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An Incredibly Long History of this Utterly Stupid Oracle Versus Google Lawsuit

Sadly, and by no choice of my own, I am the 1 person on Earth who is most familiar with and has followed this Oracle/Google Java API thing since its absolute inception. And I mean, like, YEARS before the suit...

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Why Freedom Loving Libertarian Dipshits Would Love Oakland if they weren’t all Racists

You see, when these people scream incessantly about “Muh Freedoms!” they honestly have no fucking clue what they are talking about. I think we all know that. If they did understand their rights and where they are infringed, daily, they’d...

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Battlefield V is terrific and if you don’t like it you’re a whiny little bitch

I have been playing the Battlefield series since the very first one. I can’t even remember, off hand, whether that was Battlefield 1942 or Battlefield 1943, it’s been so damn long. The original was fun, but I remember it very...

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Games

The Party Finds Itself Even Deeper into the Weird Ass Castle Amber

As you may remember, we last left our intrepid party somewhere on the first floor of Castle Amber. Well, they found their way into the indoor forest, finally, but were immediately set upon by some very angry Ents. Not literal Read more…

By vonguard, 3 months3 months ago
Games

Goodman Games’ Castle Amber is Spectacular

I’ve gotten my players into this module: Castle Amber (Spoilers ahead). It’s a reworking of a module from the very oldest of schools in D&D. Goodman Games has done an excellent modernization of it. Not only that, but it has Read more…

By vonguard, 3 months3 months ago
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Why My Latest Dwarf Fortress Ended with a Cheese Maker Hitting Kids in the Mayor’s House

I started a Dwarf Fortress last week.Despite playing for 15 years now, I’ve never been able to survive the second invasion. I suck at prepping my military and especially training. But there were… reasons this time. Still, this is why Read more…

By vonguard, 7 months7 months ago
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Why Hacker News is Now a Steaming Pile of Shit Heads

In times past, Hacker News was a great place to discuss software, the software industry, and startup culture. You could get great links to great tools and libraries and frameworks. Developers would post their things there and people would look Read more…

By vonguard, 7 months7 months ago
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The One Thing Most Religions Agree On

Let’s start about 36,000 years ago, with the Venus of Hohle Fels. There’s other stuff from earlier times, and even dimples in rocks claimed to be as old as 700,000 years in India. But I like to start in Germany, Read more…

By vonguard, 11 months11 months ago
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Horrible Tips to Help You Become a Work From Home Blob Like Me

I have worked from home since 2005. 2001, if you count the warehouse/computer recycling center I lived and worked at, but that was totally different. The type of working from home I now speak of is the sort so many Read more…

By vonguard, 1 year12 months ago
Advice

TV Shows and Movies to Watch While You’re Stuck Inside

Just a list I’ll keep going of shows that are neato and worth watching. Movies too. NetFlix, for example, just added the ORIGINAL Wicker Man. A true classic. The Mighty Boosh Jeeves and Wooster The Jam Ideal Absolutely Fabulous Frisky Read more…

By vonguard, 1 year12 months ago

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