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In my previous posts I have always alluded to sharing my rss list, and the places I particularly enjoy reading for a variety of things, from criticism to news. This page got finished a few months ago, it was up on this blog for a few weeks. Then I adjusted my feed, as one does. Am I going to have to keep this updated? I know I don't have to. But I'm a perfectionist. Why have it if it's not up to…
Browsing the discover feed and visiting many peoples Bear blogs has given me so many ideas. Both for my own blog and other things I have been struggling to give form over the past few years. There’s so much individuality and creativity on display here that truly lets the individual shine through, it’s a joy to browse. I have come to the realisation I have been trying to mash too many ideas…
In case anybody has my blog added to an RSS feed, which I doubt: the name and url is changing to a custom domain: simplecomputerjanitor.com This will be the last post on the Bearblog.dev subdomain.
Growing up I spent an ungodly amount of time in various mmorpg’s and arpg’s. In my adult life I was an avid player of Path of Exile and World of Warcraft, to name the specific offenders responsible for this post. This week the new WoW expansion Midnight launched, and by all accounts, it’s content is resonating with me. The environments and scale are so cool to see as somebody who was there from…
Last year, after suspecting it since childhood, I got diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), thanks for the DNA, Mom. Saying that IBS has impacted my life would be an understatement. Having dinner with friends? 50% chance I get an episode that has me crawling from pain for 4 hours while still at the restaurant or home. Traveling? Extreme amounts of pre planning, limiting in how spontaneous…
Having an anonymous blog allows me to remove my social filter, rant, and write down what I think in earnest. People might vibe with it, or don’t, it doesn’t matter to me. I get to write down my thoughts, and maybe make somebody else think. That’s enough for me. So I will be abstract, share without details, and continue to enjoy being nobody. Try it out.
This has been driving me up the wall for a few years and I’m finally posting about it. We have an entire generation that expects quality software, journalism, and content in general for free. People complain about alternatives to Google, Microsoft, ragebait news sites, whatever it is, costing money for varying levels of quality. If nobody pays for alternatives, they can’t improve. And if it’s…
A few years ago I discovered self hosted RSS readers (and RSS in general), and it has both improved and worsened my life drastically. On one hand, I can curate my own news streams perfectly to my liking. On the other, I like knowing stuff, so I tend to stuff my feeds with way too much. I have gone through ups and downs of adding more feeds, and after a few weeks or months trimming the fat to make…
Over the years I’ve tried starting a blog a few times. Once I made my own website (which was fun but made me focus more on tech stuff than writing), and once on Substack. Both times I felt pressure to write when I had nothing to say. It mainly being about games also made me enjoy games less as I was playing them to write reviews instead of enjoying them. I shared them with my friends as well,…