Category: Featured
60 Hours in the Dark
I just completed a 60-hour dark room retreat in my tiny home, in the desert. Total darkness. Not a pinhole of light. The room was sealed with blackout material. Air came through a 4-inch pipe attached to a fan. Food…
By redecker
So, as I was saying ...
I had shut down all of my internet accounts. I only kept the the necessary sites for example: Paypal and my bank's app, email etc. I was definitely pleased that I no longer had to see or deal with the ignorance and…
By dendu68
Why I Chose a Loom Instead of Corporate Chat: The Manifesto of Personal Media
From Slack to the loom: why craft is the most resilient form of personal media in the age of algorithms.…
Budapest Murals
Below are some views of murals painted on the Budapest city walls, scattered throughout the Jewish Quarter of Erzsébetváros. This type of art is a great way to cover up grey-looking walls and also adds a spark of color.…
By Cezar
Take Control: Choose Webmail for Security, Intention, and Peace of Mind
Just a simple moment to gaze at and prepare for what is next in life. During the season of Lent, many people choose to give up things like social media as a spiritual practice. I have embraced this tradition myself over…
By fjcasella
The Wizard's Grimoire: Mastering Python Dictionaries
Greetings once more, dear apprentices! The Python Sorcerer beckons you into the inner sanctum of the arcane library today, where we shall explore one of the most powerful magical artifacts in all of Python-craft: the…
By guinacio
Radios and Desert Freedom
Amateur Radio Right now in Havana, Cuba, people are experiencing the crash of their whole power and communications grid communications. When the power goes out and centralized systems fail, phones fall silent. I imagine…
By redecker
Bar glasses
No, I don't mean "beer goggles." I'm playing with airplane bottle cocktails, and I've discovered some things about bar glass sizes. The current cocktail I'm working on requires a rocks glass, so we'll start…
By misterkarl
The Internet is occupied
Some things are worth being loud about. So we made a 10x5m (32x16ft) sign and hung it from our office building. 🔥…
By María
Have a nice day!Antti
Computers are wonderful in almost every way, except for the hardware, software, security, and service. After a long career in information technology, and many painful lessons, I’ve learned a few useful bits.…
Riven Remake - Facing the Fear
For the longest time I've been scared of Riven. I went through it once, not long after release, and I remember only a protracted nightmare of the game making me feel very stupid (looking back, perhaps that was also…
By Galactic Man
What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?
Ever since I saw this video featuring Jimmy Carr, I've been racking my brain to answer that question. There are so many times in my life that I had an answer.…
By misterkarl