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Introspection

Symbols and Association

The feelings associated with typefaces change over time.

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Introspection

Fonts & Feelings

In the 1980’s, a friend of mine had a Macintosh. It was the first time I got to play with a list of fonts. The fonts were named after cities, like Athens, Chicago, and Toronto. As a kid, I knew some of the city names. However, at the time, Toronto was just a word I […]

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Tech

Incredible Shrinking Computer Shelf

Thoughts on hacking, old tech, and the culture around it.

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Tech

Zip Disk Data Recovery: How To Do It

Here’s a way to read the data from your old zip disks.

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Tech

Zip Disk Data Recovery: How Not To Do It

Here are some ways I tried to get data off old zip disks, and the challenges I ran into.