Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest by Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer's 2006 release, a cinematic score built to carry a story. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.
Music
Blog
Swift 2.2 Release Process
Swift 2.2 marks the first official release after Swift became open source. It stays mostly compatible with Swift 2.1 and focuses on core fixes, better diagnostics, and faster code without big language changes.
Development
Why I developed Fletta?
Quiet moving to Universal Purchases
Projects
Monthly update #0308 • December 2015
Monthly update 308 • December 2015 • 2015-12-01 - 2015-12-31
Monthly Updates
The Website Obesity Crisis
In conversations with web performance advocates, I sometimes feel like a hippie talking to SUV owners about fuel economy. They have all kinds of weirdly specific tricks to improve mileage. Deflate the front left tire a little bit.
Development
Reflecting on the year 2015
Reflection on the year 2015, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
Journal
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey is a British drama series. It aired on ITV from 26 September 2010 to 25 December 2015. Julian Fellowes wrote it. Hugh Bonneville plays Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, who runs a grand estate in the Yorkshire countryside during the early twentieth century.
TV Series
Merry Christmas
At this stage Christmas prompts serious thought. Christ was born to give us forgiveness and new life.
Christianity
The Patriot Attack by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Patriot Attack, co-authored with Kyle Mills, Covert-One's Jon Smith investigates a brewing war between Japan and China driven by a powerful new metal.
Books
A Head Full of Dreams by Coldplay
Coldplay's joyful 2015 album, a bright farewell of sorts that I discovered well after its release.
Music
Bridge of Spies
Bridge of Spies (2015), directed by Steven Spielberg, tells the true story of James Donovan. He is a lawyer who swaps spies during the Cold War. Tom Hanks plays Donovan with steady calm.
Movies
Monthly update #0307 • November 2015
Monthly update 307 • November 2015 • 2015-11-01 - 2015-11-30
Monthly Updates
Swift 3 API Design Guidelines
Swift 3 aims to set API design guidelines and apply them across libraries to make the language feel more unified.
Development
The Swift Linux Port
Apple released a Linux port of Swift with the open source project launch. Users can build it from sources or download binaries for Ubuntu on x86_64 architecture.
Development
The Swift.org Blog
Apple has launched the open source Swift project and the Swift.org website. They aim to work with the community to fix issues, add features, and expand Swift to new platforms.
Development
Look Who's Back
Look Who's Back (2015), directed by David Wnendt, adapts Timur Vermes's book. It places Adolf in modern Berlin. He wakes up in 2014. Oliver Masucci plays Adolf with sharp mimicry and deadpan humour. He thinks the world is his again.
Movies
Make Me by Lee Child
Make Me drops Reacher in the isolated town of Mother’s Rest, investigating a journalist’s disappearance into a dark web conspiracy. With her partner, he uncovers a sinister underground service.
Books
Masters of Chant X: The Final Chapter by Gregorian
Gregorian's 2015 album, the last of the Masters of Chant series, pop songs reset as choral chant.
Music
Dark Sky Island by Enya
Enya's 2015 album, layered Celtic-tinged songs about journeys, islands, and the night sky, calm as ever.
Music
Surrender by Kutless
Kutless's 2015 album, contemporary worship driven by Christian rock, songs of giving everything over to God.
Music
Asterix and the Missing Scroll by Jean-Yves Ferri
It is the thirty-sixth book in the Asterix series. Caesar writes his memoirs but leaves out the Gaul village. A scribe leaks the missing chapter.
Books
Useful macOS defaults: Spotlight
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.Spotlight and Spotlight indexing controls.
Mac
What is bootinstalld?
If you see bootinstalld running on your Mac, here is what this macOS installation process does.
Mac
Old New Ballads Blues by Gary Moore
Gary Moore's 2006 release, expressive playing rooted in the blues. It came to me long after release and earned its place.
Music
Monthly update #0306 • October 2015
Monthly update 306 • October 2015 • 2015-10-01 - 2015-10-31
Monthly Updates