Ramblings

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What happens when the servers are gone?

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Late last year I read an article on Gizmodo that discussed one mans experiences of running a blogging service, that was then taken offline for personal reasons. He told his story of his web-based service that he took offline, tried to bring it back online, failed and then tried to get users their [...]
2013

New Year & New Life

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Well, its 2013. I feel like I’d just got used to 2012 and now here I am a whole year later… So many things have happened in the last twelve months, and I can already see so much more will happen throughout 2013, so much so that I’m writing this to solidify some of my goals and review some things I [...]
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AWS, Y U SO ANNOYING?!

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Amazon Web Services… I got annoyed so much with them today that I made the image you see here. It describes in a somewhat comedy way how I feel sometimes. (more…)
Black Mesa Source

Black Mesa Source has been released!

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Finally, Black Mesa Source, the free and (Almost) complete remake of the original Half-Life has been released. (more…)
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Yep, I’m getting excited about Halo 4!

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Yes, yes and yes. I love Halo, the Microsoft Xbox series of computer games, ever since I first heard about it. I enjoy these games immensely mostly because there is such a rich backstory and ‘universe’ of information surrounding the games themselves. There is so much more insight to be gained from [...]
Gabe knows you are broke

Valve making noise about Windows 8, says linux is faster!

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Valve is certainly kicking up a stink about Windows 8 these days… Gabe Newell, has gone on record to say “Windows 8 is a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space.” This is a bold statement, even though it is not the only one of its kind. There are plenty of people predicting the failure of Windows [...]
Windows Home Server Question Mark

What’s going on with Windows Home Server?

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Those that know me personally and/or have discussed management of home media with me will know that I’m a big user and supporter of a few media-orientated technologies/services. One of them is Microsoft’s Windows Home Server (WHS), both in its original form and the updated Windows Home Server [...]
troll

Why “patent-trolling” is bad for the human race

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Note: I’ve been writing this article in draft form for about 6 months (I’ve been coming back to it with the intention of finishing but never really did until now) and merely the fact that it remains relevant shocks me. I don’t really feel it’s finished but I wanted to get it out there anyway. I’m [...]
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Re-watching Star Wars – The Machete Order

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Warning: Lots of talk about Star Wars ahead! If you are not a Star Wars fan, you may wish to turn back now. First of all, I would like to claim no ownership of the invention of the ‘Machete Order’ of watching the Star Wars movies, that goes to the writer of this (Admittedly lengthy) blog post [...]
Packrat Bioshock

Living the life of a ‘packrat gamer’

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Well, I’ve finally (FINALLY!) finished Bioshock. Yes, Bioshock, the game that was released over 4 years ago in 2007. This is not because of difficulty or unwillingness, but mainly because I’m a self-confessed ‘packrat gamer’. “But what is a packrat gamer?” I hear you ask… [...]
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