https://hypertexthero.com/ Recent content on Hypertexthero en-us Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:31:00 +0200 https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/06/06/memory-sound-design-and-the-discovery-of-music-through-intuition/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:31:00 +0200 https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/06/06/memory-sound-design-and-the-discovery-of-music-through-intuition/ Interview with Matthew Florianz, sound designer of one of my all-time favorite videogames. https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/05/25/solvitur-ambulando/ Mon, 25 May 2026 21:13:24 -0400 https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/05/25/solvitur-ambulando/ When in doubt, move. https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/05/23/blinker-fluid/ Sat, 23 May 2026 13:36:45 -0400 https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/05/23/blinker-fluid/ Good live improvisation progressive rock band. Saw them at Tip Top Deluxe in Grand Rapids, MI, and look forward to whatever they lay down on a record. https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/05/22/actual-intelligence/ Fri, 22 May 2026 13:11:09 -0400 https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/05/22/actual-intelligence/ From Woz’s commencement speech: You all have AI, actual intelligence! … I was at a company where the engineers figured out how to make a brain. It takes nine months. … The day you die, you’re not gonna remember things you learned in your class, formulas and all that, what you’re gonna remember is the good times you had doing things with other people, enjoying anything in life. https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/05/21/exanima-095/ Thu, 21 May 2026 08:47:06 -0400 https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/05/21/exanima-095/ Yesterday I restarted my Exanima playthrough with the new patch and was vanquished by a zombie before reaching the iron gate. The game is looking better than ever and I’m excited to get further in the next attempt. https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/05/15/since-you-arrived-vol-iv-taken/ Fri, 15 May 2026 08:47:00 -0400 https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/05/15/since-you-arrived-vol-iv-taken/ What a webpage (or app) can tell about you when you visit. Via jank.cool. https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/04/30/drawing-2-and-some-piano-synths/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:04:28 -0400 https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/04/30/drawing-2-and-some-piano-synths/ Rough drawing of hair and piano synth music improvisation. https://hypertexthero.com/adrift-advice/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:04:08 -0400 https://hypertexthero.com/adrift-advice/ Was thinking about the kid feeling listless, adrift. At that age, living by Seattle (or anywhere, really)…if one likes music, even a little, get a guitar or a piano synth, learn two or three chords, and start writing songs while working at an ice cream store. Or do some vocational training, electrician, nature guide, whatever attracts even a hint of interest. Adrift hair drawings made in an occasional co-working livestream. Words that have helped me: https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/04/25/text-wrap-balance/ Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:54:00 -0400 https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/04/25/text-wrap-balance/ A CSS rule I did not know existed, useful to avoid orphans — single words after a line break. Text is wrapped in a way that best balances the number of characters on each line, enhancing layout quality and legibility. Because counting characters and balancing them across multiple lines is computationally expensive, this value is only supported for blocks of text spanning a limited number of lines (six or less for Chromium and ten or less for Firefox). https://hypertexthero.com/audio-routing-playing-live-music-videogame-worlds/ Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:18:21 -0400 https://hypertexthero.com/audio-routing-playing-live-music-videogame-worlds/ Summary: Routing audio from Logic Pro DAW on a Mac to an Open Broadcaster Studio (OBS) livestream on a PC to perform live music in videogame worlds that are sometimes published on YouTube and Spotify as finished improvisational tracks. Jotted down over the course of lots of trial-and-error to help me remember which thing does what in a tangled mess of real and digital cables while avoiding earsplitting audio feedback, and to help you, dear visitor, to do the same without excess cursing. https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/04/22/computer-gaming-world-museum/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:08:59 -0400 https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/04/22/computer-gaming-world-museum/ …dedicated to the preservation and presentation of all items related to the first magazine specifically dedicated to computer games. 1981–2006. Via commenter Arren over at jank.cool https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/04/22/airframe-ultra-demo/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:52:08 -0400 https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/04/22/airframe-ultra-demo/ Yesterday I briefly played the demo of a 90s-style hoverbike and behelmeted rider racing combat game called Airframe Ultra with my friend Artwo using Steam’s remote play together, and it reminded me of a gritty version of F-Zero. Looking forward to more time with this one. https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/04/16/where-do-we-go-from-here/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:45:14 -0400 https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/04/16/where-do-we-go-from-here/ The personal automobile reshaped streets, all but extinguished urban horses and their waste, supplanted local transit and interurban railways, germinated new building typologies, decentralized cities, created exurban sprawl, reduced incidental social contact, gave rise to the Interstate Highway System (bulldozing Black communities in the process), gave everyone lead poisoning, and became a leading cause of death among young people. Many parts of the US are highly car-dependent, even though a third of us don’t drive. https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/04/15/seeking-connection/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:11:23 -0400 https://hypertexthero.com/linked/2026/04/15/seeking-connection/ The video game where players stopped shooting and started talking. Nice article about Arc Raiders, that I have not played since going on a long trip. Time to go back to the surface.