What happened to Roam Research? For a while it was the talk of the internet. Has Obsidian entirely cut its lunch?
So it seems I will once again be addicted to a Zelda game. 🕹️
I watched Seinfeld S1E1. It holds up relatively well, apart from some of the stand-up bits that don’t factor in modern phone technology and riff on normative gender stereotypes. The episode itself was still a lot of fun. 📺
Currently reading: Atomic Habits by James Clear 📚
Finished reading: The Tools by Phil Stutz 📚 As with any “self-help” book, application is the key. Interesting how in alignment with stoicism many of the concepts are. There is nothing new in the world.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, 2023 - ★★★½
Friday, May 19, 2023
I like that I don’t need to be an MCU nerd to enjoy this film. I didn’t like the music in this as much as the first two, but playing from a brown Zune makes up for it. The corridor scene is epic.
Hemispheric Views 084
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Discord voice messages are like a podcast in a podcast! Voyager crushed Eurovision, and you know it! Operation Employ Andrew is full steam ahead, and @martinfeld is leading the campaign. Wait, you can play games on a Mac!? Have you tried text-only toolbars? You should! Finally, why are all these tins full of buttons!? Listen to Hemispheric Views 084 now! @HemisphericViews @Burk
Everything is Going to Be Alright
Friday, May 12, 2023
I was a young teenager in the early 1990s. My brother, 11 years my senior, had children early in his life. He would often come back to the family home and bring his young son and daughter with him. As the older Uncle Andy, I had responsibility for entertaining the boy. What a pain he was! Entirely obsessed with playing F/A 18 Interceptor on my Amiga 500, but so young that he could rarely get the bird off the carrier without crashing.
Voyager just slayed at Eurovision! 🎶
Today it was confirmed that my current employment will end as of 30 June 2023. If anybody is looking for a person with broad knowledge and skills, get in touch! andrewcanion.com/cv
Currently reading: Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware 📚
In Hemispheric Views E083 I ask whether to mustache, or not to mustache. @Burk thinks Migration Assistant is fantastic. Do you have a series of items you carry around every day? We learn @martinfeld is actually in Europe and loves clubs with pokie machines. Plus depreciation is great!
Hey @amit I have noticed my stats page seems a little broken - under-reporting my post volume. Just wondering if there might be a bug with the plugin?
Currently reading: The Tools by Phil Stutz 📚
This week in NBL1 West basketball I am commentating Perth Redbacks v Willetton Tigers (women and men). These games will be broadcast on Kayo Sports Freebies. Watch the stream and enjoy my commentary!
Once Again, I'm Asking You to Suggest a Note-taking App
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
This article was originally written for the July 2022 edition of Hemispheric News, delivered as part of the Hemispheric Views podcast member bonus program, One Prime Plus. It’s happening again. I’m feeling a degree of dissatisfaction with my note-taking app of choice. I thought Craft was going to be the one. It was as close to a macOS native application as I was going to find (albeit with Catalyst sensibilities) and features the ability to take topic notes, daily notes and collaborate with other people.
I’ve had doubts about this season of Ted Lasso but the Amsterdam episode is a welcome return to form. 📺
“There’s always been this myth that really neat, fun people at home all of [a] sudden get very dull and boring and serious when they come to work, and it’s simply not true. So if we can again inject that liberal-arts spirit into this very serious realm of business, I think it would be a worthwhile contribution.”
I love this quote from Steve Jobs. With my own ageing my work persona has become less serious. I have no desire to be dull and boring.