Hi! I’m a reclusive Gen-X software developer. I write twice a month about games or whatever else is going on. I was diagnosed with cancer in 2025.
Finding a Headset
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Finding a microphone that can also be used for content creation (aka. makin’ vidyas) in a noisy room is challenging. (2142 words.)
Hosting on Azure - Quest for the One Blog, Part 11
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Setting up Hugo, the static site generator, to build my blog with Microsoft Azure. (1170 words.)
Free Stadia Game Phase
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And now we move into videos of games I’ve played during a Free Two-Month Stadia Pro Trial phase (which I got from someone at my new job). There are a whole lot of free games to click on and play with a Stadia subscription, but the down side is that 99% of them are games you’ve never heard of before. (618 words.)
Those D&D Shows
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Some Twitter activity prompted me to think about how and why I follow some D&D shows. (2005 words.)
The Random Game Era Begins
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Before and after I started a new job in March, my gaming time and interest plummeted to nothing, so I commenced a period of short gaming sessions of mainly free games and demos which continues to this very day. (319 words.)
The End of Pillars of Eternity
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At last, the Pillars of Eternity series comes to an end. (320 words.)
Pillars of Eternity Video Adventures
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Video adventures uploaded in the last week or so. (716 words.)
Stadia Pro Free Trial
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I got a two-month free trial of Stadia Pro and have been trying it out. (729 words.)
Halcyon 6, Sunless Sea, and Surviving Mars
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This past week I found myself trying three free games I got from the Epic Game Store. (378 words.)
Valheim and Outriders
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I don’t get the Valheim craze and I wasn’t wowed by Outriders either. There, I said it. (556 words.)