unklesteve

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I like making stuff. he/him
yoyo stuffhttp://www.clyw.ca
tech stuffhttp://www.nervous.net
moar yoyo stuffhttp://www.iyyf.org
unklesteveApr 17, 2023
New post up! Am I coming or going? Who fuckin’ knows. https://open.substack.com/pub/unklesteve/p/fill-the-gaps
Fill the gaps.

I’m bad with empty space. I grew up in a family where money was always tight and always an issue, and I’ve spent a significant chunk of my life living paycheck to paycheck. Because of this I have a strong tendency to overcommit to things because I’m always so scared that something is going to drop out and whatever’s left won’t be enough. When you combine this terror of not being able to provide with an absolutely insatiable desire to create and leave a legacy, the results are a bit overwhelming.

Unkle Steve's Happy Fun Place™
unklesteveMar 31, 2023

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unklesteveMar 29, 2023
Robyn CaplanMar 27, 2023
Can't believe this country is willing to ban TikTok before it's willing to ban guns.
unklesteveMar 29, 2023

New post!

https://open.substack.com/pub/unklesteve/p/be-a-good-reference

Be a good reference.

One of the interesting things about spending almost 30 years in the yoyo industry is that I’ve met a lot of kids and watched them grow up and leave yoyoing. Some of them keep a throw in their pocket as they get older, some don’t, but eventually they move on to real jobs and families and all that stuff. It used to make me feel sad to be “the guy who stayed” but that’s only when I’m feeling maudlin or especially broke as I think about some of the things I’ve turned down in order to stay involved in yoyoing. The path I’ve chosen so far has been a good one, and an interesting one, and you can’t ask for a whole lot more than that. OK, I guess “lucrative” would also have been nice.

Unkle Steve's Happy Fun Place™
unklesteveMar 20, 2023
Show threadMicah LeeMar 20, 2023
Confirmed that it works
unklesteveMar 20, 2023
Brian FitzpatrickMar 20, 2023

Really cool to read this excellent article about a product that I started (*gulp*) TWELVE years ago!

https://www.androidpolice.com/what-is-google-takeout/

What is Google Takeout?

Google Takeout is slow, but it makes migrating data so much easier.

Android Police
unklesteveMar 20, 2023
Show threadAnil DashMar 20, 2023
always the same dudes who think "there is no clear incentive to run a community" if it's not solely about profits are those who think [any kind of relationships] are owed to them solely on the basis of having pretended to be a Nice Guy for 10 minutes.
unklesteveMar 20, 2023

New post, new podcast!

https://unklesteve.substack.com/p/and-so-it-begins

...and so it begins.

The first episode of YoYo Player, my new podcast with my dear old friend Mark McBride, is finally live and we decided to kick it off with our origin stories. Episode 1 is mine, and Episode 2 will be Mark’s. If you haven’t subscribed, please do! You can listen and subscribe here:

Unkle Steve's Happy Fun Place™
unklesteveMar 18, 2023

First episode of my new podcast comes out Monday…it’s my full origin story of how I went from homeless in Florida to a professional yoyo demonstrator.

https://open.spotify.com/show/6AgYimHUCecKBAIpe4HZKw?si=BgoN5iXuTCuOw-6lY9PuGw

YoYo Player

Listen to YoYo Player on Spotify.

Spotify
unklesteveMar 16, 2023
christopher carfiMar 16, 2023
"We’re the only species on this planet that creates art, and now we’re trying to automate it." @unklesteve