I don’t tend to watch a ton of movies. In all honesty, it’s because I have a hard time sitting still and just watching something. But, this weekend, I was struggling to concentrate on other projects, and so… I watched a movie.
Which movie? 21. It’s the story of a group of card counters from MIT. I recall reading about the story it’s based on in the news years ago, and while I’ve been aware of this movie, I never got around to watching it till now.
Continue readingI finally won a match in 0 A.D. on “normal” difficulty! I’ve been playing around with the game once or twice a week, and I finally managed to win without decreasing the difficulty!
Now, we’ll see if it was random chance, or if I’ve actually learned how to play well enough that I continue winning (at least occasionally).
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Short blog today. For some reason, I’ve had very little motivation. Not entirely sure why. I’ve tried a few things to get myself “in gear” to work on projects, and nothing has worked well yet. So, basically doing the minimum today, and planning to push again tomorrow.
Until then, here’s a song that’s currently on repeat in my head. Enjoy!
I’m publishing this as part of 100 Days To Offload (Day 63/100). You can join in yourself by visiting https://100DaysToOffload.com.
Continue readingAnyone who knows me knows that I like routine. And one of those routines, for many years now, has been a haircut every 2 weeks (occasionally slips to 3 around a holiday). Today was my second haircut post-isolation, meaning that I’m back to my normal schedule.
Why so often? Simple: it’s one less thing for me to think about.
I’ve learned (slowly) that the more things I can put on “default”, and not have to think about, the more I can focus on work, and other things in life. And for me, having my hair at virtually the same length at all times is one of those things. Is it minor? Sure. But I like never having to think about what my hair is going to look like. It’s always the same length, and I always do the same thing to it every morning.
Continue readingThere’s a new podcast out from Tom Merritt, one of the hosts of Daily Tech News Show, entitled “Know a Little More“. Each episode is a short deep-dive into a specific topic (ex: 5G). I’ve been quite enjoying it, even as someone in the tech industry who has a general knowledge of most topics (or so I like to think).
Due in part to the recent announcements by Apple, there will be an ARM episode in the public feed in the next few days, which I highly recommend listening to as a quick overview. So… check it out!
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