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April 20, 2026

Vol. 73 - Chat I am Locked in rn

Apps to turn your screen into a CRT and finally remember what your desktop wallpaper looks like in this issue - plus some banger music recs imho.

There is literally no point to the title of this newsletter other than the fact that it’s written on this shirt I bought at Hot Topic yesterday. This is the reason the newsletter is a day late. I will not be apologizing for this.

Picture of a cat in a red hat on a skateboard. Above it reads the text "chat im locked in rn"

Interesting Stuff

ShaderGlass

This thing is deeply superfluous, which makes me love it all the more. All it does is run GPU shaders on top of your desktop so you can make anything you want look like a CRT screen. I’ve used it over a couple of games and it works perfectly to make whatever you’re looking at look like low-res dogshit. It’s perfect. That said, I did find an active use for it in making the Final Fantasy Tactics remaster look a bit more like its original version, which was neat!

Peek Desktop

You know how macOS Sonoma lets you see your desktop when you click on empty space? This lets you do the same thing on Windows. Simple and nice.

Planted Recently

GG Habibi Episode 3

Al crashes out about Silent Hill F, I remind the world about Dragon Ball Fusions, and shocking no one, Microsoft is in the news again. Listen here!

Remember Blogging?

I’m trying to. Hopefully this is a good first attempt in a long while.

Media Corner

Games

Finished:

  • Jade Empire

Playing:

  • Dragon Ball Fusions

  • Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2

I do plan to write about both of these games. It’s Dragon Ball season, apparently!

Books & Manga

  • Ichi the Witch

  • The Reckoning of Roku

Music

  • Philosophie Du Soi - PAON

  • The House of Hikmah - Austin Wintory

  • 4unreal 2real - Various Artists

  • Pokemon Pokopia Soundtrack - GAME FREAK, Koei Tecmo, Omega Force

Status Update

Are you breaking your tasks down? Try it next time you’re feeling overwhelmed. Easily my biggest ADHD salve, because my biggest ADHD opp is ambiguity. The stress of not knowing where to begin, how long something will take, what the end result needs to be, etc. The neuortypical would balk if they saw how many subtasks are attached to this newsletter when I get started on writing it, lol.

Signing Off

I hope your Sunday is treating you well! Hit the ko-fi link if you like and want to support this letter. Thanks for reading!

Read more:

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    Vol. 72 - We Started a Podcast

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    Read article →
  • April 5, 2026

    Vol. 71 - One is the Loneliest Number

    You won't enjoy things on my watch.

    Read article →
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