diff --git a/content/blog/2020-02-29-february/contents.lr b/content/blog/2020-02-29-february/contents.lr new file mode 100644 index 0000000..eb709ea --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/2020-02-29-february/contents.lr @@ -0,0 +1,168 @@ +title: February +--- +pub_date: 2020-03-01 +--- +_template: blog/post.html +--- +body: + +After lots of flights and traveling around came the calm. A month to get +everything in order, sort my routine and start gettings things done. + +![The beach after a walk](./image.jpg) + + + +## Conferences + +- Fosdem 2020 [^link fosdem 2020] + + We were nearby for DevConf so we just went a few days here. I forgot + how packed and difficult going to some tracks is... but we managed + to attend some interesting talks and meet with some friends there, + which is always a plus. + +## TVShows/Movies + +- Finished watching Friends, again. It was so my player 2 and I had a + 20m episode series to watch at lunch/dinner. It still make me laugh. + +- Finished watching The Good Place [^show2] + + Interesting show. The first season is what I liked the most, and + the show is a good overall to watch while eating or something, + short episodes (~20m), comical and with good actors. The show + mocks humanity in every way possible, the sad part is that most + of that is totally true! The ending kinda surprised me and made + me think a little bit. + +- Started watching Money Heist [^show3] + + We flew through the entire first season in a flash, and we're now on + the second (which it doesn't seem as good as the first). I liked the + first one a lot, even if there were some stuff that didn't make much + sense. Totally recommended. + +## Books + +- Finished reading The last wish [^book1] by _Andrzej Sapkowski_ + + As many people I started reading this after watching the TV Show (but + haven't played the game yet). + + I was scared that it would be too similar to I was already seen but to + my surprise, even though some of the events tell the "same story" (on + a sense) are different enough from what I saw on TV. + + I did enjoy it though it was short in length, but in exchange you + don't necessarily need to continue reading the rest of the books if + you don't want to (right away) because it contains a tale per chapter + that even if they are a full story when read in full it doesn't put + the reader in a position where it needs to read the rest. + + I recommend it if you like the fantasy genre, is a light read, short + and self-contained. + +- Started reading The Magicians' Guild [^book2] by _Trudi Canavan_ + +## Videogames + +- Started and quickly dropped (and refunded) Warcraft 3: Reforged + [^game1] + + I didn't manage to finish the "classic" Warcraft 3 back in the day, so + even after the critics and so on I decided to give it a go. Huge + mistake. The game is not prepared for wide-screens, it doesn't help + that the UI covers most of the screen either, my units keep getting + stuck on trees around and the game crashed on me a few times (and I + only played the tutorial and one scenario). My first though was... + well, since I have the classic one on my account let's just play + that... but no, the classic version now download the Reforged game + with the classic graphic pack. Even if you are a HUGE Warcraft fan, + you shouldn't pay for this. Luckily Blizzard knows and they do instant + refunds for the game. + + Blizzard, please release classic Warcraft III on Good Old Games as + you've done with the two previous entries. [^gog-war1-2-bundle] I just + bought and downloaded them just in case you decide to _Reforge_ + everything. [^gog-petition-w3] + +- Started and dropped Assasin's Creed Origins [^game2] + + I was in the mood of playing some of these open world games, and I had + this in my uPlay account already waiting as a gift for purchasing an + nvidia graphics card. The game looked good but it seems it was + horribly optimized since I had constant frame drops and AI glitches. + I tried some stuff to make it better but nothing worked. It killed the + inmersion so much that I just uninstalled it. + +- Started playing Wolcen [^game3] + + To play with some friends (though I've played mainly by myself because + of schedule issues). It's an action RPG that aims to be good, but + has still some bugs (it released this month). + +- Played some Clash Royale [^game4] and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp + [^game5] on mobile. + + The first one just because, the other because of the hype of the next + Animal Crossing game releasing soon for the Switch. + +## Articles +- Google Maps Hacks (incl. video) [^article1] + + On how the virtual world affects the physical world. + +- Why Discord is switching from Go to Rust [^article2] + + Article from Discord Engineering on how they switched a specific piece + of their infrastructure to Rust. + +- **[VIDEO]** OVER-TOURISM - Is sustainable tourism possible? - 観光公害 + [^article3] + + An interesting video about how tourism has evolved in Japan over the + last years. + +- Fucking laptops [^article4] + + The honest state of the laptop industry. It reminded me when I wanted + to switch my laptop and no option seemed good enough even in the + highest price ranges. + +- The World We Leave Our Children: How I became a free software + extremist [^article5] + +- The boss who put everyone on $70k [^article6] + +- **[VIDEO]** How Crash Bandicoot Hacked The Original Playstation + [^article7] + + I love this kind of war stories (as the series name) of what tricks + developers used to do to accomodate to old hardware. Really + interesting. + + +[^link fosdem 2020]: https://fosdem.org/2020/ + +[^show2]: https://www.tvtime.com/en/show/311711 +[^show3]: https://www.tvtime.com/en/show/327417 + +[^book1]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40603587-the-last-wish +[^book2]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28249.The_Magicians_Guild + +[^game1]: https://warcraft3refunded.com/ +[^game2]: https://www.origin.com/esp/en-us/store/assassins-creed/assassins-creed-origins +[^gog-war1-2-bundle]: https://www.gog.com/game/warcraft_bundle +[^gog-petition-w3]: https://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/warcraft_iii_frozen_throne +[^game3]: https://store.steampowered.com/app/424370/Wolcen_Lords_of_Mayhem/ +[^game4]: https://clashroyale.com/ +[^game5]: https://ac-pocketcamp.com/es-ES/site + +[^article1]: http://www.simonweckert.com/googlemapshacks.html +[^article2]: https://blog.discordapp.com/why-discord-is-switching-from-go-to-rust-a190bbca2b1f +[^article3]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSqHp0DLRJc +[^article4]: https://drewdevault.com/rants/2020/02/18/Fucking-laptops.html +[^article5]: https://lunduke.com/posts/2020-02-19/ +[^article6]: https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-51332811 +[^article7]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izxXGuVL21o diff --git a/content/blog/2020-02-29-february/image.jpg b/content/blog/2020-02-29-february/image.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c6a4d9e Binary files /dev/null and b/content/blog/2020-02-29-february/image.jpg differ