Format Junkies

While thinking about vinyl albums and the blink-of-an-eye format switches that have occurred since, I realized how people have been turned into “Format Junkies.”

Vinyl Records Are Still Mind-Blowing Technology

Does anyone just stop from time to time and think, “Holy frijoles, how do I take that for granted?”

Mourning Manual Transmission

As new tech becomes commonplace, and cheaper, few remember how to fix it or operate the old versions.

Poetry

This is of an offshoot of my pondering about the death of art. It’s a focused topic, and I won’t be too long on it. It’s something that I’ve thought of on occasion, because it’s a topic close to my heart. It’s something that I think is fundamentally important to culture, and I wonder at […]

Vampire Contingency Plans

Recently there was a story about drones being used to transport blood samples. It’s been approved, and this is the game plan. Blood samples, of various sorts, transported to hospitals by drone.

Is Art Dying?

Every generation bemoans at least some of the advances made in its time. When it comes to art, and craft, I tend to take it more personally than other things.