The trick that made Mickey Mouse famous: a fascinating video by Phil Edwards explains how optical sound technology contributed to the success of the first Mickey Mouse cartoon by achieving perfect sound synchronization. 🍿 × 💻
Watching Magic Johnson receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Joe Biden brought me joy. Their interaction was a delightful display of playfulness, joy, and gratitude between two good people. We need more moments like this. 🏀 × 🏛️
Henry Rich on the R!sky Business podcast, about climate change:
I'm pivoting to more focus on this book on individual action and building climate identity as a consumer. […] I think a lot of the meaning of one's life as you look back in it will be what individual parts they played in this massive success or catastrophic failure. […] The risk of looking back and not liking what I see is haunting for me. And I also think that there's a lot of low grade anxiety that people feel about not the threat, but the paralysis. So trying to create tools and heuristics for people to actually tap into something to feel good about and not just feel low key sleepwalking toward armageddon.
I have a strong feeling that when I eventually move away from software engineering, I would love to open a sustainable bar or restaurant that fosters a strong sense of community. Bookmarking this for that time, and waiting for the book.
Also take a look at the restaurants Henry is running. They look gorgeous.
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Here is my Year in Review from Letterboxd for 2024.
I love Letterboxd and have been using it since 2012. It has improved continuously over time. I also appreciate their commitment to web standards. Just look at the RSS feed icon on any user’s diary! 🍿 × 💻
Die Hard, 1988 - ★★★★
We had planned to watch it during the Christmas season, but we missed all our opportunities and had to catch up. Yippee Ki-Yay! Following that, a video compiling all the references to Die Hard in Brooklyn Nine-Nine was a fun bonus.
