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Out now on Catalog..... Crankboy: a high performance Game Boy emulator for your Playdate!
Plus! 4 specially included titles:
👻 Life's Too Short GB
🦖 Dashosaur DX
👾 GBBS95
🎶 Lo-Fi GB, a music album (but for your GB (but really for your Playdate))
“You might think it counterintuitive that a movement obsessed with software would spearhead a severe decline in the design quality of software. But software brain is an obsession with software as a medium in and of itself. A means with no consideration for the end.”
https://daringfireball.net/2026/05/software_as_the_product_of_obsession_times_voice
You might think it counterintuitive that a movement obsessed with software would be spearheading a severe decline in the design quality of software, but in Patel’s definition, there’s no concept of software as art, as a practice, as a craft. Software brain is purely an obsession with software as a medium in and of itself. A means with no consideration for the end.
John Gruber expanding on his reaction to Adobe’s new UI to connect Nilay Patel’s “software brain” concept with the loss of creativity and craft in software:
"You might think it counterintuitive that a movement obsessed with software would be spearheading a severe decline in the design quality of software, but in Patel’s definition, there’s no concept of software as art, as a practice, as a craft. Software brain is purely an obsession with software as a medium in and of itself. A means with no consideration for the end."
You might think it counterintuitive that a movement obsessed with software would be spearheading a severe decline in the design quality of software, but in Patel’s definition, there’s no concept of software as art, as a practice, as a craft. Software brain is purely an obsession with software as a medium in and of itself. A means with no consideration for the end.
The part where the board member can't tell the journalist who sent him the AI-generated image for approval because he was following AI instructions changing out his email server and deleted all of his old email is *chef's kiss*.
https://www.coyotemedia.org/how-did-an-ai-generated-mural-wind-up-in-this-vallejo-alley/
✔️ nice voice
✔️ catchy, hummable melody
✔️ bass player having some fun
✔️ double tracked vocals that kick in at the chorus
it’s all i really want from music https://music.apple.com/us/album/leave-you/1889504447?i=1889504449
(also don’t miss her other perfect song, “sleep for days”)
20 years ago today “Mission: Impossible III” was released, with visual effects by Industrial Light & Magic.
We sneaked R2-D2 into a shot, and here it is.
"2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) has the most dramatic, most famous match cut in the history of cinema.
remastered in HD:
https://youtu.be/SsE6WgxG0aE?si=FmX28x5AQR10BnG5
Was invited to see the What? band this weekend.
Didn't know what to expect, but their music was completely up my alley. Somewhere between Jazz Fusion (think: Casiopea), funk, and a local Hudson Valley vibe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYNFndbX2fY
They're on tour, go check 'em out.
Extremely late on this one, but just heard the legendary Bob Power passed away.
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-questlove-show-53194211/
The Questlove Show builds on the award-winning Questlove Supreme podcast, bringing listeners into intimate, one-on-one conversations with peers, influences, and friends. Hosted by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, each episode uncovers the unexpected — from morning rituals and hidden talents to the art and experiences that shaped a guest’s journey. Sometimes playful, sometimes profound, always curious, QLS offers rare insight into leaders in music, film, television, comedy, literature, mental health, and beyond. It’s a fresh, unpredictable spin from a trusted source — a place where randomness is encouraged, tangents are welcomed, and conversations are anything but ordinary.
Apparently Speed Racer *will* have an IMAX run this weekend 🏁:
Playdate
John Gruber
Manton Reece
evacide
Cabel Sasser
Todd Vaziri