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Cake day: February 22nd, 2026

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  • Oh, hard to pick! Maria was a good fight. I finished it by parrying her with the pistol, and then missed the critical attack so I just bonked her and she fell over. Still counts!

    Moon presence was also pretty cool, and felt like it was a few tweaks from being Really Hard. It does that move where your health goes down to 1 and you have to rally it all back! Luckily for me the axe is good for rallying, and the boss is very generous about waiting for you. Elden Ring feels like it wouldn’t have given such a long recovery opening!











  • I think there’s something analogous to parasites or cancer in large organizations. People who are bad for the health of the organization, through things like creating too many inefficient meetings or stifling useful behavior, accumulate in time. They’re not so egregious that the immune response kicks them out, but they adapt to the system and fatten themselves up at the expense of the host.

    You know the archetype. The “product guy” who’s always looking busy with a spreadsheet, but mostly just slows down meetings.