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Linked List: August 2025

Thursday, 14 August 2025

The Listening Book by W.A. Mathieu ✶

Recommended to anyone remotely interested in sound and music, reading this book is like discovering an unexplored and beautiful region of a world you thought you knew. Added to my list of books for thinking and learning.

New Kodak camera idea ✶

People who find this working at Kodak, please consider making a camera that has:

  1. 35mm-equivalent basic plastic lens, 6 megapixel sensor with big pixels, autofocus, center-weighted metering.

  2. No screen to see photos. Only a tiny LCD for basic settings like remaining pictures and remaining battery power.

  3. Pictures saved to replaceable built-in SD card, downloadable to computers via USB-C to USB-C connector.

  4. Long battery life (one whole day of shooting). Powered by rechargeable AA batteries.

  5. Splash proof.

  6. Sensor that adds grain to blown highlights and lost shadows.

  7. Less than $100.

  8. Bonus: Open source firmware.

Basically a competitor to the Camp Snap, but better.

Thank you!

Thursday, 7 August 2025

Lie flat is justice ✶

Via a post by Harvey Lederman on Scott Aaronson’s blog, where I left a comment. Everyone needs to play more and work less. A universal basic income is needed to make this happen.

See also, 躺平 Tang ping.

♫ The Sofa ✶

Beautiful new song by Wolf Alice, along with White Horses.

Friday, 1 August 2025

Improvisational space tune with special guest Yootsvik ✶

And amateur radio traffic, in the Elite: Dangerous holodeck program.