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Hania Rani - F Major

This video, shot in Iceland and directed by Neels Castillion, is pleasingly hypnotic.

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Some calm things to look at...

A couple of things have caught my eye on the Colossal website this morning...

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Accent

A smart e-ink picture frame.

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Ambient sounds

Some ambient soundscapes that might aid focus.

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Music For The Long Emergency

A short list of music that might help with the lock-down.

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Messy Nessy

The Messy Nessy website is extraordinary. Do not click if you're on a deadline.

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My Lockdown Reading List

As we prepare to batten down the hatches, I've arranged a pile of books to retreat to. The pile is a work-in-progress, because there are a lot of unread books on my shelves but these are the ones I'm going to hit first and I'

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On the upside...

Dolphins in Venice!

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Radio and Podcasts

Today I have put up links to the podcasts, and as several people have asked, a handful of my radio plays in Soundcloud format.

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Liquid Iron Rain

Here's a writing prompt, if ever there was one...

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David Byrne (video)

Filing this under "still got it".

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Merlin Project

I recommended OmniPlan a few days ago. I take it back - use Merlin Project.

Writing

The Shadow Over Innsmouth - Update

Breaking ground on Season Three

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How To Juggle Projects

Breaking down a system for managing multiple projects without going insane.

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New thinking on a website...

Some updates on systems and a new website idea.

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In praise of Nebo...

I've been using the Nebo app with good results.

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New Systems for 2020

A New Year and some new methods of productivity/procrastination.

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This Is Not A Conspiracy Theory

It’s finally complete; Kirby Ferguson’s latest episodic online documentary “This Is Not A Conspiracy Theory” posted its seventh and final episode last night.

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Reality Bleeds in Los Angeles...

I took the new (to me, it was actually "new" in 1973) Hasselblad with me to LA last week. I hadn't had it serviced, so I knew the results were likely to be a little dicey. I got the negatives back yesterday and oh boy there

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Hasselblad

A couple of weeks ago, I took the plunge and bought an old (1973) Hasselblad 500CM on eBay. There have been a few teething problems, but this is the first successful image out of it and has made me fall in love with film all over again. I took the

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Comments...

As an experiment, I've enabled comments on this site in an effort to get a little interaction going. I'm using the Commento code and I haven't tried it before so there might be some teething problems, we shall see. In the meantime, say Hi

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Goodbye 2019

My year in pictures.

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Ridley Scott's The Seven Worlds

This is from earlier in the year, but I only just saw it. Ridley Scott made this short film for Hennessey and it is stunning.

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Night Of The Living Podcast interview

I did an interview last night with Freddy and Kelley from the Night Of The Living Podcast. It was easily the most fun interview I've done but I haven't listened back to it, so there's a decent chance I talk a lot of nonsense.

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Truth and fiction in "The Whisperer In Darkness"

A few things it seemed useful to mention that might be of interest to listeners...