'Strange Days' — still relevant and the best New Year's Eve movie. Happy 2020! 🙂 youtube.com/watch?v=5yaXPx…

CollegeHumor launched over 20 years ago and helped shape modern comedy and the internet as we know it. This month, it laid almost everyone off. Here's my story on what happened: wired.com/story/collegeh…

The latest The New York Times “36 Hours in…” column features reader-submitted ideas that embrace the ethos of travel, but don’t necessarily involve going outside… including Postcrossing! 💙 nyti.ms/2X8MQ9j

The My Generation: An Oral History Of Myspace Music stereogum.com/featured/myspa…

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Quartz Composer is quite possibly the greatest piece of software that Apple has ever abandoned. It's on its last legs and many folks, including me, rely on it. It's a fantastic tool for prototyping visual ideas.

Teenage Engineering releasing new products, prototypes of which they casually had on a table during an interview... from two years ago. Hardware sure demands significant time and effort.

One of the best MTV Unplugged sessions comes from Soul Asylum, now released on streaming for its 30th anniversary, with the full set. open.spotify.com/album/2oK1M2iH…

Annual reminder that 'Strange Days' is still the best New Year's Eve movie. imdb.com/title/tt011455…

Obituary for a Quiet Life A man passes away without a word in the mountains of North Carolina, and his grandson sets out to write about the importance of a seemingly unimportant life. bittersoutherner.com/feature/2023/o…

A year ago, my username on Instagram was stolen—not a hack but an inside job. Meta's support was unhelpful. Friendly current/former employees tried to help. I even tracked down who stole it and had a judicial notification issued, but no luck. Now, the same happened to Javier Arce:

Pixelmator acquired by Apple. Been using Pixelmator Pro for over a decade, hope they make Photomator a worthy successor to Aperture. Historically, some of Apple’s best software has come from acquisitions—Mac OS X, iTunes, iWork, Final Cut Pro, and more. pixelmator.com/blog/2024/11/0…

A new Bleachers concert just dropped. youtube.com/watch?v=5WjFuW…

One of my favorite performances by an actor. His documentary 'Val' (2021) is worth a watch.

Zawinski's Law in effect, though I’d prefer if Spotify fixed their UI, including not reversing some display settings on every update as a growth hack. theverge.com/news/765771/sp…

The recurring debate over whether digital designers should code is finally over. It was always just a matter of stubbornness and ability.