Can't say I'm not a consumer of brainrot after reinstalling Instagram on my phone... This is a really great video on some of the existing research on the topic!
Video aside, this channel has some great psych/scienc-y content that's well researched and engagingly conveyed.
My favourite in-depth review (Al Su reviews a lot of other Chess products and isn't very biased): www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_cO...
If you're thinking about getting an e-board, I have an affiliate link here as well!
www.chessnutech.com?sca_ref=7707...
Almost a year with the board, though I've been mainly playing bots and daily correspondence games. It's awesome if you don't want to stare at screens all the time. I love the ChessUp 2's learning features and colored squares, but this one's a good budget option!
Recently listened to Danny Rensch's Dark Squares expecting a 'how I built Chess.com' story. Instead we have: cult trauma, emotional abuse, and his take on the recent chess cheating scandals. Weirdly good!
Review: www.rhuijin.cc/darksquares/
#chessmafia #books #reviews #blog #booksky
Planning to remove my subscription from Google Drive and back-up my files onto my old HDD and get a separate portable SDD. Reading about the Sandisk Extreme PRO failures and reviews for most popular discs (even the popular T7s) scares me lol
I'm going to think about this closer to 2026...
Lovely post about reading by Alex. Completely agree that fiction is a bridge towards a better understanding of the world. Non-fiction may teach, but fiction gives you a chance to experience.
blog.ambrzykowski.com/when-we-stop...
Added to my #junited2025 list!
Joining #junited2025 a little late, but I'm looking forward to seeing some new blogs to explore from the challenge :)
Here's my entry: dearmishmash.bearblog.dev/junited-2025/
How are the magnets for this? I'm mentally preparing myself for my realme buds I got years ago to die haha, it's been getting loose in it's case on its own and draining itself :/ this looks like a great alternative but I've heard the casing feels cheaply made
Ahh!!! Thanks, Mephi, this is a cool idea haha to swap between a primary card and have a secondary one with stuff you don't listen to as much. Still building my collection, so it seems like I'm only using 89GB from my 128GB card - might be a long time till I need that 2nd one
Saw someone mention SDSorter as well - but haven't needed to use it cause it seems like my Snowsky sorts the folders in alphabetical order already, but i'll keep that in mind! Have you got yours yet? How're you liking it?
Agreed! Seems like they have some things to iron out, my files are a little oddly organized 😅
Curious though, how do you organize your music into different cards? Do you separate them alphabetically or by genre etc. hahaha love to learn how others organize their stuff, if you're open to sharing!
Hey there, seems like there an 8191 file limit :/ www.head-fi.org/threads/fiio...
Have fun with the dap though!
Just gonna leave my twine game here 👀
naiveheart.itch.io/crossroads
Hey, thank you for sharing this! I'm exploring some Twine games for fun, and I like the concept of cozy IF games and I came across your post here :)
I like the vibes!
Happy belated birthday Stephen!!
helly r severance
#Severance
Ms. Cobel is a woman in STEM??
Cute!
Gifted my partner a Miyoo Mini Plus and added the ROM set I had made (with some of his requests of Castlevania and Megaman games haha) and I think it has given him choice paralysis. I've seen him just cycling through the games and going "ooooo"
Missed this
#seal #severance
I'm so glad to hear that's the case for you, Anton :)
I'm still struggling with this myself, but trying to take the first few steps and just practicing gratitude in the smallest things have been helpful too.
Cheers to our journey in unlearning perfectionism 💪
Thank you so much for reading, Karen!!
I'm glad to hear haha it convinced someone to give it a read! It's a good read, and I would say not as dry as some other psych books haha out there. Hope you enjoy!
And yes - completely agree, GM can feel like a tiring AF cycle. People need to be educated with ways it doesn't become that way...
I can definitely see that! My jaw was just :0 during the finale. I'm glad to hear the 2nd season is going well!! I'm looking forward to it very much haha - will probably start that by next weekend honestly. It's been tempting. Tysm for reading, Antonio :)
Will check out your blog!
Thank you Stephen for the kind words! Hope you enjoyed the songs haha
Honestly found it hard to describe things myself as I don't really know the vocab to use, but I'm sure you'll do great with your write up :)
There's so much internet out there--there's more than just a few social media apps!
Checking out all the Neocities, Nekoweb, and Indieweb websites out there on Bluesky, and there's so many new ones!
Welcome to the fun side of the web, controlled by you!
There is also a podcast with Adam Scott and Ben Stiller! Will be listening to it before I start with Season 2.
I've listened to the first episode so far, and it's been pretty fun.
open.spotify.com/show/5sSKLim...
