Today, I make my final design presentation, wrapping up two years of online courses at Rhode Island School of Design. Now, what to do with those skills.
My youngest kid graduates from high school tomorrow. Now, what to do with those skills.
The older kid passed his written driving exam. Now, what to do with those skills (kinda).
"What to do with those skills?" This is actually the question confronting me (us) every day.
This Week's Links
Current Affairs The Case for Ska: The genre is often used as a punchline, but sneering at ska discounts its long and uplifting history as “the people’s music.”
Dead Carl Rights and Righteousness: From "The War People” to “A People at War": What the Mercenaries of the Thirty Years' War and the Citizen-Soldier Have In Common
Design Observer The compound interest of design: what not to build
NPR A guide to converting your lawn into a wildlife friendly garden
McSweeny's We’re Diversifying the University by Hiring More Crackpots
Type Bar >Fight >Run >Liberate: How JRPGs Made Me an Anarchist: "To attack and dethrone God is an inherently political act..."
The Handbasket Hating AI is good, actually: LinkedIn may be awash with boosters, but shunning AI is the human choice.
The Wikipedia Wabbithole
golem | Superman: Red Son | William Onyeabor | The Wild Bunch | Lilo & Stitch | Gangstas Paradise | priest hole
Cover Song of the Week
Until next week... gassho.