What I’ve Been Up To
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What I’ve Been Up To

I am still not dead. Sorry. Just… Not really in a "write about games and toys" mood. Hard as I try, I cannot be the "this is fine" dog while the world burns around me. What I Have Been Playing Infinity Nikki I think there have been a few larger updates. If I understand properly, the next update is the last one before we get the first "Big update", which will probably be a whole new large zone. The end of the main story teases like 5 or 6 other large zones or something. I don't remember. I have basically…
Code Project – Python + AI – Porting Playlists With Python
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Code Project – Python + AI – Porting Playlists With Python

I had a brief sting last year where I was using Spotify, but I dumped it, mostly for financial reasons, but also because as much as I like the ability to just, listen to whatever, I kind of dislike the whole "Music as a service" aspect. I can still find new stuff via Youtube and then add it to my list of "Albums to maybe buy eventually". One thing I lost though was my Playlists. I was worried they were just gone, soon after logging in, I swear they hd just vanished, but checking now, they seem to all be…
LinkedIn Daily Games
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LinkedIn Daily Games

A lot of people like to play brain games, and while Crosswords have been popular for a while, Wordle really popularized the whole "Once Daily" craze for online games a few years ago. I have done Wordle, and a ton of variations on Wordle. I did Sudoku for a while. I was even doing Crosswords for a bit. Currently, my go to is the daily LinkedIn Games. They are in the app, they may be on the web too, I don't know, I don't look at the website. Hell, I don't even really look at the app except to play…
Record Store Day 2025
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Record Store Day 2025

Another year, another Record Store Day. Though for my part it was Record Stores Day. This is only the second time I went to one of these, last year I don't think there was anything I wanted. This year there was, this super cool 10th anniversary release of CHVRCHES Every Open Eye. It's getting a regular release later, but it won't be the pretty "Clearest Blue" color. Like the song, on the album, possibly the best song in their catalog. I am there in the middle in the green jacket. The store is around the corner and half a block…
A Brick of Coffee
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A Brick of Coffee

Let's do a "boring post". I bought a coffee brick. It's not fancy, it came from Aldi. Hell, it's possible this is the "least fancy" way to make coffee. Most of the time these days I buy beans and hand grind them, but I like to keep alternatives in case I am feeling lazy. So I decided to try the "brick coffee". I was not sure what to expect here at all. Would I need to cut slices off and grind them up? Would I need some sort of other thing I didn't have, how do I store it between…