Category Archives: News and Opinion

Podcasting update

I’ve started podcasting with my son about RPGs. We are tackling topics related to being a new GM and also talking about our favorite RPGs and pop culture stuff. Head over to https://jmskoda5.skoda.com and look for Set The Table.

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Subscription services… not so much

Today I cancelled my Kindle Unlimited and Audible subscriptions. The latter because I’m not using audio books as frequently as I once did and the former because Amazon adds and removed content to the unlimited library in a similar fashion to Netflix. I don’t see the value in maybe having something I like to read. […]

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Further into the android ecosystem.

After migrating to the Note 4 from the iPhone a few years back I decided to try the Galaxy Tab S 3 as a replacement for my aging iPad. I figured that the Samsung phone was an able replacement for the iPhone, why not the S 3? It’s been two years now with the S3 […]

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Teamwork drought

I’ve been in a few places where teamwork dries up. I’m not sure why it happens, but when it does the results are usually pretty bad. For some reason across the entire enterprise people just stop being kind to one another. Sometimes they hide behind rules and policies and stop trying to help each other. […]

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Neverwinter MMO

My long delay in posting is somewhat attributable to my discovery of the Neverwinter MMO on PS4 and then on PC. I really enjoy playing MMOs on the console. WoW was great and fun and I spent way too much time playing that game, but the console MMOs are great because they have less options […]

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Game conventions: Origins Game Fair

This Father’s day I had the rare treat of going to the Origins Game Fair. I really enjoy Origins and should probably consider attending more of the con rather than making a Sunday exhibit hall run for deals. Don’t get me wrong, the Sunday deal hunt is a time honored tradition passed down by my […]

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Teaching Linux

I have been using a *NIX system for a few decades now and it seems to become more challenging as time goes by to teach people about linux command line. I cannot tell if I’m turning into a crumudgeon or if there has been a fundamental shift in the mentality of computer users, especially new […]

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The new Pokemon GO game has been released in the U.S. and it seems to be a pretty fun idea.  The augmented reality game connects with a Google Maps like system (could very well be Maps itself) to give the player a real world space to explore and look for pokemon.  I can help but […]

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Note4 vs iPhone almost a year in

It’s been almost a year since I switch from the Apple iPhone to the Samsung Note.  I rarely use my iPad anymore unless I’m playing one of the board games that I have previously purchased from the Apple App store.  Many of the things I thought I would miss from the Apple ecosystem just aren’t […]

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Migration to android

I can’t take it anymore!  The iPhone’s new user interface is just too stark and bland and thin.  I had a long chat with an Apple employee about the philosophical reasons behind the abandonment of skeuomorphics.  The newest Mac OS is sporting a flattened and bland interface as well and no theme settings or adjustments. […]

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