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mellowtigger) wrote2021-09-03 12:33 pm
mellowtigger) wrote2021-09-03 12:33 pm
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Minnesota hospitals are basically at capacity already, due to covid19. And the cold weather hasn't arrived yet, which will drive more people inside for their socializing amidst a highly contagious pandemic. Ever since the delta variant showed up here, I have consistently wiped down all of my groceries before putting them away. Walk in the door, wash hands, clean and put away stock, wash hands again. As I keep saying repeatedly, don't get covid.
The laundromat was unusually busy today. About 20 people arrived in total, with over a dozen inside at any one time. I was the only one in a proper mask. One black man nearly my age had a mask on his head, but it was worn as a chin strap, therefore useless. If I get a new job that keeps me in this house, then I'll immediately treat myself to a tiny 24-inch-wide washer for my basement. That's the only size that will fit down my very old and very narrow stairs, unfortunately.
I worked about 1.5 hours yesterday, on my day off. It was a Mac issue, which I am not at all skilled at supporting. I don't even have one to practice on. Luckily, another tech joined us on the call, and he is a Mac user. That expertise definitely helped. There was a good chance that I would need to work today too (another day off), but I'm being naughty and not checking email today. It only means extra work for me next week during regular work hours, and I already filled in my timesheet for this week, so I'm not feeling too distraught about it.
Two games released big changes yesterday. No Man's Sky has a big new update called "Frontiers". It looks interesting, but it broke some stuff too. I'm waiting for fixes to come out before continuing. Pathfinder: Wrath Of The Righteous also officially released. I played a lot of the beta testing program. It looks like it will be a fun game where I spend a lot of hours. It also has new bugs that weren't there during beta, but I'm sure fixes will arrive soon.
Locast.org has officially shut down. I paid them for broadcast television service by webpage. Yes, I have an antenna for my television. No, broadcasters don't actually broadcast well. About half of the channels don't even register on my tv (ABC and NBC), others I can pick up with distortions (CBS and Fox). The only two rock-solid channels are PBS and CW. Yay for the underdogs. Seriously, it's broadcast television, what's the big deal with services like this since you can't track viewership without them anyway? The Electronic Frontier Foundation may help with an appeal, but I'm not holding my breath. We just can't have nice things.
And I'm not even starting on climate change, or Texas, or Democrat ineptitude (different from Republican corruption), or... all of the other more important stuff than today's post.
The laundromat was unusually busy today. About 20 people arrived in total, with over a dozen inside at any one time. I was the only one in a proper mask. One black man nearly my age had a mask on his head, but it was worn as a chin strap, therefore useless. If I get a new job that keeps me in this house, then I'll immediately treat myself to a tiny 24-inch-wide washer for my basement. That's the only size that will fit down my very old and very narrow stairs, unfortunately.
I worked about 1.5 hours yesterday, on my day off. It was a Mac issue, which I am not at all skilled at supporting. I don't even have one to practice on. Luckily, another tech joined us on the call, and he is a Mac user. That expertise definitely helped. There was a good chance that I would need to work today too (another day off), but I'm being naughty and not checking email today. It only means extra work for me next week during regular work hours, and I already filled in my timesheet for this week, so I'm not feeling too distraught about it.
Two games released big changes yesterday. No Man's Sky has a big new update called "Frontiers". It looks interesting, but it broke some stuff too. I'm waiting for fixes to come out before continuing. Pathfinder: Wrath Of The Righteous also officially released. I played a lot of the beta testing program. It looks like it will be a fun game where I spend a lot of hours. It also has new bugs that weren't there during beta, but I'm sure fixes will arrive soon.
Locast.org has officially shut down. I paid them for broadcast television service by webpage. Yes, I have an antenna for my television. No, broadcasters don't actually broadcast well. About half of the channels don't even register on my tv (ABC and NBC), others I can pick up with distortions (CBS and Fox). The only two rock-solid channels are PBS and CW. Yay for the underdogs. Seriously, it's broadcast television, what's the big deal with services like this since you can't track viewership without them anyway? The Electronic Frontier Foundation may help with an appeal, but I'm not holding my breath. We just can't have nice things.
And I'm not even starting on climate change, or Texas, or Democrat ineptitude (different from Republican corruption), or... all of the other more important stuff than today's post.
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I bought it a year ago on sale, though, and it's definitely a different game now. I like games that offer exploration, and this is definitely it. I like building my own cities, and this game lets me do that too. My bases lack animation because I'm the only resident in them, but it's still fun to build. The main storyline is also good, although I finished that part quite a while ago.