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Reading Raphael Sabatini
I got a recommendation at GenCon from Joseph Goodman to read Captain Blood as a next thing to read after appendix N. Captain Blood is a pirate story with fights and sailing and romance. I really enjoy Sabatini’s writing style and his stories are set in the age of sail, the American War of Independence, […]
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Bennington Battle Game
On Saturday we are recreating a 28mm version of the Battle of Bennington Aug 16, 1777. The background material on the battle can be found here: http://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2020/06/episode-155-battle-of-bennington.html We are using the Black Powder v2 rules from Warlord Games. A how to play video can be found here: https://youtu.be/V8tFXhAFSBI I’m going to start setup at 1100 […]
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Sway window manager
For the longest time I’ve stuck with MATE as my primary interface in computers. It is familiar and themed using the old MacOS 9 interface which is retro and comfortable. I have been using the same setup on Mint and Gentoo for over a decade. I moved up to MATE from WindowMaker and hardly anyone […]
Dungeon Crawl Classics
Are you sick of Wizards of the Coast? Bloated rules, declining quality, retiring printed books, license struggles, and more! There’s not a lot to say nice about WotC and what used to be an excellent game. Would you like to find a game that plays like “the good old days”? Maybe DCC is what you […]
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D&D Begone: Play something new!
I won’t rehash the licensing struggle/drama unfolding with Hasbro/WotC related to Dungeons & Dragons. I will advise anyone who is not pleased with the corporate over-reach of a company that seems to have lost touch with its customer base to please please please learn to play something else! I grew up with the game during […]
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Moving on from a toxic place
I have been reading several papers about how to move on after being in a toxic workplace. There’s a lot attitudes and behaviors that will not serve me well in my new situation, but were required at VTC for simple survival. At first I was skeptical about the articles. After reading and pondering my time […]
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Advise for VTC students
My resignation from Vermont Technical College is not being handled well by the administration. I received a retro-active end of service date and cannot complete the work I had planned to finish in the first month of the semester. That means grade changes, help with incompletes, club transfer work, etc. is beyond my reach. I’m […]
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A bit behind in my publishing schedule
“Life finds a way”, said Dr Malcolm in Jurassic Park. Of course he was talking about dinosaur reproduction and I’m talking about writing hazards in my publishing schedule. I’m a bit behind on my final chapter for The Tale of Love, Art, and Fear. Some of this is schedule/life driven, hobby time has taken a […]
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Moodle down for maintenance
Skoda’s moodle server is down for maintenance for the time being. If you have work you needed to upload as part of an incomplete grade at Vermont Technical College please email me and we will work out the best method to turn in your work. Please DO NOT fret or worry about incomplete work deadlines […]
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Is there a thing as too much market share?
As things merge and consolidate I wonder if there is a point were a company or organization is too big to succeed. We have been told that certain businesses are too big to fail, but I think the opposite may be true. Yes, I’m older and there is an element of ‘kids these days’ in […]
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