December 26th, 2023
I’m on a full week of vacation, well needed this. Christmas visit obligations done with no clear plan what I will be doing for the rest of the year. Hopefully some mental recharging or rewiring happens. At least the days will (very) slowly get longer again. Keeping myself a few days away from gaming, I … [ read more » ]
December 17th, 2023
After maybe two weeks, the temperature has risen above zero in Helsinki, meaning that the sidewalks are now slippery. Had to be careful where I stepped outside. Otherwise very slow week with nothing much to write about, but that is okay. This week I read a book, Mikko Hyppönen‘s “Internet” (apparently the English version is … [ read more » ]
December 10th, 2023
Apart from Finland’s Independence Day (free day from work), it hasn’t been a memorable week. I’ll still try to write something as usual. I’ve continued playing Remedy’s Control. Previously I said I was not that impressed with the graphics, but after I switched performance mode in the settings to graphics mode which uses ray tracing, … [ read more » ]
December 3rd, 2023
Winter in Helsinki, just like that. I don’t mind as long as it isn’t slippery. The darkness is messing up my inner clock however and I’ve had trouble getting up early in the mornings. Well, two more weeks and we have passed the shortest day of the year. More Opera I went to see Madama … [ read more » ]