Dune (2021). I watched the film last night and I am blown away. I lessen my expectations going into it. But that was needless. It’s an excellent film. 😄
Dune (book). I am only 25% into it. So far its holding my attention.
Mr.Robot seasons 1 to 3. Watching this after the election 2020, its eerily prescient regarding cyber warfare, malicious foreign hackers, ransomware, movement groups getting over their heads, and scarily referencing 5/9 (Jan 6 for us) as a date of importance. This is show could of have been a shallow conspiracy driven drama, but it very much develop a parallel world. I couldn’t watch this show because it was a little too close to the real world. 😄
Destiny Disrupted by Tamim Ansary. When I was a high school I did an essay on China and why it wasn’t a superpower in the 20th Century. China on the surface look to have had a head start on technology, governance, commerce, and economic growth. But for many different complicated reasons, it didn’t turn out that way. The essay helped me learn seeing the world history through the lens of China’s history. This book is about Islam and looking through the world through the lens of Islam’s history. One interesting historical thing was Omar, the second Caliphate [sic], ruled over an empire in the same stature as Alexandria the Great. This was totally not mentioned in my high school world history text book.
Cyberpunk 2077. Like Mr. Robot, I’ve put off playing this game because of the casual cruelty the game portrays in it’s story. I’ve discovered the mage class is the net runner build. Once I realized the net runner build is a magic casting hacker, I was sold. Cyberpunk is fun! ※\(^o^)/※
Retropie. I’ve rebuilt my retro gaming console. I had to flash the SD card and install Retropie onto it. The problem was that the hardware was not saving any settings or games after reset or shutting off. Playing some of my old games I’ve owned since I was a kid is a joy.
NZXT b550 and Ryzen 5600x. I’ve upgraded my PC. I accidentally fried my motherboard and I had to get a replacement. In doing so, I’ve upgrade my PSU to a Corsair 750w and my RAM to Corsair Vengeance 36000 16gb with RGB. I really like my setup now. Games load up way quicker. Streaming to my steam link is way faster and better. I’ve learned a lot in putting together a PC. Its kind of fun despite things not working a lot of times. I often feel some validation that my bet that PC gaming is more affordable (steam sales) and better experience (better hardware) has come into fruition. There are rare exclusive on PS5 or Xbox, but I think I can wait when those exclusives come to PC, e.g. Horizon Dawn Zero or maybe Final Fantasy VII Remake.
Here’s the old PC without the case. You can see my retro game controllers there too.
Keychron Q1, brown switches. I really love typing on this new mechanical keyboard. It is fabulous in it’s sound and thunk. The RGB is very pleasant. I got Sara to get the k6 for herself.
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