This may not be useful, but it is undoubtedly cool — Astroterm, a planetarium in the Linux terminal! It’s not as powerful (or as pretty) as Stellarium, but it is every bit as impressive, if not more so. I don’t know that it’s of any real use, but it’s the kind of thing I canContinue reading “A Planetarium in the Terminal”
Being a Good Uncle
On Saturday, when I was walking on New York City’s High Line with my sister, niece, and brother-in-law, we reached a cool vantage point where the Empire State Building could be seen off in the distance. I snapped a few photos with my phone… …and then I asked my sister and her family to stepContinue reading “Being a Good Uncle”
Mad For It
Sixteen years ago last week, Noel Gallagher left Oasis. The band was no more. I wrote at the time, “I’m downright gutted.” I never saw Oasis live and in concert, though I considered seeing Noel Gallagher and Beady Eye at various times. (Money was usually the reason I didn’t.) Noel Gallagher released solo albums, whichContinue reading “Mad For It”
“Creep,” by the Beatles
Imagine the Beatles had recorded Radiohead’s “Creep” in 1969. The result would have sounded a lot like this: Yeah, I can totally hear John and Paul recording this instead of “The Ballad of John and Yoko.” When the harmonies kick in, it’s perfect! And then it would go straight to #1 for a fortnight.
Motherfucking Oasis!
“Whatever.” I sang “How Sweet to Be an Idiot” in honor of Neil Innes.
The Shock of the Lightning
I am in New Jersey as I tap this out on my phone. (In part; I’ve added to and edited this over the subsequent days.) I met up with my sister and her family, and we spent the day in Manhattan walking around and going to the Oasis Pop-up Store in SoHo, because tomorrow theContinue reading “The Shock of the Lightning”
Ging Gang Goolie
While I’d known about Eric Idle’s pseudo-Rutles song, “Ging Gang Goolie,” for years, I’d never heard it until last night. It’s an old Boy Scouts nonsense song, performed by “Dick & Stig” — ie., Eric Idle and Ricky Fataar, as Idle played Dirk McQuickly and Fataar played Stig O’Hara in Idle’s The Rutles: All YouContinue reading “Ging Gang Goolie”
The Regime Restricts COVID Vaccines
Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration announced its new guidance on the COVID-19 vaccine. Per NPR: The agency is limiting the updated shots to people who are at risk for serious complications because they are 65 or older or have other health problems. Until now, COVID vaccines had been available to anyone 6 months andContinue reading “The Regime Restricts COVID Vaccines”
An Autumnal August
Work made me a little grumpy today. I began the day working on support articles for our autumn sale, then I had a tricky project land in my lap, and the next thing I know it’s Noon, I haven’t taken my morning meds, and I’m staring at several more hours with this tricky project. Meanwhile,Continue reading “An Autumnal August”
The 12K Sale
Today, Diamond launched a giant print sale — the 12K Print Sale, complete with a running theme. Shoutout to our designer Casey Dimoff for his graphic for the sale. That title was my pitch. The remit was to refresh the branding from our usual fall sale, the Blizzard, since it’s still August as I writeContinue reading “The 12K Sale”