Wa Conner
waconner.bsky.social
Wa Conner
@waconner.bsky.social
Writing, Music, Drums, World of Warcraft, and founding member of Dead Poets Society
An excellent essay by Paul Graham
paulgraham.com/woke.html
The Origins of Wokeness
paulgraham.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Happy 40th Anniversary to one of the greatest albums of the 1980s! Phil Collins NO JACKET REQUIRED which was released February 18th, 1985.
February 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
25th anniversary for one of my favorite albums.
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ALT: a blurred image of a glass with the letters nil on the bottom
media.tenor.com
September 21, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Couldn't have said it better myself...
daringfireball.net/2024/09/ios_...
The iOS Continental Drift Fun Gap
As it stands, fun side is not the EU. But hope springs eternal.
daringfireball.net
September 8, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Totally agree with Sly Flourish's take on how to survive a DnD move to an all digital future:
slyflourish.com/survive_a_di...
How to Survive a Digital D&D Future
Hasbro may be hurling D&D towards a digital future but we already have everything we need to enjoy this game for the rest of our lives. Hasbro is super-excited for a digital D&D future. They're tired ...
slyflourish.com
August 6, 2024 at 5:19 PM
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Exclusive: A six-month investigation from The Post reveals that many carbon credit ventures reap profits from public lands they have no right to and fail to share revenue with those protecting the forest.
How ‘carbon cowboys’ are cashing in on protected Amazon forest
A six-month investigation reveals that many carbon credit ventures reap profits from public lands they have no right to and fail to share revenue with those protecting the forest.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 24, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Really enjoying "The Objects of Our Life" released today by the Steve Jobs Archive. Neat, previously unavailable talk that Steve Jobs participated in at the 1983 International Design Conference held in Aspen that year.
stevejobsarchive.com/exhibits/obj...
Objects of Our Life | Steve Jobs Archive
Exclusive video footage of Steve Jobs talking about his design vision and philosophy and how design worked at Apple.
stevejobsarchive.com
July 18, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Saw the finale of The Acolyte. What a bummer.
July 17, 2024 at 8:03 PM
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Breaking news: Donald Sutherland dies at 88. The actor had a stunning range in shows and films such as "Ordinary People," "The Hunger Games," and "M.A.S.H."
Donald Sutherland, ‘shape-shifty’ movie stalwart, dies at 88
After his breakthrough in “M.A.S.H.,” he went on to a versatile career in films such as “Klute,” “Animal House,” “Ordinary People” and “The Hunger Games.”
www.washingtonpost.com
June 20, 2024 at 5:50 PM
June 3, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Participating in the 1001 albums to listen before you die. Woke up to discover this my album of the day:

music.apple.com/us/album/son...

Going to be a great day! Love this album!
Songs from the Big Chair by Tears for Fears on Apple Music
Album · 1985 · 8 Songs
music.apple.com
May 30, 2024 at 4:02 PM
So, I'e returned from Endor.
April 24, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Heard Magrethe Vestager interview with Kara Swisher. Convinced more than ever that the DMA is poorly written and unfairly enforced. It is clear that they would prefer that US tech companies remove themselves so that EU companies can fill the void, and given their track record, do it poorly.
March 27, 2024 at 5:39 PM
New band discovery of the week for me.
🔥Ok, ladies and gentlemen, the sun is out, and now is a great time to get the energy levels up and ready for The Budos Band concert tomorrow.🔥

🎶🎧🎵

#nowspinning #nowplaying #musicsky FunkSky
February 22, 2024 at 7:49 PM
So, they found Galactus...

www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
February 20, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Felt the urge to watch Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense today. Was the perfect salve for the day. Cannot wait until the 4K release in May!
February 20, 2024 at 9:54 PM
One day I hope to get an Apple Vision Pro. Having said that, every time I see the abbreviation AVP I think Alien vs. Predator. I'm not the only one, right?
February 14, 2024 at 11:04 PM
If your Monday allows you the time to relax and listen to the entire album of Dave Brubeck Quartet TIME OUT, as I was able to this morning, does a Monday ever get more chill than that?

music.apple.com/us/album/tim...
Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet on Apple Music
Album · 1959 · 7 Songs
music.apple.com
February 12, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Just discovered that the Daily Double sound for the Jeopardy game show came from the intro of Steve Miller’s “Jungle Love” from his 1977 album Book of Dreams.

music.apple.com/us/album/jungl…
February 5, 2024 at 6:00 PM
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Earlier this morning, it was announced that Microsoft is laying off 1,900 staff from its gaming division. Following these news, Mike Ybarra and Allen Adham announced they are departing from Blizzard Entertainment.

#Blizzard #Warcraft #DiabloIV

wowhead.com/news/1-900-l...
January 25, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Listening to the 1001 albums before you die list and after a week in I have learned that there is some crazy over representation by a numbersof artists and glaring omissions of other artists at their expense.Shocked that a list like this has 3 Morrissey and Beck albums,but no room for 1 Heart album?
January 23, 2024 at 6:59 PM
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January 18, 2024 at 12:13 AM