Jack Cheng
@jackcheng.bsky.social
Children's author, pattern linguist, slow technologist, expert dabbler. And new dad. Building lively worlds, both real and imagined.
Sunday #438:
#438: The Aftervibe is the Message
Digging my way out after illness.
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February 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Sunday #438:
Sunday #437:
#437: Too Early for Spring
Dumpling Club Patreon, William Gibson, and The Fabelmans
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January 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Sunday #437:
Sunday #435:
#435: Individually Adapted
Come to my digital mending circle.
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December 16, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Sunday #435:
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Just kicked off a pre-order campaign for my forthcoming Random House edition of "Things Become Other Things." Pre-order and get a big discount to use in my SPECIAL PROJECTS shop and more; more info here:
craigmod.com/roden/098/#c...
craigmod.com/roden/098/#c...
TBOT Pre-order Campaign: GO! — Roden newsletter issue 098
Pre-order TBOT for Goodies
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December 3, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Just kicked off a pre-order campaign for my forthcoming Random House edition of "Things Become Other Things." Pre-order and get a big discount to use in my SPECIAL PROJECTS shop and more; more info here:
craigmod.com/roden/098/#c...
craigmod.com/roden/098/#c...
Sunday #434:
#434: Noctalgia
Or: Welcome to the butt spa.
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December 3, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Sunday #434:
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[dak prescott voice]
Here we go: The Verge now has a subscription
A lot of our site will remain free, but you can now pay to get fewer ads and unlimited access to all of our work.
www.theverge.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:00 PM
[dak prescott voice]
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I’ve started a Bluesky list featuring some of the brilliant writers, designers, coders, editors, and others who’ve contributed to A List Apart “for people who make websites.” Are you on the list?
zeldman.com/2024/11/24/a...
zeldman.com/2024/11/24/a...
A List Apart contributors list on Bluesky
I’ve started a Bluesky list featuring some of the brilliant writers, designers, coders, editors, and others who’ve contributed to A List Apart “for people who make websites.”
zeldman.com
November 24, 2024 at 2:44 PM
I’ve started a Bluesky list featuring some of the brilliant writers, designers, coders, editors, and others who’ve contributed to A List Apart “for people who make websites.” Are you on the list?
zeldman.com/2024/11/24/a...
zeldman.com/2024/11/24/a...
Sunday #433:
#433: The Commonality is Worldbuilding
Writing reintroductions, obscure computing laws, and the Sagan-Muppet connection.
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November 18, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Sunday #433:
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knocked out a quick and dirty christopher alexander starter pack; dunno who's all on here though: go.bsky.app/Toiz4qB
November 14, 2024 at 6:21 PM
knocked out a quick and dirty christopher alexander starter pack; dunno who's all on here though: go.bsky.app/Toiz4qB
This used to drive me crazy but was finally fixed in MacOS Sonoma: If you have Optimize Storage turned on, you can prevent specific folders from getting offloaded to iCloud by right-clicking on the folder and selecting “Keep Downloaded”
November 14, 2024 at 4:21 PM
This used to drive me crazy but was finally fixed in MacOS Sonoma: If you have Optimize Storage turned on, you can prevent specific folders from getting offloaded to iCloud by right-clicking on the folder and selecting “Keep Downloaded”
TFW someone writes an online security/privacy substack and adds you to their mailing list without your permission 🙃
April 12, 2024 at 2:36 PM
TFW someone writes an online security/privacy substack and adds you to their mailing list without your permission 🙃
On loop this weekend: St. Louis Public Radio’s eclipse playlist
Music for an Eclipse
Music for an Eclipse · Playlist · 27 songs · 337 likes
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April 5, 2024 at 1:59 PM
On loop this weekend: St. Louis Public Radio’s eclipse playlist
Been listening to lofi video game tunes while writing lately so I guess I’ve come full circle
March 30, 2024 at 1:05 AM
Been listening to lofi video game tunes while writing lately so I guess I’ve come full circle
I get that Shin Godzilla is supposed to be bureaucratic satire, but to someone living in an American city without great public transit, it also reads as an ode to infrastructure
March 27, 2024 at 2:25 PM
I get that Shin Godzilla is supposed to be bureaucratic satire, but to someone living in an American city without great public transit, it also reads as an ode to infrastructure
Susan Kare’s demo of the original Mac interface has strong Bob Ross vibes
Susan Kare demonstrating the Macintosh Interface in 1984
Watch now: History of The Graphical User Interface (GUI): A Wonderful Curse https://youtu.be/fHMPGhezj0s?si=DuBg3tOL_hiEG7sYIn this clip from the Computer Ch...
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March 25, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Susan Kare’s demo of the original Mac interface has strong Bob Ross vibes