Author Archives: baudattitude

Even less likely than the Year of the Linux Desktop: The year of the AAA Mac gaming?

Posted on February 9, 2026 by baudattitude

OK, so.  I’ll admit that the number of modern high-budget console-style releases that have gotten Mac releases in the last few years can be easily counted without running out of fingers.  For all that Apple is the biggest gaming company … Continue reading →

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I Finished a Mascot Platformer

Posted on January 26, 2026 by baudattitude

It’s certainly nothing to brag about, but I was pretty happy to get through the last bits of Super Mario Bros. Wonder over the last week.  I’m not exactly the world’s biggest Mario guy, but I happened to be in … Continue reading →

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2026 still isn’t going to be the Year of the Linux Desktop, but…

Posted on December 31, 2025 by baudattitude

…well, maybe it will be my year.  With some caveats. I spent a lot of time this year working on homelab projects that involved Linux in one form or another – Proxmox and Unraid, Bazzite and Omarchy – and while … Continue reading →

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Lucky Numbers Seven

Posted on December 20, 2025 by baudattitude

By an odd coincidence, I’ve played two games with “7” in the title recently, and both are sort of related to a larger project I have going on.  So I want to talk about the games, and the project, and … Continue reading →

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Random thoughts on visiting Japan (December 2025 edition)

Posted on December 14, 2025 by baudattitude

This is just a brain dump of things that stood out from a recent quick trip to Japan.  Not exactly a high-effort post.  Frankly, if I were an LLM I would be embarrassed to be spitting this out.  As a … Continue reading →

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In which, I test the limits of “remote work”

Posted on December 13, 2025 by baudattitude

So, a few years ago I wound up flying more than usual and wound up qualifying for United Airlines “Silver Premier” status.  Which is the bottom tier of their frequent flyer program, but which comes with some really handy benefits … Continue reading →

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Two More Residents Evil Down.

Posted on November 29, 2025 by baudattitude

To continue from my last post on everyone’s favorite zombie fighting series, I can confirm that Resident Evil 5 WAS, in fact, a bit of a step down from Resident Evil 4.  It’s not really an entirely fair comparison, of … Continue reading →

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More adventures in Docker

Posted on November 15, 2025 by baudattitude

Not many homelab posts recently because I started a new job and it was really pretty rough for a bit there.  I’m starting to feel like I’m getting my footing, but the first three months had me kinda regretting rejoining … Continue reading →

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Is it “Resident Evils” or “Residents Evil”?

Posted on November 3, 2025 by baudattitude

“Spooky Game Month” is over, with a final tally of 5 games and one lengthy DLC: Silent Hill f Resident Evil (2014) Resident Evil 2 (2019) Resident Evil 3 (2020) Resident Evil 4 (2023) Resident Evil 4 (2023) Separate Ways … Continue reading →

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Resident Evil Zero: Yeah, this ain’t happening.

Posted on October 25, 2025 by baudattitude

After having a generally good time with the remake of the original Resident Evil, and a frankly excellent time with the remade versions of Resident Evil 2 and 3, the next logical step would have been to move on to … Continue reading →

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