“I spend way too much time on chess.com. I’ve played thousands of 3 minute blitz games against people from all over the world since the pandemic started.”
This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
All in LONG PULLS
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ JP LANCASTER
“Take a month off whatever your vice or choice is. The mental/physical reset and exercise in discipline is wonderful.”
DO YOU ¿ YOGA | A STARTER PACK
“Speaking of stretches, I recently started getting into a daily yoga routine. And since I am a total newbie that can barely hold any proper poses, I’ve found it really helpful to just embrace the fact that I am a total newbie that can barely hold any of the proper poses.”
Thoughts on how to make music streaming better/fairer
If we stop trying to think of streaming as a replacement for buying/owning music, and instead focus on making streaming a much better replacement for what FM radio used to provide (ie. finite music discovery that leads to music purchasing) maybe we could get away from trying to figure out how many fractions of a penny every listen should be worth?
LATEST INFO ON THE HI54 MUSIC SUBMISSION PROCESS (Mar 2022 Update)
The HI54 Submithub queue had switched to only being open for new submissions on Mondays, but… at the moment, I’m actually just on a total music submission break in general (extended until April 2022). Read this blog post for more info if you’re interested in the whys & hows.
An Updated Guide on How to Hack Your Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Mini With Hakchi
An updated guide on how to hack your Sega Mini to play games on: Atari 2600 / 7800, Nintendo, Master System, Game Boy Color, Genesis/Mega Drive, Super Nintendo, Turbo Grafx-16, Sega CD / 32x, Arcade, Neo Geo, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, and Playstation 1.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ ÜUCE & ARTTU SILVAST
“I think I'm speaking to myself more than everyone else, but stop worrying. Control the things that you can, but don't let the world get you down. There's still hope, and it's important to hold on to that hope.”
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ CE QUI NOUS TRAVERSE
“Listening, reading, looking at stuff, even when it’s not related to your practice/your approach, is crucial in nourishing a singular creative process. We are largely made of the relations and the inclinations that have moved us in the course of our trajectory, so better be open and constantly search for great connections.”
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ SANCTUARY
“I’m usually more interested in non-fiction and prefer to read about topics online, there's so much information. I think I’d just recommend finding a topic you’re interested in every week and scheduling 1hr a week to dive in.”
WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT WHEN I GET A SONG APPROVED BY YOU ON SUBMITHUB? | #HI54FAQU
“Submithub is like my ears Firewall, so once a track I like gets past that, it ends up in my regular rotations— because what’s the point of finding stuff you like if all you do is just keep looking for more stuff?”
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ DESERT LIMINAL
“Give making music a try, even if it isn't immediately "good" and even if you never show it to anyone.”
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ CHERRY BLASTER
“Meditation. I used to have to listen to something to fall asleep, but now I've finally learned to let go of my insane thoughts and just drift off.”