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Civic Mindedness
I'm in the pool for jury duty this week, which makes me a bit nervous because I've got a lot of stuff on my plate at work and if I don't get things done in a timely fashion other people... Continue reading
Posted Nov 5, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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Housekeeping
Welcome to Labor Day, where we do no work at work but bend our efforts to Other Stuff put off for too long. Or something. Anyway, I've weeded the comments and I'm reading up on how to implement those annoying... Continue reading
Posted Sep 3, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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Thy Banners Make Tyranny Tremble
Happy Independence Day! May it ever be so. Continue reading
Posted Jul 4, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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Year Half Empty, Year Half Full - Part Two
I won't comment much on Diablo 3 here since I've been talking about it in length. Suffice to say I think the always on gambit has produced mixed results - it hasn't really stopped account compromise issues (although I remain... Continue reading
Posted Jul 3, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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Year Half Empty, Year Half Full - Part One
Blah blah, boilerplate "can't believe the year is half over" words words mutter grumble. Ok, consider the preamble, er, preambled. There's been some good stuff so far this year, mixed in with some things that by rights should have been... Continue reading
Posted Jul 2, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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Also, I Am Out Of Inventory Space
Posted Jun 13, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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Hell Is Other Players
Specifically, other players swamping the servers and causing rampant 1000+ ms lag spikes. Oy. I feel bad for people who were playing Hardcore last night. Anywhich, after another weekend lost to Diablo 3, my Demon Hunter is now level 52... Continue reading
Posted Jun 11, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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I Will Troll No More Forever
Sad news: Russian crooner Eduard "Trololo" Khil passed away on Monday after suffering a stroke in April. Continue reading
Posted Jun 5, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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SHODAN Lives
In gaming, SHODAN is an artificial intelligence run amuck, freed from the limitations of morality and possessed of unremiting hostility towards her creators and other meatbags, especially the hackers that fight her. So it's ironic that in real life, Shodan... Continue reading
Posted Jun 4, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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Why I'm Okay With Staying Single
If these are my only two choices, Forever Alone starts to seem a lot more attractive... (Not exactly safe for work. Also, very loud.) Ok, I lie. 31's pretty awesome, in a bitterly cynical sort of way. (Tangentially, I can... Continue reading
Posted Jun 1, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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Looking For A Barbarian For The End Of The World
I'm slow, I know, but I finally reached the end of Diablo 3 this weekend. My Demon Hunter topped out at level 31 - playing through Normal difficulty, of course. I died a total of three times: once to a... Continue reading
Posted May 29, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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Has The Zombie Apocalypse Arrived At Last?
Police officer in Florida forced to kill a naked attacker busy chewing off another person's face. It took multiple shots to get the guy to actually stop trying to bite the victim. In fact, the attacker didn't stop until he... Continue reading
Posted May 26, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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The Big Mid-May Update
Greetings! It's been a busy month so far, and it promises to continue that way. May through July is the busiest part of our year at work, and it's ramping up right on schedule. This year ought to be less... Continue reading
Posted May 21, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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This Day Of May
Happy May 1st, comrades! April proved to be a rather hectic month. There are some big structural changes at work about to happen that I'm not entirely happy with and we're still dealing with the implications. Also, I took a... Continue reading
Posted May 1, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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Welcome To The Future. Finally.
Jim "Titanic/Avatar" Cameron and Google's Eric Schmidt have partnered with a startup company to explore and conduct Near Earth Asteroid mining. Continue reading
Posted Apr 24, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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Fighting Game of Thrones - Super Turbo Hyper-Championship Edition
Posted Apr 12, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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Wibbly Wobbly 16 Bit Stuff
This is all well and good, but now I want an 8 bit version for Nine and Ten. Continue reading
Posted Apr 4, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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A Golden Age Of Geek
Posted Mar 28, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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Compensation
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Posted Mar 26, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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Oddly Appropriate
Posted Mar 23, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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Happy Birthday, William Shatner
William Shatner celebrates his 81st birthday today. Continue reading
Posted Mar 22, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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Regular Service Will Resume Shortly
Posted Mar 21, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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The Lone And Level Snows
Posted Mar 3, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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Mass Effect 3 Launch Trailer
This feeling... is it joy? Terror? Probably awe. Because this is pretty damn awesome. Spoilers have already started showing up on message boards and the like - so be careful out there! Continue reading
Posted Mar 2, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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On Schedule
I finished Final Fantasy XIII last night. Which is not to say I completed Final Fantasy XIII, as there are entire vistas of the game that don't become available until after you finish the story and load up the post-game... Continue reading
Posted Mar 1, 2012 at Horizon Zero
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