Reviews are also a little mixed for the iPhone Duo. It's clearly a cool gadget that has some nice features but it's a true generation one product. It needs a bit of iteration to get really good.

Seems like reviews are a little mixed for the newest Castlevania game but I'll still pick it up.

I've finally started hitting my 3 wood consistently off the tee.

My swing thought with both the 3 wood and hybrid recently is

coca cola tempo

which basically is coca on the takeaway and cola on the downswing.

I think often I get too quick and this leads to wayward contact.

If my grip is solid and tempo is good it usually leads to decent results.

The 3 wood at the end of the day has a much bigger club head and is easier to make contact with off the tee. I also get about 20-30 metres more on good swing compared to hybrid which really helps on the longer holes.

He's had his balls chopped off but he's had a pretty good life recently.

This took way too long to come out but I'm glad it's finally here.

In the last few weeks I'd been working on a fully vibe coded app for storing my tasks.

It has a React Native mobile app and an Electron mac app. It works okay but the UI is a bit buggy.

What I'm thinking of trying next is creating an MCP to store my tasks and then just interface with Claude directly for the frontend.

This could be a fun little project as I'll learn about how to create my own MCP server.

I think for a task app it could be pretty nice. It obviously has a few downsides compared to a full app (like offline support) but overall it should work okay. It's a good use case for my VPS as well.

Thankfully, he's happy to at least talk about his new creation, which transports players to a more “metaphysical” locale. “It is still what I call a town game,” explains Barone of The Haunted Chocolatier, “But it’s more of an action RPG – the main focus is more about adventuring, finding equipment and getting more powerful. There are monsters, there are boss fights. It's for the people in Stardew Valley that go into the mines. That's what I do, honestly.”

This is super exciting. This is my GTA 6.

I recently re-watched all of Halt and Catch Fire and loved it. It truly is a must watch for any person in tech. I think maybe the last time I watched the show I missed season 4 and god damn Gordan's death was really sad. I loved all the characters and the way the show works in real life tech events.

Another podcast share but the episode with Nick Cummins this week on Grade Cricketer was excellent. He's clearly a very smart man. I just hope they use the privatization money well and grow the game. There's clearly pros and cons on both sides but at the end of the day the money will win out.

Another good Sports Bizarre this time on the history of Bathurst. I remember watching some classic Bathurst races with my brother and it was always something we looked forward to. Just a shame Holden isn't a thing anymore. Mum had a Holden Commodore station wagon so we were always going for Mark Skaife in this car.

About a week ago I picked up Nine Sols. It had good reviews and wanted to give it a go. The game is flawed in many ways but damn the combat is fantastic as the reviews stated. It really feels amazing to do some nice parrying on a powerful enemy. The bosses so far (I've only done 2) are brilliant as well. The music is solid and the art is beautiful.

The down side is that it doesn't run great on the Switch 1. It's getting to the point now where games aren't coming out on the Switch and performance is an issue. I feel like I'll need to upgrade soon. I'm also not a huge fan of the amount of dialogue. The story is okay but I just don't really care about it as yet.

I had a really solid round this week with an 81 in stroke play. I played really controlled golf with my hybrid off the tee and putted well.

Good simple solid golf.

Break 80 will happen!

This is one of those websites that brought a smile to my face.

Has to go down as one of the best grand finals of all time. That last 4 minutes will haunt Fremantle forever. I feel genuinely gutted for the fans.

This week I've learnt (accepted?) something about my golf game.

My 4-hybrid is a weapon off the tee. Even if I lose 30 metres of distance I find I can hit 90% of fairways throughout a good round.

It tends to put me in a decent spot to at least make my par score on every hole on the course.

My current technique really doesn't suit hitting woods. I really need lessons and constant practice to get better. I'm just too streaky and don't have the confidence I need.

I enjoy the freedom the hybrid off the tee gives me and I can constantly play stress-free golf.

I know I can break 80 with my hybrid off the tee technique.

I usually hit my irons good enough.

Where I can still be a bit poor is with the putter. If I can practice my putting and chipping and gain a few strokes there I'm in really good shape.

Maybe this is getting some gear like the Why Golf Putter Thing and hitting a bunch of putts on the practice green at the club. There is a practice chipping area as well and using it more often would probably be a smart thing to do.

I just don't really love practice. I way prefer being out there and having at least a 9-hole round.

Hope Man City get what's coming from them. It's been an interesting year with this and LIV golf blowing up.

I took some great photos of the pups over the last few weeks. It's the longest amount of time Tilly has ever stayed at our house so we went for some fun adventures.

This is really shaping up to be an exciting final day of singles matches. This format of golf is so awesome to watch.

The paintings with dogs by Briton Rivière are awesome. I'd love to go to an exhibition and view some of his work.

Finished off Mina the Hollower tonight. Awesome game and would highly recommend. Beautiful pixel art, music and game play. Happy I played though to the end.

It was a difficult game. There were times where it felt a bit too hard and I needed to read guides on how to get better. Once you levelled up the game felt much more fair for the last few bosses.