Jacen's Rants
Less structured and more rambly posts
IT Pro Tip - Practice Effective Communication
May 13, 2025
In my bio on Discord, I have links to No Hello and Don't Ask To Ask. Unfortunately, I can't do the same on Teams, so I have to deal with lots of inefficient text communication at work. Let's go over exactly why these pet peeves irk me so much.
Read more...The Rui Kamishiro Rant Redux
May 12, 2025
Back when I did my initial Rui rant, there was a detail that I wanted to include, but I chose to leave out. Now that I have more of the story, I feel I can revisit it.
Read more...People Can Tell When You Use AI
May 10, 2025
To be clear, I'm not anti-AI. I think it has legitimate use cases, and I think those use cases will continue to grow as the technology improves. Even if I didn't think that, I can tell that the genie is out of the bottle, and no amount of wishing or complaining is going to get it back in.
Read more...Project Sekai Orientation Headcanons
May 9, 2025
I don't know why this is something that's been on my mind, but I've been thinking about my headcanons for the orientations and identities of the various characters in the Project Sekai franchise. Here's a quick overview of my thoughts and why I think that way.
Read more...OCs Beyond Fanworks
May 6, 2025
A friend recently shared a post discussing OCs. Related to it, I've always found the term "OC" to be a bit confusing outside the context of fanworks.
Read more...IT Pro Tip - Start At Layer Zero
April 25, 2025
This is a story I've told before, but I think it fits well with my IT Pro Tip series. It's pretty short, so I figured it worked better as a rant than a full blog post.
Read more...Jacen's Ave Mujica Rewatch Reaction
April 13, 2025
Beware of "BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!" and "Ave Mujica - The Die is Cast -" spoilers
I've been pretty vocal about my dislike of Ave Mujica. Believe me when I say I really wanted to like it, but it just has way too many issues that I can't ignore.
Despite that, I committed to doing a second reaction post once Ave Mujica finished, and I want to document exactly why I hate it so much. So, I'll be chronicling my thoughts and writing my reaction to my second watch of each episode.
Read more...My Least Favorite Anime - A Hanebado Rant
March 22, 2025
Beware of "Hanebado" spoilers
I hate Hanebado.
That's not something I say lightly. I've watched a lot of garbage anime, and the list of shows I can say I legitimately disliked, much less hated, is very short. With that in mind, what could possibly be so bad about Hanebado that I felt the need to dive deeply into the details of exactly why I hate it? Let's jump into it.
Read more...NASCAR Race Review - 2025 Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium
February 2, 2025
I had some concerns about Bowman Gray even before NASCAR announced that the Clash would be moving there for 2025. However, by the time we finished Saturday's heat races, I was 100% sure that NASCAR should never go to Bowman Gray again.
Read more...How Not To Pace An Anime - Ave Mujica Episode 4 Rant
January 25, 2025
Beware of "BanG Dream!" spoilers
Since my last Ave Mujica post, the anime has decided to once again go off the deep end with its pacing.
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