Keenen Charles

Suffering For Art

A few recent events have got me thinking about our views of struggling and pain especially in art. Chance the Rapper released his new album this week and he's been the butt of

Life

What Is Adulthood?

When you're younger you imagine that one day you'll be an adult. You'll know things. You'll know your path in life and be making steady progress. You'll be mature and wise in a

Life

Change is Good But Scary

Change is fundamental to growth. Life evolves due to changes in its environment. Those changes require lifeforms to adapt and grow to the new world they find themselves in. That growth can have

Wave Radio

Why I Killed User Activity

A while back I wrote about how the product incentives I'd built into Wave Radio had pushed users' behaviour in a direction I didn't anticipate. To win the weekly game of "who's the

Thoughts

Euphoria

I just started HBO's Euphoria and I'm not sure how I feel about it. In some ways it's brilliant. The cinematography, the acting, and the writing are all excellent. It feels like "prestige"

Tech

It's Not HBO. It's TV.

This week Warner announced their streaming service. It's called HBO Max. It'll feature content from WB, DC, New Line, CNN, the CW, Cartoon Network, and a whole lot more. In previous posts, I've

Life

Trends

I think of myself as an optimistic cynic. I'm sceptical of individual motivations but overall I'm optimistic for the future of our species. This semi contradictory view mostly stems from my belief in

Faves

My Favourite Things of The Week (2019 #10)

ArticlesCarly Rae Jepsen And The Rise Of The Micro Pop StarThis is a fascinating look at how pop stars have evolved with the current dominance of hip hop. Many have given up on

Tools

My Note Taking Roster

I've always been searching for the perfect note taking app. An app that I can store all my ideas, lists, random quotes, draft blog posts, and everything in between. Yet I've never found

Tech

But...it's Facebook

Facebook officially announced its new cryptocurrency, Libra today, and it actually sounds potentially useful. There were rumours that they were building something cryptocurrency related for several years now and I was always sceptical

Thoughts

Preserving Culture

One argument many have against immigration is that it will erode their culture. Immigrants will not assimilate and will gradually change or destroy the current population's culture. It's a fear borne out of

Life

What Are You Willing To Live With?

I think most of us would like to believe if we have to decide between doing what's right and saving ourselves we'd choose the former. The reality of these decisions is rarely so

Maker Life

Wave Radio Launch

About two weeks ago I finally launched my latest project, Wave Radio. A community for sharing and discovering new music. It's been far from an astronomical launch story but there's been enough growth

Tech

Apple: Support or GTFO

Today Apple announced a new "Sign in with Apple" service that developers can add to their apps and websites. It's a great alternative to Google & Facebook sign in and comes with several

Maker Life

Tired, But Good Tired

Today I finally shared my project Wave Radio on Product Hunt. I've been delaying it for a bit and waiting for the right moment but as with most things sometimes you just need

Tech

Microsoft's Rebranding

I was watching some of Microsoft's BUILD conference today and I was amazed at the successful rebranding they've pulled off in just a few years. For a long time, Microsoft had a negative

Life

Being Human

"Because it’s okay to feel things. And be who you are about them."I re-read The Perks of Being a Wallflower today and that line really stuck out to me. It's one

Travel

Home?

Not fitting in is such a strong human fear. As children, we're afraid of not fitting in when we start a new school. And that fear is always present. We learn how to

Life

Our Lack of Control

Individually we have so little control of what occurs in our lives. The weather, the news, the actions of others, it's all out of our control. That lack of control is hard to

Life

Needing A Break

I haven't written in 10 days now. It's my longest no-writing streak since I started 200 words a day. But now it's time to get started again.The past 10 days have been

Gaming

Game Streaming Lowers the Barriers

Google announced their game streaming platform, Stadia, today and it feels like a look at the future. Game streaming has been touted as the future of video games for several years now and

Tutorials

The Joy of an Unlikely Win

I'm a huge Manchester United fan. I have been since the mid-2000s. There are a lot of reasons I was attracted to the club. The winning, awesome. Cristiano Ronaldo in his prime, amazing.

Maker Life

Risk being ridiculed

In the past few months, I've been working at taking more risks especially when it comes to my work. I like to think I'm a risk taker but I can also be hesitant

Faves

My Favorite Things This Week (2019 #9)

ArticlesSlack has decided to somehow make its icon even duller and less notableI really didn't mind the new Slack logo. It's fine. But why would they replace the iconic purple with white? Why

Thoughts

Instantly Infectious

Last week I found a new artist I really like (AMA). I was reminded of how some music can instantly hook me when I first heard her song, Monochrome. From the moment the

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