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.
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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.
3 games from 2026 Day of the Devs Summer Game Fest presentation confirmed for macOS
Indie devs supporting macOS. <3
Bad Magpie, only game from the XBOX Games Showcase 2026 confirmed for macOS
Was there anything for Mac gamers at the XBOX showcase?
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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2020 M1 MacBook Air stuck in recovery assistant
I was approached by a client whose 2020 M1 MacBook Air would not boot to the operating system. After trial and error, I was able to return the MacBook in fully working order. Background Information It was stuck in a loop of Recovery Assistant asking for an admin user with
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Fixing a blinking computer screen
Today at work, I was presented with an HP Windows 10 laptop with the issue of the screen blinking on an off. I was able to successfully address the issue and returned the laptop to its owner in working condition. The laptop owner provided me with the following information: * The
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Restoring Chrome OS to a Chromebook
In April 2021, I purchased a Lenovo Thinkpad 13 Chromebook from eBay for less than $100.00. My goal with this device when I bought it was to remove Chrome OS from it completely and replace its factory OS with a light-weight Linux distro. To do this, I had
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Why can’t I buy Audible books through the Android app?
If you’re noticing you can no longer purchase Audible audio books with a debit or credit card through the Android app, nothing is bugged or broken. Amazon has officially removed this feature from the app. As detailed by Ars Technica, a recent crackdown by Google seeks to ensure digital
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Why are Macs bad for gaming?
I purchased and used my first Mac device in 2016 when I was 25 years old. To that point, I had only ever worked, learned, or played on Windows devices. The consistent sentiment I had heard was that Apple’s machines—geared toward productivity and creative work—were bad for
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Pain +/= Programming
Broken Machines They were cowards. They were sightless. They were weak. No, they were none of those things. They were broken. Malfunctioning. She both understood them yet could not fathom their choice to leave. Mara watched dozens of figures stalk away from their settlement -- away from Mara’s home -- across
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hrmny (dot) app
S1 Fitz Jefferson settled into his leather office chair for a rushed lunch between lectures, hands navigating a mindless pre-lunch ritual, eyes locked on the innocuous pair of black glasses resting on his desk, mind thinking of the world that lived inside them. “Welcome back, Fitz,” a faceless voice
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The Heretic
Khavich, Ninety miles outside the Holy City of Lavinia Eleventh Cycle of the Regency, the year 1073 Father Verian crossed the threshold of the doorway at the bottom of the staircase. He had expected the need to remove his cloak as soon as he entered, but he felt the urge
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Midrolls before Breakfast Rolls_v1.0
TREVOR WOKE UP like he always did: to the sound of Vizi telling him it was six o'clock in the morning. Volume increasing with each declaration. They were programmed to know how loud to speak in order to bring him out of his morning sleep stage, but Trevor
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8 RPGs released in 1997 not receiving remakes in 2020
Final Fantasy VII Remake, one of the most anticipated releases of 2020, is the culmination of decades of love and adoration for a game that released in 1997. The original title influenced both its own genre and the entire video game industry in a multitude of ways. Parallel to that
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Snapchat Adds Mini Apps: This Is The Future
Snapchat is rolling out a new feature called Snap Minis. Snap Minis are essentially miniature apps that exist within the Snapchat platform and bring added functionality to the overall social media app. You can check out this video of the announcement of Snap Minis that were announced last month: https:
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Facebook Messenger Adds Screen Sharing To Mobile Apps
Last week, Facebook announced that Messenger will now allow screen sharing on iOS and Android devices. Given the current situation in the world, video chatting is more important now than ever. So many people around the world have adopted various video chat apps both on desktop and on mobile, And