Archives: Social Notes

January 7, 2025

I really enjoyed this episode of “The Happiness Lab” on the positive benefits of fandom on mental health https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/the-happiness-lab-with-dr-laurie-santos/nerd-out-the-happiness-of-being-a-fan
January 6, 2025

I haven’t kept up with a lot of the recent Star Wars media, but I’m interested in trying Star Wars: Outlaws because of this essay: https://aftermath.site/star-wars-outlaws-review-impressions-update
January 2, 2025

Astro Bot is one of those acclaimed games that I just can’t seem to get into. I’m not a big fan of 3D platformers so I’m not unsurprised, but it still feels a like I’m against fun.
January 2, 2025

Finally getting close (I think) to completing the Dragon Quest III Remake.
December 21, 2024

I appreciate Square Enix’s promotional “Discover Your
Dragon Quest Vocation” quiz. Apparently I’m a martial artist https://dragonquest.square-enix-games.com/mydragonquestvocation/
December 16, 2024

I love the art style in the Dragon Quest III HD-2D remake.
December 9, 2024

When I was a kid I loved “Track & Field II” for the NES. Seeing this stack at the local game store brought back a lot of fond memories.
December 7, 2024

Recipe for a cozy gaming evening: a fire, a cup of tea, and Dragon Quest III HD-2D
December 6, 2024

This image was featured on website selling courses on developing AI generated content 😬
December 1, 2024

From “How decentralized is Bluesky really?“: “Bluesky and ATProto are not meaningfully decentralized, and are not federated either. However, this is not to say that Bluesky is not achieving something useful; while Bluesky is not building what is presently a decentralized Twitter, it is building an excellent replacement for Twitter, and Bluesky’s main deliverable goal is something else instead: a Twitter replacement, with the possibility of ‘credible exit‘”