The New Leaf Journal

For the second time in three months, I present a variation on our regular month-in-review post with a review of two months for the (free) price of one.

My amateur review of Lindt OatMilk Salted Caramel Chocolate. I discovered this chocolate at CVS in 2023 but only purchased it at a much lower price from Lot Less in 2024.

Playing Pokémon Red with the only controller they originally designed it for, a Super Nintendo controller (some context and caveats apply).

I diagnosed why, when using my 2019 TCL Roku TV as a monitor for a mini PC running KDE Plasma, I could only get a 30 Hz refresh rate at 3840 x 2160 (fortunately, I fixed the problem).

With the help of an open source Adobe Flash emulator called Ruffle, we take a look at the original Flash version of a Japanese visual novel called Gogatsu no Sora (localized for al|together 2008 as May Sky).

What began as an attempt to photograph a pretty pigeon in Forest Hills turned into an exciting photoshoot of a frantic nest-building bird.

I invite readers to catch up on the Sound! Euphonium anime series for free on Tubi TV before I cover the third and final TV season in my 2024 anime review at the end of the year.

Making the case for maintaining a clear distinction between traditional search engines and generative AI tools masquerading as search tools.

I compare the offensive and defensive ratings of the last 51 NBA champions to the league average in their years to see if it is true that “defense wins championships.”

Celebrating Fourth of July with a bombastic (and endearing) inflatable Uncle Sam decoration in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.

Stumbling upon a retired 2000 New York City cow parade statute on a long walk in Manhattan.

I introduce readers to my nearly-30 year old Newpoint Switcher 2000 Plus.