{"id":80,"date":"2025-10-30T03:30:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T03:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomisawesome.com\/thoughts\/?p=80"},"modified":"2025-10-30T03:30:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T03:30:32","slug":"weekly-notes-10-16-10-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomisawesome.com\/thoughts\/2025\/10\/30\/weekly-notes-10-16-10-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Notes &#8211; 10\/16-10\/29"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Halloween is nearly upon us. We&#8217;ve been doing sleep therapy with the kid, which made me realize just how much I was using him as an alarm clock. I will need a better way of getting up in the mornings now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomisawesome.com\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PXL_20251023_032634463.MP2_-1024x785.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomisawesome.com\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PXL_20251023_032634463.MP2_-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomisawesome.com\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PXL_20251023_032634463.MP2_-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomisawesome.com\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PXL_20251023_032634463.MP2_-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomisawesome.com\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PXL_20251023_032634463.MP2_-1536x1178.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tomisawesome.com\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PXL_20251023_032634463.MP2_-2048x1571.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Been making some fall cocktails, which have turned out really good. The above is a slight variation on this: https:\/\/robbreport.com\/food-drink\/spirits\/best-prime-inspector-recipe-apple-brandy-cocktail-1237255575\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only real changes I made were I used sweet vermouth instead of Punt E Mes because that&#8217;s what I had. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also made https:\/\/www.halfbakedharvest.com\/the-half-blood-prince-cocktail\/ and it was good, but not as good as the Prime Inspector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve also been forcing myself to use <a href=\"https:\/\/keeb.io\/products\/iris-se-keyboard-kit\" title=\"\">my split keyboard <\/a>more. It&#8217;s a tough learning curve because I have some bad habits and can only use it at home. Getting better though. This post was done 100% with it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What I&#8217;ve been reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I finished up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benaaronovitch.com\/product\/moon-over-soho-chronology\/ \">https:\/\/www.benaaronovitch.com\/product\/moon-over-soho-chronology\/ <\/a>which was pretty good. Started the next book in the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>I also got halfway through <a href=\"https:\/\/astrapublishinghouse.com\/product\/empire-of-silence-9780756419264\/\">The Empire of Silence<\/a> before having to return it to the library. I&#8217;ll need to finish it as it was a good start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/culture\/2025\/10\/headphones-listening-music\/684712\">https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/culture\/2025\/10\/headphones-listening-music\/684712<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was good, as I&#8217;d not considered the impact of headphones on the experience of listening to music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jacobin.com\/2025\/10\/enshittification-doctorow-musk-twitter-internet\">https:\/\/jacobin.com\/2025\/10\/enshittification-doctorow-musk-twitter-internet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interesting because as the article points out people still use twitter. One would expect the market to punish services that people no longer enjoy using.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.404media.co\/rogue-goodreads-librarian-edits-site-to-expose-censorship-in-favor-of-trump-fascism\">https:\/\/www.404media.co\/rogue-goodreads-librarian-edits-site-to-expose-censorship-in-favor-of-trump-fascism<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Probably the kick I need to finally get off goodreads ans switch to something else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoffreylitt.com\/2025\/10\/24\/code-like-a-surgeon\">https:\/\/www.geoffreylitt.com\/2025\/10\/24\/code-like-a-surgeon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A good piece on how to approach software as AI picks up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2025\/oct\/23\/new-mr-poirot-and-little-miss-marple-books-to-be-published\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2025\/oct\/23\/new-mr-poirot-and-little-miss-marple-books-to-be-published<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Legit excitement over this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/807147\/signal-aws-outage-meredith-whittaker\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/807147\/signal-aws-outage-meredith-whittaker<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amazing that a company can knock out half the internet and the stock still goes up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evanhahn.com\/scripts-i-wrote-that-i-use-all-the-time\">https:\/\/evanhahn.com\/scripts-i-wrote-that-i-use-all-the-time<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neat little collection of scripts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pyrefly.org\/blog\/numpy-type-completeness\">https:\/\/pyrefly.org\/blog\/numpy-type-completeness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cool look at how they got this done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What I&#8217;ve been watching<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Long Story Short | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wWziW_vQ_L4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finished up Long Story Short and it was really good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One - Official Trailer | DC\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8qodAY3S7Dg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoyed this a lot. Jensen Ackles did a great job. I&#8217;d be 100% okay with him playing Batman in a live action film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Heretic | Official Trailer HD | A24\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O9i2vmFhSSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I really wanted this to be better than it was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim | Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gCUg6Td5fgQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was good, and hit that LOTR itch a little bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Applied the Unix Philosophy to My WHOLE LIFE\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h0s2sUu5zW0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An interesting approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AI Is Laying Off... Senior Executives\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ozVb14bNwzQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Interesting as usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 5 Linear Switches (2025)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZLe4EBv6FSA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I prefer tactile but those Sakuras sound amazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ted Lasso (2020) - Darts Scene\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3S16b-x5mRA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I end up watching this about once a month. Be curious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"`\/dev\/null` is Super Useful! But it can also be weird.  You Suck at Programming #072\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v199lQLCA9k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I always learn something. Great as usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Tried The Worlds First Ceramic Keyboard... (So You Don&#039;t Have To)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vD3VWr4mPvQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A shame as I really wanted it to be good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Most devs don\u2019t understand how context windows work\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-uW5-TaVXu4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another good video where I learned something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TypedDict is Awesome in Python\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RItoKMONirE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cool video but I&#8217;m not sure what the benefit would be over a dataclass. Need to ponder more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Biggest Lie in AI\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Plo-zT8W9w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another good critical look at the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The problem with self-help gurus\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9rH5eJCjhtg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Self help has always been scammy feeling to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Command vs. Process substitution in Bash - explaining the difference. You Suck at Programming #073\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f3eIK5xk4vg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure this one fully clicked with me yet. Might need to watch it again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Would ENRON Even Be That Bad by Today&#039;s Standards?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-CN7P-uyd2M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Haha. Everything is fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The State of the AI Industry is Freaking Me Out\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q0TpWitfxPk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Okay maybe not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Carmy&#039;s 7-Minute Monologue | The Bear | FX\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1fjITOkFnnE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another one I come back to about once a month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Farmer Was Replaced | Full Release Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aP2WHQKJVsw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I need to play through this again now that they&#8217;ve hit 1.0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The 1 Million Subscriber &#039;It was DNS&#039; Livestream\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/27J-wwgZydE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was fun today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What I&#8217;ve been listening to<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomisawesome.com\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/collage.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomisawesome.com\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/collage.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.tomisawesome.com\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/collage-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomisawesome.com\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/collage-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.tomisawesome.com\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/collage-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t know why the album art didn&#8217;t show, but the empty space is the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack. I wish I could say that it was all for the kiddo but alas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I didn&#8217;t even remember buying a Godsmack album, so I gave it a go and the fist song (Voodoo) I hadn&#8217;t heard in a long time and it took me back. 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