I decided that I would only get a hardcopy of a book when that book is truly amazing, when it becomes a favorite and I know I will read it many times. So I divided the books in two categories: favs and normal books. Favs will have a hardcopy and maybe also a digital version, normal will be only available in digital format. If, down the road, a books fails to be my fav anymore, then I donate...
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“When you’re a carpenter making a beautiful chest of drawers, you’re not going to...”
– Steve Jobs, 1955-2011 via giantcypress
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The most useful thing I’ve managed today.
Subject: Abbreviations used in D&D Book titles
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AC - Accessory
B - Basic
CM - Companion
DA - Dave Arneson
DDA - Dungeons & Dragons Advanced
GAZ - Gazeteer Series
IM - Immortals
M - Marker or Master Series
O - One-on-one Scenarios
PC - Player Character
RPGA - RPG Association
ST - Steam Train
TM - Trail Map
X - Expert
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