a weblog by Tom Armitage
This turned into an even longer essay than expected, and whilst it s a personal narrative about cycling, the important part is: I m riding RideLondon 100 for charity, you can find a link to the details and the fundraising at the end. But first, an essay about riding bikes. Since moving to London, I [ ]
George and Ann 'My only objection [to the coverage of le Carr s death] would be: not enough discussion about the relationship between le Carr s greatest character, George Smiley, and his wife, Ann, which plays out over the five novels where George Smiley appears as a central figure and is one of the weirdest portraits of [ ]
Oddkin: A working letter Buttondown 'Either your workplace is a family or it s not. It s not, of course. The very concept of the workplace as family is a tool for exploitation. But if it s not, where does that leave us in relation to each other? What does it mean to care about your colleagues, [ ]
Primož Roglič Path to 2021 Tour de France Glory Wonderful writing from Kate Wagner, on Primož Roglič, and cycling, and the arcs of careers, and change. (tags: cycling primozroglic sport katewagner writing ) playing the believing game by Sara Hendren undefended / undefeated ' believing, Elbow says, is a separate muscle entirely, [ ]
Frog Vision and Tom s Diner Valhalla DSP 'However, the most important factor for me at this point is that I have heard Tom s Diner so many times that *I no longer hear it*. Like frog vision, I no longer notice what remains the same, only what has changed. I don t hear the song anymore, [ ]
Mare s Hair Avidly 'Here s an important and (as far as I can yet tell) unaddressed question for Mare of Easttown criticism: when, exactly, did Mare Sheehan stop dying her hair blond? This question may seem trivial compared to more pressing Mare of Easttown questions, such as was that ending good? and is this copaganda? [ ]
GitHub OCTO Flat Data Github experimenting with a formalised approach for using Actions/repositories as datastores. Interesting to see their end-to-end approach, including, in particular, custom VS Code plugins for generating configurations; it s a neat and accessible way to build end-user UI. (tags: data git github tools storage patterns )
CG Cinematography Archives Chris Brejon A remarkable book and resource from Chris Brejon. All on lighting for CG animation, but as usual with this sort of reference, so much to say about cinematic lighting fullstop. (tags: animation 3d compositing lighting book reference cinematography ) R Luke Dubois on Joel Chadabe A deeply [ ]
The Healing Power of JavaScript WIRED 'With static sites, we ve come full circle, like exhausted poets who have travelled the world trying every form of poetry and realizing that the haiku is enough to see most of us through our tragedies.' A line that particularly resonates in this lovely Craig Mod article on the [ ]
Windmill Digital Art Electron-based displacement map generator. (tags: 3d javascript displacement textures )