Too Much TV: Substack Is Going To Give Me A Stroke

A year into the wreckage and salvage

It’s coming up on been a year, somehow, since I started this website/micro-studio/space to think in. What a wild choice that was, setting out in October of 2024, eyes on the horizon! We’d hoped things would turn out differently. The research and thinking I came

2026-04-25

Thoughts about design, code, technology and everything in between.

2026 Idea Dump

AF just went on its annual summer break in June, and I spent the most glorious two weeks up north for some much needed, off-the-grid time.

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shoc…

Talking Revolutionary Film and 'The Overseer Class' with Craig Jenkins

A chaotic, complex, and hilarious preview of an upcoming BAM film series, with co-presenter and Pulitzer-nominated writer Craig Jenkins.

TV Tropes

TV Tropes, the all-devouring pop-culture wiki, catalogs and cross-references recurrent plot devices, archetypes, and tropes in all forms of media.

SAHCon 2025!!!

Welcome to the virtual Homestuck Convention Hall. A single day of fun to make the world a little brighter!

Why we’re still obsessed with 90s aesthetics in 2026

Decoding the visual cycle: how tactile 90s aesthetics bridge the gap between sterile tech and human emotion in 2026.

ATmosphereConf TV

Channel-surf through ATmosphereConf 2026 talks.

‘Jaws’ Is the Perfect Blockbuster, Saying Nothing yet Signifying Everything

The beauty of Steven Spielberg’s 1975 classic is that you can choose how to watch it: as a summery, shark-bitten thriller or as an allegory about the failed leadership of institutions

ATmosphere Report #147 - Year's end reflections - Connected Places

Some themes I'm watching for 2026: censorship resistance, the politics of interoperable spaces, and who gets to shape how atproto talks about itself.

Talk recordings and photos for 2026

This year’s Local-First Conf is a warp. Here are the talk recordings from day 1 and 2. Buzz 3rd year at @localfirstconf.com What keeps me coming back isn't...