It's Y2K in the 2K24.

++ I'm sure most are aware of the global Microsoft outage caused by CrowdStrike, the catastrophic cybersecurity that has affected businesses worldwide who relied on the software. All I could think of was that this is precisely what people thought the Y2K scare was going to be like. Well, it only took twenty-four years to get us there, which totally fits with the 90s/Y2K nostalgia recently. Joking aside though, this clusterfuck is undoubtedly going to have major consequences down the line. The fact that one update which had a bug effectively shut everything down on a global scale is bad. Some serious reconsidering and reevaluating needs to be done on that front. Furthermore, this is why I don't trust anything involving "The Cloud", because shit like this can happen.

++ The 2024 Emmy nominations have officially been listed. While I knew it was a long shot anyway, I'm still bummed that Game Changer and Hot Ones were snubbed. It was nice that they were eligible to be considered for a nomination regardless, as what Sam Reich gave a nice post about it, but I would've thought that at least Hot Ones would've made it since it has featured so many known actors/celebrities and has been highly praised for being impressive with their thorough research and excellent interviewing during such a unique challenge for the guest. Sadly, the Academy is very old-fashioned.

At the end of the day, while nominations/wins are great the proper recognition isn't from award show ceremonies and trophies but rather from fans who remain dedicated to what they love regardless.

++ In promotion for Deadpool & Wolverine, Xbox has released a Deadpool-themed controller, with the back being butt-shaped. Sadly, this is only available for a one-off sweepstakes and not sold outright, which is a shame because I would absolutely buy it if I could.