Author Archives: skierpage

About skierpage

As you might guess, my site is mine. My Schema.org info is at .

art: home is Incomplete Open Cubes 5/9

Posted on 2026-05-12 by skierpage

in progress! Sol LeWitt programmatically/accidentally made the most simple, refined, and beautiful home evar, Can you spot it in this housing development? I saw this exhibition at SFMOMA, a sublime quiet experience. The artwork is the name: starting with three … Continue reading →

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music: Charlie Puth deadens his talent

Posted on 2026-04-22 by skierpage

I didn’t pay much attention to Charlie Puth; his fans giving him way too much credit for having perfect pitch and producing his own songs turned me off. But he delivered a smart excellent rendition of the U.S. national anthem … Continue reading →

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skiing: missing the bigger picture

Posted on 2026-04-05 by skierpage

actual story: the 41-year-old wins big! Lindsey Vonn will be remembered for attempting a comeback at 41, completely rupturing her ACL in a downhill race crash nine days before the Winter Olympics, competing in the Olympic downhill anyway, and then really … Continue reading →

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music: Love (and $$$) Will Keep Us Together, Paul Gilbert

Posted on 2026-02-11 by skierpage

Paul Gilbert is an entertaining voluble guitar whiz. I’ve watched a few videos of him, so YouTube recommended “Paul Gilbert – The Process of Translation | AMS Interview”. Lot of talk, but at 6:20 he casually unleashes a fantastic cover … Continue reading →

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money: fElon Musk’s paper wealth is real

Posted on 2026-02-10 by skierpage

Elon Musk is the richest person in the world thanks to the shares of Tesla, Xitter, xAI, and SpaceX that he owns. He’s forced xAI to acquire Xitter and now SpaceX to acquire xAI in order to hide their losses … Continue reading →

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art: Santa brings Jhane Barnes beauty

Posted on 2026-01-03 by skierpage

Santa figured out there is an endlessly updating treasure trove of Jhane Barnes shirts on eBay. Here are two stellar designs I received. From a distance the check shirt looks straightforward, but the fibers in each square and of each … Continue reading →

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music: the secondhand joy of mashups and AI

Posted on 2025-10-20 by skierpage

YouTube finally got around to recommending Bill McClintock’s mashups to me. A lot of the enjoyment comes from bringing out the strong melodies underlying bombastic metal performances by pairing them with disco/pop/R&B songs; unfortunately, I’m not familiar with most of … Continue reading →

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web: awful online shopping part NN

Posted on 2025-05-01 by skierpage

Why is shopping at Amazon so awful? It presents dozens of brands you’ve never heard of, and appallingly bad filtering options. And since 8% of the 1-star reviews are “It broke after X weeks”, let me filter for products by … Continue reading →

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art: Sturgeon’s law at the art fair

Posted on 2025-04-19 by skierpage

For some reason San Francisco Art Fair thinks we’re high roller art buyers (even though we’ve never brought a painting home for more than $500) and offers us “VIP” tickets. (Though this reminds me of the “Las Vegas” episode of … Continue reading →

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cars: they all step up then falter in EVs

Posted on 2025-03-28 by skierpage

The Nissan Leaf was the first mass market BEV in 2010. Nissan built battery factories and assembly lines on three continents to make it. 16 years later, Nissan has one new model in the USA, the Ariya. Meanwhile upstart Tesla … Continue reading →

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