Not bad! Not getting much writing done. I have an article due for my own subatack Monday and some freelance work, and it’s a bit much right now. But its fun to write about Disney World as a case of enshitification. Having an absolute blast looking in digital archives.

One of my favorite YT channels is shutting down, video game historian. Sad.

Dead lifted 145kg (320 in pounds) and was so happy! Keeping my bad knee from needing a replacement by weight lifting, following ortho advice, and cycling.

Is this why scheduling posts I write, some QR codes, and even my USB passkey failed so much?

All good with me. Feel free to PM (DM?) Me with reasoning and if there’s research you’re aware of that supports. I admit I know too little.

I had a phrase that was the first letter of the title books on my shelf from left to right. I don’t use it anymore but I still remember it.

Last point. Many of us have hundreds of passwords because you need a password to log into everything. Even a dog walker portal is some software platform making you setup an account. I think that’s gone way too far requiring a login for everything. I want to buy, for example, some yogurt cultures from a fermentation store. Not setup an account become best friends.

Love these but its been a hot minute. Do you need some help resetting these weekly? Happy to volunteer if needed, as I know everyone has their challenges and time constraints; or needs a quick substitute to keep things going.

Ah yes, Lastpass. You’ll never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. Come. We must be cautious.

I empathize with this and hope you’re doing OK now that the results settled in.

That’s your new password friend! For everything! “My-brain-isnt-made-for-35c” I solved internet security. /s

I don’t google anymore. Any AI search turns up reddit as a source. It is out of control.

I believe we need to return to curated blog rolls and web link sharing. Like the old days. Before the dark times.

Here are my three best guesses, which are as good as anyone’s on this point. Maybe it’ll garner some discussions because the industries ability to seemingly break all barriers and avoid the cliff thus far are surprising:

1. Memory companies will be a sign first.
2. AI recruiting companies (Mercor) slow recruiting and don’t post as many jobs or at such high rates.
3. Utility usage decreases in areas with major AI data centers. (I really wish I had access to data on this).

\o/ indeed.

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Yeah. No love lost. Due to the power of networking these folks run in, they get lucrative contracts to harm in the name of efficiency. I don’t think there’s a good word for that. There should be.

You know that feeling that you’re in between irritated and happy but not quite sure which way you’ll land? That’s being a parent.

My son brought a bean stalk home from school without support. It was the tallest in his class and he was so proud. But he brought it home with no support. It bent over in a few places and explaining it was not going to make it was…rough.

Thanks!

Thanks. Its hard to find good video game journalism at all.

I do miss the internet of the early 2000s. This new age is depressing corporate bland.

Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good!

Cars suck. Huge cars suck more. But without the biking infrastructure and culture of, say, the Dutch, and the public transit options of, say, the Japanese, that it’ll be hard to get people in small cities, suburban, and rural areas off cars.

I went from a bolt EV with a 108 mile commute across Oregon to a bike in the Netherlands. Didn’t touch a car for a year. I could get everywhere by bike, carried my Xmas tree home via bike, and even on rural rides the culture and rules mean cars wait and work around you. NS Rail for all else. Its incredible.

You can not hope to replace cars until bikes are the cultural, social, and urban planning focus of private transportation.

Starting job applications, continuing to write, hiking. So far so good.

One of the striking things about leaving academia was how much stress reduction has improved my physical health. My face is starting to recover from the stress and overwork. My body doesn’t feel tired all the time. My eyes aren’t on fire. The bags are, less baggy (poetic description, I know).

I hope I can stay the course and not replace one bad career with another.

I thought that myself and honestly I don’t know.