{"id":4009,"date":"2021-09-03T12:24:22","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T16:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wyomingjarbo.com\/blog\/?p=4009"},"modified":"2021-09-03T12:25:56","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T16:25:56","slug":"the-jarbochov-weekly-roundup-september-3rd-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wyomingjarbo.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/03\/the-jarbochov-weekly-roundup-september-3rd-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Jarbochov Weekly Roundup (September 3rd, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I keep thinking I won&#8217;t have anything to say, then&#8230; wham! A roundup appears!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more One Roundup Please.-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope everyone is gearing up to have a wonderful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KBXsx1ZHgg0\">Labor Dabor<\/a><sup><a id=\"ffn1\" href=\"#fn1\" class=\"footnote\">1<\/a><\/sup> weekend. I don\u2019t have much to report personally. I am gearing up for some prime video game releases in the next few weeks with <em>WarioWare: Get It Together<\/em> and more. I appreciate you taking the time to read my roundup and getting me back into the habit of writing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/cars\/2021\/08\/please-stop-adding-more-lanes-to-busy-highways-it-doesnt-help\/\">Please stop adding more lanes to busy highways\u2014it doesn\u2019t help | Ars Technica<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don\u2019t know if this is a lesson America will ever learn. We\u2019ve made so much of our transit revolve around automobiles it\u2019s made walkability pointless, and we\u2019ve spent so much of our lives in a car. This reminds me of something I learned about a few years ago. <a href=\"https:\/\/visitsweden.com\/about-sweden\/information-swedish-transport-agency-swedens-congestion-taxes-and-bridge-tolls\">Sweden charges a congestion tax <\/a>during peak hours on its busiest roads, and what they found was it reduced traffic. I think these are the solutions we should be looking for in addition to mass transit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/internet-culture\/deep-dives\/why-are-hyperlinks-blue\/\">Why are hyperlinks blue?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have you ever wondered why a hyperlink\u2019s default color is blue? Mozilla has a good write-up on the history. Spoiler alert: because everyone else was. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lightroastcomics.com\/links-final-form-v-2\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.redd.it\/vamnqlgriyd21.jpg?w=375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Become Hyperlink\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Become Hyperlink<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video Games<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/22648751\/marvel-vs-capcom-2-classic-quest-retro-gaming-capcom-fighting-game-community\">The quest to save Marvel vs. Capcom 2 &#8211; Polygon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a massive campaign to bring back <em>Marvel vs. Capcom 2<\/em> to modern platforms. Licensing is usually the dumb reason cool things can\u2019t exist. Marvel vs. Capcom games are some of the most fun and accessible button mashing fighting games out there, and they have quite the legacy within the fighting game community. I\u2019m pretty sure Marvel vs. Capcom was my first introduction into the larger Marvel universe, as I saw Captain America throwing his shield across the screen up at my local bowling alley arcade when I was younger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/2021\/8\/31\/young-chinese-gamers-lash-out-at-new-limiting-rules\">Young Chinese gamers lash out at new, limiting rules | Business and Economy News | Al Jazeera<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China is imposing strict time limits on when younger people can game. This will be interesting to see how this plays out, as China is becoming a large market for video games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/22642051\/pokemon-go-pokestop-spin-distance-pandemic-changes-rollbacks-end\">Pok\u00e9mon Go brings back 80-meter distances for Pok\u00e9stops and Gyms &#8211; Polygon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pok\u00e9mon Go is making the larger distance for Pok\u00e9stops permanent after listening to the people who are actually playing the game. So you can Pok\u00e9mon go to the polls from your car now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">YouTube<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AP0yiOI8Qas?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robots! Of course. A couple of weeks ago <a href=\"https:\/\/wyomingjarbo.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/20\/the-jarbochov-weekly-roundup-august-20th-2021\/\">I posted about how weeds are becoming resistant to pesticides<\/a>. But I never thought about robots taking care of the job. If weeds become resistant to lasers, then I\u2019m pretty sure we\u2019re all doomed anyway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2z5A-COlDPk\">Why it&#8217;s not possible to synchronize turn signals (but also absolutely is)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the same subject of spending a good portion of our lives in our cars: have you ever noticed how your turn signal will never sync up with a car in front of you? Just me? Well, here is more than you ever wanted to know about how turn signals work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2zLGrF_T8qY\">The Jackbox Party Pack Unboxed: How and Why We Make a Pack of 5 Games Every Year<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A great talk from this year&#8217;s GDC where Jackbox Games&#8217; Evan Jacover talks about the genesis of the Jackbox Party Pack yearly deployment and the desire to evolve from the<em>You Don\u2019t Know Jack<\/em> company. The idea to use your phone as a controller was born from the YDKJ game on the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouya\">OUYA<\/a><sup><a id=\"ffn2\" href=\"#fn2\" class=\"footnote\">2<\/a><\/sup> of all places. So, the OUYA did at least contribute back to society in this small way. I also like how they take ideas from everyone in the company and a have a rotating approval group for green lighting games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Retro<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ever wanted to listen to the soundtrack from a K-Mart from the early 1990s? <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/attentionkmartshoppers?&amp;sort=-week&amp;page=2\">Well now you can<\/a> thanks to the Internet Archive. I worked at K-Mart, so the late 90s are seared into my brain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background is-style-dots\" style=\"background-color:#00ff11;color:#00ff11\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s all this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks for the replies for the question last week. I think what surprised me was everyone conflates technology with the Internet. I do too. Likewise, I think privacy is definitely something people will consider more over the next decade. For me, I\u2019ve always loved technology, but I\u2019ve very much disliked the idea of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Closed_platform\">walled gardens<\/a>. That\u2019s why I run my website independently of any platform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019ve gotten this far, how about another open-ended question? How do you think transportation will change in the United States in the next ten years? I think a lot of us thought 5-7 years ago self-driving cars would be more prevalent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"footnotes wp-block-list\"><li id=\"fn1\">I\u2019m going to keep making Homestar Runner references until I die.  <a href=\"#ffn1\">&#x21a9;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"fn2\">I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ve spoken much about the OUYA. It was a neat little toy before indie developers were able to self publish on all the major platforms today. 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