It’s time for my annual gaming PC research drive where I try to sort out what all the numbers mean and end up not buying anything - 2024 edition database here.

No, this is not a Shoresy season 3 promo video. It’s a Canadian Heritage Minute commercial with the star of Shoresy.

Pixelmator Pro continues to be the best value for any image editor I’ve paid money for.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, 2024 - ★★★★

Watched on Thursday May 23, 2024.

Time to reset the clock on days since I’ve been jump-scared by someone coming into my office while I’m editing a podcast: 0.

I try to leave the house as little as possible, but when I do I make sure to hit up a local coffee shop. (Citizen Cafe this time.)

Interior of a local coffee shop in the background with a panini sandwich and iced Americano in the foreground

Anyone had a real world comparison of the Sonos Beam vs Sonos Arc soundbars? If I can get away with just the Arc soundbar that might be worth it if the Beam “needs” a couple of rear speakers?

You can tell how much self reflection someone has done by their attitude towards Bluey.

New (98% AI) blog post: How to Shift Votes Away from the Hold the Sask Party Has on Some Parts of Saskatchewan

Thanks to Justin Jackson for this sweet AI generated soundtrack to my business. I feel like I need to make a commercial now.

Mad Max: Fury Road, 2015 - ★★★★½

Watched on Tuesday May 21, 2024.

I’m rewatching “Mad Max: Fury Road” in preparation for seeing “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” on Thursday.

I can’t believe it came out in 2015. 9 years ago already.

Web apps: “We’ve got AI in all the things to help you be more creative and work more efficiently!”

Me: “Can you automatically rename files you create with some sort of date stamp so I can tell them apart?”

Web apps: “…. … … We’ve got AI in all the things!”

The Fall Guy, 2024 - ★★★★

Watched on Sunday May 19, 2024.

Today’s Quartiles (Apple News+ game) is stupid and I hate it and it’s definitely not me that’s the problem.

It’s a Vietnamese Iced coffee kind of day.

Iced coffee on a table in the foreground with an empty plate and a Kobo reader beside it in a coffee shop.

If this rumor is true about no new Mac Studio upgrades until 2025, then it will be one of the few times I bought Apple hardware at the perfect time instead of buying something and then having it obsoleted within 16 months.

I love the wide open prairie skies of Saskatchewan. I love the ability to think and process life stuff while driving across the prairies. 😀

Cloudy skies above a highway in Saskatchewan

Turns out it kinda does fix me to swap my office around. (Still evaluating the window behind me + glare on the monitor potential issue.)

  1. Before
  2. After same direction
  3. After looking other way.

Office with desk on right under windows. Office with desk on left and chairs under the window. Office with desk on left and chairs under window.

Current “I want a gaming PC” temptations are Helldivers 2 and Manor Lords. Just need to wait it out. Breath. This too shall pass. 😝