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The Mootrix

I saw this funny tweet about a farmer in turkey who supposedly puts VR headsets onto his cows to keep them happy the other day.

A farmer in Turkey has fitted his cows with virtual reality goggles to make them think they are outside in summer pastures. Izzet Kocak found out the pleasant scenes make the cows happier and produce more milk.Future is metaverse! pic.twitter.com/DNZze8Wm5n

— Shuja ul haq (@ShujaUH) January 8, 2022

One of the replies said “He did the Matrix with cows!” and I immediately started working on a photoshop version of Morpheus offering pills to Neo.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present The Mootrix:

My Custom Painted Ukulele from Mike Hales

Steen bought me a DIY ukulele for my birthday a few years back. I commissioned my old friend Mike Hales to paint up something special on it before I assembled it together. He did a great job!

I don’t know a damned thing about playing ukulele but I put some strings on this thing and recorded this little jam. pic.twitter.com/JH7NDBml8u

— DoctorPopular.cash (@DocPop) January 5, 2022

My favorite games and music of 2021

Happy New Year! There was a bunch of great art that came out last year, I just wanted to make a list of my favorite pieces. I might keep adding to this list as I remember things from last year, but let’s get started:

Favorite Games of 2021

I played some great games last year.

• 3) BioMutant (PS4, Xbone, or PC)
• 2) Tux and Fanny (Switch or PC)
• 1) OuterWilds: Echoes of the Eye Expansion (yes my favorite game of the year is technically a DLC!)

Favorite Music of 2021

I really tried to think of my favorite albums, but it really seems like artists are doing shorter and shorter releases. I really did like the Tux and Fanny soundtrack, which was a full length, but my favorite releases of 2021 were all EPs. So I guess this list is really “Favorite EPs of 2021”.

• 3) “The Valleys” by Benjamin Mørk, Arve Henriksen (Mørk is one of my favorite musicians and is most known for his “mechanical piano” style of performing. This collaboration with a trumpet player really works well)
• 2) “Winter, Gesture” by Josh Semans (beautiful instrumental music featuring an Ondes Martenot synthesizer)
• 1) “From Nowhere to North” by Nosdam + Rayon (for fans of lofi hip hop, Anticon, and the Notwist)

Trixel Art Fireplace

I created this trixel art style fireplace animation many years back for a neat public art project in San Francisco. I dug the art back up and created a 60 minute long version, which you can find on Youtube. So if you are looking for a retro style yule log video, you found it!