TMoney

I know these kinds of posts can be unhelpful, but I forced the 2004 upgrade on day 1 and have had no issues. FWIW I have pretty high-end pc and I mostly just use the MS office suite, listen to music, and play games.

Happy birthday, fellow oneophile!

It never gets old. This one ages like fine wine.

RIP to a very funny man. 98 is a great run.

Nikole Hannah-Jones, the woman behind the 1619 Project, on the case for reparations for slavery. I think this piece is excellent. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/24/magazine/reparations-slavery.html

I've enjoyed Michael Lewis' Against the Rules podcast the past two seasons. If you enjoy Michael's written work, you'll be right at home. First season was on the role of referees in American society, the second season was on the role of coaches. https://atrpodcast.com/

Why don't I remember this? This is amazing! Steve Jobs held a funeral for Mac OS 9 at WWDC. https://videopress.com/v/cTvJLHm8

So they are really transitioning the entire mac lineup to ARM away from x86. WOW. I'll have my popcorn ready. What a gamble.

Once again I'm just blown away by what is possible in these flagship gaming titles. The technical mastery, storytelling brilliance, art, design, music and attention to even the smallest of details all comes together to create an experience that just can't be had in other artistic mediums. What a ride The Last of Us 2 was. I came in skeptical that the game could have the impact of its predecessor, but the developers, in my opinion, have delivered a very fitting sequel to the beloved if controversial, original game. The emotional impacts were as compelling as anything I've played. To me, TLOU2 belongs in the conversation with the other prestige titles like Red Dead 2, God of War, Breath of the Wild and Death Stranding. This has been a truly amazing last few years for those of us who love games and are excited by seeing the medium pushed in new directions.

Sometimes you just need a burst of concentrated happiness with all the shitty news out there. Thankfully Bob & his Wailers always deliver. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Live At The Rainbow, 4th June 1977

RIP Mr. Holm. Enjoyed his work in more movies than I can count.

RIP, Vera.

😭 By the time this thing comes out Biden will be President-Elect.

Happy birthday, Kerry!

Best Coast - Always Tomorrow I’m a big fan of these guys. Love the lo fi, surf pop sound. Pixies vibes.

Oh yes, been waiting for this one for a long time. Can't wait to play this weekend.

Wow, it is so good! I was 10 years old when the original came out and I can remember playing multiplayer against friends in the days when we had to manually dial each other's 28.8k modems. And with the remaster:

Maybe if you smoke enough they actually start to sound good? 🤣

Over the weekend I met up with friends and had my first meal at a restaurant (outdoors) and hung out with those friends and others (also outdoors, on someone's roof deck) for the first time since March. That felt really, really good. I hope this virus continues to fuck off and we can keep making progress in getting life back on track.

So I first read this book as a college freshman and remembered absolutely loving it. It has been about 20 years now, so I figured it would be a fun book to pick up and re-read during all this time while we've been stuck at home. Wow... times change... I guess I've changed? I couldn't get through it a second time. I really did not enjoy it much at all on a 2nd read, which is not what I expected. A lot of the social/political/sexual things that felt unique and daring to 18-year-old-me miss the mark for me now. I guess I'm not much of a libertarian. Thought about re-reading Stranger in a Strange Land as well, but maybe its best to remember the fond memories I had of reading it at the time.

Not music, but it’s always a good night when a new episode of Hardcore History drops!

Tidal says it is Live at Leeds 50th anniversary. As such I pay respects to the new boss, even if it is the same as the old boss. http://read.tidal.com/article/leeds-pete-townshend

Very. The ARM based stuff is likely to come in on the low end, like it has on the Windows side. It is not a replacement for the big boy x86 processors (yet).

I think you are safe for now. Apple's innovation has been slowed by delays at Intel in moving off the 14nm processing node. Unless Apple switches suppliers of their desktop and laptop CPUs to AMD they are going to be handcuffed to the Intel product release schedule. As such, any big improvements in CPU performance on the iMac line is probably 2-3 years off.

Our little biscuit boy has grown up to be a biscuit man! Happy birthday, buddy!