Faraway Fairway
A procedurally generated arcade golf game coming to the Playdate.
A procedurally generated arcade golf game coming to the Playdate.
This was originally published in 2010, but I thought it was worth transplanting here. I’ve also been able to make a couple of needed structural changes. I also think the premise is even more relevant today with the rise of LLMs.
I ordered a handful of glasses from Vietri and was very impressed.
How I started growing things, eating them and loving it.
When Apple added support for browser plugins to Safari on iOS I immediately thought of Honey, but Cardpointers has nailed it too.
NOTHING continues to make visually compelling design-differentiated mobile things. The ear(a) is good.
For a stretch of time beginning in the late 1980's and essentially ending in 2000, LucasArts produced both licensed titles and original properties that set the gold standard for games.
I've had a decent amount of requests now for the pizza dough I used to make pizza at home. Here's the recipe.
My typical recommendation for kitchen stuff is to go to your local restaurant supply store and buy it there. But this peeler is a gem.
I've been using the Leica SOFORT 2 for the past couple of months and really enjoying it. Though this won't be a formal review, I actually think that an informal one is more appropriate for this little casual gem of a camera.
Over the past few weeks the only game that has made me turn away from Marvel Snap has been Helldivers 2.
Let's have some fun with fashion. Every once in a when I feel like it I'll drop a fit check on the ol' blog here.
One of the reasons I'm so fascinated with Walt Disney Imagineering is that I do believe it's a truly unique organization. This interview with Disney Chairman of Parks Josh D'Amaro gave me a chance to nerd out about it.
This is a very typical bright, herbacious green salad in French households. It's one of my go-to options to pair with meats and pastas.
Headed to the snow soon. A phrase that I only understood recently was a California native thing. The majority of people don't 'head to the snow' the snow comes to them.
OpenCase improves a bunch of things about the way that Apple's MagSafe and MagSafe accessories for iPhone work.
recipe
I've tried a ton of different methods of making garlic bread and have landed on what I consider to be the perfect way to treat yourself on any given day or night.
screen time
Apple's Screen Time feature, which it launched a few years ago and incorporated extensive parental controls into, is broken.
Apple Vision Pro
The Apple Vision Pro takes technology decades in building and makes it seem like nothing special is happening. And that's a win.
Thedigest
Hello and welcome to the second Obsessor Digest. This catch up newsletter is designed to be an inbox home for all of those tidbits I post throughout the week, allowing subscribers to catch up without having to visit the site.
wine
A good slice of my family originates from Bari in the Puglia region of southern Italy. This region is known for its olive oil and wheat pastas primarily but also contains some wonderful vineyards. One of those that I discovered a few years ago is Terre di San Vito.
Apple Vision Pro
A few years ago I started traveling with my CPAP. I'll get to how this connects to the Apple Vision Pro shortly.
food
Food leaves fingerprints. Just as the music of our childhood defines our tastes for life, so do the tastes of our childhood foods define us.
apple
This is a cool little thing. It lets you view individual apps from your Mac as single windows on Apple Vision Pro.
restaurants
Every day I mourn the long, slow death of Foursquare and long for something new in restaurant review.
printer
Buy the Brother HL-L2350DW.
Imagineering
Disney's HoloTile floor could allow virtual reality users to walk and perambulate.
apple
Apple Vision Pro pre-orders began, and so did the sizzle reels of machines doing stuff.
skate
Patrick O'Dell's Epicly Later'd skate series returns.
Marvel Snap
Designer Michael Calcada recently posted this pretty incredible concept video for new Marvel Snap features.
remarkable 2
An update for members, and a reMarkable 2 review.
apple
An extended speech by Steve Jobs, given in 1983