irrelevant thought experiments
It's not often I splurge on Bandcamp Fridays like I did this round. I even opted for a vinyl copy of Viewpoint by People in Orbit . The other releases were digital and consisted of: La La Lars - LILLA LARS Janel Leppin - Slowly Melting Janel Leppin - Ensemble Volcanic Ash: Pluto In Aquarias no artist - unknown artist 未知艺术家 (mainly for the backstory)
Tangerine Dream is a journey, not a destination. How one begins to... ahem synthesize... a catalogue of ~160 releases since the groups inception down to a 2 hour set is beyond me and a problem I wish I had. I really enjoy this era of TD, Thorsten is amazing at keeping the spirit alive and moving forward.
Tortoise live at Fasching. Recollections of the set list in no particular order: "Tin Cans & Twine" "Layered Presence" "Djed" "Glass Museum" "Ten-Day Interval" (Encore) "I Set My Face to the Hillside" "Vexations" "In Sarah, Mencken, Christ, and Beethoven There Were Women and Men" "Along the Banks of Rivers" (98% sure this was played) "Promenade à deux" (75% sure this was played)
While I'm not really into new years resolutions, I do have a few goals that come to mind for 2026: More nature walks. Less consumption, more creation. Fix my deteriorating reading habit. Move off my aging Synology and Docker to a repurposed workstation I have 100% control over. I've installed and begun dabbling in FreeBSD with its much more efficient Jails feature. Obviously, what's eating up my…
Below is an extract I had saved from the (now defunct) Wierd Records news page. This one in particular contained the announcement from one of my old band's release show and 8 year anniversary of the Wierd party at Home Sweet Home in Manhattan. It's now been 14 years since this event. I remember a lot of fog (as always), taxidermy, being extremely warm (why did I wear a grey pea coat?) and a packed…
What is happening to me? I've never willingly sat and watched a sports game in my life. Yet, here I am, a new NFL and MLB subscriber. As I've thought about this, I think I've narrowed it down to two reasons. The first being a lack of nepotism. Yes, your big league parent can train you and maybe you get a foot in, but if you can't play, you're out. There's no "acting" like a great player. Too many…
Starflyer 59 dropped " Lust for Gold " a few weeks back and it's been on repeat. I don't remember the last recent sf59 album that gut punched me like this one. Maybe it's because I'm getting older and he's older than me, but it's nostalgia done right. The lyrics in particular are simple, yet so effective. I'm on the lyrics phase of a new track and it's always been the hardest part for me. Not just…
The pervasive nature of music paralysis across generations suggests that the phenomenon’s roots go beyond technology, likely stemming from developmental factors. So what changes as we age, and when does open-eardness decline? Survey research from European streaming service Deezer indicates that music discovery peaks at 24, with survey respondents reporting increased variety in their music rotation…
If you haven't read about "Taco Bell" programming, I suggest you read Ted's post in full . It's short and enlightening, trust me. Otherwise, here's the basic idea: Every item on the menu at Taco Bell is just a different configuration of roughly eight ingredients. With this simple periodic table of meat and produce, the company pulled down $1.9 billion last year. The more I write code and design…
I read a lot of tech history. Just this year I've wrapped up the founding of Compaq, microcomputers in 80's Britain and am about done reading a very thorough history of Commodore. It probably sounds crazy to the unimaginative mind but I often get quite jealous, not so much nostalgic, of those who were able to experience the heyday of the microcomputer boom. Not because of any future riches (most…