Ricard Torres

Principal Frontend Software Engineer at Cognizant Netcentric, from Barcelona, Haidong Gumdo Master (Korean martial art of the sword), street photographer, travel lover, TV addict, Boston Red Sox fan, and privacy advocate.

📝 https://ricard.blog
👨‍💻 https://ricard.dev
✈️ https://www.quicoto.com
🎙️ https://ricard.blog/podcast
🎙️ https://frontendcoffeebreak.transistor.fm
📱 https://ricard.photos
🇯🇵 https://anime.ricard.blog
🇯🇵 https://manga.ricard.blog

Blog: https://ricard.blog
Photo & Travel: https://www.quicoto.com
Coding: https://ricard.dev
Podcast: https://ricard.blog/podcast

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2025-04-16 10:05:02

☕ I don't usually drink coffee. Only when I'm at the office, which is very rarely.

2024-10-26 19:13:26

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exciting!

2024-10-09 07:45:38

🆕 Ricard Torres Blog
My first full season of baseball ⚾
➡️ https://ricard.blog/rant/my-first-full-season-of-baseball/

2024-09-30 13:21:16

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Right, I haven't met that person in a face to face but now that you mentioned a few months back I saw them in another meeting.
With the Vision Pro they look way younger!

2024-09-20 06:20:32

⚾ First player ever to 50 home runs, 50 stolen bases.
Shohei Ohtani, what a legend.
:youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNfq2hdkHvQ
#Baseball #MLB #Dodgers

2024-09-01 08:05:43

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Loved the pick-off there at 1st.
Too bad the end score wasn't in our favor.

2024-08-15 20:10:10

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Great success, Play Store

2024-08-11 09:24:04

🆕 Quicoto Blog
Castle and Hot Springs in Atami, Japan (2023)
My small adventure to the city of Atami, south of Tokyo (40 minutes by bullet train).
Enjoy the walk, food and castle views.
➡️ https://www.quicoto.com/castillo-y-banos-en-atami-viaje-a-japon-2023/
#Travel #TravelPhotography #Japan #Photography
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2024-08-06 06:14:20

🆕 Quicoto Blog
Took me a while but here's the full set of photos from my experience watching the Boston Red Sox live last year, during my trip to the USA 2023
↗️ https://www.quicoto.com/viendo-a-los-red-sox-en-boston-2023/
#Travel #Boston #RedSox
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2024-08-05 19:22:32

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🏐 I can't believe 🇯🇵 #Japan got eliminated from the #Olympics after being so close, they dominated in the first 2 sets and got to match point in the rest. So frustrating!

2024-08-05 17:33:49

🏐 Watching 🇯🇵 #Japan vs 🇮🇹 #Italy in the Olympic volleyball quarter-finals.
Nishida is the real life Hinata from #Haikyuu 😮 📺
Not very tall but goes over the blockers and makes incredible jumps 👏
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2024-08-05 17:26:18

🆕 Ricard Torres Dev
"Server upgrade for less money"
I've written what triggered my VPS upgrade and how I did it. You're into this sort of thing 😉
➡️ https://ricard.dev/server-upgrade-for-less-money/
#Server #Hosting #ops

2024-08-05 16:51:39

🇬🇷 Athens, Greece (2024)
#Travel #Athens #Greece #FujiX100 #Fujifilm #X100 #StreetPhotography #BlackAndWhite #Photography #TravelPhotography
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2024-08-04 19:22:49

I can't help but start thinking of 2025 trip ideas. Like my yearly big-ass trip 😎 ✈️
2022 🇰🇷 South Korea
2023 🇯🇵 Japan
2024 🇯🇵Japan
2025 ????
On one side I'd love to go back to #SouthKorea 🇰🇷 but I've been so many times I'm not sure where would I go. Granted, the same thing happened this year in Japan back in April, it was hard to create the itinerary.
To be honest I would love to do 🇯🇵 #Japan at the end of winter, like February. Enjoy the cold, snow, hot springs... ♨️
Thoughts?
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2024-08-04 18:50:29

🇬🇷 ✈️ First set of photographs from my trip to Athens, Greece back in May 2024 📸
➡️ https://www.quicoto.com/volviendo-a-atenas-grecia-2024/
#Travel #StreetPhotography #Greece #Athens
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2024-08-04 18:39:41

⚾ Yes! Watching the #RedSox :boston_redsox: take on the #Rangers live.
I feel I post this a lot but it is so nice to have a #baseball game in a decent European time
#MLB
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2024-08-03 14:25:48

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📺 In the end "3 Body Problem" ended up not being so good, and quickly fell there at the end. Quite depressing and not very exciting.
I don't want to blame the story, maybe it was the adaptation, but I found myself fast-forwarding some parts.

2024-08-03 11:10:29

Upgraded my server to a new machine (less price and more SSD) 💰
Provided does not offer migrations or upgrades, had to do it manually using an image. First time 🤓
1, 2, 3... Does this work?

2024-08-02 21:18:40

Just watched 🏐 Olympic Male Volleyball 🇺🇸 #USA against #Japan 🇯🇵
It would seem both teams will advance to the next round 🆙

2024-08-02 18:20:20

📸 Finally found some energy to start processing some photos from the trip to Berlin, from a few months back 🇩🇪 ✈️
Complete first set on my blog ➡️ https://www.quicoto.com/berlin-primeras-impresiones-2024/
#Travel #photography #Berlin #BlackAndWhite #StreetPhotography
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2024-08-02 12:02:44

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I'm on episode 6, and will continue to watch 😁

2024-08-02 11:56:22

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Yes!
But read this 😅 https://mastodon.online/@chiasm/112888222175694855

2024-08-02 11:01:52

Had a nice NYC style #pizza the other day 🤤
One of my favorite places in Barcelona. Not too thick, not too thin. Just right 💯
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2024-08-01 20:45:29

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Such clear water! Is the weather hot enough to go for a swim?

2024-08-01 19:48:02

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chicken tenders? Mozzarella fingers? I'm down 😎

2024-08-01 19:07:56

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I'm amazed by the wide range of options Korean theaters have. They look like restaurants 🇰🇷 😋
I'm just a classic salty popcorn kind of guy 🍿

2024-08-01 18:44:27

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Thanks for the info, chiasm!
I can't find it on Prime Video (Spain) :blobcat_sadlife:
I have also not read the book, too late 😂

2024-08-01 18:35:00

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Wait, what?!

2024-08-01 18:21:46

📺 I have started watching "3 Body Problem"
I'm three episodes in, so far it has my interest. Let's see where it goes from here. It's never easy doing a good sci-fi series.
➡️ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13016388/
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2024-08-01 18:11:38

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I think you're right to be skeptical, we should be. Let's see.

2024-08-01 18:10:02

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Thanks, Xab. That's what I do in the moment but I would love to not get sucked into those platforms. The darn algorithm.
I would love just to cherry-pick a few accounts I want to follow 😔

2024-08-01 17:11:10

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Thank you for the updates, Vincent!
I can't wait to see you do your magic so we can follow any Instagram account.

2024-08-01 17:09:03

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Dissapointed. Thank you for the lengthy update.
I guess I should have known better they would never let us consume their content for free.

2024-08-01 17:07:44

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Don't get me wrong, I love the fediverse. I dropped my X accounts and moved to my own Mastodon instance.
However, I do miss content. Especially baseball. I would love to get Threads so maybe the Instagram users I want to follow, I could read here.
I would love to drop Instagram too, but I don't want to miss that content.

2024-08-01 16:58:32

What's the status of Threads federating? :mastodon:
Haven't read from this for a few months 🤔
Is it still opt-in for them? Meaning, we'll probably never be able to follow those unaware of the switch?

2024-07-30 10:43:16

💯 This is peak #Section10 :boston_redsox:
"Kenley Jansen Talks Kenley Boys"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH98tQFCTg0
#RedSox #MLB #Baseball

2024-07-29 07:22:48

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I use https://gohugo.io/ but there are others.

2024-07-29 06:30:17

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What I love about the Markdown files is that I don't need to worry about ever exporting in a different format. Surely you can export with WordPress but it would be an extra step, and not as clean as Markdown.
Having to keep both up to date it would be even more hassle for me. I have sites with just WordPress and others with just Markdown 😊

2024-07-29 06:16:27

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Do you keep the text files after you publish to WordPress?

2024-07-29 06:12:40

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Looks very tasty, Jim!

2024-07-29 06:07:33

I like #blogging with just text files (markdown) for all the reasons (portability, no backend dependency...) but at the same time #WordPress makes it so effortless. One click publish 💜
Every few months I'm like "should I change my blog stack again?"
Thankfully I'm more mature now and get to my senses :blobcatgiggle:

2024-07-28 18:49:17

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Nothing like paying for a streaming service you can't use.
This is terrible.

2024-07-28 17:39:40

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Jeez... luckily with MLB TV from Spain I have no blackouts if I happen to catch it live

2024-07-28 16:48:02

⚾ I was looking forward to watch the #RedSox take on the #Yankees live but this Sunday, as they usually play at a nice time for us in European timezone :boston_redsox:
Not today. It's 7PM in East Coast, 1AM here in Spain :blobcat_sadlife:

2024-07-28 07:13:39

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The blown save... We were so close.

2024-07-27 18:37:46

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Did you finish it? At what point did you think "did is a 6/10 at best"?
Because I usually don't finish those.

2024-07-26 14:42:54

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The curse of the engineer :blobcatgiggle:

2024-07-26 11:46:32

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Thanks Myska!
Maybe the issue was the hype or expectations. It's their fault, they made us expect great visuals and fights. We didn't get them here until the last episode.

2024-07-25 08:31:06

Seeing #RedSox manager Alex Cora get a contract extension is great news :boston_redsox:
Yesterday's game against the #Rockies was embarrassing 20 runs, and it was the bullpen. Not position players 🤦‍♂️
Dom Smith getting 3 outs in the 8th was maybe the best inning :blobcat_sadlife:

2024-07-24 16:40:44

🆕 Anime Review
⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
With an overrated score of 8/10 on MyAnimeList this season of Kimetsu no Yaiba is the weakest we’ve seen so far. Despite what the fanboys and fangirls tell you, the episodes are boring and this should have been easily cut in half...
➡️ https://anime.ricard.blog/reviews/demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-hashira-training-arc/
#Anime #Review #KimetsuNoYaiba #DemonSlayer
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2024-07-23 19:53:43

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😂 Fantastic!

2024-07-23 19:48:58

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every time I see these cool fonts I'm like "I should change my blog's font, again"
The font looks great!

2024-07-23 19:46:30

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some people are very bored and unhappy. Ignoring seems to make the trick with them.

2024-07-23 07:44:16

Not surprised.
"Google’s plan to turn off third-party cookies in Chrome is dying" from The Verge
"Google Chrome won't turn off third-party cookie tracking by default, and now the company proposes having users choose if they want to allow them or other ad tech."
➡️ https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/22/24203893/google-cookie-tracking-prompt-ad-targeting-privacy-sandbox
#Google

2024-07-22 06:22:05

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What is it? 🤔

2024-07-18 18:59:38

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do it!

2024-07-18 06:56:35

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Zabuza arc is fantastic, makes no sense. There's a lot of character development in it.
#Naruto #Anime

2024-07-18 06:25:42

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Not the ramen :blobcat_sadlife:

2024-07-17 13:28:23

"nasa/openmct: A web based mission control framework."
"A web based mission control framework" written using #Vue (#JavaScript)
➡️ https://github.com/nasa/openmct
#Frontend #NASA #WebDevelopment

2024-07-16 06:36:33

📺 🇯🇵 Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
Is it just me or this arc is very bad? 😞 I'm 5 episodes in and we haven't had a decent fight, the story itself is not even interesting.
Quite disappointing so far for all the hype around it.
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2024-07-15 14:11:08

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Congrats, Manuel!

2024-07-15 13:55:39

Had a Korean take-away tray for lunch today.
13.5€ spicy fried chicken, dumplings, rice and sides.
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2024-07-15 06:05:45

😌 ☁️ The blessing of waking up with a cloudy sky. Thank you, to whomever is responsible for not making it full blown sunny ☀️

2024-07-14 19:52:18

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earning his pay today for sure 😁🔥

2024-07-14 19:46:29

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very strange. PR move? So it looks like they did "something" to minimize damage?

2024-07-14 19:44:58

Everybody watching Spain in the Eurocup final 🫢
Me, I'm watching the #RedSox live take on the #Royals for the series win :boston_redsox: ⚾🧢

2024-07-14 18:33:58

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"angry lizard" Duran 😁
#RedSox :boston_redsox:

2024-07-12 20:21:00

📺 🇯🇵 Boku No Hero 7x3
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Ayoama is a piece of shit, and his parents are even worse. Not knowing what’s right and wrong, how much suffering have all three triggered. Despicable.
I feel zero pity for them. Throw them in a dark cell to rot.
Seeing the invisible girl's silluete was nice! Finally!
#BokuNoHero #MyHeroAcademia #Anime
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2024-07-12 20:01:57

🇯🇵 📺 Kimetsu no Yaiba 5x2
⭐ ⭐ ⭐
With such short seasons not much happened in this one, which is a shame. I did like Tomioka's backstory with Sabito.
Tanjito being a pest was fun.
#Anime #KimetsuNoYaiba #DemonSlayer
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2024-07-12 05:50:27

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It's very hard to find good content out there. Most of the time I enjoy way more amateur write-ups like yours than paid content creators.

2024-07-12 05:47:45

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Kinda envious of your thunderstorm, and wouldn't mind some rain to cool off a bit. It has come the time to sleep with the fan on most of the night.

2024-07-12 05:46:58

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It's not an everyday thing but it's very good. I mean, deep-frying stuff it almost guarantees tastiness :blobcatgiggle:

2024-07-11 18:59:52

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Major's anime was fantastic!

2024-07-11 18:57:00

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Darn! Yet another show I've just added to my to-watch list
Ever growing list...

2024-07-11 18:55:11

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I just added it to my to-watch list!

2024-07-11 18:52:41

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Good.
I never understood posting on Medium. Own a blog already.
Once I even challenged someone who had a personal blog and would duplicate their content, posting in their blog and medium 🤷 Their answer was they had better reach on Medium.

2024-07-11 18:42:12

Have you ever tried the Korean drink Makgeolli? 🇰🇷 🍶
Sparkling rice wine, low alcohol level with a very unique taste.
Accompaning my Korean dumplings, I'm having a sip of it 😊
This is great!
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2024-07-11 11:56:34

Had a nice greasy Venezuelan empanada filled with "carne mechada", like pulled beef 🇻🇪
Not going to lie, would love to take a nap now.
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2024-07-11 10:59:23

Dissapointed with the #RedSox :boston_redsox: loss yesterday against the #Athletics
Gotta go for the series win tonight 🔥 ⚾ 🔴
#MLB #Baseball

2024-07-11 10:57:26

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You are in danger, Axel!

2024-07-11 08:34:09

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Yeah, yo dormí con el ventilador encendido :blobcat_sadlife:

2024-07-11 07:40:48

🏢 I don't usually go to the office, but when I do it's for food and free air conditioning 🥶
It's very hot in Barcelona these past days, super humid and not fun 🥵
I hope it's not too hot for you out there.

2024-07-10 19:09:34

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Is it from this week's episode? I need to catch up, I've only watched the first one.

2024-07-10 19:06:27

10.9€ double smash burger in Barcelona.
Not bad but there are better options out there.
#food #burguer
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2024-07-10 19:02:34

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I want to re-watch it soon but it's not on Crunchyroll. Might have to go fishing.. 🏴‍☠️

2024-07-07 16:52:56

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great mention, DAYS! :blobcatthumbsup:

2024-07-04 06:31:49

🆕 Ricard Torres Blog
"ANBERNIC RG35XX Plus"
Back in April 2024, I bought this handheld portable retro console (for 74€). Well, not sure if it can be defined as a console.
➡️ https://ricard.blog/review/anbernic-rg35xx-plus/
#Gaming #RetroGaming #Pokemon #GameBoy
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2024-07-03 20:54:22

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Can't pin point exactly one, the fight with the vice-captain was quite cool!

2024-07-03 14:51:30

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Finished it! Time to discuss 💬

2024-07-03 09:55:07

🆕 #Anime Review
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Kaiju No. 8, finally had the chance to catch up and finish the season.
This has to be one of the most unexpected anime of this season. A very solid 4-star anime that should not be overlooked if you’re into action shounen.
https://anime.ricard.blog/reviews/kaiju-no-8-season-1/
#KaijuNo8
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2024-07-01 11:53:11

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Haven't finished yet but it's good and action packed!

2024-07-01 06:33:06

I've been catching up with #Kaiju8 the #anime I've been neglecting for weeks.
I find it so interesting the ending is done by One Republic. I don't recall another anime that had such an big non-Japanese band do the opening/ending music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztROkFCJSeE

2024-05-31 13:06:37

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For the first 20 years of my live I only knew Windows. The moment I switched to MacOS I never looked back 😁

2024-05-31 11:09:16

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Not to me! Love MacOS 💜

2024-05-22 20:04:45

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Thank you for sharing my blog post!

2024-04-23 17:57:25

Look at this cute little thing 🤩
It emulates a dozen consoles with hundreds of games (already included).
Will start by rocking some old Pokemon games :ablobcatbongo:
If you're interested, it's called: ANBERNIC RG35XX Plus.
#Gaming #RetroGaming #Pokemon #ANBERNIC
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2024-04-14 17:36:32

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How does Elk handle lists?
On Desktop I use the out of the box advanced view with 10 columns.
Currently have the same view on Mobile but wondering if there's something better out there.