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Preparing for the Looming TikTok Ban

Preparing for the Looming TikTok Ban

Are you in the 30% of U.S. adults who are addicted to use TikTok? You might already know the app could be banned if it's not sold by Jan. 19, 2025 (less than a week from this writing). As a budding data hoarder, I have been exploring
Jan 13, 2025 3 min read
Pinball Meets “Rocket League” in Chaotic “Kabounce”

Pinball Meets “Rocket League” in Chaotic “Kabounce”

It’s hard to believe it’s been almost four years since Rocket League was released. Its popularity has led to a hardcore eSports scene and hundreds of hours of YouTube tutorials being uploaded. And although the player base has been relatively flat recently, some fans of the game are
Jul 1, 2019 3 min read
The Academic and Financial Utility of Virtual Economies
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The Academic and Financial Utility of Virtual Economies

In 2015, The Pew Research Center found that 24% of American adults think that most video games are a waste of time. Clearly, they’re not geeky enough to have read about the real world impacts of games like EVE Online, World of Warcraft, or Team Fortress 2. EVE is
Jul 18, 2017 2 min read
John Mayer — One of Today’s Best Country Artists

John Mayer — One of Today’s Best Country Artists

You may not think about him as much as you used to. I don’t hear his music on the radio anymore and he seems to have fallen out of the public eye. He doesn’t seem to fit in the same category as Zac Brown, Sam Hunt or Luke
Mar 26, 2017 3 min read
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