September 2024 blend of links

Some links don’t call for a full blog post, but sometimes I still want to share some of the good stuff I encounter on the web.

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A.I.: A Means to an End or a Means to Our End? – A truly excellent — albeit very long — read, from Stephen Fry’s talk at King’s College in London. Possibly the best link that has — and will — ever appear on this blog. (via Meanwhile)*1

WordPress Vs. WP Engine? It Doesn’t Matter. It’s Bad For The Internet. – A great piece by Ernie Smith on the matter, which was also very well summarised by Kev: “this is what happens when millionaires get butt-hurt…” (via Dan Gillmor)*2

Miami Vice - In The Air Tonight Scene – Get ready to have this song stuck in your head for days after watching this great scene from the pilot episode. I never really watched Miami Vice because I think I was too young when it was on TV, and I never caught up. As a big fan of Michael Mann — who was the very influential executive producer of the show — and a fan of his movie Miami Vice (2006), maybe I should give it a go.

Nic Chan’s new website – Website/blog design of the year?

Tipping Point: The True Story of “The Limits to Growth” – I haven’t listened to this yet but it sounds very interesting, and everybody seems to be recommending it. I really like this kind of short-lived format: the podcast is only three episodes long. It reminds me of the “pop-up” style newsletter from Craig Mod. (via Kottke)

tapedeck.org – I love this so much. I’m not a graphic designer, but if I were, the design of audio cassette tape labels would certainly be one of the main reasons I’d have become one. I used to love writing on them, filling out the information and sticking them to the tape as if I were performing open-heart surgery, all for a bunch of songs cheaply recorded from the radio. (via Dense Discovery)

Kurono watches – These watches, only available in limited numbers, are quite hard to get but they have to be among my favourite watch designs around. Oh, by the way, on a totally unrelated note, my birthday is coming very soon.

How To: Highlight Text Fragments When Linking – A cool little trick from Rogue Amoeba’s Paul Kafasis: with a bookmarklet, you can share a specific part of a webpage, which becomes highlighted when opened. Also, Rogue Amoeba just updated their apps — including the great Piezo — to be easier to install, as if they needed more reasons to be recommended.

The Torment Nexus – Mathew Ingram recently launched his own publication/newsletter on Ghost, and, as a long-time reader of Mathew’s work — from his days at Gigaom, I believe — I can only highly recommend that you check it out if you are interested in the role of technology in society, media, and culture.

P&B: Justin Duke’s interview – ”Writing to me is sort of like exercise. It’s very easy to say ‘ah, I don’t have time to do this’ and give it up, and then discover that there is some sort of gap in your soul, a bit of a spiritual unease and languor that comes from lack of creation and reflection.”

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