Blog I miss the old internet (Link Roundup: April 20, 2023) I keep saying I'm gonna do this, so at long last: here's a roundup of some online things I've enjoyed over the past few weeks! This one's a bit tech heavy, because I hyperfocused while reading about how the internet used to
Blog Magical days for UFOs and witches What day are you most likely to see a UFO or other magical things?
Blog Magnolia trees and frustration (Learning Things: April 17, 2023) A lot of my efforts (in all areas of my life) this week have felt like trudging slowly through mud. While writing this, I paused and looked up whether a Mercury Retrograde is approaching, and sure enough, it looks like we've been in the shadow period since the
Blog Thoughts on some Victorian aliens Musings about the appearance of the airship crews during the 1897 UFO flap.
Blog Starting the biodata sonification build (Learning Things: April 10, 2023) Biodata sonification supplies and Erik Satie-inspired automatic drawings.
Blog I asked ChatGPT to create and code paranormal investigation gear for me I wouldn't say that it went "well."
Blog How I use Randonautica in 2023 Thoughts on randonauting, the scientific method in ghost hunting, and more.
Blog Bibliomancy-inspired thoughts about perception and meaning How do our own expectations shape what we perceive as reality? How do we give meaning to the things we're presented with? As usual, I don't know, but I'm ready to speculate wildly.
Blog Screaming plants (Learning Things: April 3, 2023) Thoughts on plant communication and an attempt at automatic drawing.
Episodes The UFO crash in Aurora, Texas A look at the Aurora, Texas, UFO crash, one of many sightings during the mystery airship flap of 1897.
Blog Never travel in an airship without a cat: The Strange Story of the Airship America The weird voyage of the airship America and some delightful cat superstitions.
Blog DIY REM pod initial build (Learning Things: March 27, 2023) Things I learned and made this week (including an initial DIY REM pod build.)
Blog Why is it "easier" to capture paranormal evidence using analog tools? Thoughts on digital ghost hunting tools like the Ovilus.
Blog Accidentally overriding reality: untrustworthy and automatically faked photos If smartphone cameras are increasingly depicting "idealized" images of the world, smoothing out anomalies and removing variations from what an computer might consider "normal," what does that mean for paranormal photography?
Blog Why do we feel so nostalgic about Polaroids? The Polaroid Corporation's history gives some clues to why we feel so nostalgic about instant photography.
Blog How I learn things (Learning Things: March 20, 2023) Some things I want to learn, including how to make DIY paranormal investigation gadgets.
Blog Taking pictures of ghosts: Polaroids, instant photography, and paranormal investigation Instant photography has become increasingly popular when trying to photograph ghosts—but can we trust it?