Nice interview. As an iPad main, I remain cautiously optimistic about the new multitasking and windowing features in general, although it looks like Slide Over is functionally gone. This does not spark joy.

I don’t have the beta yet, but I’ve checked with a bunch of people who do. It seems that, because the windowing UI works much more like a Mac, there is no functionality to keep an app off to the side and easily swipe it back and away. If this is true, I am really going to miss Slide Over.

Split View is functionally there, which I also use extensively so that makes me happy. I get the iPad has limitations for some people who want to work on it the way they do on a Mac. But part of what I like about the iPad is its simplicity—I don’t have to fiddle with dragging window corners around all day. Open an app, drop a second app next to it. Done. It’s beautiful.

Sure, I’ll submit feedback to Apple to bring back Slide Over. But if it is truly dead, I’m gonna learn how to become a witch so I can place a curse on all the houses of the “just make the iPad a Mac” people.

The algorithm just brought this bassist + rapper to me and I’ve gone down the rabbit hole. Crazy talented. And is that a 7-string bass??

Here’s a bonus video with a different vibe. I’m really digging it. He also has some good tapping tracks.

Edit: Turns out it’s an 8-string guitar, 2 of which are bass strings to cater to this kind of playstyle. Wild!

My friends from the fencing team in a Milwaukee, WI suburban catholic high school were bored. We wanted to watch a movie, but didn’t want to spend theater prices. So we went to Blockbuster (!!) in search of something…. else.

No, not that you gooner.

We invented the rules on the car ride there:

• None of us could have seen or even be aware of the movie
• None of us can recognize any of the main actors in the film
• Sci-fi or fantasy since those seemed to have the cheese we wanted

As we strolled along the shelves where most patrons don’t bother, there it was. Like a (scuffed) diamond in the rough: Cube

And it was glorious. lol

Bonus points: Two friends and I moved out to Denver, CO in the middle of college to go snowboarding and finish school (in that order). One of us became a manager at Blockbuster right at the beginning of the switch from VHS to DVDs. For whatever reason, his store started with the least rented titles they had, and their solution was to just throw all the VHS in the garbage.

One day he just showed up from work with ~ 4 or 5 huge garbage bags filled to the brim with the crappiest VHS films Blockbuster deemed unworthy to return to a distributor.

Around a week later he did it again.

It was the absolute (free!) jackpot of gloriously bad films.

Took the Borealis from St. Paul to Milwaukee last weekend. An announcement said they had hot dogs and a couple other items ‘on sale.’ I had planned to get one anyway (don’t judge me), but what is that about?

Does it mean something was wrong with them? Just clearing out old stock? The buns were a little chewier than normal.

Meta stuff is fine but I enjoy creative and unique rolls and loadouts in this game. Find anything that floats yer boat? Show us what you got.

I’ve been busy with life so haven’t been able to play or farm as much as I’d like. Hopefully I can next week and when all three dungeons become available.

Let’s skip the negative/horror stories and focus on the good, wholesome, and funny stuff for once

One time I was on the Green Line out of the loop to Forest Park (when I lived there), this homeless lookin dude steps between the cars into mine. It was rush hour so fairly packed. He starts preaching

“Let me tell you the story of how I found Jesus!”

“I had the life. I had it all! I had the women, the house, the cars. I made a million dollars!”

“Then I lost it all. I hit rock bottom. I didn’t know where to turn, I thought it might be the end.”

“And that’s how I found Jesus. He saved me. And he can save you too.”

Someone from the other end of the car goes

“Yeah that’s great but how did you make a million dollars?”

Whole car erupts laughing. Dude turns around and goes back to the other car

This is from NPR’s coverage

Hit a public event flag. Both special and power weapons were at 0 since I've been messing around with stuff

The Pro is totally worth it IMO even just for handwriting, notes, etc.

They have the entire team from when it was shut down. Pub was sold to a game studio who wants them to operate independently. And there are plans to bring back the print edition.

People are into vinyl and tube TVs again. Barnes & Noble just opened a huge branch in a hot (meaning: expensive) neighborhood here in Chicago. I guess people like physical things again.

Over the last thanksgiving day sale, we picked up a set of Hue’s outdoor string lights. We’re playing with leaving them up all year round and changing colors based on upcoming holidays.

Anyone have a recommendation for a third-party app that can control Hue lights and has pre-built scenes for various holidays? I don’t mind making them myself, but I am quite disappointed at Hue’s built-in gallery; it is woefully lacking in holiday scenes.