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Cake day: June 14th, 2023

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  • I do preorder digital games but not just anything I’m excited about. It has to come from a single dev or small dev team that I specifically want to support, and help fund their progress. In this example, I’d preorder Haunted Chocolatier by ConceredApe (dev behind Stardew Valley).

    OR, if the game is made by studio with a stellar track record or an absolutely phenomenal game. These more rare but their are a few. These also need to treat their dev team and customers well. No crunch. No shady micro-transactions.

    For example, Hades 2 is something I would consider preordering. The next game by Larian Studios might also be on that list.




  • My time has come! I have a podcast for everything. What do you like?

    I subscribe to over 250 podcasts. -_- I don’t listen to all of them every day, and many aren’t in production anymore.

    I love to listen and learn.

    Unexplainable - Explainers on scientific mysteries, each episode is less than 30 minutes

    What Went Wrong - Behind the scenes movie podcast. It’s a miracle any movie gets made.

    Song Exploder - Musicians take apart their songs, layer by layer and talk about how it was made

    Hysteria - Politics and News focusing on how the issues affect women

    Levar Burton Reads - Levar Burton reads short stories. Not in production anymore, but there are almost 200 episodes worth of stories to hear

    Hello From the Magic Tavern - A guy falls to another dimension but still gets WiFi so he started a podcast interviewing fantasy characters in that universe

    Welcome to Night Vale - A fictional story told through a bi-monthly community updates radio broadcast. All conspiracies in Night Vale are real.

    Hacked - Stories about hacking and internet crime.

    Ologies - Science show about ‘-ologies’ careers





  • Hyper focus is a real problem for me. I don’t even realize I’m hungry or that my bladder is full until I’m feeling nauseous or light headed. What feels like 15 minutes is actually hours.

    At the same time, if I don’t complete a project from start to finish in one sitting, it’s nearly impossible to restart.

    I don’t get basic things done like laundry or remembering to make appointments because I’m stuck on one task. Sometimes I’m afraid to do things I love because I can’t just do it for 20 minutes. Especially video games. I want to relax after work and play but I know I can’t let myself or I might not eat that evening.



  • I don’t know if this AT&T service covered all of NY but for sake of my point I’m going to assume it covers most to all of NY. Obviously, not everyone would subscribe to AT&T either. I’m generalizing a bit to make a point.

    There are approx 8.5 mil households in NY and 1.7 mil qualified for the previous affordable broadband law (couldn’t find an exact number for this current law).

    If they charge $60 for the service that’s a potential total of $512,000,000 for NY.

    If 1.7 mil get broadband for $15 that’s $25,500,000.

    So AT&T is willing to give up a potential $487,000,00 from all other NY customers just to spite low income families.

    Note: this is income before any AT&T expenses, just to be clear and fair.

    Edit I was clear or the article wasn’t clear.

    1. ATT is pulling 5G service from existing customers. They were given a 45 day window to find a new provider. I’m not talking about new construction.

    2. they are not obligated to provide fiber at $15. Only broadband. I know there are still expenses with that, but there is much more broadband already available than fiber.


  • I need help getting started. I’m not an idea person. I can make anything you come up with but I can’t come up with the ideas on my own.

    I’ve used it for an outline and then I rewrite it with my input.

    Also, I used it to generate a basic UI for a project once. I struggle with the design part of programming so I generated a UI and then drew over the top of the images to make what I wanted.

    I tried to use Figma but when you’re staring at a blank canvas it doesn’t feel any better.

    I don’t think these things are worth the cost of AI ( ethically, financially, socially, environmentally, etc). Theoretically I could partner with someone who is good at that stuff or practice till I felt better about it.