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# 👨‍💻 My Name is The Matrix! (Newsletter #105)
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/newsletter-105/
- Published: 2022-03-04T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-03-04T10:00:01.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

Heaven-o, friends!

## The Links

- [Almost Pong](https://www.lessmilk.com/almost-pong/?ref=birchtree.me) is like Pong and Flappy Bird had a baby
- This is the [most agonizing couple minutes](https://twitter.com/KennyK089/status/1498815425970413574?ref=birchtree.me) of Wheel of Fortune
- In 1997 a town in Texas tried to [replace "hello" with "heaven-o"](https://mndaily.com/259055/uncategorized/texas-town-says-goodbye-hello/?ref=birchtree.me) because of, you know, the devil 😈
- [Next Slide Please](https://next-slide-please.glitch.me/?ref=birchtree.me) tries to eliminate the need to ever utter those words again in a meeting
- Monotype has their [Type Trends 2022](https://www.monotype.com/type-trends?ref=birchtree.me) report out

## Some Good Tunes

James Vincent McMorrow has been on my radar since 2013 when he had some serious Bon Iver vibes, but he's shifted since then to be more distinct, and Grapefruit Season was exactly my vibe last year.

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/31/25312b2a-2d5b-4d01-ba92-e6755efc202c/content/images/2022/03/grapefruit-season.png)](https://album.link/i/1561270058?ref=birchtree.me)

Click the image to find this on your music service of choice!

## The Tweets

*Light tweet content this week, but it's a goodie.*

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/31/25312b2a-2d5b-4d01-ba92-e6755efc202c/content/images/2022/03/Screenshot-2022-03-03-at-08.53.03@2x.png)](https://twitter.com/TitlesInMedia/status/1498316578508603395?ref=birchtree.me)

## The Videos

Quinn Nelson (Snazzy Labs) is so damn reliable, and this is one of his best videos yet.

If you, like me, want to love Elden Ring but are having trouble connecting with it, this guide was really helpful for me getting my character in better shape so I could not get wrecked in the early parts of the game.

This monitor looks great!