Field notes: Venetian bridge fights
The next long form essay is coming along - I’ve begun writing the zero draft after going down a rabbit
Justin Taylor
I'm a professional software engineer by day. Outside of work I write daily, and publish the good stuff. I'm learning to draw, so I can expand my creative pursuits to ever wider circles. I own a typewriter, and I use it frequently.
Rhubarb, the venerable Bede, and a cooperage
I’m experimenting with a new format - a weekly post with the links and other delightful marginalia I’ve come
Carving ideas from the ether
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Lately I’ve been struggling with the latest essay for
Field Note: A card for project definition
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I’m a fan of noodling around on a creative
Field Note: Geography is four dimensional
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Derek Sivers’ post on the chronological dimension of geography is
Field note: Steinwinter Supercargo
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To borrow a phrase from the article, this truck is
Field Note: Imagined Futures’ Cyberpunk episode
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Imagined Futures is a mini-series by the Object podcast.
Field Note: Papermakers of the lake district
For today’s field note, I bring you a piece of optimism in the form of an article on paper
Field note: Spreadsheets
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David Oks has a terrific write up on the modern
Field Note: Rally
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The ability to make an entire short film with Unreal
Field Note: Theodosian Walls of Constantinople
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Today’s link is a long exploration of the Theodosian
Field Note: A voltmeter clock
This is a novel idea for a clock - it uses voltmeters to show the hours, minutes, and seconds. Out of
Field Note: Ken Isaacs’ Matrix design concept
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I stumbled across designer/architect Ken Isaacs’ Superchair concept a
Field Note: Minox developer tanks
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During one of our weekly brain trust catch ups, my
Field Note: Typesetting races & technological change
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The Public Domain Review is one of those places where
Field Note: Sailing
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I've been busy this week neck deep in
Field Note: A computer for the 21st century
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I’ve been meaning to write more field notes. They
Creative flow & my writing process
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Research as a leisure activity is a succinct summation of