Son of a Sailor

@Sonofasailor
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Hi! I'm Craig, a sometime cartoonist, former graphic designer, and retired software developer. I love art, reading, photography, science, cats, music, movies, and gaming. I like playing bass and ukulele, and making music with my brothers. Recently I've been learning about SwiftUI and how to write software for Apple platforms...but then Baldur's Gate 3 came along...

Still trying to figure everything out. As one does. He/him.

#nobridge (looking at you, snarfed.org)

Currently reading:Zoë’s Tale, by John Scalzi
Currently playing:Batman: Arkham City
Son of a Sailor1d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@daringfireball/116416048178171867

The new Netflix Apple TV app is definitely a step back in usability. It’s like I’m constantly stubbing my toe whenever it fails to work like it should.

Son of a Sailor2d ago

@caseyliss “Out here, people struggled to get by with the most basic technologies; a ship would bring you work, a gun would help you keep it. A captain's goal was simple: find a crew, find a job, keep flying.”

Loved this patch note:

Son of a Sailor3d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@daringfireball/116405274017364065

Maybe they’ll call it the Newton Plus.

Son of a Sailor4d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@daringfireball/116398471432705365

My wife said, “They'd be better off using Clippy.”

Son of a Sailor4d ago
kottke.org4d ago
Rebecca Solnit: “The United States is being murdered, and it’s an inside job. Every department, every branch, every bureau and function of the federal government is being fatally corrupted or altogether dismantled or disabled.” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/12/united-states-trump-destruction
The United States is destroying itself

The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment

The Guardian
Son of a SailorApr 9
Craig HockenberryApr 9

Wallaroo is by far the easiest way to switch wallpaper on your Apple devices, and with all the great images coming out from NASA, we thought it would be nice to make a collection of our favorites.

Some of mine are below.

The app download and images are FREE. Learn more here:

https://wallaroo.app

Son of a SailorApr 7
ColossalApr 7

Aleph Geddis’ spindly, playful, vaguely alien wooden sculptures evoke an enigmatic tension between identity and glyph.

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/04/aleph-geddis-chiseled-wood-sculptures/

#art

Son of a SailorApr 6

What I love about this animation from NASA is how it beautifully illustrates the dance of cosmic billiards that is celestial mechanics. Watch as Orion sails forth to where the Moon is *going* to be.

https://reentry.codl.fr/@apod/statuses/01KNGFV0MEQSDW1FHV2TF29WCR

Post by Astronomy Picture of the Day, @[email protected]

The Path of Artemis II Video Credit: [NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/), [GSFC](https://www.nasa.gov/goddard/), [Artemis II](https://www.nasa.gov/missions/nasa-an…

reentry.codl.fr
Son of a SailorApr 4

RE: https://mastodon.social/@BasicAppleGuy/116348648855973530

Might be my new fave photo from the #ArtemisII mission.

Son of a SailorApr 4
Every Peanuts strip ever published, for as low as $25.00. Possibly the most influential, if not the greatest, comic strip of all time. https://www.humblebundle.com/books/collected-peanuts-fantagraphics-books