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General

Anything engineering related, except biology. The gaming (this includes but is not limited to Minecraft, modded Minecraft, From the Depths, Raft, Stardew Valley, War Thunder, Kerbal Space Program). I love floppy disks and other old media {brrt brrrt}. Aerospace and engines are my jam. Vacuum tubes and other associated evacuated glass goodies.

Music

Instrumental things mostly. Still a fan of electro swing; it's what I hoped the 2020s would be. Lots and lots of old chiptune that was actually made for sound chips and not just retro-sounding beep boop. (Samples can sniff my butt, sound synthesis is the true way).

Movies

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Oppenheimer was pretty cool however the countdown timer in the movie uses nixie tubes, a technology that wouldn't exist for another decade. Also they're Soviet style nixie tubes. Sorry!

Television

How It's Made was my childhood. As for now I've abandoned the TV for YouTube. Too many streaming apps and there are no shows that interest me anymore. Really want to record stuff on VHS for the luls.

Books

Lots of nerd crap. I mean real nerd crap like rocket textbooks. I'm trying to write my own bit of fiction as well :)

Heroes

Idols? Ew. Instead I'm going to list some maxims that I try to live by:

+ Always seek to understand someone's point of view or the way that they are.

+ Choose quality over luxury. Satisfaction over clout. You may spend money however you like, but you must not waste it.

+ Time always tells.

+ Do things that add value to the world. Work hard, be kind.

+ A lavare la testa all'assino si spreca acqua e sapone. Washing the head of a donkey wastes water and soap.
(Trying to reason with a stubborn person is a waste of time.)

+ Don't blame the knife for your wounds, blame the one who stabbed you.

+ It doesn't matter how correct you are; if you are a jerk, nobody who needs to hear the message will listen to you. In fact, they may harden their own stance in defiance.

Feel free to give me more and I might add them to this list. No guarantees as they really have to resonate with me and I'll have to put them into my own words.

Website

mcmaster.com/1983N13