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nineumbrellason How bad is your Spotify?

Check out SAGE from the guy at Hate5six. It's more punk/metal based, but if you're into that, you'll definitely find some new music.

https://hate5six.com/sage

nineumbrellason Humorous highway signs aim to steer drivers safely

In the Boston area, these signs typically have some variation of "USE YAH BLINKAH"

nineumbrellason Every classic Half-Life game is now free on Steam

Xen is out and it is fantastic. I was 13 when it was announced and it was worth the wait. Enjoy :)

nineumbrellason Many games are held together by duct tape

If we're thinking of the same Mirror's Edge run, that was meant to be a joke and to bring to light the ridiculousness of a "glitchless" run as a lot of things can be interpreted as a glitch or not.

nineumbrellason Tips for being the family holiday sysadmin

Internet Explorer 6 was minimized then maximized.

Got a good chuckle out of this.

nineumbrellason Tips for being the family holiday sysadmin

I was surprised that this was included in the post. More often than not, it has broken installs for my relatives (which in turn I had to fix over the holiday).

nineumbrellason A Week in the Life of a McDonald’s Cashier

I bring this up often with friends. I believe everyone should have to work a food service/retail job. It puts a lot of things in perspective. I feel like I am a better human, having worked many.

nineumbrellason Ransomeware attack hits major US data center provider

Fair amount of typos in the article itself.

"Teh ransomware caused on outage of FIA Tech cloud services."

nineumbrellason Rats taught to drive tiny cars to lower their stress levels

I recently setup a racing sim rig and love to just cruise around after work as I don't have a real car. Absolutely de-stresses me.

nineumbrellason Internet Exchange Map

I believe it's fairly accurate. I've been to both locations, one in Somerville and the one above the Macy's in Downtown Crossing..

nineumbrellason CDC says stop vaping as mystery lung condition spreads

Personally speaking, if I had to get a prescription to buy by e-juice and devices (replacement pods, etc) I would still be smoking traditional cigarettes. Former 2 pack a day smoker, quit with the help of a Juul/Uwell Caliburn.

nineumbrellason I started an online subscription business from Malaysia

If you use the same juice frequently, over time that flavor will diminish. This is known as "vape tongue" in some communities. When I vaped after kicking cigarettes I had 2-3 different flavors I would rotate to mitigate this.

nineumbrellason Roblox hits 100M monthly active users, bigger than Minecraft

I miss idling dozens of channels on GameSurge. Good times.

nineumbrellason The Brotherhood of the Ad Blockers

I run Pi hole on my home network, and then connect to my home network VPN on my phone and get mobile ad blocking.

nineumbrellason Launch HN: Shogun (YC W18) – Storefront Builder for ECommerce Sites

From my POV, I wouldn't call that an advantage. What happens when the customer (or a potential customer who is doing diligence before purchasing) realizes there's a cheaper, and in most cases, just as easy to use option with something like Themeforest?