Links #167

Jason on analog maximalism. I’m trying to move more in this direction, primarily through writing and drawing with pen on paper in my Field Notes much more often, though I hope to move analogward in other areas too.

Neal Stephenson’s advice on writing by hand. I’ve wanted to do more of this. Just need to put in the time to get my cursive hand to a place where I’m happy with how it looks, and I need to figure out how to avoid hand cramps, since unlikely Neal I do get those every time I write by hand for more than a minute or two. (Maybe I’m writing too small or holding the pen too tightly.)

Jess Zafarris on rebracketing (words that got broken in the wrong place). Fascinating!

Alan Jacobs quoting John McWhorter on why “h” is pronounced “aitch.” Also fascinating and unexpected.

The Godox C100 screenless camera and the screenless Camp Snap 2 both look interesting.

ReadBeanIceCream on only working at their desk. “I have a toolbox. I do not carry it around with me. I do not bring it the grocery store, on vacation, or anywhere else. It sits on a shelf until I need it and I treat my digital tools the same way.” Intriguing. I already do this for work but hadn’t thought about doing it for personal projects as well.

Petra Stock on a species of jellyfish, turritopsis dohrnii, that is kind of immortal. Crazy. Though having to turn back into a kid and grow up all over again seems like it might be more of a curse.

The Virtual OS Museum. “Want to see the earliest resident monitors? The ancestor of all modern OSes (CTSS)? The earliest versions of Unix? The first OS with a desktop metaphor GUI (Xerox Star Pilot/ViewPoint)? Early versions of mainstream OSes? If you want to explore historical OSes and platforms without having to worry about configuring/installing emulators and OSes or corrupting emulated installations, you’ve come to the right place.” Cool.

Video of Ancient James making a DSLR adapter mount out of an LCD. Mesmerizing.

vga256’s northern perspective. “When technology breaks down in the north, there isn’t a tech support number to call, or dealership or mechanic to take it to. You’re on your own. This encourages you to care for your tools, and make repairs using whatever knowledge and resources you have on hand. People who live on the land only take with them what they can maintain, upgrade and repair themselves. Big, complex, fragile, expensive, high-performance, high-maintenance stuff is left at drydock.” A good philosophy.