I don’t know how people work in these large arcades. The noise is deafening!
I don’t even play this type of game but I sure hope the net gives Sony hell over this. Single player games need to be playable even if there is a server or internet failure.
Server issues lock Gran Turismo 7 owners out of single-player races - Ars Technica
I had nominal success with my previous build of a short “bookshelf” for eqiupment in my study so I built another using red oak instead of poplar to better match the other furniture. I also made it a bit taller since I now have a tool to enable longer cuts. Wood cost about $85.
Based on the news reports and video I’ve seen from the Tokyo and Yokohama areas I think all our friends avoided any suffering. But still I’m sending email tonight to check on everyone. It is a bit scary having another large quake so near the Fukushima reactors.
Finally congress (nearly) does something I agree with. If only the House approves it and Biden signs it 🤞🏼
In spite of the ongoing war, this morning crude oil prices are down to pre-invasion levels and below $100. Now to see this ripple through to gas prices soon-ish.
Another rite of passage for my 13 y/o son: I let him borrow my shaver so he could trim his mustache. I waited as long as I could but the mustache hairs were just too long to put it off any longer. Left me wondering how old I was when I first shaved.
Today I made what amounts to a small bookshelf. It is dimensioned to fit a special spot in my study and will hold equipment rather than books. I’ve never built something like this but I’m happy with how it turned out considering I only had a circular saw for the cuts.
I had an interesting discussion with my brother about Russia+Ukraine. He lived and worked in the USSR for several years in what is now Kazakhstan. The Russians held all the good jobs, the Kazakhs were limited to labor. Since their independence many new mosques have been built…
I drove my wife to the airport today for a flight to Denver to attend a family reunion. After hearing local media talking about it being a busy spring break travel weekend I have to say it absolutely isn’t at the airport. Place was very quiet and few planes in the area.
Observations on gas prices:
A few days ago my gas was $3.59/gallon. This morning it is $4.09/gallon up 50 cents in half a week.
No one seems to have slowed down to conserve gas in their cars/trucks.
Chilling in our room before dinner. Childless for the night 😉
Circles, angles and lines
A rare breakfast out with my honey
Does anyone have a bread machine they love? One that can produce great white and wheat sandwich bread?
Much mulch.
Ice storm aftermath.
TIL that starting with the iPhone 12 the personal hotspot only ‘advertises’ WiFi on 5GHz. This prevents older and simpler devices from connecting to it. The “Maximize Compatibility” feature adds 2.4GHz which is universal. Would have been nice if the text for that toggle actually mentioned this…
After my wife cut the sashimi and sushi from the New Zealand salmon there was a bit left over so she threw it on the stove griddle for a minute. To die for.
Ever since having ORA King Salmon at our sushi place we’ve been hooked. Yesterday I discovered a local specialty market started selling it and tonight we’re making sushi, sashimi, and poke with some.🍣
Ōra King - A unique breed of king salmon for culinary excellence
Mexico should be ashamed. “…we want to have good relations with all the governments in the world”. If they’re ever attacked I wonder if they’ll forgo asking every country for help.
Mexico’s President López Obrador declines to impose economic sanctions on Russia
I wonder if there is any circumstance where European countries would actually fight for the freedom of a neighbor rather than just talking about freedom? Hand slaps don’t have a good record as a deterrence to extreme aggression.
As crazy as the world is these days we’re sorely tempted to get a Zojirushi bread making machine. 🍞
Wow. Unprecendeted for Switzerland. 🇨🇭 I have a feeling Putin didn’t anticipate the breadth of the reaction. But I fear it will just make him more intransigent.
Switzerland breaks neutral status to sanction Russia over Ukraine invasion
Interesting read on the impact of sanctions
Our teenage daughter unearthed a 10 year old 7.9” iPad while cleaning her room. The home button stopped working long ago and it only runs iOS 9.3.5 which precludes pretty much all apps. It has no trade value still I hesitate to recycle it. 🤔