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Why I sold my Xbox (and other devices) to fund a Switch 2
If you're looking for me to dunk on any of these devices, you've come to the wrong blog.
Phillip Michael Ryan
I write stories and enjoy using tech. Sometimes, I combine these. I'm an appreciator of arts in general: watched, played, read, etc.
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The Xteink X4 is my new favorite pool companion
Summer is coming. Time to hit the swimming pool with my summer reads in hand.
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3 games from 2026 Day of the Devs Summer Game Fest presentation confirmed for macOS
Indie devs supporting macOS. <3
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Bad Magpie, only game from the XBOX Games Showcase 2026 confirmed for macOS
Was there anything for Mac gamers at the XBOX showcase?
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Fixing “SD card error” message for CrossPoint firmware on Xteink X4
I spent a bit of time troubleshooting this last night, so I hope this can save you some time.
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The 2026 Backrooms film was the most accurate on-screen depiction of my email inbox I’ve ever seen
This post concept started out as a joke, but the more I think about it, the more it’s a terrifying reality.
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Just restart the damn device
Here’s the deal: sometimes, I overcomplicate things. While it’s not always my fault, at times, I should know better. Today, I’ll let you be the judge. To avoid this being the type of post I can’t stand from certain recipe websites, here’s a breakdown of
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Weekend double-feature
My wife and I have seen so many movies in the theaters in the ten years of knowing one another. Somehow, we've never done a double-feature until this weekend. And boy was it a doozy. Obsession The first movie of the day, and thank god we saw
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Road to the Organic Menagerie
a collection of microfiction by Phillip Michael Ryan 1. Still Driving the Undriven Roads I still drive the Undriven Roads. I’d love to say it’s because my dad did, so I do. But I just need the money. And yeah, money still spends on the Roads — don’t
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Augmented Glimpses
a collection of microfiction by Phillip Michael Ryan Dinner on Demand Here’s the thing: my dad worked food delivery like twenty years ago, so he thinks he understands my job. Hilarious. Simply dropping food at a door and dashing? What even is that? From my bag, I produce a
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The Wilderneath
01 KEVIN’S CO-WORKER lied to him. Had to have lied. A month ago, Leslie told him in confidence that at night, in the middlest of nights, specifically while working overnight store inventory, you could hear muffled voices from beneath the store floor. Kevin told her she’d been
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Elden Ring’s critic scores compared to its Soulsborne predecessors
In February 2022, FromSoftware’s latest highly anticipated video game released: Elden Ring. The game was met with immediate critical success. On Metacritic, 100% of the site's reviewers scored it at least an 80. On OpenCritic, 98% of reviewers that scored Elden Ring, gave it at least an