https://www.quixfox.net The personal site of David Fox, a software engineer in Chicago https://www.quixfox.net/version-6 https://www.quixfox.net/version-6 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:14:09 +0000 Though it may not be very obvious, back in July I launched a full rewrite of this site. Here's what I did to modernize a homemade blog framework that... https://www.quixfox.net/plantasia-2025 https://www.quixfox.net/plantasia-2025 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:23:25 +0000 I must have been out of the loop, since somehow I'd previously never heard of Plantasia, a "multi-sensory experience inspired by Mort Garson's 1976 album... https://www.quixfox.net/song-obsession-vol-4-blind-by-swans https://www.quixfox.net/song-obsession-vol-4-blind-by-swans Thu, 17 Jul 2025 22:55:37 +0000 Since my Song Obsession series tends to follow a stream-of-consciousness format anyway, here's the convoluted backstory of how I discovered (and started... https://www.quixfox.net/logging-song-plays-with-winamp https://www.quixfox.net/logging-song-plays-with-winamp Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:30:16 +0000 If you've ever wanted to keep track of what you've been listening to, the Winamp Community Update Project makes it really easy to do. Here's what I did... https://www.quixfox.net/music/alkaline-trio-488/goddamnit-877 https://www.quixfox.net/music/alkaline-trio-488/goddamnit-877 Mon, 25 May 2026 12:39:26 +0000 The only Alkaline Trio album I can get all the way through, and that’s with a heavy dose of... https://www.quixfox.net/music/the-velvet-underground-612/white-lightwhite-heat-1139 https://www.quixfox.net/music/the-velvet-underground-612/white-lightwhite-heat-1139 Sun, 24 May 2026 23:37:12 +0000 I appreciate the influence of this album, with some folks crediting it with inventing noise... https://www.quixfox.net/music/the-velvet-underground-612/the-velvet-underground-1125 https://www.quixfox.net/music/the-velvet-underground-612/the-velvet-underground-1125 Sun, 24 May 2026 23:33:19 +0000 Such an interesting follow up to their debut with Nico. This dispenses with most of the... https://www.quixfox.net/music/melvins-282/houdini-522 https://www.quixfox.net/music/melvins-282/houdini-522 Sat, 23 May 2026 02:23:17 +0000 You won’t be disappointed joining the Melvins on their deranged journey to nowhere.  https://www.quixfox.net/music/echo-and-the-bunnymen-718/ocean-rain-1327 https://www.quixfox.net/music/echo-and-the-bunnymen-718/ocean-rain-1327 Sat, 23 May 2026 02:03:41 +0000 The most fully formed album the Bunnymen put together. It’s crazy how many mid/late 2000s bands... https://www.quixfox.net/music/45-grave-1087/sleep-in-safety-2210 https://www.quixfox.net/music/45-grave-1087/sleep-in-safety-2210 Sat, 16 May 2026 21:52:00 +0000 What the Misfits could have been if Glenn Danzig had even the hint of a sense of humor within...