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A Long And Vaguely-Formed Rant About Video Game Accessibility

Posted on February 8, 2016 by baudattitude

I ran into an interesting article over the weekend, in which the author talks about wanting to play Skyrim but being held back by the controls. It struck a chord with me, because I had many of the same problems when … Continue reading →

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I know your feels, bro

Posted on November 27, 2015 by baudattitude

So, there’s a German word, fremdschämen, which refers to the sensation of sympathetic embarrassment. I have a bad case of it, and it makes watching movies or TV in which I’m supposed to laugh at someone else’s discomfort really uncomfortable … Continue reading →

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Well, they’ve got their bases covered

Posted on September 16, 2015 by baudattitude

Recent DISH Network mailer:

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Every time I start the games app in Windows 10 this gets stuck in my head

Posted on September 14, 2015 by baudattitude

Gunter glieben glauchen globen indeed.

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Apparently, “Snaaaake” is spelled with FOUR As.

Posted on September 12, 2015 by baudattitude

I’m not sure if these are my favorite google results ever, but they come close.  

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I thought I knew what these words meant

Posted on August 23, 2015 by baudattitude

…but, trust me, right now I’m hoping they don’t mean what I think they mean.  And, even if there’s a less-disturbing meaning, I still don’t think this is anything I’d want to put on my hair. Seriously, you could print … Continue reading →

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How to Derail a Meeting

Posted on July 27, 2015 by baudattitude

I inadvertently started something beautiful and terrible at work today. I have a regular 8:30 meeting, which we have because someone got the idea that daily team meetings were a great idea. That person doesn’t attend the meetings, mind you. … Continue reading →

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That’s Enough Internet For Today

Posted on July 20, 2015 by baudattitude

From an article on the impending release of Devil’s Third for the WiiU:

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Life Lessons

Posted on July 6, 2015 by baudattitude

Learned a very important lesson this weekend: if you do a lot of housework one Sunday, and have kind of a sore back all week as a result, do not spend the NEXT Sunday ALSO doing housework. In other news, … Continue reading →

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Ain’t no party…

Posted on June 21, 2015 by baudattitude

…like an Alicorn Party. My wife asked me what I wanted for my birthday, and I told her that I’d be happy as long as there was cake. What I GOT was, well, a pretty princess cake.  Possibly the prettiest, … Continue reading →

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