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YT blocking ad blockers.

9th October 2023

I don't mind ads so much. What I don't like is how YouTube tends to pop up an ad at the worst times, and when the ad ends, often 5 or 6 seconds of the video are skipped. Fortunately, on my laptop, my ad-blocker is still working for now.


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Vinyl or Gif?

23rd August 2023

Speaking of vinyl, you seen 8-Bit Show and Tell's videos about computer data hidden on records? (Linkage)


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Vinyl or Gif?

21st August 2023

When it comes to vinyl, many of my CDs are experiencing CD rot, many of my cassettes are degrading (making a weird squealing noise), streaming lasts as long as the site is in service, and digital downloads last as long as your HD doesn't crash, but all*snip*


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Windows Password Woes

12th August 2023

Login
Type in user name: Myself
Type in password :MyPassword
Sorry, the password doesn't match. Try again.
Type in password :MyPassword
Sorry, the password doesn't match. Try again.
Type in password :MyPassword
Sorry, the password doesn&#3*snip*


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Technology Habits

6th August 2023

A few years ago, I went through all my old music. Many of my cassette tapes have degraded, many of my CDs started ''rotting,'' all my vinyl still sound as good as they did when I last played them. Who would've thought all those years ago, th*snip*


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Bluetooth Won't aGo Go

2nd August 2023

Just had a similar problem myself. My laptop wouldn't connect with Bluetooth (wouldn't even see the hardware on the motherboard), even though it never had problems before. A bit of Googling and come to find out a Windows update killed it. Tried *snip*


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Mice: MS vs Logitech

5th July 2023

I have a Logitech mouse for my desktop, and a small MS mouse for when the touchpad on my laptop isn't good enough. I would say that they both have worked equally well, but now you mention it, I have gone through 4 MS mice (2 on my desktop before buyin*snip*


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Matching Cages

22nd June 2023

ChatGPT take:
User
write a fiction about mark Zuckerberg and elon musk in a cage match
ChatGPT
In the heart of Silicon Valley, a historic event was about to unfold. The air was thick with anticipation as the crowd gathered at the Tech Arena, awaiting a*snip*


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Li No, No, Node

2nd March 2023

Wow, what shoes do you were? I'm lucky if I can get my shoes to last 6 months.


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Stray - The Game

16th February 2023

Looks like this game does get more challenging as it goes on. The sewer level is quite creepy.


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Stray - The Game

16th February 2023

So far the game seems pretty much on rails. A couple of spots I am able to do a bit more exploring, but overall pretty linear. The challenges are not that tough either. Would be a perfect game for someone younger (purrrrfect?). Think along the lines of *snip*


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Stray - The Game

16th February 2023

Been playing a game called Stray. You are a cat trying to reunite with his cat family while exploring a strange city populated by robots. Linkage


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Poll Chat

15th February 2023

Seen The Hunger Games and hated it. Liked the books, but the movies were terrible. Never seen The Maze Runners. If you want to see the original which The Hunger Games blatantly ripped off, you should check out Battle Royale.


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OpenAI Chat

6th February 2023

Soon we will be at the point where we can just say ''Computer, create DOOM, but the monsters are from 90's boy bands.'' Then we step into the holodeck and battle some of the most hellish monsters to ever walk the earth.
After typing that in, *snip*


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OpenAI Chat

2nd February 2023

You can mash together just about anything.
[spoiler][chatr]write a star trek story, but all the characters are j-pop idols[/chatr]
[chatl]Title: ''J-Pop Idols in Space''
Scene 1:
Open on the bridge of the USS Enterprise. Captain Momoiro Clover *snip*


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OpenAI Chat

2nd February 2023

ChatGPT is pretty good at writing fan fiction.
[spoiler][chatr]write a doctor who episode, but replace the cast with james bond villains[/chatr]
[chatl]Title: ''The Spy Who Loved Me: Part 2''
Scene 1:
Open on a dark and eerie laboratory. Blofel*snip*


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Ceil Goes Up

10th January 2023

Ceil() takes the value to the closest higher integer, so Ceil(-12.5) would be -12, not -13, as -12 is higher than -12.5.


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Newer Emulators

30th December 2022

Reminds me of this video series from javidx9 where he creates an NES emulator from scratch. (Linkage)


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Merry Christmas 2022

24th December 2022

Merry Christmas Eve


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Black Friday!!

25th November 2022

I bought a new laptop.''MSI Bravo 15 15.6'' 144Hz Gaming Laptop: AMD Ryzen R5-5600H, RX 5500M, 16GB, 512GB NVMe SSD, Win11 (B5DD-243)'' for $699. So far, a nice laptop, though I did have an issue at first. Many games would not work that shou*snip*


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YouAdvert

17th September 2022

uBlock Origin works great on my desktop. Doesn't do anything for my phone or television though.


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One OK Rock

9th September 2022

Great song. I need to listen to more One OK Rock. Turns out, they're going to be at the House of Blues Orlando on Sept 23rd. Hopefully there'll still be tickets left when I get paid.


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Too Hot to Handle

8th August 2022

You need to move to Florida. Will be about 90F today and around 96F later this week. Of course, you have to deal with the 90%+ humidity :)


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Perfume for Xmas

31st July 2022

Been really enjoying this album. Album reached #2 on the Oricon charts day of release (beat out by Twice) and has gradually decreased (at #4 now). Will this be the first Perfume album to not reach #1?


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AL's Copyright Claim

15th July 2022

I don't know how Sound cloud works, but YouTube will digitally scan your uploads and using some secret hidden algorithm, determine if you have violated copyright. Videos constantly get banned because of false positives. The actual copyright holder is*snip*

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