Not Boring by Packy...
Weekly Dose of Optimism #205
Terraform, Billion-Dollar Rounds, Oklo Goes Critical, Astra Math, Terafab + Extra Doses
7th Aug 2026
Terraform, Billion-Dollar Rounds, Oklo Goes Critical, Astra Math, Terafab + Extra Doses
Prolost
Red Giant VFX Suite
Today Red Giant has released a brand-new collection of plug-ins for visual effects compositing. It’s...
18th Jun 2019
Today Red Giant has released a brand-new collection of plug-ins for visual effects compositing. It’s called VFX Suite, and some of these tools are things I’ve been dreaming about since computers were beige.
There are nine plug-ins in the suite. You can learn about all of them at...
Marian's Blog
ESA ExoMars Rover 3D model
This is one of my first 3D modeling projects in Blender and my biggest 3D modeling project so...
22nd Jul 2018
This is one of my first 3D modeling projects in Blender and my biggest 3D modeling project so far.
It's a model of ESA's ExoMars rover.
You can have a closer look at the model on Sketchfab:
There is also a download option on Sketchfab so you can get the original .blend file and...
Seth's Blog
Versions of reality
A sea slug sees far more colors than you do, and you probably see more than a profoundly color-blind...
1st Jul 2025
A sea slug sees far more colors than you do, and you probably see more than a profoundly color-blind person. Who’s right? We each carry our own version of reality, our own story about what happened, what’s around us and how things work. Our chosen reality serves two useful...
Blog - Mac Pierce
Sending a signal - DOGMAS, a project because of the RP2040
How and why I built the DOGMAS project, a self contained Morse code reader
in the form of a...
9th Sep 2022
How and why I built the DOGMAS project, a self contained Morse code reader
in the form of a candle.
Prolost
Maxon Autograph
Today Maxon announced the return of Autograph, a modern compositing and motion graphics...
15th Apr 2026
Today Maxon announced the return of Autograph, a modern compositing and motion graphics tool.
Autograph is incredibly powerful, and it’s been a thrill to work with the original creators to fold it into the Maxon and Red Giant ecosystem. Even more exciting:
Autograph is completely...
Blog - Amy Goodchild
Midjourney takes on Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawings
Continuing my mission to use AI tools for things they really weren’t
designed for and aren’t very...
17th Apr 2023
Continuing my mission to use AI tools for things they really weren’t
designed for and aren’t very good at and then judging the results.
Stat Significant
How Video Podcasts Took Over Streaming: A Statistical Analysis
The rise of video podcasts, quantified.
7th Jan 2026
The rise of video podcasts, quantified.
Haterade
It's Okay to Be a Mediocre Cook
The Mitt Romney salmon is good, actually.
30th Sep 2023
The Mitt Romney salmon is good, actually.
Stat Significant
How Romance, Romantasy, and “Smut” Took Over Publishing and Entertainment: A Statistical Analysis
How romance novels are reshaping the book business—and Hollywood.
4th Feb 2026
How romance novels are reshaping the book business—and Hollywood.
Infinite Scroll
The Tao of Taylor Lorenz
Plus: Trump death hoax and a very good self defense guide
3rd Sep 2025
Plus: Trump death hoax and a very good self defense guide
Stat Significant
The Business of the Olympics: Rising Revenues, Diminishing Cultural Reach. A Statistical Analysis
How does the Olympics remain relevant (and make money) in a world full of digital distractions?
24th Jul 2024
How does the Olympics remain relevant (and make money) in a world full of digital distractions?
Hall of Impossible...
Time's Running Out for the Challengers of the Unknown!
4th Jul 2026
Seth's Blog
The 77% threshold
When the gas car was first introduced, it couldn’t compete with horses. After all, we’d had...
1st Jun 2023
When the gas car was first introduced, it couldn’t compete with horses. After all, we’d had thousands of years to optimize our systems around horseback, and this new technology was still nascent. Roads were rare, gas stations were scarce and the cars themselves were unreliable....
The Last...
No Self-Respecting Woman Would Go Out Without Make Up
For some reason, one of the most emailed articles from the NYT was an article about whether women...
14th Jan 2013
For some reason, one of the most emailed articles from the NYT was an article about whether women should or should not wear make up. "New York Times? Sounds progressive." Yes.
Seven
people were asked their opinion in a column called "Room For Debate,"
liars, there was no...
Not Boring by Packy...
Weekly Dose of Optimism #126
Sana Biotechnology, Memory Processes, METAGENE-1, McDermitt Caldera, More Speech, Enron Egg,...
10th Jan 2025
Sana Biotechnology, Memory Processes, METAGENE-1, McDermitt Caldera, More Speech, Enron Egg, Telepathy Tapes x Jesse Michels
Anarchy Unfolds
Can someone born upside-down know when they come right way up again?
The role of intuition in discovering truth
21st Jun 2026
The role of intuition in discovering truth
Marian's Blog
Computer Vision and Robotics Demo with Raspberry Pi
This spring, I spent some time at SAP’s commercial hackerspace. I wanted to explore how computer...
2nd Jul 2016
This spring, I spent some time at SAP’s commercial hackerspace. I wanted to explore how computer vision can be used with embedded devices and robotics. I built a demo that can detect QR codes and similar symbols and point a laser at them. Possible applications of this are putting...
Handprinted - Blog
Meet the Maker: Nicole Revy
I am a linocut printmaker trained in illustration. Working as Prints by the Bay I create...
1st Apr 2026
I am a linocut printmaker trained in illustration. Working as Prints by the Bay I create narrative-driven prints about femininity and women’s connection to nature. Using one-colour and reduction linoprint, my illustrative work blends story, symbolism, and soul to evoke intuition...
Stat Significant
Which Songs Are Frequently Featured in Film and Television? A Statistical Analysis
Which songs have become staples of film and television?
5th Mar 2025
Which songs have become staples of film and television?
Stat Significant
How Movies Make Money After Leaving Theaters: The Economics of a Film on Streaming
Unpacking a film's financial afterlife once it leaves theaters.
6th Nov 2025
Unpacking a film's financial afterlife once it leaves theaters.
Ánh
The craft and the tool
Love the song, hate the artist.
20th May 2025
Love the song, hate the artist.
escape the algorithm
Anti-viral with Hallie Bateman
"People didn’t want the nicer thing. They wanted the $25 print they can tape to the wall."
5th Mar 2026
"People didn’t want the nicer thing. They wanted the $25 print they can tape to the wall."
Seth's Blog
The paradox of brittle
Optimizing a device or system means squeezing every drop of productivity out of it. In the...
1st Oct 2024
Optimizing a device or system means squeezing every drop of productivity out of it. In the short-run, optimization works as long as the world stays the same. We can optimize a device to work at capacity. However, something working at capacity blows up if you step on the gas when...
Handprinted - Blog
Meet the Maker: Megan Hall
I'm Megan Hall, a reduction linocut printmaker based in Plymouth, Devon. My work is inspired by...
5th Aug 2026
I'm Megan Hall, a reduction linocut printmaker based in Plymouth, Devon. My work is inspired by water and the time I spend outdoors, particularly swimming, paddleboarding and exploring the Devon coastline. I create original linocuts that try to capture those moments when the...
Open Culture
How Henri Matisse Scandalized the Art Establishment with His Daring Use of Color
Even those of us not particularly well-versed in art history have heard of a painting style called...
1st Oct 2024
Even those of us not particularly well-versed in art history have heard of a painting style called fauvism — and probably have never considered what it has to do with fauve, the French word for a wild beast. In fact, the two have everything to do with one another, at least in the...
escape the algorithm
Artisinal white noise
Shhhhhhhh
3rd May 2024
Marian's Blog
Generating an infinite world with the Wave Function Collapse algorithm
This article describes how I generate an infinite city using the Wave Function Collapse algorithm in...
20th Jun 2023
This article describes how I generate an infinite city using the Wave Function Collapse algorithm in a way that is fast, deterministic, parallelizable and reliable.
It's a follow-up to my 2019 article on adapting the WFC algorithm to generate an infinite world.
The new approach...
Open Culture
Martin Mull (RIP) Satirically Interviews a Young Tom Waits on Fernwood 2 Night (1977)
These days, references to seventies television increasingly require prefatory explanation. Who under...
1st Jul 2024
These days, references to seventies television increasingly require prefatory explanation. Who under the age of 60 recalls, for example, the cultural phenomenon that was Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, an absurdist satire so faithful to the soap-opera form it parodied that it aired...
WHAT'S ANU
PERSONAL UPDATE ❤️🩹
On losing a parent, my layoff anniversary, and revisiting regressive nostalgia
18th Mar 2025
On losing a parent, my layoff anniversary, and revisiting regressive nostalgia
Ánh
Adjacent meanings
Someone is someone’s friend.
20th Feb 2026
Someone is someone’s friend.
Not Boring by Packy...
Weekly Dose of Optimism #125
Commonwealth Fusion, Off-grid Solar Microgrids, HORNET, Astranis , Technology Brothers
20th Dec 2024
Commonwealth Fusion, Off-grid Solar Microgrids, HORNET, Astranis , Technology Brothers
WHAT'S ANU
25.9 CHARISMA CAPITAL
Rizz is the new intelligence
4th Aug 2025
Rizz is the new intelligence
Handprinted - Blog
On The Course: Creating Life Drawing Mono Screen Prints
I (Bridget) was lucky enough to take part on last years Life-Drawing Monoscreen Printing workshop...
7th Jun 2023
I (Bridget) was lucky enough to take part on last years Life-Drawing Monoscreen Printing workshop with Tricia Johnson. During the course, we worked with a life model to create painterly screen prints using the mono screen method. We used acrylic based screen printing inks and...
Ian Betteridge
The worst of us
Credit where it's due. Anthropic's system card for Claude Mythos Preview is a genuinely interesting...
7th Apr 2026
Credit where it's due. Anthropic's system card for Claude Mythos Preview is a genuinely interesting and thoughtful document. Most AI companies publish safety evaluations the way governments publish freedom of information responses. They're technically compliant but strategically...
Handprinted - Blog
Using a Thermal Screen to Print Festive Wrapping
Printing your own bespoke wrapping paper or fabric can be very rewarding especially when the gift is...
1st Dec 2022
Printing your own bespoke wrapping paper or fabric can be very rewarding especially when the gift is for a loved one. This week we're printing our own kraft wrapping paper using a Thermal Screen.
Here at Handprinted we use a MiScreen Machine to make our Thermal Screens. You can...
On the Arts
On the Arts: A Three Month Review
And a Thank You to Subscribers
6th Sep 2023
And a Thank You to Subscribers
Not Boring by Packy...
Weekly Dose of Optimism #191
Cancer Sniffing Dogs, Zuck's Virtual Cell + Space Lasers, Rainmeasurer, De-extincting the Bluebuck,...
1st May 2026
Cancer Sniffing Dogs, Zuck's Virtual Cell + Space Lasers, Rainmeasurer, De-extincting the Bluebuck, Millennial Dads + Science Breakthroughs + Extra Doses
Handprinted - Blog
Jigsaw Block Printing on Fabric
Block printing onto fabric is such a fun way to create your own designs. Jigsaw printing allows you...
4th Jun 2025
Block printing onto fabric is such a fun way to create your own designs. Jigsaw printing allows you to carve just one block to print a multi-coloured design. By cutting our carved block into jigsaw pieces we can ink them up separately and print onto the fabric, knowing they'll...
Anarchy Unfolds
We Don't Need Conspiracies
The real stories behind our problems are scary enough
12th Jan 2025
The real stories behind our problems are scary enough
The Great Discontent...
Brad Montague
Brad Montague is an illustrator, speaker, picture book author, video creator, and all-around maker....
5th Sep 2024
Brad Montague is an illustrator, speaker, picture book author, video creator, and all-around maker. He’s a self-proclaimed dreamer and doer. Above all, he’s a storyteller, “working to create a better world for kids with kids” through Montague Workshop, the creative studio he runs...
Neocha – Culture &...
Reflections on Urban Isolation
16th Jul 2024
Blog - Amy Goodchild
AI Generations: ChatGPT-3 vs ChatGPT-4 on Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawings
I asked GPT-3 & GPT-4 to follow instructions to create drawings in p5js and
compared the results
16th Mar 2023
I asked GPT-3 & GPT-4 to follow instructions to create drawings in p5js and
compared the results
Blog - Amy Goodchild
Early Computer Art in the 50’s & 60’s
A deep dive on the early days of creative computing coming to life. Punch
cards, plotters, light...
11th May 2023
A deep dive on the early days of creative computing coming to life. Punch
cards, plotters, light pens and lots more.
Handprinted - Blog
Carving and Printing a Simple Wood Engraving
Wood engraving is a relief technique using fine tools to carve intricate designs into the end-grain...
3rd Jun 2026
Wood engraving is a relief technique using fine tools to carve intricate designs into the end-grain of dense hardwoods like boxwood. Gorgeously fine details can be achieved. We now have a brand new range of tools and materials available to buy in our shop, plus a lovely selection...
Seth's Blog
What to do with firm footing
If we’ve got tenure, a lifetime appointment or simply a really secure gig, what should we do with...
1st Feb 2024
If we’ve got tenure, a lifetime appointment or simply a really secure gig, what should we do with it? One option is to race to the bottom, to chase short-term self-focused outcomes and to see how much we can get away with. (Probably, quite a bit). The other is to take this rare...
Haterade
Happy Birthday, Haterade
The Terrible Twos. Plus, new merch!
23rd Nov 2022
The Terrible Twos. Plus, new merch!
The Great Discontent...
Yashas Mitta
Yashas is a creative director and ambitious connector. He was also a self-described outsider for...
30th Nov 2023
Yashas is a creative director and ambitious connector. He was also a self-described outsider for much of his life, and his path from Bangalore, India to New York City has been a winding one driven by sheer stubbornness and a keen instinct for creating community wherever he goes....
Anarchy Unfolds
May '24 Myths & Recs
Biden, Kurzgesagt, 90s Christian bands, and more
1st Jun 2024
Biden, Kurzgesagt, 90s Christian bands, and more
Haterade
Turkey Bacon for Teetotalers
Get organized this New Year by mechanically separating your meats.
7th Jan 2025
Get organized this New Year by mechanically separating your meats.
Anarchy Unfolds
Poetry in People
Hi readers, these poems are based on people I knew before and after college.
9th Aug 2026
Hi readers, these poems are based on people I knew before and after college.
Prolost
Red Giant & Maxon, Sitting in a Tree
Red Giant, where I’ve been Chief Creative Officer for a couple of years now, but making filmmaking...
18th Dec 2019
Red Giant, where I’ve been Chief Creative Officer for a couple of years now, but making filmmaking tools for you for 17 years, is merging with Maxon, makers of Cinema 4D.
From the Red Giant blog:
Hi folks — by now you’ve probably heard the news that Maxon and Red Giant are...
Stat Significant
6 Reasons to Be (Cautiously) Optimistic About Movies in 2025: A Statistical Analysis
Six reasons to be optimistic about the film industry.
2nd Jan 2025
Six reasons to be optimistic about the film industry.
Anarchy Unfolds
How could anarchy prevent bad people from taking control?
“Some people are violent, power-hungry, domineering assholes”
9th Nov 2025
“Some people are violent, power-hungry, domineering assholes”
Open Culture
When a Drunken Charles Bukowski Walked Off the Prestigious French Talk Show Apostrophes (1978)
Charles Bukowski didn’t do TV — or at least he didn’t do American TV. Like a Hollywood movie star...
3rd Jun 2024
Charles Bukowski didn’t do TV — or at least he didn’t do American TV. Like a Hollywood movie star shooting a Japanese commercial, he did make an exception for a gig abroad. It happened in 1978, when the poet received an invitation from the popular French literary talk...
WHAT'S ANU
2026 MACROTREND REPORT
A Return to Soulfulness
9th Jan 2026
Infinite Scroll
We Are Ruled By Underpants Gnomes
Small gnomes stealing underwear is no basis for a system of government
2nd Mar 2026
Small gnomes stealing underwear is no basis for a system of government
Seth's Blog
“Welcome back”
What if they meant it? What if your return felt special to the people behind the counter? What if...
1st Aug 2026
What if they meant it? What if your return felt special to the people behind the counter? What if they knew, without looking it up, or being told–what if they knew that you were here, again, a vote of trust and confidence. Returning home is one of the oldest human desires. It’s a...
Prolost
Magic Bullet Suite 14 and Trapcode Suite 16
It’s a big day at Maxon/Red Giant! We’re releasing huge updates to Magic Bullet and Trapcode...
17th Nov 2020
It’s a big day at Maxon/Red Giant! We’re releasing huge updates to Magic Bullet and Trapcode Suites.
Trapcode Particular continues to embody our ethos of power and ease-of-use, with a completely modernized simulation engine that allows particles to behave more naturally, with...
Handprinted - Blog
Meet the Maker: Pia Bramley
I’m an artist, illustrator and printmaker. Having left London after a decade of city life I now live...
4th Oct 2023
I’m an artist, illustrator and printmaker. Having left London after a decade of city life I now live and work in The New Forest, squeezing in drawing and printing around caring for a three year old.
How and where did you learn to print?
I did my foundation at KIAD (formerly...
Seth's Blog
Actionable feedback
“Do you want to know what I think?” The best answer might be, “no.” Because this person is not very...
1st Jul 2023
“Do you want to know what I think?” The best answer might be, “no.” Because this person is not very good at offering useful feedback. Because you didn’t create this product or service or performance to please this person. They’re not the customer. Because you’re not going to...
Handprinted - Blog
Meet the Maker: Rach Lloyd
Hello, my name is Rach and I'm a printmaker from Shropshire. I go by the name Rach Lloyd Press, and...
2nd Oct 2024
Hello, my name is Rach and I'm a printmaker from Shropshire. I go by the name Rach Lloyd Press, and pride myself on making all of my print-runs and editions in very small numbers, so people can own a unique piece of artwork at an affordable price.
I am a multidisciplinary artist,...
Prolost
Apple’s “EDR” Brings High Dynamic Range to Non-HDR Displays
Was it worth buying a Pro Display XDR just for this joke? Yes.
Apple caused quite a stir with the...
4th Dec 2020
Was it worth buying a Pro Display XDR just for this joke? Yes.
Apple caused quite a stir with the announcement of their Pro Display XDR, a High Dynamic Range display that occupies a convoluted space in the market. It seeks to be both a Very Nice Computer Display, and a reference...
Seth's Blog
“The most exciting mobile trend is full Qwerty keyboards”
The creators of the Blackberry were sure that customers loved the keyboard. That’s what they heard...
1st May 2026
The creators of the Blackberry were sure that customers loved the keyboard. That’s what they heard all day from their users, and it must have been right since they had a huge share of the mobile phone market. When the iPhone came out, it wasn’t seen as a threat because it had no...
cabel.com
Marching Age
This is a short story about something delightful. In 2014, I did a bunch of music for my friends...
26th Dec 2023
This is a short story about something delightful. In 2014, I did a bunch of music for my friends Neven Mrgan and Matt Comi who were making an incredible iOS game called Space Age. I had never written that much music in my life, and it was incredibly fun for me in every way. (You...
Open Culture
Discover Hannah Arendt’s Syllabus for Her 1974 Course on “Thinking”
If you’ve read one work of Hannah Arendt’s, it’s probably Eichmann in Jerusalem, her account of the...
2nd Dec 2024
If you’ve read one work of Hannah Arendt’s, it’s probably Eichmann in Jerusalem, her account of the trial of the eponymous Nazi official — and the source of her much-quoted phrase “the banality of evil.” That book came out in 1963, at which time Arendt still had a dozen...
Infinite Scroll
Weekly Scroll: Meta Swallows the Slop
Plus: Elon's alter ego and Autistic Stew
6th Jan 2025
Plus: Elon's alter ego and Autistic Stew
Blog - Amy Goodchild
Coding my Handwriting
Coding my handwriting in Javascript - how I did it and what I’m doing with
it.
17th May 2024
Coding my handwriting in Javascript - how I did it and what I’m doing with
it.
Not Boring by Packy...
Weekly Dose of Optimism #209
World Models, Astra 6, Fervo, Cybercab, Lettuce Robot, Space Telescope, PSI + Extra Doses
a week ago
World Models, Astra 6, Fervo, Cybercab, Lettuce Robot, Space Telescope, PSI + Extra Doses
Handprinted - Blog
Meet The Maker: Lorna Rose
Hello, I’m Lorna, a self-taught artist working with printmaking and collage based in Devon,...
3rd Sep 2025
Hello, I’m Lorna, a self-taught artist working with printmaking and collage based in Devon, Southwest England. Themes of movement, how we inhabit and speak into public and domestic spaces are threads which regularly run through my work. My wider practice uses creativity as a...
Infinite Scroll
Weekly Scroll: YouTube Communism
Weird brand deals, viewer redistribution, and some very good items
1st Feb 2026
Weird brand deals, viewer redistribution, and some very good items
Seth's Blog
When the committee decides
They’re almost always conservative. Whether it’s a governmental body, the strategy group at a big...
1st Dec 2023
They’re almost always conservative. Whether it’s a governmental body, the strategy group at a big company or the membership panel at the local country club, we can learn a lot by seeing what they approve and when they stall. Of course, each of us know a lot about our offering,...
Stat Significant
Which Decade(s) Saw the Greatest Change in Popular Music? A Statistical Analysis
Which decades saw the greatest shifts in mainstream music?
2nd Jul 2025
Which decades saw the greatest shifts in mainstream music?
Prolost
Skate Warrior 1992, 1999, 2020
You May Have Seen This Image Before.
In The DV Rebel’s Guide, I used this still frame as an example...
31st Jul 2020
You May Have Seen This Image Before.
In The DV Rebel’s Guide, I used this still frame as an example of guerrilla filmmaking taken too far. Which may also be an apt description of the entire film from which it was taken.
In the summer of 1992, while I was home in Minnesota between...
Anarchy Unfolds
Why are we blaming hookup culture and casual sex for social problems?
On Alessandro Roz' erotic brotherhood for queer men, and what it's missing
3rd May 2026
On Alessandro Roz' erotic brotherhood for queer men, and what it's missing
escape the algorithm
Making music from death row
“Every life hinges on poverty, gender and race,” Rrome Alone declares in the 2024 song, “and the pay...
17th Jul 2026
“Every life hinges on poverty, gender and race,” Rrome Alone declares in the 2024 song, “and the pay of the attorney defending your case.”
Infinite Scroll
Weekly Scroll: The Deep State Cometh
/r/FedNews, DeepSeek hot takes, and a brutal menswear guy post
3rd Feb 2025
/r/FedNews, DeepSeek hot takes, and a brutal menswear guy post
The Great Discontent...
Britt Reilly
Britt Reilly's work lives at the intersection of immersive visual arts, historic architecture and...
26th Nov 2024
Britt Reilly's work lives at the intersection of immersive visual arts, historic architecture and preservation, and modernist design. Britt is the executive director and collections curator at the Irving & Aaronel deRoy Gruber Foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and when we...
Not Boring by Packy...
Weekly Dose of Optimism #169
BIG WEEK IN SPACE, Poseidon, Vulcan's $1.4B, Antibody Design, Chinese TMSR, Aquarius Economy, Space...
7th Nov 2025
BIG WEEK IN SPACE, Poseidon, Vulcan's $1.4B, Antibody Design, Chinese TMSR, Aquarius Economy, Space DJ, and Three Things I enjoyed
Seth's Blog
The other kind of magic
We wait and hope for the first kind, the magic that arrives just when we need it. This is the magic...
1st Nov 2025
We wait and hope for the first kind, the magic that arrives just when we need it. This is the magic of inspiration, or of good fortune. The magic of opportunties offered and connections made. There never seems to be enough of this sort of magic. The other kind, though, is...
WHAT'S ANU
25.5 ASPIRATIONAL HUMANITY
Soulfulness as luxury
7th May 2025
Not Boring by Packy...
Primer: From Software to Schools
Watch now (47 mins) | To fix the school system, build schools
5th Mar 2025
Watch now (47 mins) | To fix the school system, build schools
Seth's Blog
1981 time machine
If you went back 45 years, the built world would be eerily similar–the clothes, the cars, even the...
1st Jan 2026
If you went back 45 years, the built world would be eerily similar–the clothes, the cars, even the haircuts. Except you’d quickly notice that there were no personal computers and no smart phones. That for seven or ten hours a day, every day, people were interacting in real life,...
Haterade
Introducing: Barbecue Running Gel
It's time to smoke the competition.
29th Feb 2024
It's time to smoke the competition.
escape the algorithm
ETA's Best links of 2024
Relinking some Links links
22nd Dec 2024
Relinking some Links links
Seth's Blog
What does reality look like?
Not what we see when we’re present, but what do we see when we imagine we’re present? In the early...
1st May 2024
Not what we see when we’re present, but what do we see when we imagine we’re present? In the early days of photography, the world was black and white, and sort of flat. It’s worth noting that no one who saw these pictures complained about the fact that they didn’t exactly match...
Marian's Blog
Work in progress: Location based online game
This is a game prototype I’m currently working on. The game is played online, on a real world map...
12th Sep 2015
This is a game prototype I’m currently working on. The game is played online, on a real world map and the location of the player is also the location ingame, just like in Ingress.
I know that making an online game like this is an ambitious goal and it will probably never be...
Handprinted - Blog
Meet the Maker: 2025 Round Up!
At the end of each Meet the Maker post, we ask our makers to share their advice and words of...
1st Jan 2026
At the end of each Meet the Maker post, we ask our makers to share their advice and words of encouragement for fellow creatives. Read through our 2025 round-up and gather some inspiration for the new year ahead!
Julia Triay
Embrace how long the linocutting process is. I...
Prolost
Prolost Watches
After my experience being rejected from the App Store, I was left with an unscratched itch to ship a...
7th May 2026
After my experience being rejected from the App Store, I was left with an unscratched itch to ship a native iPhone app. Staying well away from my day-job turf of tools for motion artists, I created an app to support a hobby I fell into.
Prolost Watches is an iPhone app for...
Not Boring by Packy...
Bad Analogies
Not Every Money-Burning Company is Amazon
2nd Apr 2026
Not Every Money-Burning Company is Amazon
escape the algorithm
Hrishikesh Hirway is Ready to be Heard
The creator of Song Exploder on releasing an album into the attention economy
13th May 2026
The creator of Song Exploder on releasing an album into the attention economy
Stat Significant
Which Movies Are the Most Polarizing? A Statistical Analysis
Which films divide audiences, and what makes a movie divisive?
4th Mar 2026
Which films divide audiences, and what makes a movie divisive?
escape the algorithm
Should this be a map or 500 maps?
500 priests, cartographic n00bism, and the limits of scale
11th Jun 2024
500 priests, cartographic n00bism, and the limits of scale
The Great Discontent...
Rafael Espinal
Rafael Espinal was just 26 when he became an elected official. For the next 10 years, he worked...
9th Oct 2024
Rafael Espinal was just 26 when he became an elected official. For the next 10 years, he worked within the halls of government, first as a New York State Assemblymember and then as a New York City Councilmember, advocating for artists, independent workers, and underserved...
Blog - Mac Pierce
An (overbuilt) 10" mini rack for a LAN Party
Plans, files, and BOM to build your own 10” mini rack using T-slot
extrusion and 3D prints.
11th Aug 2025
Plans, files, and BOM to build your own 10” mini rack using T-slot
extrusion and 3D prints.
Stat Significant
Unpacking the Rise of Fan Fiction: From 'Star Trek' to 'Twilight'—A Statistical Analysis
An exploration of modern fan fiction and the unique demography of its participants.
4th Dec 2024
An exploration of modern fan fiction and the unique demography of its participants.
Infinite Scroll
Democrats have their own extremist problem
Platforming terrorists and promoting authoritarianism should have no place in a liberal Democratic...
2nd Dec 2025
Platforming terrorists and promoting authoritarianism should have no place in a liberal Democratic party
Blog - Mac Pierce
Magic Wheelchair - a Frozen sled for Angelle
Working on a Frozen themed costume for Angelle.
3rd Oct 2020
Working on a Frozen themed costume for Angelle.
Handprinted - Blog
Meet the Maker: Ian O' Halloran
My name is Ian O’Halloran. I am a professional Artist and Printmaker living and working in the...
15th May 2025
My name is Ian O’Halloran. I am a professional Artist and Printmaker living and working in the Sussex Weald near Herstmonceux (UK). I am and always have been inspired by the British landscape. I came to art later in life than most, having had a career in civil engineering first...
Anarchy Unfolds
Is Sexual Orientation Obsolete?
Not yet, but maybe it can (and should) be soon
13th Jul 2024
Not yet, but maybe it can (and should) be soon
Marian's Blog
LED Matrix Materials Guide
I built an LED matrix out of 256 WS2812 LEDs. This post will describe which materials I used and...
8th May 2017
I built an LED matrix out of 256 WS2812 LEDs. This post will describe which materials I used and which I tried with no success so you don’t have to.
Case
For the case, I used a custom made photo frame. The main purpose of the case is to look good, which is...
Anarchy Unfolds
The razor edge of balance between effort and injury
Exercise as a metaphor for life
19th Apr 2026
Exercise as a metaphor for life
Prolost
M1 Max MacBook Pro Long-term Report
The 2021 MacBook Pro alongside the cable-management fail of my iMac Pro
Back in October when I got a...
7th Mar 2022
The 2021 MacBook Pro alongside the cable-management fail of my iMac Pro
Back in October when I got a chance to use a pre-release 14″ MacBook Pro with M1 Max processor, I openly questioned whether this laptop could replace my venerable iMac Pro. Four months later, I’m back with an...
Handprinted - Blog
Meet The Maker: Custard4gravy
Custard4gravy is just a daft name I came up with many moons ago to use for my own artwork - People...
1st Oct 2025
Custard4gravy is just a daft name I came up with many moons ago to use for my own artwork - People tend to remember it, and if nothing else, it’s a talking point at fairs.
To most people, I’m Andy Mitchell, a printmaker/ designer/ illustrator from Shipley, West Yorkshire. Husband...
Anarchy Unfolds
If it takes a village, let's build one
What would a world with free children and supported parents look like?
22nd Mar 2026
What would a world with free children and supported parents look like?
Blog - Mac Pierce
Fort Emplacements and FDM: making Castle Doctrine
How I made Castle Doctrine, a 1:1 scale fully 3D-Printed American
Revolutionary War era cannon.
23rd Jan 2023
How I made Castle Doctrine, a 1:1 scale fully 3D-Printed American
Revolutionary War era cannon.
Handprinted - Blog
Meet The Maker: Frankie Brown
I’m an illustrator and printmaker based in Portsmouth, Hampshire. I’m inspired by nostalgic...
2nd Apr 2025
I’m an illustrator and printmaker based in Portsmouth, Hampshire. I’m inspired by nostalgic storybooks and I love to create whimsical hand-printed illustrations.
I used to work part-time at Handprinted, but in November 2024 I decided to give being a full-time artist a try! It’s...
On the Arts
The Necrologs of Bulgaria
Remembering the Dead in Daily Life
2nd Aug 2023
Remembering the Dead in Daily Life
Anarchy Unfolds
Poetry in Pieces
Hi readers, this post is something a bit different.
5th Jul 2026
Hi readers, this post is something a bit different.
cabel.com
Ramblin’ Rod
Long ago, I was in the studio audience of a local PDX TV kids show called Ramblin’ Rod. “Local kids...
12th Jun 2025
Long ago, I was in the studio audience of a local PDX TV kids show called Ramblin’ Rod. “Local kids show” is a format that is completely lost to time, which is pretty wild, because it was such a thing. Think Krusty the Clown — kids sitting in a studio, a goofball host, time...
WHAT'S ANU
MILAN DESIGN WEEK :: BY THE MACROTRENDS
An inspirational interlude
3rd May 2026
An inspirational interlude
Haterade
Thoroughly Modern Mämmi
Bake off your sparge water for this finicky Finnish dessert
27th Aug 2022
Bake off your sparge water for this finicky Finnish dessert
Blog - Amy Goodchild
Pretty much all I want in life…
… is to make things and then have other people look at those things and be
like “woah, cool”
14th Oct 2021
… is to make things and then have other people look at those things and be
like “woah, cool”
Open Culture
Umberto Eco’s List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism
Creative Commons image by Rob Bogaerts, via the National Archives in Holland One of the key...
1st Nov 2024
Creative Commons image by Rob Bogaerts, via the National Archives in Holland One of the key questions facing both journalists and loyal oppositions these days is how do we stay honest as euphemisms and trivializations take over the discourse? Can we use words like “fascism,” for...
Stat Significant
How Long Does Music Stardom Last? A Statistical Analysis
When do music stars achieve fame, and how long does fame typically last?
7th Aug 2024
When do music stars achieve fame, and how long does fame typically last?
cabel.com
Wes Cook and The McDonald’s Mural
This post is about a found mural, a lost artist, and a conference talk. It’s the full story of Wes...
11th Feb 2026
This post is about a found mural, a lost artist, and a conference talk. It’s the full story of Wes Cook and The McDonald’s Mural. Grab a beverage, sit back, relax, and thank you for joining me. Ten years after giving my first talk at XOXO, Andy (Baio) and Andy (McMillan) asked if...
Handprinted - Blog
Screen Printing a Repeat Pattern
Printing a length of your own designed fabric is so exciting but most of us do not have the luxury...
2nd Feb 2023
Printing a length of your own designed fabric is so exciting but most of us do not have the luxury of a fabric registration table. Here's an easy step by step guide to printing a repeat pattern on a length of fabric using an A4 43T screen.
Draw the design motifs onto...
Haterade
RECIPE: Pizza Ranch
Or, if you must: “pizza-flavored ranch."
25th Jan 2026
Or, if you must: “pizza-flavored ranch."
Anarchy Unfolds
Harris/Waltz, tenant unions, Bangladesh, UBI
Red Round-up #1
11th Aug 2024
Handprinted - Blog
Meet the Maker : Jay Caskie
I’m Jay, a full-time printmaker originally from Canada but currently living in Cornwall. I use wood...
2 weeks ago
I’m Jay, a full-time printmaker originally from Canada but currently living in Cornwall. I use wood engraving to create intricate and narrative landscapes that explore themes of home and solitude, and our connection with the natural world and each other.
Describe your...
Seth's Blog
Walk away or dance
AI and LLMs pose a particularly visceral threat to the typing class. Writers, editors, poets,...
1st Sep 2025
AI and LLMs pose a particularly visceral threat to the typing class. Writers, editors, poets, freelancers, marketing copywriters and others are voicing reasonable (and unreasonable) objections to the pace and impact of tools like Claude, Kimi and ChatGPT. I think we have two...
cabel.com
Woz × Wooz
When I was kid, on a road trip with my family, we stopped in Vacaville, California. And there,...
15th Jan 2026
When I was kid, on a road trip with my family, we stopped in Vacaville, California. And there, drawing us off the freeway with a wooden glow, was a brand new roadside attraction: Wooz. The pitch? It was a maze. A big maze. Wooz stood for “Wild Original Object with Zoom” (!),...
The Last...
Don't Hate Her Because She's Successful
the first thing you noticed is her great outfit
and the first thing I noticed is she's covering her...
22nd Mar 2013
the first thing you noticed is her great outfit
and the first thing I noticed is she's covering her wedding ring
this is why you are anxious and I am Alone
Today in the United States and the developed world, women are better off than ever before. But the...
Blog - Mac Pierce
Decreasing the F.Q. - A talk on Facial Recognition and the Opt Out Cap
Links to a talk I gave on the Opt-Out cap and the state of surveillance via
facial recognition.
10th Feb 2020
Links to a talk I gave on the Opt-Out cap and the state of surveillance via
facial recognition.
WHAT'S ANU
TREND RADAR #5
Humanwashing is here
10th Sep 2025
Seth's Blog
“Can’t complain” (but it might be worth considering)
Complaining is a cultural phenomenon, but it’s particularly prevalent in societies with a consumer...
1st Feb 2025
Complaining is a cultural phenomenon, but it’s particularly prevalent in societies with a consumer culture (the customer is always right) and those where comfort is coming to be expected. Given all the complaining we do (about the weather, leadership, products, service and...
WHAT'S ANU
2025 MIDYEAR MACROTREND UPDATE
+ Paid perks
1st Jul 2025
cabel.com
The Snacks & Cereals of 2025
Let’s pretend it’s January, because I’m ready and excited to present to you the #new chips, cookies,...
21st Apr 2026
Let’s pretend it’s January, because I’m ready and excited to present to you the #new chips, cookies, cereals, and assorted garbage I found in the wild during 2025!! Last year, we started a new (temporary?) Panic tradition — at the very end of our Monday status meeting, I run...
On the Arts
How to Write a Proper Haiku
A Starter's Guide to the Deceptively Simple Poetic Form
8th Nov 2023
A Starter's Guide to the Deceptively Simple Poetic Form
Handprinted - Blog
Meet the Maker: Ingrid Nilsson
I am a full-time printmaker and artist based in Edinburgh. For ten years, I co-ran a gallery café...
5th Feb 2026
I am a full-time printmaker and artist based in Edinburgh. For ten years, I co-ran a gallery café with my partner and sold my paintings there, after which we both went freelance in search of a more satisfying work/life balance. I now make limited edition lino prints from my home...
WHAT'S ANU
🔵 TREND RADAR #20 :: TECH DRIVERS
Soft Optimization in a Surveillance State
3rd Aug 2026
Soft Optimization in a Surveillance State
Blog - Amy Goodchild
Chaos in the medium: watercolour plotting
Over the past few weeks, I've been experimenting with painting in watercolours using my AxiDraw...
12th Jun 2024
Over the past few weeks, I've been experimenting with painting in watercolours using my AxiDraw plotter. Watercolour is a medium I enjoy painting in (by hand) as a personal hobby, kind of separate from my public art making, so it’s been interesting to combine it with code. I’ve...
Not Boring by Packy...
Costless Sacrifice
Going off the Gold Standard but for Information
5th Mar 2026
Going off the Gold Standard but for Information
Marian's Blog
Lego Part Designer
I made a web app that lets you design your own Lego Technic parts and save them as printable STL...
1st May 2019
I made a web app that lets you design your own Lego Technic parts and save them as printable STL files.
You can check it out here.
I got the idea for this project when I was building with Lego parts and wondered how many of the common parts can be described with a simple rule...
Blog - Amy Goodchild
A strange kind of physical reality
A long-form generative art project coming to fxhash in partnership with FAB DAO on 11th Jan 2024....
11th Jan 2024
A long-form generative art project coming to fxhash in partnership with FAB DAO on 11th Jan 2024.
This series is inspired, in the abstract, by the images I visualise when reading about quantum theory. Particularly thoughts of particles spreading out as waves and then collapsing...
Seth's Blog
A persistent sense of being correctly located in time
Word salad is actually nutritious when consumed in small amounts. Placebos are real, they’re...
1st Apr 2026
Word salad is actually nutritious when consumed in small amounts. Placebos are real, they’re effective and they often help us find solace or perhaps to heal. If they do no harm, there’s no problem. “Placebo” isn’t an insult. It’s a category, one to live up to and improve. Here’s...
escape the algorithm
Foreskin’s Comment
What a Billie Eilish Youtube comment diarist can teach us about forging meaningful online rituals
1st Aug 2023
What a Billie Eilish Youtube comment diarist can teach us about forging meaningful online rituals
WHAT'S ANU
🟠 TREND RADAR #18 :: SOCIAL DRIVERS
Youth Rebellion, The Realness Premium & Recentering Taste
4th Jun 2026
Youth Rebellion, The Realness Premium & Recentering Taste
Open Culture
Hundreds of Medieval Medical Manuscripts with Strange Cures Get Digitized & Put Online: From Leeches...
If any discussion of medieval medicine gets going, it’s only a matter of time before someone brings...
1st Aug 2025
If any discussion of medieval medicine gets going, it’s only a matter of time before someone brings up leeches. And it turns out that the centrality of those squirming blood-suckers to the treatment of disease in the Middle Ages isn’t much overstated, at least judging by a look...
escape the algorithm
A complete guide to pretending you saw the total solar eclipse
I cannot relate to you
8th Apr 2024
Ian Betteridge
The fundamental error that doesn't exist
Ben Thompson, Another Viral AI Doomer Article, The Fundamental Error, DoorDash’s AI Advantages:
What...
1st Mar 2026
Ben Thompson, Another Viral AI Doomer Article, The Fundamental Error, DoorDash’s AI Advantages:
What is notable about this assertion is the total denial of any positive reason for DoorDash to exist and to be so successful. There is no awareness that DoorDash provided a massive...
Blog - Mac Pierce
XL Flex Arms, posable mounting for cameras and lighting.
Making a few custom mounts for cameras and camera accessories.
4th Nov 2019
Making a few custom mounts for cameras and camera accessories.
Blog - Amy Goodchild
Emergence and Generative Art
Sometimes, a system is more than the sum of its parts. Simple rules can
lead to complex and...
7th Jun 2022
Sometimes, a system is more than the sum of its parts. Simple rules can
lead to complex and surprising phenomena. This is emergence.
Anarchy Unfolds
Queer Folk Don't Need Orientation
How decade-old discourse shows us a way out
5th Oct 2024
How decade-old discourse shows us a way out
Haterade
The Cinnamon Gum Olympics
Haterade is a newsletter for bus drivers and looksmaxxers.
23rd Mar 2026
Haterade is a newsletter for bus drivers and looksmaxxers.
cabel.com
The Forged Apple Employee Badge
Here’s a quick and cautionary tale. This eBay auction, spotted by Eric Vitiello, immediately caught...
16th May 2024
Here’s a quick and cautionary tale. This eBay auction, spotted by Eric Vitiello, immediately caught my eye: Wow. Someone was selling Apple Employee #10’s employee badge?! What an incredible piece of Apple history! Sure, it’s not Steve Jobs’ badge (despite the auction title), but...
Marian's Blog
Raspberry Pi powered fishtank
My fishtank is now internet-connected. It is run by a Raspberry Pi that can do three things: Feed...
3rd Apr 2015
My fishtank is now internet-connected. It is run by a Raspberry Pi that can do three things: Feed the fish, switch the lights and take pictures.
To feed the fish, the Raspberry Pi sends commands to an automatic fishfeeder that I modified. It can empty any container in any order....
Stat Significant
What Makes a Song Catchy? A Statistical Analysis
Is there a scientific formula for catchy songs?
1st Jul 2026
Is there a scientific formula for catchy songs?
WHAT'S ANU
25.7 LONGEVITY QUEST
Forever young
9th Jun 2025
Blog - Amy Goodchild
Playing dice: Randomness, determinism and the quantum world
What’s the difference between unexpected, random and chaotic? Does the
universe contain any truly...
3rd Oct 2022
What’s the difference between unexpected, random and chaotic? Does the
universe contain any truly random events, or is it operating like
clockwork, ticking from one event to the next?
escape the algorithm
Announcing the Escape the Algorithm ᵐⁱᶜʳᵒsupporter Program
Welcoming tiny acts of codependence
5th Feb 2025
Welcoming tiny acts of codependence
escape the algorithm
Befriending neighbors and beneighboring friends
The Casement Window Theory of community building
1st Aug 2024
The Casement Window Theory of community building
On the Arts
Winter as Reading Season
David Foster Wallace on the necessity of quiet time in order to read.
13th Dec 2023
David Foster Wallace on the necessity of quiet time in order to read.
Blog - Mac Pierce
And around we go... Making We're So Over, We're So Back
The process of making an single purpose art PC that uses an aluminum
casting as the radiator for a...
18th Jul 2025
The process of making an single purpose art PC that uses an aluminum
casting as the radiator for a water-cooling loop.
Open Culture
Nikola Tesla Accurately Predicted the Rise of Wireless Technology & the Smartphone in 1926
Certain cult historical figures have served as prescient avatars for the techno-visionaries of the...
3rd Nov 2025
Certain cult historical figures have served as prescient avatars for the techno-visionaries of the digital age. Where the altruistic utopian designs of Buckminster Fuller provided an ideal for the first wave of Silicon Valley pioneers (a group including computer scientist and...
Handprinted - Blog
Meet The Maker - Angela Hall
My name is Angela Hall, I’m an artist and silkscreen printer based in North Yorkshire, and I have...
3rd Apr 2024
My name is Angela Hall, I’m an artist and silkscreen printer based in North Yorkshire, and I have been making and selling my limited-edition prints for the last 5 years from my studio, specialised print events and regional galleries.
My creative journey started with a degree in...
Handprinted - Blog
Meet the Maker: Mari Hunt
Mari is an artist and printmaker who lives with her family at the foot of the South Downs in West...
13th May 2026
Mari is an artist and printmaker who lives with her family at the foot of the South Downs in West Sussex. She has no formal art training but has always loved to draw - anything and everything! Her work is bold and distinctive with a vibrant use of colour.
For Mari, everything...
Seth's Blog
Can you believe it?
The standards have changed a lot in the last few millennia: The big man said it. The book said it....
1st Jul 2026
The standards have changed a lot in the last few millennia: The big man said it. The book said it. The newspaper said it. I saw a photo. I saw it on TV. I read it on the internet. That’s what the AI said. There has always been room for doubt. But the last century […]
WHAT'S ANU
🔵 TREND RADAR #16 :: TECH DRIVERS
Takes on Taste, AI's Branding Crisis & Futurism vs. Nostalgia
1st Apr 2026
Takes on Taste, AI's Branding Crisis & Futurism vs. Nostalgia
Marian's Blog
How to build a Lego Portal Gun
Resources:
Parts: list, Rebrickable CSV, Bricklink XML
Model: LDR, 3DS
Build this MOC on...
30th Apr 2014
Resources:
Parts: list, Rebrickable CSV, Bricklink XML
Model: LDR, 3DS
Build this MOC on Rebrickable
Instructions:
...
Anarchy Unfolds
Food Waste is Bad Actually
How we frame the problem makes all the difference
7th Dec 2024
How we frame the problem makes all the difference
WHAT'S ANU
MOOD BOARD MYOPIA & CREATIVE STAGNATION
It's not just the algorithm, it's us
18th Apr 2025
It's not just the algorithm, it's us
Ian Betteridge
Ten Blue Links, "Cometh the hour, cometh the man-baby" edition
Hi all. It’s been a while, hasn’t it?
It has been a week dominated by AI. Which is fitting because...
28th Feb 2026
Hi all. It’s been a while, hasn’t it?
It has been a week dominated by AI. Which is fitting because AI dominated the weeks before it and will dominate the weeks ahead. That’s part of the reason I haven’t written for a
Blog - Mac Pierce
p5.js on Squarespace - The Basics
A quick guide on how to get p5.js guides working on Squarespace.
2nd Mar 2022
A quick guide on how to get p5.js guides working on Squarespace.
Prolost
Linear Light, Gamma, and ACES
Imagine a digital 50% gray card. In 0–255 RGB values, it’s 127, 127, 127.
On the RGB parade scope,...
22nd Jun 2021
Imagine a digital 50% gray card. In 0–255 RGB values, it’s 127, 127, 127.
On the RGB parade scope, the card is a perfect plateau at 50%.
Now imagine increasing the exposure of this scene by one stop. “Stops” of light are an exponential scale, meaning that subtracting one stop is...
Blog - Mac Pierce
Creating art out of a weapon. Using the Stuxnet Virus.
How and why I made Portrait of a Digital Weapon, a piece of electronic art
made from the Stuxnet...
24th Mar 2021
How and why I made Portrait of a Digital Weapon, a piece of electronic art
made from the Stuxnet Virus.
The Great Discontent...
Schessa Garbutt
Schessa Garbutt is the founder of the Inglewood–based design studio, Firebrand. An educator,...
12th Jul 2024
Schessa Garbutt is the founder of the Inglewood–based design studio, Firebrand. An educator, lecturer, and published essayist (see The Black Experience in Design anthology, a must-read). Garbutt works at the intersection of co-design practices and making huge, mind-bending ideas...
Anarchy Unfolds
The Weariness of Work
Why I've been away; why I'm anti-work as well as pro-labor
4th May 2024
Why I've been away; why I'm anti-work as well as pro-labor
Seth's Blog
Confusion and certainty
When facing a complex problem, it’s easy to become confused. Lately, it’s become socially acceptable...
1st Oct 2023
When facing a complex problem, it’s easy to become confused. Lately, it’s become socially acceptable to express your confusion with certainty. Untrained in the field, make a pronouncement that makes it clear that you have not just an understanding of what’s going on, but also...
The Last...
Funeral
do you have a better system?
The funeral is attended by 30 people. It's a military...
10th Dec 2012
do you have a better system?
The funeral is attended by 30 people. It's a military funeral because he was in Korea, and in the front chairs are his wife and two grown children, and they are quietly crying.
When it ends, people disperse hesitatingly, after all, they...
Anarchy Unfolds
Not today, pink elephants of doom
Blue Bulletin #1
13th Apr 2025
Seth's Blog
“Won’t get fooled again”
Alas, we probably will. Recurring scams, hustles and deceptions work because we’re eager to be...
1st Nov 2024
Alas, we probably will. Recurring scams, hustles and deceptions work because we’re eager to be fooled by them. Vaporware, false deadlines, fake budgets, unrealistic promises and straight out con jobs persist because at some level, we demand them. Divisive arguments, mob...
Anarchy Unfolds
What if distraction IS the distraction?
Red Round-up Oct '25
13th Oct 2025
Ian Betteridge
Ten Blue Links, “this one’s for you, Ian” edition
One of my favourite people on social media is Darth. Darth takes an annual hibernation, in which...
11th Jul 2026
One of my favourite people on social media is Darth. Darth takes an annual hibernation, in which time they do not post or, presumably, read.
I’d love to say that I have not posted anything for months with the same level of intention, but alas not. It just&
Seth's Blog
Rehearsing emotional state
If you walk into the Parthenon or paddle at dawn on Joe Lake, it’s easy to feel a sense of wonder....
1st Dec 2025
If you walk into the Parthenon or paddle at dawn on Joe Lake, it’s easy to feel a sense of wonder. And waiting in a long line for an important flight can trigger frustration. But much of the time, our state is automatic. What’s your default? Satisfied, bitter, anxious, sad,...
Stat Significant
Does 'Avatar' Have No Cultural Footprint? A Statistical Analysis
Investigating claims of Avatar's cultural irrelevance.
2nd Oct 2024
Investigating claims of Avatar's cultural irrelevance.
Haterade
Introducing: Flucker
Ruin your Vitamix with xanthan gum
26th Oct 2025
Ruin your Vitamix with xanthan gum
Seth's Blog
Your audiobook
Here’s a useful habit that’s more than a hack… The next time things are going well, when a project...
1st Sep 2024
Here’s a useful habit that’s more than a hack… The next time things are going well, when a project is about to launch, when a meeting has been successful, when the sun is shining… take your phone and go for a walk. Hit record on an audio app and make a twenty-minute audiobook....
Ian Betteridge
Ten Blue Links "Toxic optimisation" edition
1. Your job is making you anxious. ChatGPT isn't helping
If 21st-century capitalism has one central...
3rd Nov 2025
1. Your job is making you anxious. ChatGPT isn't helping
If 21st-century capitalism has one central tenet, it's that innovation rules and disruption drives progress. And generative AI is one of the most disruptive innovations of our lifetime. Which is why, as Morra Aarons-Mele...
Seth's Blog
Market insulation
It’s possible that your day will be more enjoyable if you are insulated from the market. If you have...
1st Jun 2024
It’s possible that your day will be more enjoyable if you are insulated from the market. If you have a boss who has a boss… If you don’t have to review the sales numbers for the products you created or edited… If you have raised a ton of venture investment… If you are embracing...
Seth's Blog
A nearly perfect score
After playing 498 days in a row, my score today in Bongo was the second-highest in the world:...
1st Mar 2026
After playing 498 days in a row, my score today in Bongo was the second-highest in the world: There’s a difference between casual online games that have a right answer, and those that are open-ended. In crossword puzzles and most of the games from the Times (like Wordle and...
Haterade
RECIPE: The Cucumber Shark
Harvey Rosen's gift to the world
11th Jan 2024
Harvey Rosen's gift to the world
Ian Betteridge
Ten Blue Links, “If I sound angry, it’s because I am” Edition
1. Claude’s system prompt is a wild work of AI art
Behind every LLM lies a system prompt. This is a...
1st Jun 2025
1. Claude’s system prompt is a wild work of AI art
Behind every LLM lies a system prompt. This is a set of instructions written by the creators of the LLM designed to give it personality, a starting point for response, and to build in “fences”
Open Culture
Remembering Jane Goodall (RIP): Watch Jane, the Acclaimed National Geographic Documentary
Jane Goodall, the revered conservationist, passed away today at age 91. In her honor, we’re...
1st Oct 2025
Jane Goodall, the revered conservationist, passed away today at age 91. In her honor, we’re featuring above a National Geographic documentary called Jane. Directed by Brett Morgen, the film draws “from over 100 hours of never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the...
Infinite Scroll
Weekly Scroll: Doom and Gloom
Ben Shapiro's downfall, Salary Fights, and a fascinating movie trend
8th May 2026
Ben Shapiro's downfall, Salary Fights, and a fascinating movie trend
Blog - Mac Pierce
NCCCIAP 2025 - Photos +
A photo gallery showcasing images taken at the 2025 National Conference on
Contemporary Cast Iron...
8th Apr 2025
A photo gallery showcasing images taken at the 2025 National Conference on
Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices.
Hall of Impossible...
Book Review - The Complete Rhyming Dictionary and Poet's Craft Book (1936 Edition)
11th Oct 2024
Infinite Scroll
The Media Thinks Republicans are Aliens
How do you criticize what you can't understand?
3rd Jan 2026
How do you criticize what you can't understand?
Seth's Blog
Find the others
New years bring resolutions, but those resolutions rarely stick. Creating change is difficult, and...
1st Jan 2025
New years bring resolutions, but those resolutions rarely stick. Creating change is difficult, and it’s hard to do it alone. New years remind us that we might need a better strategy. A philosophy of becoming, a clear vision on where we’re going (and why). Here’s an invitation to...
Anarchy Unfolds
Thinking is being outsourced
Green Gatherings #2 - Climate & energy, mind & body, AI & tech
28th Jun 2025
Green Gatherings #2 - Climate & energy, mind & body, AI & tech
Seth's Blog
Thinking about jobs
Since I was born, the planet has invented 6 billion jobs. Technology is said to threaten the...
1st Dec 2024
Since I was born, the planet has invented 6 billion jobs. Technology is said to threaten the replacement of human labor, yet, somehow we’ve found useful activities for a rapidly growing population. Coordinated without a coordinator, people go to work each day, often doing...
Blog - Mac Pierce
The making of A Scanner Darkly
How and why I made A Scanner Darkly, an art piece that reads off text using
spotlights in the...
2nd Aug 2021
How and why I made A Scanner Darkly, an art piece that reads off text using
spotlights in the shape of security cameras.
Anarchy Unfolds
March '24 Myths & Recs
Sleep deprivation, Kim Petras, the Anthropocene, and more
23rd Mar 2024
Sleep deprivation, Kim Petras, the Anthropocene, and more
Open Culture
Stream Online Monty Python and the Holy Grail Free on Its 50th Anniversary
This year, YouTube celebrated its twentieth anniversary, prompting younger users to wonder what life...
1st May 2025
This year, YouTube celebrated its twentieth anniversary, prompting younger users to wonder what life could have been like before it. The fiftieth anniversary of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which premiered in April of 1975, has inspired similar reflection among comedy...
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Log is the “Pro” in iPhone 15 Pro
And I’ve got some free LUTs for you.
The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max feature log video recording. This...
10th Oct 2023
And I’ve got some free LUTs for you.
The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max feature log video recording. This is a big deal, but there’s already some confusion about it. Where consumer devices and pro video overlap, that’s where the Prolost Signal gleams brightest in the night sky. So...
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