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Loving these. Reznor meets Brian Eno.

IMO one of the very best albums of the last decade. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Defender of the universe and damn decent fella! Happy birthday, Al!

That new trackpad cover looks real nice and works with the prior gen pros. Hmmm... want it, but not sure if I want to fork over $300 for it.

Rewatching Chernobyl. It is quite good a 2nd time though because you know what is happening and why in a way that isn’t clear the first time through. Also feels quite appropriate for the current situation.

I know in the age of digital delivery we aren't supposed to be pre-ordering things anymore, but this is the easiest pre-order I've ever made.

Might as well enjoy the finer things before they end up shutting down all restaurants due to this Corona crap.

Stephen Malkmus - Traditional Techniques New Pavement it is not, but it is pretty good!

RIP Max.

RIP McCoy Tyner. The Coltrane Quartet ❤️.

Happy birthday, Nate!

Happy birthday, CS!

This won’t be a sexy suggestion, but I found a local roastery I enjoy just by punching “coffee” in to google maps and sampling the roasteries that popped up.

RIP Clive Cussler. Used to love those Dirk Pitt books on planes and vacations. Along with the Clancy stuff they are damn near ideal beach reads. Also like the Clancy stuff they probably haven't aged all that well

Happy birthday, flyboy!

Frontline takes a look at the rise of Amazon. This was very good. It is also nice to see that Amazon took it seriously and made most of the top echelon of execs available for interviews. We are in totally uncharted waters going forward as it feels impossible to think of any historical analog to what Amazon is today. I've definitely been re-thinking some of my own Amazon shopping in the last year as I don't think the company really shares my values. https://www.pbs.org/video/amazon-empire-the-rise-and-reign-of-jeff-bezos-xpco5j/

Happy birthday, Dan!

Just filed my 2019 taxes and had to send a $4,500 check payable to Donald J. Trump. Ouch. Give me back my SALT deductions you orange bastard!

Happy birthday, Al!

Finished The Amber Spyglass, the final book of the Golden Compass series. Overall the series was an enjoyable read. Not something I'd necessarily recommend, but enjoyable nevertheless. The third book went in a religious/cosmological direction I think the author maybe though was profound, but the themes and implications didn't really hit for me. I think I'm going to skip the HBO series. To do this series justice you'd need an insane budget for CG and production, and even then I'm not sure it would add much to my enjoyment after having read through the books.

Happy birthday, Colin!

Happy birthday, Steve! 🎂🥳

Happy birthday!

Detroit: Become Human I've been saying for a while that the storytelling in games rivals almost anything being done in TV or film. I didn't think this one would get its hooks in to me. It starts with fairly simple mundane stories of mechanical people and ends up being this gripping civil rights tale that really had me questioning my core beliefs. It has been an absolute pleasure to play the three Quantic Dreams produced games over the past year on PC. Detroit, Beyond: Two Souls, and Heavy Rain are all magnificent narrative experiences that push the boundaries of interactive writing. They certainly aren't for everybody, but if they resonate with you they really are something special. David Cage, the writer/game director/founder at Quantic Dreams is someone on my short-list of people who I think are so bright that I will consume anything he produces in any genre.