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It's another Sunday y'all, and on this one I figure I'll post some.

I've got some more links to share here, most of them courtesy of Tom Scott's newsletter, pretty much the only newsletter I read these days. It's my only real source of new and interesting things on the net too... except for the random videos I stumble upon on YT. Or NG.

Anyway did you know the McDonald’s corporation headquarters used to have a Suede waterbed think tank? Do you know a large part of New York is still heated via steam? And that some Magpies and Crows are using anti-bird spikes to make their nests now? I think that's pretty cool... they've got the same rebellious attitude I've got! Props.

And did you know they tested nuclear bombs in space back in the day?! Starfish Prime was the largest nuclear test conducted in outer space - not the only one! I got that tidbit from a JRE podcast this week.

Also this was pretty cool (and probably the first TikTok video I've ever linked to here - I do so with certain resistance - cause it's TikTok).

Finally this might be the most introspective company cost breakdown and review I've ever seen, and I appreciate that! If you're starting a business, and you need some tips on what to save in on; what potential pitfalls you can avoid with management and hosting: it's a good read.

IRL I've noticed that with old shampoo bottles - at least the one I'm currently using, it seems like you actually get more fragrance when you start to reach the bottom of the bottle! It seems like over time that's where all the scent-related particulates accumulate.

So if you think your shampoo's getting less and less interesting... just you wait! You'll grow to appreciate that shampoo again soon enough.

I've also glued my shoes this week - the soles keep loosening, we're getting fiber drawn into our house in November - since they're forcefully removing all traditional landlines here, and I tried some Gilt-head bream earlier this week (it was good), but that's a bit less interesting innit?

We just switched to summertime today - which means we just moved our clocks up one hour - which means I need to get up one hour earlier for work tomorrow - which means I've gotta get to bed in time... it's always nicer to go from summer to wintertime than it is this way around...

No matter though! Life moves on. And don't miss that recent idgames archive post. If you're not fully satisfied with the official archives, or want a less regularly updated one. Or just like DOOM. Or mirrors?

Actually never mind. Feel free to miss it. Happy Sunday though!

...and Good Night.

I've been flying!

I've been all over. I've been climbing mountains in Albania, and wandering by waterfalls in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and now I'm back, again intent on catching up with site-related dues and other things I ought do in life.

Some site-related updates:

• Added title tags to images that were missing, since the WP 3.5 update back in December 11, 2012 removed the field. I installed a plugin to fix this in future posts when I noticed it was missing, but I remember not being aware exactly when the change came into play, and thus not actually fixing those missing titles back in the day... well I remembered this now! And the exact date that title tag behavior changed was easy to pinpoint with a little research.
• Fixed old image alignment issues on ~200 other posts - discovered said issues existed whilst adding in the missing title tags above.
• Fixed wonky margins on dividers in posts.
• Replaced the lightbox script I've been using, since the previous had some deprecated code. The new lightbox works for videos too, and has better caption support than the old one! Also looks better, IMHO.
• Added my Vimla tipslänk to the sitemap. If you're not Swedish this is totally irrelevant to you, but if you are then have a look! Feel free to use the link there if ever you choose to get a subscription with Vimla. I'm almost down to 0 SEK/month on my cellphone plan at this point.
• Fine-tuned backup routines - maybe I'll get into the weeds of this in another blog.

Some random updates elsewhere:

• Someone vacuumed a chicken out of a storm drain. Very cute.
• There's a new API for AS2 out on NG! I hope to try it soon.
• Early TPB backer Carl Lundström died in a plane crash recently. Early Internet might not have been the same without you, so RIP Carl! There's a good Reddit post about him too. He was controversial.
• Arthur Firstenberg just died as well, of an unknown ailment. He was a very different kind of pioneer, but I greatly appreciate his efforts in combatting the new wireless world; hope his legacy is kept alive. And to read his books eventually, they seem enlightening too.
• Jewelia just put out a new single. I've been a follower and backer since her debut album (If Only You Were Real is my definitive favorite there). Her music's getting poppier and poppier, and I really liked the original style, but this ain't bad...
• Harry Mack's Omegle Bars 102 were a blast. Run it back!

Did I mention I went down 4 kg when I caught the flu recently?

A good fever really does help with weight loss! Finally I'm back under 100 kg, and I'm staying there this time.

Blew my nose till my ears screeched and popped. Feared flying to Bosnia when I still hadn't regained my hearing but... no problems! Bought pressure equalizing earplugs and nasal spray for no reason.

Oh well. The trip went well, that's the main thing.

More on those trips in a bit! That's it.

Snow Drifting In Sweden.

May be one of the most captivating drift videos I've ever seen...

Ken Block would've probably done it better, but imperfection has a charm to it too, and the symbiosis of visuals and sound here is so perfect. The music amplifies the journey. The speed, the recklessness, the soft snow and surrounding darkness of the mid-winter wilderness...

I want to hit the roads too when I see something like this! If you have the resources for a tour in a Volvo or a Taurus winter's fun.

I just learned about the HMHS Britannic.

It was a sister ship to the Titanic, and it sunk as well! The captain with it.

It was one of three ships made for the White Star Line's Olympic class that's become so iconic, and they all suffered similar fates, though the first and final was the one and only that actually made it through unscathed. And yet it ran into two ships, rammed a submarine, and was used actively during the first World War! The RMS Olympic. It made it through all those ordeals intact, and was only later scrapped during the great depression.

What a way to end such a glorious adventure.

And I'd never even heard of these sibling ships! Only the Titanic - and it's promised successor Titanic II. Yet every one of these three Olympic ships has a remarkable story.

Speaking of remarkable stories (or not - more so just random videos and tidbits of other irrelevant know-how worth a share), did you hear Harry Mack freestyle for Tony Hawk on his podcast earlier? Have you seen the iconic but somewhat forgotten Solid Potato Salad dance? And did you know how complicated it is to measure music popularity these days?

If you haven't that is OK! None of these items is of utmost importance.

IRL I've been recouping. I've probably mentioned at least a few times at this point that I'm headed to Albania next Friday, for a quick session of weekend sightseeing with buddy Bear, yet I'm still dealing with this friggin' throat thing, and that makes me a wee bit nervous.

Last weekend I was dealing with the worst of it. Both tonsils were red red and clearly inflamed, it hurt to swallow, it was hard to fall asleep, and I think I ran a fever for a while during the second cruise, though didn't have any thermometer to measure.

I got the OK to work at a distance this week instead of heading in to the office, and gradually it's been getting better and better. After a while just my right tonsil was hurting, now it's just my left, and the pain's getting lesser and lesser.

For a while the pain was radiating to my ears though, and that's what made me a tad bit nervous. The last time I flew with an ear infection I lost my hearing in both ears for about a week, I might've popped an ear drum or two, it was an uncomfortable and a little scary experience.

So I'd rather not fly anywhere in a similar state again.

But I'm getting better! Better and better. I stayed indoors for a few days this week, I've been out a bit more this weekend, and tomorrow I'll be back to the actual office again.

Hope I don't pick up any new bacteria on the way there.

Feels like overall this start of the year has been riddled with sickness and issues of health. If I lift weights I get back issues, if I walk I get knee issues, if I'm around people too much I get weird infections in the back of my throat... my immune system hasn't been doing great thus far this brand new 2025. And I'm tired.

I'm getting tired of just complaining; blogging about what bogs me down too, but what do I have a blog for if not to type up on what's relevant to me at any particular time?

Hopefully I need not spend time writing about such things much longer. I hope all inconveniencies clear up soon - when the skies are once again sunny and clear and Spring is truly here for real maybe.

At least enough so that I can get serious about my consistently neglected shape, and get my vocal chords warmed up while I'm at it, I've some dusty ideas that await recording in my metaphorical attic.

We did have a few both sunny and snowy days recently, and it felt almost sacrilegious to just be sitting in then, but I'll be outside soon enough.

I'll be strolling around with a queue of JRE podcasts in my headphones, gaining momentum and insight, gradually improving my being on both the metaphysical and physical plane, spending time only on Meta while I work the company's social media game, spending less time on distractions, getting rid of all types of pain.

Any more positive news? Well I've been playing DOOM again! If that's a positive I don't know, but I'm documenting my gameplay, and some of that should be going up on the site soon, along with a few quick reviews.

I've also been catching up on overdue correspondence, and we're celebrating my dad today (we celebrated on Valentine too - his actual 82nd Birthday - today's the official get-together for it).

I have little otherwise to report, and time is always short, and it moves along here steadily, a momentum we cannot thwart. And problems grow like warts, I can't record with vocal chords sore, my mom had two eye operation too, so I've been taking over some more chores.

And that is all y'all, for sure sure. Speak more later.

If ever you need something to brighten up your day real quick.