Still Andrew (I guess) @ajroach42@retro.social

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I don't like that the packaging for these two figures had more mass than the figures.

Two cardboard boxes, lots of internal plastic supports, a blind cylinder, lots of plastic bags.

Just so much waste.

If it wasn't for the excessive and wasteful packaging, I would probably own a few more.

As is, I might buy some used/loose, because I think they are neat.

Like, mechs!! With interchangable limbs! And multiple pilots, with unique color schemes and distinct personalities! In a blind bag format (randomized part distribution, but entirely interchangable, the first blind bag to really take advantage of customizability, IMO)

The slime is silly, but that's really popular with kids today, and I support that.

I think that the design of the mechs is really awesome, I love the customization, I like the minifig pilots.

While I cannot support the amount of fucking packaging they include in the toys (two sets of shrink wrap around the canister, and a plastic bag for Each part of the bot, and a bottle of slime for the pilot??) The ready 2 robot toys are basically the most well executed vision of what children's toys should be today.

I love the concept and the actual exectuion, but I will be writing them a letter about the packaging.

Wow! Someone updated a core utility required for us to do business to a new version that introduces breaking changes.

They did this to make their job easier.

In the process, they made our job impossible!

And we discovered it during the middle of a crisis. "Fix this thing now, we're losing money by the second"\\"I can't, new person broke the tool I use to fix it, and we can't unbreak it"

So there will definitely be a postmortem, and I want a head on a pike.

I did a quick blog post on the movies I have been uploading to peertube! http://ajroach42.com/public-domain-movies-on-peertube/

So, you know, you can reference that or share it with your friends or whatever.

I love the music of Tom Waits, from basically every point in his career.

Are you keeping up with the commodore?

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I just watched a video where a guy casts a Greek style bronze age sword using pre-1983 pennies (about $5 worth)

Several thoughts occurred to me as I watched this, but most of them start or stop at: I need a workshop and some tools.

Metal working is neat, and I want to learn those skills eventually.

Anyway, I'm reading Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero and it's Very Good.

I keep wanting to stop and take notes about technique and shit so that I can correctly convey my thoughts after I've finished reading.

But also my brain says READ FASTER READ FASTER READ FASTER WHY ARE YOU SO SLOW WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR LIFE THINK OF ALL THE OTHER THINGS YOU SHOULD DO

So I have not been taking notes.

Hey, what's the word for that anxiety that you get while you're reading a book and you are enjoying the book, but suddenly the most important thing in the world is finishing the page that your own, the chapter that you're on, as quickly as you possibly can to the point that you are no longer absorbing the words and your mind is just racing, rushing, to the end and when you get there you feel silly because you know that you want to keep reading but suddenly starting the next chapter is very hard?

Stickers I have ordered so far.

Hey! You know the old Superman Cartoons from the 40s (https://archive.org/details/arctic_giant) Has an HD remaster of those ever been released?

I'd pay decent money for a good bluray. I've only ever seen them in VHS quality.

Alright!

I'm ordering Stickers from Sticker Mule.

I got some Robot Monster stickers as a test order.

But I want to get lots of stickers.

Hundreds of stickers.

What should I get stickers of?

HEY! What's the status on pixelfed?

I haven't installed instagram on my new phone, and I'm trying not to, but I'm looking for a photo sharing thing that works well from mobile.

Is pixelfed ready for me to pressure my friends in to joining with me.

The little dog has decided that Sunrise is the appropriate time to start whining and whimpering to be let out, regardless of what time sunrise is, or how late she stayed up the night before.

Today, when that did not work, she punctuated it with barking.

When that did not work, she attempted to open the door herself, to no avail.

I have to hope that this has taught her the lesson she needs to leave me alone in the mornings, at least until 9:00