After hours experimenting with macOS VM I found that I can install .ipa files on an iPad from a Windows machine (e.g., AnyTrans).
December 31, 2020
Fire hydrants
The fire hydrants can have various sizes and shapes even in a nearby neighborhood:
https://twitter.com/liyiwei/status/1344832830921031685
flat head https://www.instagram.com/p/CJNCWw8nyUa/
large head https://www.instagram.com/p/CJSJlDJnGAa/
sharp head https://www.instagram.com/p/CJe9ee-nU9I/
December 29, 2020
Stolen package
I noticed a missed delivery slip near my front door. As before, I filled it out for redelivery without requiring signature, but the package never came and the staff could not find it in their office. Due to its content, I guess the package has been stolen. I did not keep a copy of the delivery slip since the process has worked before a few times.
Lesson learned: keep the due diligence and never let my guard down.
December 27, 2020
The 99% invisible city
This is a fascinating collection of short articles about how people build and interact with our environments. Initially I wondered why the book used illustrations instead of photographs, but as I read on I realized that this choice better fits with the design of the book, set in beautiful yellow-black color scheme and typography.
December 25, 2020
Practice drawing basic shapes
Fundamental exercises are worth repeating.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJQHZWvHN_Q/
Need to finish what I started
This is a social media post to force myself to wrap-up all these books that I am half-way through. Complete by the year end: the 99% invisible city; seven nights; elemental magic; trees, maps, and theorems. https://t.co/0tK1mnrJz6
— Li-Yi Wei (@liyiwei) December 26, 2020
December 23, 2020
Unnatural selection
One day, we will be able to program genomes for purposes good or bad.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11063952/
December 22, 2020
Common law versus civil law
Quote from here:
The main difference between the two systems is that in common law countries, case law – in the form of published judicial opinions – is of primary importance, whereas in civil law systems, codified statutes predominate.
But these divisions are not as clear-cut as they might seem. In fact, many countries use a mix of features from common and civil law systems. Understanding the differences between these systems first requires an understanding of their historical underpinnings.
So, common law is data-driven while civil law is procedural.
🙂
December 21, 2020
Winter solstice
Portrait sketch from a reference photo, third attempt, which finally started to look satisfying.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJFrEBLn-l2/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJIRUnpH6Ql/
December 20, 2020
Instagram embed for WordPress
Apparently Instagram embed for WordPress stopped working around October 24, 2020 due to an API change from FB, so from that point now readers will see the raw Instagram links (example) on my posts instead of the image posts (example).
There are workarounds such as use the embed code, but that looks too long and I prefer to keep the post sources simple and clean.
December 19, 2020
Memory of a tree pod
I saw this tree growing pods among tiny leaves and drew one pod from memory afterwards.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJAA0dsHbQE/
December 17, 2020
December 16, 2020
Profile of a deer group
I unintentionally captured an intriguing profile view of a deer group and drew from the video reference afterwards.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CI4Q3hkn-aX/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CI450DVnwLo/
December 15, 2020
December 14, 2020
Home desk worker
Avoid continuing the day work into the night.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CI07BkAH9wx/
December 12, 2020
A glass of diluted juice on the kitchen counter
The refraction and caustics of the drink on the checkered counter top made a perfect scene for drawing.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIucoDmHqPQ/
December 10, 2020
Mondrian cake dream
Mondrian-themed cake,
in an early morning dream,
cut but not eaten.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIpdevoHpda/
December 9, 2020
December 7, 2020
Eyeglass case
This is a minimalist attemp to depict a simple smooth shape.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIhte_fnUCD/
December 4, 2020
Fortune cookie
A fortune cookie has an intriguing exterior shape and interior content.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIbkvXhH_K6/