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This is in the “Shopping” section of stltoday.com. Gross.

screenshot showing a bunch of crypto scams disguised as shopping stories on a news site

It’s disappointing to see that Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight has a release date for all platforms except the Nintendo Switch 2.

Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight unknown release date for Switch 2

Every time I tried to sign up for STLToday I’m presented with an error. You’d think a failing business would want to do everything possible to make it easy for people to sign up and give them money.

A webpage displays a message indicating that the transaction has timed out and suggests trying again.

Now playing: 2pac - Greatest Hits.

A vinyl record with the cover of a music album, featuring a close-up portrait of a man, is placed on a record player. 2pac greatest hits on vinyl.

Now playing: The Ting Tings - Home

A vinyl record is playing on an Audio-Technica turntable with an album cover displayed behind it. The album is Home by the Ting Tings.

What happened to that $19.99 a month subscription they announced for Cardinals.tv? You can still get the $99 a year price.

A baseball player is featured in an advertisement offering streaming baseball services, promoting monthly subscriptions for MLB.TV and MLB+.

Haven’t been to Thai Gourmet in a long time. So good. I went with spice level 3 (out of 5) which may have been too much today.

A plate of fried rice garnished with green onions, cashews, and served with a fork, is on a wooden table alongside a glass and a napkin.

Now playing: Ren - Demos (Do Not Share).

A vinyl record player with a clear cover is positioned in front of an artwork depicting a cassette tape labeled REM DEMOS (unreleased).”

Now Playing: Ren Vincent’s Tale.

A music streaming app interface is displayed, showing an album titled Vincent's Tale by Ren with a cover art featuring a person sitting on a bed in a room adorned with paintings and a sunlit window.

I do not need more hats. I do not need more hats. I do not need more hats.

A navy blue baseball cap features the logo STL in white, representing the St. Louis Terriers, with a close-up of the label.

The Christmas gift for my dad, made by my cousin’s husband, using an actual Jack Daniel’s barrel.

A wooden barrel designed as a custom cabinet with open doors revealing a circular shelf labeled Quality Tennessee Sour Mash Whiskey.

My top podcasts of 2025. No surprises here.

A list of top podcasts for 2025 is shown, highlighting total listening times for each.

I decided to give Fedora KDE Plasma a chance. Wiped my Zorin OS install and am test driving the latest Fedora for a bit. You can customize so much more in KDE than Gnome.

A colorful, whimsical scene depicts a small red rocket with people and a dog nearby, set in a vibrant landscape with orange trees and distant mountains. Using the Sweet KDE Plasma theme on Fedora

30 years. Feel old yet?

A celestial-themed artwork features a figure sitting on a star, surrounded by constellations, with text below about the Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (30th Anniversary Edition) by The Smashing Pumpkins.

I finally found a good use for AI.

A serious-looking doctor stands against a dark background with the text Prognosis Negative and a heartbeat line beneath it, labeled as a medical thriller. A fake movie from SeinfeldA muscular man holding a gun stands against a fiery background with a car and the bold text DEATH BLOW below him. A fake movie from Seinfeld.A woman in a red dress stands on a train platform holding a suitcase, with the words Rochelle, Rochelle at the bottom. A fake movie from Seinfeld.

This is the second time since I’ve installed Zorin that the OS thinks I only have 9% battery left (it’s really 99% and fully charged). The system even says fully charged, but also reads 9%. If I unplug, it warns me that battery is low. Rebooting takes it back to 99%.

A computer screen displays power settings with options for battery level, power mode, and power saving features in a user interface window.

Now playing: The Big Push - An Englishman in New York from the album Busking Sessions.

A music player screen displays Englishman in New York by The Big Push with an album cover featuring coins on red fabric and text labeled The Big Push Busking Sessions.

Zorin OS 18 installed.

A computer screen displays the settings menu of Zorin OS with system information, set against a mountain landscape background.

I have all sharing of info disabled in Docker Desktop but a recent update isn’t respecting it. The top 2 blocked domains on my network by requests are from Docker.

Docker Desktop trying to connect to a bug tracking site over and over on my network

Now playing: Atmosphere - Jestures.

Atmosphere album Jestures on Apple Music.
Rainbow

Now playing: Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II.

Now playing: Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II.

I never noticed this before but apparently iOS can recognize your dog breed.

My dog Spike with the photos app showing he’s a rat terrier.

My current desktop on my Mintbook.

screen shot of my desktop on my Macbook Pro running Linux Mint.

Today’s soundtrack is Dropkick Murphys - For the People.

Dropkick Murphys - For the People

Today’s soundtrack: Tech N9ne - 5816 Forest

Tech N9ne - 5816 Forest

Now playing:

The very best of Daryl Hall and John Oates

Happy Switch 2 day to all those that celebrate.

Switch 2 Home Screen

Now playing: Atmosphere - Triple X Years in the Game.

Atmosphere - Triple X Years in the Game.

Baseball buddies.