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# The Birchtree Newsletter, February 2023
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/the-birchtree-newsletter-february-2023/
- Published: 2023-02-01T14:40:54.000Z
- Updated: 2023-02-01T14:40:54.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: newsletter, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

Hey everyone! Every month I think I'm going to run out of stuff to link to in this newsletter, but there's always more than enough to go around!

## My Stuff

[An Unyielding Advocate for UsersJamison Foser: The New York Times Invents a Biden Scandal -- And the Public’s Reaction Stop and think about that for a second. Why would this be true? If the two cases are “markedly different,” why would Democrats “have a hard time using Trump’s mishandling of classified papers against![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/31/25312b2a-2d5b-4d01-ba92-e6755efc202c/content/images/size/w256h256/format/jpeg/2022/10/favicon.jpg)BirchtreeMatt Birchler![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/31/25312b2a-2d5b-4d01-ba92-e6755efc202c/content/images/2022/10/Frame-3.jpg)](https://birchtree.me/blog/an-unyielding-advocate-for-users/)

## Fun Links

- Ever wanted your MacBook's Dock behaved differently when portable vs when docked? [HiDock is here to save the day.](https://hidock.app/?ref=birchtree.me)
- You didn't get this from me, but you can watch the ["despecialized" edition](https://archive.org/details/star.-wars.-1977.-despecialized.-720p.x-264.-ac-3.5.1) of Star Wars here.
- [Noise & Gradient](https://www.noiseandgradient.com/?chaos=0.1&colors=%23ed625d-%2342b6c6-%23f79f88-%23b2dfe6-%2303232d&grain=0.1&ref=birchtree.me) lets you generate really nice…you get it.
- [Photos of life in a drop of seawater](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/these-gorgeous-photos-capture-life-inside-drop-seawater-180981297/?ref=birchtree.me) are more beautiful than you may have expected.
- [Simple Type Co.](https://simpletype.co/?ref=birchtree.me) is a great little type foundry with very reasonable pricing.
- I don't know how he does it, but [Rajesh Rajput](https://www.behance.net/rajputrajesh?ref=birchtree.me) puts out a new, high quality typeface every couple weeks, and he does it with a pay-what-you-want model.
- [Jalcalara](https://jalcalara.com/?ref=birchtree.me) just came on my radar, but he's amazing. He's even worked with the Alfa Romeo F1 team to create some [amazing posters for their 2021 season](https://jalcalara.com/portfolio/alfa-romeo-f1-2021/?ref=birchtree.me).

## Good Videos

Very chill lo-fi you probably haven't seen yet

I'll watch The Sphere Hunter talk about any game

This guy's builds are always fun to watch

The MKBHD crew does some sleuthing