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Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden – review

I finished Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden on the hardest difficulty. It took me around 50 hours, which included most, but not all, of the major side quests. This game is made by Don’t Nod studios … primarily famous for … Continue reading

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South of Midnight – review

I completed South of Midnight on the hardest (Grand Weaver) difficulty. South of Midnight is a third party character action adventure. I suppose the closest point of comparison would be Devil May Cry. You have pop-up combat arenas, for example, … Continue reading

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The Outer Worlds 2 – review

I finished the Outer Worlds 2 on Very Hard. I like Obsidian games due to just enjoying RPG’s in general. The studio itself puts in consistently high quality dialogue and multiple paths, so that ups the appeal for me. The … Continue reading

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Ninja Gaiden 4 – review

I finished this game recently on Hard difficulty. For reference, Hard is the hardest available setting on the first playthrough. Master Ninja is the hardest difficulty … only unlocked after an initial playthrough. As a mega fan of Ninja Gaiden … Continue reading

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Further Tesla Full Self Driving thoughts

Just writing these down for posterity: Changes lanes without real purpose. The car may not see far enough ahead to understand that changing lanes won’t allow it to make much real progress. Needs to identify bad drivers and stay out … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Tesla’s Full Self Driving 12.3.3

Elon has done us Tesla owners a solid and given us a free full month of self driving. To me, the current 12k price is pretty outrageous and the 199 monthly subscription is a bit more interesting … but free … Continue reading

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Tesla Model Y – Best charging practices

Earlier this year, I joined a fairly large segment of the population in purchasing a Tesla Model Y. It’s currently the best selling car in the world by some accounts … so it’s certainly not unique. But it’s new to … Continue reading

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How to fix Ubuntu 20.04 on the Lenovo ThinkCentre M920q / ThinkStation P330

I mentioned a few months ago that Ubuntu 20.04 was unstable on my Lenovo ThinkCentre M920q. 18.04 worked fine, so I kept it on there until development circumstances forced me to upgrade. I took a gamble that the issue might … Continue reading

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How to REALLY fix Chrome Remote Desktop on Ubuntu 18.04

So, as I hinted in my last post, I’ve been fixing up an Ubuntu machine to do some development on.  This machine needs to be headless because it isn’t my primary development machine, and running a VM everywhere I have … Continue reading

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Ubuntu 18.04 – how to fix auto login

I always joke that when a new release of Ubuntu comes out, it’s time to f*** up all my computers. It’s funny only because it’s true. The plan had been to use 20.04 when it came out last week, but … Continue reading

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