Jan 12 2024 update: Zoom is definitely triggering the issue. Turning off the EQ in spotify has solved it for Spotify. I think when Zoom is trying to aggressively process audio it can sometimes trigger the issue across the system. Leaving the zoom call fixes it. As near as I can tell there isn’t a […]
Do you have any thoughts on programs or stacks for learning web development?
A friend asked me this recently and I wanted to capture my response. I’m curious to look back on it in a few years to see what will have changed. Assuming they want to work on the web: there’s a few primary categories of programming computers you need to know about: I do think it’s […]
DuPage County Hardcore
There was a surprisingly robust hardcore music scene in the extremely suburban county I grew up in. I was never fully in that world for a lot of reasons; however, I hung out on the periphery and have a fondness for it. Recently I ran across the work by Dave Hofer to digitize the music […]
Pedro Pascal as AADL Branches
My wife found pictures of Pedro Pascal that look like Ann Arbor District Library branches and it’s brilliant and hilarious: And a few extras of the interiors:
A Stand for a Card and a Deck
Made this stand to display a single card from the Inquire Within Oracle Deck. There’s a slot to hold the deck in its box and a slot to hold the card. My wife puts a card out every once in a while and this one hit me hard. I have not been woodworking much lately […]
iPhone audio not working on a 2015 Mazda5
If your iPhone isn’t working with your Mazda5 the fix might be as simple as adding a song to your Music library. On a Mac I needed to do this by plugging the phone into my computer and choosing an album to sync to my phone. Once I did that everything else I cared about […]
Vinyl Record “Now Playing” Shelf
Finally tackled this project to make an record shelf for our currently playing record! We’ve needed one for a while and I couldn’t stomach buying one when I knew it’d be an easy project. Thanks to my wife for being so patient. Shelf is made from a single oak board and finished with paste wax […]
You Can’t Win But You’re Still A Good Person is Now Free on iOS
Hello, good people, last night an update to “You Can’t Win But You’re Still a Good Person”, a game Scope Creep Studios made almost 6 years ago, went live on the iOS App Store! About 30 days ago Apple emailed us to say we had 30 days to update it or they were going to […]
Bug Drop! Ad Findings
After releasing Bug Drop!, my collaborator, Steve, started to get curious about running ads for it using Apple’s ad platform. He decided to give it a shot because it wasn’t that expensive and, hey, if it works that means more people get to experience the game! So he fired up a few ad types. CPM […]
Bug Drop! is Live on iOS
Go buy and download Bug Drop on iOS! We have a special launch price of $2 and it’ll go up to $3 later. Steve Kemsley and I just published our latest game for the iPhone! It’s about a parachuting bug and is called Bug Drop! It’s a lot of fun. If you like platformers and […]