Jimmy Breck-McKye

2024-03-31 • cloud services final fantasy sephiroth

The text discusses the characters of Cloud and Sephiroth in Final Fantasy VII, focusing on their shame and how they deal with it. It explores the reasons behind Sephiroth's lies and his sadism, as well as the contrast between Clou...

2023-10-18 • game development video games tomb raider

The author recently played Tomb Raider 1 for the first time and was struck by the clarity of its design, describing it as minimalistic, restrained, pure, and immersive. The game uses tank controls and a strict grid system, making ...

2023-05-29 • front end development software development modular systems

The text discusses the concept of micro frontends (MFEs) and argues that they should be a last resort due to the complexity and challenges they bring. The author suggests that for a sufficiently large team with well factored domai...

2022-02-01 • disappointment change epidemics and pandemics

The author reflects on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their life and the world, expressing disappointment at the changes and restrictions, but also acknowledging personal growth and positive changes that have occurred duri...

2021-12-09 • healthy eating diet tips weight management intermittent fasting

The author shares their experience of losing weight, discussing the challenges and lessons learned along the way. They emphasize the importance of managing hunger, avoiding overindulgence, and rethinking meals. The author also dis...

2021-10-08 • emulation playstation video games high definition crash bandicoot

The text discusses the benefits of playing old-school PSOne games in high resolution, particularly the Crash Bandicoot games. It highlights the improvements in graphics and details, as well as the lore and architecture of the game...

2021-07-25 • history time travel mythology and mythical creatures video games final fantasy

Final Fantasy VIII is a game about a group of teens at a high-school-cum-military academy who are training to become elite special forces, but have no idea their school is really a front for a millennia-long war against a time-tra...

2020-11-16 • rituals covid-19 time lockdown

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our sense of time, taking away our rituals and celebrations. The loss of time is subtle but significant, affecting our relationships and emotional well-being. The author urges people to make tim...

2020-07-26 • emulation gaming hardware timesplitters future tense mouse and keyboard support

The text provides a guide on how to play TimeSplitters 2 and Future Perfect on PC using the Dolphin Gamecube emulator and a mouse and keyboard. It includes steps to download the emulator, obtain the game ISO, and install the mouse...

2020-05-22 • google workspace google services domain management github pages hexo travis ci

The text explains how to set up a static site and personal email without paying for hosting. It provides a guide on how to move the site to Github pages, set up Google Domains, and forward emails to Gmail without paying for GSuite...

2019-10-26 • javascript ecmascript ecmascript 2019

The author discusses modern JavaScript features that are often overlooked, such as binary and octal literals, Number.isNaN(), exponent operator, Array.prototype.includes(), Shared Array Buffers & Atomics, Regex lookbehind matches,...

2018-08-29 • community local government housing policy and market brexit grenfell tower fire

The Ministry for Housing, Communities & Local Government faces challenges in responding to the Grenfell tragedy, improving access to the housing market, stimulating housebuilding, and developing an Integrated Communities Strategy....

2018-06-10 • web development javascript

Parcel.js is a web application bundler that aims to simplify web development by requiring no configuration and inferring as much as possible from the semantics of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It is faster than Webpack and supports a...

2018-05-29 • web development git javascript react npm packages vue.js

The text discusses the rapid changes in front-end technologies and the reasons behind it. It argues that the problem is not the technologies themselves, but the poor 'choice architecture' that makes developers slaves to fads and t...

2018-03-26 • aviation safety conspiracy theories human factors

The Crash Detectives by Christine Negroni is a book about the world's most mysterious air disasters, exploring the human factor in aviation and the systems in place to improve airline safety. It also delves into genuine conspiraci...

2018-03-23 • self care procrastination ambition honesty maturity

The text discusses the concept of procrastination and its positive aspects. The author argues that procrastination can be a form of self-care and honesty, and that it can help correct us and be virtuous.

2017-12-29 • personal computer mod metal gear solid 2 solid snake

The text discusses a mod for MGS2 PC that allows players to play the Tanker chapter as alternate characters, specifically focusing on playing as Solidus Snake. The mod also includes a package to use all the plant weapons, but ther...

2017-09-07 • valve half-life 3 gordon alyx vance

The text discusses the supposed ending of Half Life 3 and how it does not align with the character development of Gordon throughout the series. The author argues that the proposed ending is inconsistent and a cheap way to cover up...

2017-07-25 • automation capitalism utopia basic income rutger bregman

Rutger Bregman's 'Utopia for Realists' advocates for Universal Basic Income to replace all benefits and state support with a single, basic, unconditional wage. The book raises interesting ideas but lacks depth and detail, failing ...

2017-05-02 • modernism ptsd dresden sinfoniker kurt vonnegut world war ii slaughterhouse-five

Kurt Vonnegut's experience in a forced labour camp in Dresden during World War Two inspired him to write Slaughterhouse Five, a novel that explores the non-linear experiences of war veteran Billy Pilgrim. The book is a marvellous ...