Thanks to the good graces of Leigh, I got a beta code for Fallout 76 just in time for the last scheduled betas this weekend. You can see my full stream on twitch for a while, but in summary: It’s…
So, I am a professional system administrator. It says it on my business cards and everything. Every couple of months, when I have to explain to the receptionist at the London office that yes, I do work here, and so…
Today, having lost 98lbs, I am pleased to say that my Type 2 diabetes is in remission. I no longer take medications for the condition. Type 2 diabetes – a public health crisis costing our NHS £10bn a year –…
Last week, my computer stopped working. After a few months of threats, the fan on the PSU got to the point where I replaced it (Corsair let me RMA it, even though it’s out of warranty) and when I replaced…
Week One: Replaced lunch each day with my chosen brand of nutrient sludge. Monday, “New Vanilla” flavour, blended with ice: An expensive cheap vanilla milkshake. A day out at the beach in England, pleasant enough to be fun, but just…
It’s all a bit male-author-self-discovery-novel, to be entirely honest. After a couple of decades of dodging the issue with increasingly obvious symptoms, I eventually signed up with a GP who told me a few things I already know (It’s bad…
On the 29th of January 2016, I posted this to facebook: I have, by the force of Peer Pressure and curiosity, started listening to the Hamilton soundtrack. It’s full of some beautiful examples of high crafted rap music, delicious rhymes…
Continuing the streaming thing, here’s the recording of the stream of Secret World Legends I did last night of the start of the recent content update. Maybe with some kind of prewarning I might be able to get more than…
I’ve been doing readings of The Secret World / Secret World Legends’ lore entries for a while, initially as a way to learn how to do sound mixing with Garageband. It’s been a couple of years since I published one,…
The day tasted purple when I woke up this morning, so I wasn’t at all surprised to discover I was three feet too tall when I got up. I ducked through the door to make my tea, and after a…