Jacen's Rants
Kicking Off the Month of May - IndyCar 2026 Round 6 Recap
May 9, 2026
The Month of May festivities technically kicked off at the end of April with the Indy 500 Open Test. However, the Indy GP is the first true racing action of the month leading up to the 500. It's also a great way to gain some momentum leading to the 500. With all that in mind, let's run through the stories from this weekend's Grand Prix.
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Migrating From 11ty
May 8, 2026
...to Build Awesome. Apologies for the clickbait, but let me explain my take on the current state of the project formerly known as 11ty and why I eventually decided not to jump ship.
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Ranting About Push To Pass Yet Again
May 5, 2026
The IndyCar officiating team has released its findings about the push to pass situation from Long Beach a few weeks ago. They've also announced some changes to the push-to-pass system. Since I don't have anything better to do than yell into the void, let's go over what IndyCar announced today.
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The Supercross Rulebook Needs To Change
May 3, 2026
This weekend in Denver, Kayden Minear brought home a 5th-place finish in his first-ever Supercross 250 West division event. It's a great finish for a guy who had to beg the team owner to give him an opportunity for a ride and didn't even have a bike to ride at the start of the week. What the final results don't tell you is how the AMA almost screwed him out of even making the main event.
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I'm Concerned That I Enjoy Vibe Coding
April 26, 2026
I can code. I'm not very good at it, and I haven't had much formal training, but I can do it for the most part. So, when I need some software for something, rather than using an off-the-shelf solution that doesn't have all of the features I want, I have the option to write it myself.
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It Happened Again - Push-To-Pass Rant Redux
April 20, 2026
The IndyCar series has once again gotten itself into officiating drama, although this time, fortunately, it doesn't revolve around Team Penske. Due to an error, IndyCar's push-to-pass system was enabled when it shouldn't have been, and many drivers took advantage. Let's go over the situation and how it compares to the last time IndyCar had a scandal centered around the push-to-pass system.
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Pivotal Race in the Sunshine State - IndyCar 2026 Round 5 Recap
April 19, 2026
After a packed month of March, we've had a two-week break before the one race in April, the historic Long Beach GP. Not only is this an illustrious race that everyone wants to win, it's also one of the pivotal points of the season as the last race before the festivities of the Month of May. Let's go over some of the main stories of the weekend.
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An Ill-informed Supercars Parity Rant
April 12, 2026
Due to time zones, I'm not able to watch Supercars as often as I would like. As a result, I'm not as familiar with team or driver performance as I would like, so take everything I say here with a grain of salt. With that said, based on what I saw this weekend in TaupÅ, something's not right with the Chevys.
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Love Live is the Lolcow of Idol Anime
April 6, 2026
This morning, Love Live's one remaining mobile app, "Link! Like! Love Live!", has just announced that it is ending service on June 30, 2026. This comes right on the heels of the announcement of Hasunosora's 106th class and an upcoming anime for the Hasunosora Girls' High School Idol Club. Even the team responsible for writing the game's stories was only made aware of the EoS just days before the public announcement. It leaves me wondering: what is going on with Love Live right now?
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IndyCar 2026 Round 4 Recap
March 29, 2026
After a pair of street courses and an oval, IndyCar has made its way to the first permanent road course of the season at Barber Motorsports Park. There was a fair bit of excitement over the weekend, so let's look at some of the storylines from the race.
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