Jacen's Rants
Takeaways From St. Pete - IndyCar 2026 Round 1 Recap
March 1, 2026
The first weekend of the IndyCar season has come to a close. There have been some interesting moves in the off-season and several teams making major financial investments, and we finally have a chance to see how all of those have paid off. So, what exactly have we learned?
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Don't Call It A Comeback - BanG Dream! Season 2 Rewatch Reaction
February 27, 2026
Beware of "BanG Dream!" spoilers
A common point of pride among Bandori fans is the comeback story. The story of how season 1 of the anime flopped and was saved by the desperate Hail Mary of the gacha game, Girls Band Party. While it's a good story, it's not 100% accurate to the facts.
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I'm Hopeful For Proton Drive - The SDK Rant
January 29, 2026
Last July, Proton teased their upcoming Drive SDK, which would allow third-party developers to build clients for Proton Drive or implement Drive into their applications. Today, they've given us an update on the status of the SDK. Let's take a look at what the Proton Drive SDK could mean for the future of Proton Drive.
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A "BanG Dream! Our Notes" Rant
January 18, 2026
It's been around a week since Bushiroad announced a new game in the Bandori franchise called "Our Notes". To say opinions have been mixed would be putting it mildly. So, I've decided to throw my hat into the ring and give my thoughts on Bandori's new direction.
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Formula E Race Review - 2026 Mexico City E-Prix
January 10, 2026
Season 12 technically started in 2025, but Mexico City still brings us the first race of 2026. It's also the 150th race that Formula E has run. Mexico City is generally a very lackluster track to me, but with how good last year's finish was combined with a minor change to the track layout, it remains to be seen exactly what kind of race this season will give us.
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IT Pro Tip - Follow The Thread
January 6, 2026
Tech support takes a lot of critical thinking. The user usually doesn't know how to properly articulate what the issue is, so you have to read between the lines and fill in the gaps. You'll have plenty of logs and other data to potentially comb through, so you need to be able to quickly pick up on relevant information. And, once you have a starting point, you need to be able to follow the thread all the way to its conclusion. While a lot of these thought processes seem obvious to me, I'm learning that they aren't necessarily obvious to everyone. With that in mind, here's a very basic real-world case study of what goes through my mind when I'm troubleshooting something.
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Pink Kokoro - A Project Sekai Rant, Feat. BanG Dream!
December 17, 2025
When I first started Project Sekai, this was my first impression of Emu Otori.
You might think the rest of this post will be about how Emu isn't actually pink Kokoro.
It's not; I stand by what I said.
Rather, Emu is what Kokoro could have been if the Bandori writing staff was competent.
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Formula E Race Recap - 2025 São Paulo E-Prix
December 6, 2025
Formula E is back with the first race of season 12, the final season of the GEN3 Evo car. Last year's season opener at São Paulo was a chaotic one, so it remains to be seen if this year's race will be calmer or more of the same.
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Please Stop Using Cloudflare
November 18, 2025
With the recent Cloudflare outage resolved, I suspect most websites are going to go back to normal, not thinking anything of it until the next time things go sideways. Still, I'm here to make a plea: please consider not using Cloudflare.
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Is Railgun Still My Favorite Anime? - Railgun Rewatch Reaction Part 1
November 15, 2025
Beware of "A Certain Scientific Railgun" spoilers
"A Certain Scientific Railgun" was one of the first anime I ever watched, and it has continued to hold up to scrutiny on every rewatch I've done. However, with how much of a masterpiece I claim that "BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!" is, can I still call it my favorite? There's only one way to find out, and that's to watch it again and give a play-by-play of my thoughts.
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