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Eating ridiculous cookies, Oreo Space Dunk

Thu 2024 May 2

I rarely buy Oreos or cookies in general, but when I saw the Oreo Space Dunk cookies, yeah I had to get them.

It was actually the appearance that sold me on them because it looks like an '80s arcade. You've got the packaging with the big 3-D SPACE DUNK letters on it, starry night in the background, and so on. The cookie itself has a spaceship on it. It totally works.

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Explorer is cool, but Firebird is cooler
Tue 2024 Apr 30

I went to buy some strings recently, and the Epiphone Firebird was there hanging on the wall. Yeah, I had to try it out.

Even though I don't like tuners on the bottom of the headstock, I actually really liked how this thing played and sounded.

For the longest time I've thought about getting an Explorer style guitar (it would be the Schecter E-1 if I went for it), but there's just more cool factor to the Firebird.

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Probably the best new cheap semi-hollow guitar, Harley Benton HB-35
Thu 2024 Apr 25

This guitar definitely looks the part. When it comes to a ES-335-ish size, sound and feel, I don't think you can do much better than the Harley Benton HB-35.

Yes, this is a real-deal archtop.

Yes, the finish is actual high gloss.

Yes, it has neck-thru construction.

The F-holes are real and not fake, meaning it's an actual semi-hollow.

The price? That's the best part.

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10 months of Linux
Tue 2024 Apr 23

I've officially been using Linux as my daily driver for a little over 10 months. Haven't quite made it to a year yet, but that's getting closer.

The most surprising thing about using Linux daily is how quickly it became normal. I thought it was going to take a really long time to get used to it after being a Windows user for so long. Nope. In less than a month's time I wasn't even thinking about Windows anymore.

However, that doesn't mean I didn't take notes.

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Is Shawshank a ripoff of Alcatraz?
Sun 2024 Apr 21

Comparing these two movies pokes the hornet's nest.

The Shawshank Redemption, considered to be one of the greatest movies of all time by many, was released 1994.

Escape from Alcatraz, while not nearly as well known but still darned good, was released 1979.

Like a lot of people, I saw Shawshank first and Alcatraz later. There are many who say Shawshank rips off Alcatraz big time.

Does it?

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