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Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden – review

Posted on 2026/07/07 by richardykuo

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

Posted on 2026/06/30 by richardykuo

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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How to REALLY fix Chrome Remote Desktop on Ubuntu 18.04

Posted on 2020/05/10 by richardykuo

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

Posted on 2020/04/30 by richardykuo

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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Nest Temperature Sensor impressions

Posted on 2018/07/14 by richardykuo

It’s not uncommon for a thermostat to be located somewhere that doesn’t correlate well with the area you really want to be temperature controlled.  In fact, it’s probably the rule rather than the exception.  Thermostat placement is often dictated by … Continue reading →

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iPad Pro 12.9 long term review

Posted on 2016/08/23 by richardykuo

In my previous review of the iPad Pro, I touched on a lot of the awkwardness surrounding the pricing, new peripherals, and overall experience of Apple’s latest tablet.  Now that I’ve had the iPad Pro 12.9 for almost a year, … Continue reading →

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Silly Apple tricks: #5 – The USB Ethernet adapter

Posted on 2016/08/21 by richardykuo

Want to get gigabit wired speed from your MacBook?  You can use a third party adapter with a funky third party driver (which, if you do any sort of research, are apparently all completely unreliable).  Or you can use Apple … Continue reading →

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Silly Apple tricks: #4 – The Mac Pro

Posted on 2016/04/14 by richardykuo

Don’t get me wrong.  I love the idea of the Mac Pro.  But the execution of it in 2016 is just ridiculous. Pro implies a few things.  One, you’ll update it reasonably often, since professionals can easily justify the cost … Continue reading →

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Silly Apple tricks: #1 – not reconnecting to WiFi

Posted on 2015/12/09 by richardykuo

Even though we all love our Apple products, sometimes it’s just maddening that we put up with weird issues day in and day out that nobody at Apple seems to care about.  It’s almost as if nobody there uses their … Continue reading →

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The iPad Pro review

Posted on 2015/11/27 by richardykuo

First impressions.  For someone that’s only seen iPad sized tablets for the past 5 years, seeing the iPad Pro in person for the first time is invariably giggle inducing.  The size just seems ridiculous and unnecessary at first glance … … Continue reading →

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