Jake

@jake

writer, creative programmer, running Printernet and trying to make the internet more interesting.

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Everyone I know who's independent-minded is deeply curious, and everyone I know who's conventional-minded isn't. Except, curiously, children. All small children are curious. Perhaps the reason is that even the conventional-minded have to be curious in the beginning, in order to learn what the conventions are. Whereas the independent-minded are the... See more

Paul Graham • How to Think for Yourself

Boredom

Simple Art Direction Techniques To Elevate Your Concept

Zoë Akihary artdirection.substack.com

Reading List

"We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out." - Ray Bradbury

Writing

Laurence Tratt: What Factors Explain the Nature of Software?

tratt.net

Reading List

"Seeing" by Annie Dillard

Annie Dillard reflects on the power and wonder of truly seeing the world around us, and the importance of being open to the beauty and surprises that life has to offer.

aimeeknight.wordpress.com

Great reading

"Mostly when I think of pacing, I go back to Elmore Leonard, who explained it so perfectly by saying he just left out the boring parts." - Stephen King

Writing

The Unruly Genius of Joyce Carol Oates

newyorker.com

Great reading

From complexsystemspodcast.com

X. It’s what’s happening

monthly roundup

Summer 2024

We were voyagers - by visakan veerasamy We were voyagers

visakan veerasamy visakanv.substack.com

Great reading