Wim Wenders’ Closet Picks from The Criterion Collection

The legendary auteur returns to the closet, the first person who has been allowed to visit for a second time, and it is as charming as you would expect it to be. He selects new editions of favorite films like Down by Law and Wanda, talks about Kurosawa’s genius for recreating weather on-screen, and shouts… Continue reading Wim Wenders’ Closet Picks from The Criterion Collection

JavaScript bloat

This makes me want to see what my WordPress site here looks like. Kind of wish the author had taken the step of seeing what was being downloaded not just how much. But, that would be a fun learning experience. https://tonsky.me/blog/js-bloat/

a public commonplace book

I have always loved the idea of commonplace books, a writers sketch book, more or less. Digital versions in things like tickler files have tempted me down the path into many failed or abandoned organizational systems. I have tried to keep physical ones, digital ones, even have a magical one as part of a novel.… Continue reading a public commonplace book

CTHUGHA and OpenGL

So, to recap, I decided to revive an old piece of software, because corona-virus induced sheltering in place had left me a little bonkers. Last update I talked about how I got it at least limping along. Before I went too far, I set out some goals: OpenGL, for those who are not big dorks… Continue reading CTHUGHA and OpenGL