Category: Aside
The Star Wars book that began it all
On this Star Wars Day 2022, my mind turned to the origins of this ennealogy of filmed stories that has endured over a total lifetime of 45 years. The first film in 1977 was what became known as Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope that led to the creation of what is aptly described…
A song for Ukraine from Pink Floyd
Published on April 8, 2022, ‘Hey Hey Rise Up‘ is Pink Floyd’s fundraiser for Ukraine featuring Ukrainian singer Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Boombox. This is the first new song from the legendary British rock band since 1994. According to the backstory, the title of the song is from the last line of “Oh, the Red Viburnum…
Make the Windows 11 Start menu to your liking
If there’s one thing that exercises a lot of Windows 11 users, it’s the Start menu and taskbar. Okay, that’s two things, both related. In Windows 11, the default position of the Start menu is centred above the taskbar, not ranged to the left as was the case in Windows 10. In addition, the app…
Web3: Doses of real reality
With the hype about all things Web3 in full swing, there’s never been a better time for someone to take a sideways look at what’s going on in the big and bumpy landscape. Enter Molly White, a software engineer and Wikipedia contributor, who combs through news and crypto sites to find the day’s most prominent…
Culture shift
We used to say, “Our world is very different from the one our grandparents knew”. Nowadays, it’s more like “Our world is very different from the one last Tuesday”. Everything changes faster than our ability to process it. Hugh MacLeod nails it.… Read the rest →
The AP shows the way for an NFT marketplace
An NFT marketplace with a difference? Well, an offering from the Associated Press certainly is different in the content – the NFTs – it’s making available to casual collectors and market makers alike. Launching on January 31, the AP NFT Marketplace will offer unique NFTs, including Pulitzer Prize-winning photos, from some of the most important…