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blakespot

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Full-stack web developer at American University in D.C., dad, vintage computing nerd, and No Man's Sky explorer. I live in Alexandria, Virginia and my views / toots are my own. (He/him)

[Originally joined (diff instance): 08/19/2018]

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I thought the cookie consent alerts were bad back in the states, but - WOW. If I lived here (visiting Europe), I would FAR rather have cookies just set and not be told about it vs. this level of in-your-face, at-every-turn COOKIE ALERT, without question. Oy.

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I can't stop listening to Onward from Jugi.

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blakespot , to Gaming
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I love finding a real "Sci-Fi book cover" sort of planet in the game. Such a great vibe, these have.

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Thirteen tech luminaries we lost this year.

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3711464/tech-luminaries-we-lost-in-2023-in-memoriam.html

blakespot , to PCGaming
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So very sad to me. Maximum PC magazine (previously known as "boot") is no longer in print. Before I setup my gaming PC it kept a Mac user aware of the PC state of the art. Since building one, it was even more useful.

My thing was, I'd buy an issue at an airport every time I flew - a few issues a year. That was enough. They're all on the shelf, past 20 or so years. I looked in every mag stand in my Memphis trip we just finished - no one had it. Then, I searched on the issue. :-/

Online, but no print issues.

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Sometimes you have to stop, catch your breath, and just take it all in.

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blakespot , to Random stuff
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Thinking of watching the Independence Day sequel.

Just how bad did it suck??

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Planetrise


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If you own an iPhone and care to share photos with anyone, go ahead and switch off of the lamentably default HEIC image format back to JPEG, in the settings.

Thanks.

blakespot , to Gaming
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Serene moment, frozen in time.

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Happy 4th of July, Travellers (and all the rest)!

In-game fireworks from No Man's Sky

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"Dawwidge?"

blakespot , to Gaming
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Dawn breaks

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Blog post: Enjoying “No Man’s Sky” on the Go, on the Mac

https://nmsspot.com/2023/06/28/enjoying-no-mans-sky-on-the-go-on-the-mac/

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I almost forgot I have a 7 year old "Computers Are Funny" tumblr. It features those cheesy but amusing computing comics scattered through computer magazines from yesteryear.

I need to pick it back up!

https://www.tumblr.com/blog/computersarefunny

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