7 Things This Week [#151]
A weekly list of interesting things I found on the internet, posted on Sundays. Sometimes themed, often not.
1️⃣ Luke Burrage took on the Herculean task of editing the 100 episodes of the Hypercritcal podcast, hosted by John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin, into new episodes, each by specific topic. That’s right, he cut apart and labeled each topic, and then stitched the like ones all back together so that you can listen to a full recounting of John and Dan’s thoughts about a given theme across the years of the show, (especially) including Follow Up™. [🔗 Hypercritical By Topic // lukeburrage.com]
2️⃣ Avery Trufelman of the 99% Invisible podcast makes a compelling case that the Olympics should be held in Greece every time instead of moving hosting duties around the world. [🎙️ overcast.fm]
3️⃣ I know there are iOS apps that do this (I’ve tried them), but boy I hope Apple build something like this pass maker into Wallet soon. [🔗 Wes Davis // theverge.com]
4️⃣ I really dig Matt Birchler’s concept for a ‘Question’ type of post on social media. [🔗 Matt Birchler // birchtree.me]
5️⃣ Matt Birchler also writes about the possibility that Apple is in a permanent descent from the high regard its biggest fans have had for it for decades. It’s a feeling I’ve had too. [🔗 Matt Birchler // birchtree.me]
6️⃣ Blogging extraordinaire Lou Plummer shared why and how his daily blogging habit brings him joy. [🔗 louplummer.lol]
7️⃣ Last night, I happened across this old Trailside episode about climbing in the Adirondacks that is very of its time, but actually does a great job explaining and showing climbing concepts. If you’re curious about how outdoor rock climbing “works”, it’s a good one. It’s also pretty cool to see the same spots that I climb today highlighted in video from 20 years ago or longer. Oh, and the climber/guide featured here is Russ Clune, who recently wrote a memoir about his climbing adventures and even gave a local talk at The Mountaineer just yesterday. Coincidence? [▶️ Trailside // youtube.com]
Thanks for reading 7 Things. If you enjoyed these links or have something neat to share, please let me know. And remember that you can get more links to internet nuggets that I’m finding every day by following me @jarrod on the social web.
This is post #18/31 for Blaugust 2024.