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Month: January 2017
Another Rant: Too Much To Summarize
A lot of stuff has been on my mind lately, and I’m just gonna rant and ramble a bit more like I did last week. Some of it is tech related. Most is not. Variety is the spice of life.
Rant: On Lazy Services & People
TSo, let me start off by saying: pot, kettle, black. I’m lazy. I’m lazy as hell. I look at a problem and look for the simplest solution to a problem. Work smart, not hard, as they say. That being said, while I’m lazy, I still do a complete, thorough job when I work on a project. Lately, this is something I’ve seen as very lacking in a lot of areas. It’s got me pretty fed up, and I wanted to talk about it a bit because I want to set clear some expectations and realities and how to best deal with them.
Car Repairs 102: Batteries Are A Pain
So, yesterday morning I went to go start my car and found my car wouldn’t respond to ANYTHING. At all. Literally. No lights, no unlock, no keypad, no lights, no nothing. Sad trombone. Mild freakout, call Dan, Dan gives me a ride to work. Day salvaged so far. Not the best start to a Wednesday, but whatever, it’s just one of the perks of owning a car, I suppose.
Titanfall 2: What Titanfall 1 Should Have Been
I have just finished the Single Player Campaign mode of Titanfall 2. I just have to say: What a fun ride. I’m going to try avoiding comparisons to the original Titanfall, other than to say that the original Titanfall had no real campaign, only a basic training model. Titanfall 2 has a campaign and it’s pretty rock solid, honestly.
Best Buy & Gamer’s Club Unlocked: What The Hell Man.
Update 1/6/2017 at 9:30pm: As of now my Best Buy Gamer’s Club Unlocked is officially unlocked. Almost a full week after it was supposed to be. I am leaving this post up for posterity. I am still annoyed with Best Buy. I am still blocked from posting on the forums.
Oh man. I don’t even know where to begin with this one. I am thoroughly mad. Best Buy is yanking my chain left and right on this and I’m pretty much out of venues to get feedback and talk it out. I need to rant and vent because I’m not getting anywhere with anyone and I’m out the money (not a lot, $30, but regardless).
Let’s set the stage right proper here.
TL; DR Version: Gamer’s Club Unlocked (Online Activation) is either broken or a complete scam job. Avoid it at all costs until they’ve figured this out.
Development Projects: Mileage Trackers
So, at work we have to track our trips to various sites via a mileage tracker Excel sheet. It’s all very 1990’s and kind of silly to me. The thought was: what if I could build a website that could do it for us.
Well, I’ve started figuring it out conceptually and now I’m sort of stuck. I find when I’m stuck it’s best to write things out and figure out where I’m getting tripped up. That’s where you come in, blog-o-sphere (can we still use that word? Is it ok? Hip? And what not? IDGAF). Help me out.