18. Home-office Soundscape on Lounge Ruminator: a brief and somewhat strange audio interlude to usher in a week of remote work. 🎙 (Beware of uncomfortable hand-washing sounds.)
In 17. Non-essential Formula on Lounge Ruminator, a non-essential person considers what it means to be ‘essential’ then recommends the televisual triumph that is Kidding. 🎙
I love Apple TV but I also have some thoughts on usability: Critiquing the Apple TV User Experience on Lounge Ruminator.
In this week’s episode of Lounge Ruminator, 16. Silence and Sound, I discuss the effect of silence in film and comedy and the lasting effects of ‘iPod culture’ on how we listen. 🎙
In my latest episode of Lounge Ruminator, Remoteness and Openness, I discuss the value of remote work and flexibility, plus the enduring power of RSS as an open, approachable way of consuming news. 🎙
KinoKonzert: ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’ on Lounge Ruminator
Roost on Lounge Ruminator
Algorithms surround us in tech that we use, systems in which we work and even in the way that we approach everyday tasks. In episode 14 of Lounge Ruminator, Are You an Automaton?, I ask: as we become more process-driven, are we losing something more human about ourselves? 🎙
Whether we like it or not, social media often seduce us into a world of illusion. Sometimes, however, we receive an amusing behind-the-scenes look. Read more in Rumination 65: Gyros Distortion Field on Lounge Ruminator.
Listening to Max Richter’s Memoryhouse to calm the soul before a big wedding later today…
In Rage against the Video on Lounge Ruminator, I consider the effect that music videos have on the listening experience. 🎙
App Review: Front and Center + SwitchGlass on Lounge Ruminator
Collecting is a very human thing to do… but why do we do it? In Why Do We Collect? on Lounge Ruminator, I reconsider the habit of accumulation. 🎙
I had a great time chatting with Greg Morris on his podcast And You Are? about Australia, blogging and technology. 🎙😀
Every so often, we all occasionally say too many numerous additional extra words sometimes. Check out Rumination 64: Tautological Torture on Lounge Ruminator.
Double digits! WOOO! In episode 10 of the Lounge Ruminator podcast, Brand Nationalism, I reflect on how brand fandom and nationalistic tendencies can share quite a bit in common. 🎙
Restoring a Magical Piece of Glass on Lounge Ruminator
How do you ‘adult’? Read more in Rumination 63: Sole of an Adult on Lounge Ruminator. 🤔👞
A Rational Fear Covers the Australian Bushfire Crisis (Video) on Lounge Ruminator
In my first Lounge Ruminator episode for 2020, Meaningful Travel, I reflect on my trip to the United States with @NTKF, particularly how I attempted to make the most of it through journaling, communication with locals and a more thoughtful approach to photography. 🎙
My favourite food stop so far in the US has been Let’s Mix! BiBiJa!. They make absolutely delicious Korean bibimbap and Vietnamese pho and they’re super-polite.
Rumination 62: Carelessness on Lounge Ruminator
PhD Journal Entry 8: Pen(sive) Writing on Lounge Ruminator
The years fly by but rarely do we stop to appreciate how things have changed. In this final episode of the Lounge Ruminator podcast for 2019, The ‘Post-PC’ Decade, I discuss my own use of devices since the launch of the iPad in 2010 and new features in the more recent iPadOS.
In the seventh episode of the Lounge Ruminator podcast, Look Yonder!, I discuss the value of being truly present and attentive at live performances, along with how different kinds of product (smart or otherwise) can either inhibit or encourage this positive behaviour. 🎙