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I was born at the perfect time to pursue a career in full-stack software development. I grew up programming 8-bit computers, then learned Unix in college. I entered the workforce at the emergence of Windows for Workgroups and Linux, and I'll be retiring right about the time the AI's make me redundant. Also, the year Social Security goes broke.
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Months and months of planning by lots and lots of middle management can save literally hours of programming.
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Give a man a program, and you'll frustrate him for a day. Teach a man to program, and you'll frustrate him for a lifetime.
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I've put all of my skill points into arguing with blinking lights.
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But I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a new piece of Apple gear, to lust after it, hath committed purchase of it already in his heart.
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Don't say you're easy on me; you're about as easy as a nuclear war.
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I sold the Renoir and the TV set; don't wanna be around when this gets out.
Duran Duran, The Reflex
Category Archives: Gaming
Samurai Sending a Fax to Abraham Lincoln
This actually explains a lot in Civilization V.
Ebony and Ivory
This is actually what McCartney and Jackson were singing about. Sony and Microsoft, living in harmony. I bought the Xbox because Microsoft bought Bethesda, and will be making Starfield an exclusive. According to leaks, it’s releasing in the summer. (The … Continue reading
Fallout 76
I screwed up. I’ve been wanting to play Fallout 4 again, but I’m waiting for the next-gen refresh, which is supposedly due “this year.” Fallout 76 is an MMO by Bethesda, which are the same people that do Elder Scrolls … Continue reading
Fallout 76 | Our Fallout 25th Anniversary celebration concludes with interviews, events and more perks!
Fallout finishes its month-long 25th anniversary celebration strong with a spine-tingling Fallout 76 event, behind-the-scenes looks, in-game rewards and more. Source: Fallout 76 | Our Fallout 25th Anniversary celebration concludes with interviews, events and more perks! Buried under the lede … Continue reading
Battlefield 1 Shenanigans
This is why I can’t get away from Battlefield. No matter how frustrating it can get, when it’s good, I think it’s the best thing in the history of video gaming. I’m usually in the top quarter of scores. I … Continue reading
Horizon Forbidden West Exemplifies Bad Characterization | Extra Punctuation – YouTube
There’s an uncomfortably good point being made in this video. The literal entirety of the future of the human race is riding on Aloy. She knows this. Her friends know this. It should be imperative to all concerned that she should … Continue reading
Would I Recommend Civilization V?
Oh, God, no. Save yourselves. It’s too late for me.
Vintage Gaming
So I recently refreshed my RetroPi “gaming rig.” I wanted to mark the occasion by listing some of my favorite games from each of the generations. I’m not saying that I’m a connoisseur, and have played thousands of games, and … Continue reading
Gaming on a Mac, Update
We’re upgrading all the main service production computers at my church. As part of this effort, I bought 3 M1-based Mac mini’s. As an experiment, I installed Elder Scrolls Online on one of them, to see how well it would … Continue reading
Lawn Mowing Simulator’s new expansion gets medieval on your grass
Source: Lawn Mowing Simulator’s new expansion gets medieval on your grass Lawn mowing — I prefer to call it “LARPing Qix” — has its own video game. I was going to post some super-snarky comment about how much I hate … Continue reading