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skiing: technical wear as fashion

Posted on 2020-03-13 by skierpage

Keegan Brady wrote an article in GQ about the rise of “technical outerwear” in fashion. I wear and love this stuff while skiing, but once I’m off the mountain it goes in a storage tub. He mentions the rise of … Continue reading →

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music: relationship advice or Cocteau Twins?

Posted on 2020-02-26 by skierpage

Quick quiz: who wrote “Intimacy is when we’re in the same place at the same time. Dealing honestly with how we feel, and who we really are. That’s what grown-ups do; that is mature thinking” ? A: noted relationship philosopher … Continue reading →

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making movies surrounded by real virtual environments

Posted on 2020-02-26 by skierpage

I’ve never seen it, but this in-depth article on filming “The Mandalorian” is fascinating. Instead of filming actors in front of an enormous green screen and later replacing it with CGI background and special effects, as you see in Game … Continue reading →

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music: Billie Eilish = Nina Persson of The Cardigans

Posted on 2020-02-16 by skierpage

On a lot of songs (“myboy,” “idontwannabeyouanymore,” etc.) Billie Eilish sounds like Nina Persson of The Cardigans! “everything i wanted” is “Sick & Tired,” while the vaguely “up” songs are channeling “Celia Inside” and other gems from The Cardigans’ “Life” … Continue reading →

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web: frictionless writing corrections

Posted on 2020-02-16 by skierpage

When people rite rong, I can’t help correcting them, it’s the former tech writer/Edna Krabapple in me. If they have a Twitter account I’ll tweet a correction, but even if they notice and acknowledge the misteak they have to locate … Continue reading →

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eco: hydrogen home fantasy

Posted on 2020-01-11 by skierpage

Right now you can put up solar panels, attach them to a battery, and live off-grid. The problem is in winter you need a lot of panels and a big battery for cloudy days, or you “cheat” and get heat … Continue reading →

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web: how to link to a Facebook post?

Posted on 2019-12-13 by skierpage

Someone I follow asked “How does one copy the link of a Facebook post?” So you want to get a link to your Facebook post (e.g. send it in an e-mail). Facebook makes this stupidly hard! I wrote a long … Continue reading →

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cars: Toyota fumbles the future

Posted on 2019-11-01 by skierpage

Old+line car companies mangle the English language and engage in doublespeak when they talk about how they are leaders in “electrification” and that soon all their cars will be “electrified.” All this means is their cars will have something more … Continue reading →

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music: questions for Cory Wong

Posted on 2019-10-22 by skierpage

I paid for a VIP pass to Corey Wong’s upcoming show so I could spend more time with such a great musician. Part of it includes a master class, but I hope I can just ask him questions, including: What’s … Continue reading →

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music to which it’s easy to make hand gestures

Posted on 2019-09-27 by skierpage

Jia Tolentino writes in The New Yorker about TikTok, an app/platform on which people record themselves goofing around to music. ‘A twenty-six-year-old Australian producer … told me that he was now concentrating on lyrics that you could act out with … Continue reading →

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