Spud's first official family day.

Alby's Deli had fantastic coffee and bagels. Green Olive was lovely in the sun with some sparkling wine and cheese. Spud got lots of pats from everyone. He was very gentle with young kids.

When John Rahm is on it's one of the most electric things in golf.

Exhibit A: why Australia needs a golf major.

Look at the atmosphere. It a city that isn't even the biggest for golf. In a league that a lot of people dislike. Imagine what a major would look like with big investment.

This is some exciting gaming news. Will be an instant buy when it releases. I should play Aria of Sorrow at some point to delve deeper into the series.

For some reason this song popped into my head today. A real throwback from choir days.

This was super impressive by Elvis but wish he was on the PGA tour.

His favourite spot is that hole outside next to the air conditioning unit.

Man The Masters is so cool. Looking forward to it like every year.

I've had a play with this in the last few days and it's excellent. I've been working on a database issue where AI has been really helpful both for brainstorming and getting the correct database index.

He lives a good life.

When I played Metroid Prime Remastered I loved it.

The exploration and puzzle solving was exquisite. The story and feeling of isolation was really unique. There were lots of wow moments like in Phendrana Drifts when you have to fight your way out using the thermal visor. The world feels interconnected and cohesive.

Long story short: it's a banger game.

I ended the review by saying:

Based on playing through the entire game I'm so hyped for Prime 4. Hoping it's in the style of the original 3D Prime game.

I was hyped for ~3ish long years.

Then the game came out last December.

Me being me I watched a fair few YouTube reviews of the game before buying it and the news wasn't good. Sure there are some parts of the game that feel like a true Metroid Prime follow up but overall the game was a bit of a dud.

Silly Marvel like characters that say dumb things and get in your way. A huge barren desert that has a boring fetch quest. Areas that aren't interconnected. Puzzles that are way too easy.

There's no wow moments. There's some okay ideas and things that are cool but the game just doesn't hit the highest of highs. And unfortunately for Nintendo, this is what the Metroid fandom expects after so many great games in the series.

It's interesting in this Arlo discussion video to see that Kensuke Tanabe (the producer of Metroid Prime 4 and many other Nintendo games) is retiring. It's probably a good thing he's heading off into the sunset. The company needs fresh blood at the top and new ideas for games.

We're so close yet potentially so far away. The art for the game still looks so beautiful.

Nintendo need a strong direct some time soon. Their software story so far for Switch 2 is not great. A big (and high quality) Pokemon game would make a big difference.

This guy is definitely more of a Beatles nerd than me but love the level of details he gets into.

A couple photos of Spuddy in January.

The one where you have to resubmit searches in the address bar because it does absolutely nothing on your first attempt. Apple software has always been a step behind, but for this bug to still be at play since 26 beta boggles the mind.

This bug is super annoying. Switching to DuckDuckGo for now.

Another excellent deep dive on maybe the most sports bizarre individual.

This game looks right up my alley. The Zelda Game Boy like art style mixed with Soulslike bosses and combat. It should be a good one.

I don't watch a lot of Good Good anymore but watching them play Pebble Beach on a nice day was captivating. The view across the ocean with the sun perfectly shining on it; one of the most beautiful places on earth.

After watching this classics week review from Fantano it was a reminder of how damn good Justice's first album is. Watching the Phantom Pt. II video makes you want to party. Their live shows would have been insane in 2007.

The whole documentary that details their tour of the USA (which makes up the Phantom Pt. II video) is so nostalgic. The grainy camera footage makes it feel more real.

But it’s worth understanding how these simple little text files were born, not just because I get to brag about how generous and clever my friends are, but also because it reminds us of how the Internet really works: smart people think of good things that are crazy enough that they just might work, and then they give them away, over and over, until they slowly take over the world and make things better for everyone.

A nice little sentimental write up about markdown. It truely is such a nice way to write and publish to the web easily.