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Swimming with the fishes: the dead ones

Posted on by Julie Whitefeather
The Nintendo Switch was one of those luxuries that never seemed to be in the budget. Then two things happened: Nintendo came out with the Switch Lite that was much cheaper than the original. The year 2020 beating us all back into our houses and yelling “STAY THERE”. Nothing saves money like not being able […]... Read More
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No one is this stupid

Posted on by Julie Whitefeather
Developers of Apex Legends tried on Reddit to apologize for and explain a snafu involving cosmetic items in the game’s Iron Crown event. It did not go well. At all….The thread devolved into an eye-popping series of insults and grievances — from Respawn Entertainment developers …the Iron Crown event introduced new skins when it launched earlier […]... Read More
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x4: Learning Curve

Posted on by Julie Whitefeather
The learning curve cartoon above is an old one. Normally it was applied to Eve Online -which I played for six years. Oddly enough, I found it easier to play Eve Online than X4: foundations. Having watched hours of tutorials on Youtube, played through tutorials in game and asked questions in a discord dedicated to […]... Read More
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Victory at last!

Posted on by Julie Whitefeather
Victory at last! Not just over the individual gaming session but over the whole idea of strategy gaming. My experience with strategy games has not been a good one over the years. Oh I have played Civilization when it first come out and fell into the whole “just one more turn” trap. But Sid Meier […]... Read More
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How to succeed in business*

Posted on by Julie Whitefeather
*even though it’s trying… First, if you are waiting for any large corporation to really care about you remember that the words “Abandon all hope ye who enter” where written on the office doors long before Dante thought them up. If you find yourself in the precarious position of being on the inside looking out […]... Read More
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Giving business the business

Posted on by Julie Whitefeather
About this time last year our website host gave us the business. We won’t say who they are but our lips certainly aren’t sealed – the old adage says a satisfied customer tells one person, a dissatisfied person tells everyone. What irked us? What micturated in our punch bowl? It was waking up one day […]... Read More