Category Archives: random

Ranking Apples

Posted on April 19, 2024 by baudattitude

OK, this won’t be a post debating the merits of different varieties of fruit.  It’s a spin-off from a work conversation where I was complaining that it was annoying to bring a separate charger for your Apple Watch but at … Continue reading →

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It’s like poetry, it rhymes. A dose of online nostalgia.

Posted on November 20, 2022 by baudattitude

So it’s been an exciting week on the Internet. Twitter found out that saying “yeah, so whacha gonna DO about it?” to the world’s richest man might not have been the greatest plan, and the site has been experiencing some … Continue reading →

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In which, I finally make some use of my “smart” TV.

Posted on September 6, 2022 by baudattitude

So, a couple of nights ago my wife and I sat down and watched “Luck”, which is an Apple TV+ exclusive animated movie that had a funny enough trailer to actually get me to subscribe to Apple TV+. I have … Continue reading →

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15 Years Blog.

Posted on March 3, 2022 by baudattitude

I remembered an anniversary post! That’s a thing. 15 years of occasionally remembering to post here. The world is a much different place than it was 15 years ago, and I’m not sure anyone really cares about blogs anymore, to … Continue reading →

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On the topic of toothpicks

Posted on December 22, 2018 by baudattitude

There’s a bit in “So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish” where the main character is asked to reflect upon a society that feels the need to include instructions in a box of toothpicks.  Nowadays we have actually regressed … Continue reading →

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On the Inexorable Passage of Time

Posted on September 3, 2018 by baudattitude

As I have occasionally mentioned, I am a geek of the age where my engeekening coincided with the rise of pencil & paper RPGs, so a good chunk of my formative years were spent compulsively reading, re-reading, and memorizing the … Continue reading →

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Eleven Years Blog

Posted on March 2, 2018 by baudattitude

Another year of blogging down, and another 30000 or so views since this time last year.  For a blog that’s 90% me talking about playing games very badly, I’m kind of amazed it gets that much traffic. Mind you, my … Continue reading →

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On the hazards of homonyms

Posted on October 28, 2017 by baudattitude

So I’ll just sum up a couple of conversations between me and my long-suffering wife over the last few weeks: First conversation, some while ago: Me: “Hey, I ordered a Switch off Amazon” Her: *vague grunt of assent* Second conversation, … Continue reading →

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Lost a gaming buddy

Posted on October 24, 2017 by baudattitude

For some reason, our neighborhood seems to get more than its share of stray cats, and most of them are terribly cautious of people.  Occasionally, one of them will pick our back porch as a place to hole up, and … Continue reading →

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Cube Swag++

Posted on October 2, 2017 by baudattitude

So, confessions time: I’ve been a west coaster most of my life, and the US east coast scares the heck out of me.  I’m pretty sure that, if I ever happen to visit New York or Boston, I will be … Continue reading →

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