March 16, 2023Film Development
3 min read
In which we use light and chemicals to make images appear, if we are lucky
March 14, 2023How I Use GPT-3
14 min read
In which we learn to perform the magic of conversing with a super-intelligent computer
January 11, 2023Camera Setup
In which the author itemizes the cameras he uses to make photographs
January 10, 2023How To Run A Project
11 min read
In which the author outlines his favorite systems and frameworks for organizing a team around a project
January 06, 2023Livestreaming
In which we make a list of the times I have livestreamed
November 08, 2022Election Night 2018
8 min read5 photos
Around 1AM I saw a note in Slack that said, very simply, that there were bacon pancakes in studio 3B. Studio 3B had been accurately described to me as “that costco looking studio” and it held a makeshift control room. Screens were stacked at the front, different desks decked out with multiple monitors encompassing the director’s desk.
June 11, 2021Finding Clusters of NYPD Officers In CCRB Complaint Data
17 min read23 photos
In which various tools and methods are explored for analyzing data that describes a network of complaints against NYPD officers (or any other PD with similar public data)
May 17, 2021The Lack of Data
3 min read
An exploration of what we choose to track, and what we don't – and what that means if we want to make the world a better place
February 10, 2021Generative Art
5 min read
In which a computer is used as divination tool for random numbers (for the purposes of beauty, art, and poetry)
February 10, 2021Computer setup
8 min read
In which the author proudly lays out his technological toolkit
October 08, 2020A summer of live streamed coding
6 min read
In which the skill of broadcasting yourself writing code to the entire internet is explored
February 15, 2020Online Nazis Have Figured Out How To Game Twitter
3 min read
The newest weapon in the arsenal of internet nazis is mass-brigading Twitter reports, and it’s working
February 09, 2020Things I've learned about elections
12 min read
In which we explore the knotted beauty of American democracy
September 21, 2019NYC’s Climate March
13 photos
In which the youths march through the street with extremely clever signs since they are too young to riot
August 18, 2019Linocut printing for a bright future
11 min read3 photos
In which the author explains his reasoning for exploring analog methods of distributing information with ink and linoleum, and provides a guide on how to do so yourself if so inclined
August 15, 2019Hong Kong Protest Techniques
In which the citizens of Hong Kong find new creative ways to improve on public disobedience
August 05, 2019Always Have Two Reasons for Something
3 min read
In which the author discloses a peculiar and dysfunctional part of his mind.
June 14, 2019Taking things for granted
2 min read
In which the author attempts to dissuade you from the belief things will always be the way they are now
March 25, 2019Attempting to find unsecured ICE cameras
3 min read
In which the author attempts and fails to find interesting unsecured webcams near known ICE facilities
February 01, 2019The Internet Was Built To Be Hacked
8 min read
In which the author is grateful for the hackers who invented the internet
October 01, 2018Work View / Life View
4 min read
In which the author explores the meaning of life and work
December 02, 2016Video Mixes
2 min read
I've always really loved visuals combined with music or audio that can set a tone or a mood really powerfully. They seem to combine into something bigger. I fell in love with ODDSAC the Animal Collective / Danny Perez film, as well as stuff like Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers and MTV's Liquid Television, which is the source of one of the first video samples I ever used in 2011.
January 25, 2013The Magazine Experience on the Web
8 min read
In which the author muses about 2013-era web design aesthetics