There is no candy here. It’s just thoughts on video games, tech gadgets, movies and whatever else inspires me. Which is almost like candy. But not really at all.
Amazon recommends
I like to stop by Amazon every now and again to see what books and music and more it recommends for me. It has a huge database of books and items I’ve bought, plus years ago I spent a long time rating items for hours on end (I can be a bit weird, I know). Today I stopped by for the first time in a while and clicked on the upcoming releases recommendations. Here’s one of the ones it had for me.
Yup, Amazon recommended the game I’m working on to me. I found that amusing. It was the only game recommendation, actually. I guess that’s kind of cool!
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That is really really very funny.
Wonder what gave it that idea.
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