Facebook has lost its luster with me awhile ago, and part of the reason was the issues with politics. Apparently, I can’t blame social media for all of our polarized politics. It’s still not enough to get me back to FB. And yes, it is ironic if you are reading this article because I shared it to my Facebook page.

A couple of years ago I looked at Vivaldi as an alternative browser. I liked it a lot, but then Brave came along. Brave has all sorts of privacy features, and now it is found that Brave is the most private browser.

Seventeen years ago, the Etch-a-Sketch became a very popular toy by being in a movie with Will Ferrell. It’s still a frustrating toy due to its reliance on right angles. Now, you can finally draw curves on the Etch-a-Sketch!

Lego bricks and Star Wars – The Total Package

I’d like to see more builds where the choice of Lego bricks is limited, but it’s exciting when you see a master build:

When you are going on a trip, you can estimate your gas costs with a calculator. But, when there is an app for everything, there is also a website for everything else. CostToDrive.com will calculate the costs of a trip for you based on the actual car you’re driving.

Back in 2015, the CEO of Gravity Payments set the minimum wage of every employee to $70,000. While the transition had some rough patches the end result 5 years later is pretty positive.

What happens when you’re 95 years old and your Gameboy breaks? You send it off to Nintendo who apparently still has new Nintendo Gameboys to use as a replacement.

The VHS Vault is a great collection of old videotapes that you can now watch on the Internet Archive.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

I had no idea that the Cyndi Lauper song Girls Just Wanna Have Fun was a cover!

Technology has become ubiquitous, and it’s hard to imagine some of the foundations of how things work. Copy and paste is one of them. The creator of copy and paste passed away this past week. Xerox Parc had no idea what they had, but I don’t fault them. Back then, personal computers was the wild west. People and companies didn’t know what to think, and problems were all new. Mr. Tesler created something that we take for granted. One of the complaints of the original iPhone was the lack of copy and paste. The iPhone didn’t get copy and paste for two years with iOS 3.0. The New York Times has more information.

Oh my goodness

As a parent, you learn not to give in to cuteness because sometimes kids are playing you. But, the new Baby Yoda from Hasbro has grown my heart 3 sizes in one day

I can’t imagine editing photos on a black & white Macintosh, but version 1 ran on the Macintosh Plus.

Steve Jobs practiced mindfulness, and researchers estimate that when Steve Jobs died at 56, his brain was only 27. I’m hoping playing violent video games will do the same for me.

One of the reasons I haven’t gotten a Nintendo Switch is how Nintendo handles app purchases. Their treatment of saved games isn’t but better. This past week they’ve shown even more contempt for their users with the handling of saved games with Animal Crossing.

Google is putting up quick little games in in HTML 5. Head on over to Gamesnacks for a quick play.

Huey Lewis and the C64

In the 80s, Jma Mitch had a Commodore 64 and Electronics Arts Music Construction Kit. Although I don’t approve of the C64, I can’t not share this. Jma Mitch only did Huey Lewis songs recently found his disks. Enjoy!

Here’s the entire playlist

What happens when your 75 year old mother plays through Red Dead Redemption 2? You get an incredible essay on videogames and the concept of art. There are spoilers in the article, so beware if you don’t want to be spoiled about RDR2.

I guess one way of taking revenge against a former employer is to try to sabotage their self-driving cars. Not the smartest way, but one way.

This original arcade game looks frustrating as all get out, but also, very fun. Both features of great games.

Apparently, there is an internet service call Chaturbate. No comment on the service, but I find it interesting that real life models are being threatened by a computer generated girl. Interesting times, especially once the computer generated girls can be driven by AI. Instead of one model broadcasting to many, one model would be able to carry on one-to-one conversations with as many people as possible. Remember the movie Her? The computer with the voice of Scarlett Johansen was carrying on a relationship with hundreds of guys.

Once the romanticism of the first city on Mars wears out, reality will set in.

Did you ever wonder how the motions of groups of zebrafish larvae affected each individual animal’s brain development and behavior but didn’t want to read a Ph.D. thesis on the matter? Well, wait no more because you can watch an interpretive dance on the subject instead!

Sometimes, you’re Dwight, other times you’re Jim. Here’s for the times you’re Jim. Be sure to put the browser window into full screen before clicking on the site.

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