Raithe

Netflix send cease and desist to Stranger Things pop up bar

I'm in the middle of a playthrough myself. Though I used to be better at this game... Yeah, I always have to readjust my playstyle when I come back to it - it's actally a tough little title, if you don't prepare the agents are gonna wipe your out. It's remembering to keep your Notoriety low to give you time to build, while still letting it get high enough to open things up for you... A tender balance to set.

How Steven Seagal transformed into a Bond Villain

Took a little break from the studies to pull out the classic Evil Genius. Still some amusing, although it does move slower than I remember.

For the random trivia elements and amusement value... Things we learned from the Conan The Barbarian Commentary

I seem to remember even less than I thought I did, which is making this first week and a bit of university feel like slightly more of a over my head. I stacked up some background reading, and a few other things to do over the weekend..then this Saturday kind of knocked that all for a six, so I shall hope tomorrow is more favourably inclined to manage that stuff without distractions. I need to bury myself into some in depth sql, mysql, no sql, json, xml, and a batch of others for the Data Science course, while the Internet of Things unit drops you in the deep end on building sensors, activators, single-chip boards, and doing analysis on it all. I've never looked at raspberry pi or cisco packet tracer before now... Plus, it is somewhat disconcerting to basically be nearly twice the age of all the other students. Makes it a touch difficult to connect with the people who share lectures, and you just can't really flirt with the ladies without it being creepy.

On how things get distracted..and the focus gets lost. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F__0Hy2mMY

Heh, I did find that opening line amusing: As Tom Cruise Gets Older, His On-Screen Love Interests Stay the Same Age

NPR - As scruitny of social networks grows, influence attacks continue in real time

In part, it was produced by Channel 4 in the UK. Which might explain why it hasn't had a large media hype up to raise awareness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mLR1IlTeqs

For the random interest, David Weber being interviewed about his old Dahak books. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmTm7Co2iR0

Is this a cheap shot?

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Photo-essay follows a young woman living off the grid in the wilds of Northern Finland