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dwhartman.bsky.social
Political junkie, PC gaming enthusiast, science fiction nerd.
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I remember when he started showing up in U.S. movies, and I was like, "hey, the guy from Privateer 2!"
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I don't have as much time for retro gaming as I'd like, but I do enjoy older PC games. Favorites are the Wing Commander series, Master of Orion 1 and 2, most of the Sierra adventure games, Fallout 1 and 2, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, The Dig, the fiest Deus Ex. Too many to list, really!
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Every rule has an exception.
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All it took was a national figure who won the Republican nomination, then the White House, for them to feel like they were "safe" to say those things all the time. (2)
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This is true, but they often go to their parents, who I've found are rarely open to considering my point of view. It's really quite unfair.
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I had so much fun with this game back in the day. And its sequal, Crusader: No Regret!
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It depends on what was being lamented. Really, we don't have enough context to decide.
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I mean... could be worse:
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I'd ask him to stop, but it's really his whole identity now. What else is he supposed to do?
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Pretty sure this is all my fault. Growing up in the late 1990s, I once wished I was living "in more interesting times."
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"Counterpoint: The United States military is strong enough to fight protestors at home while making Greenland and Canada parts of the United States."
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"The Constitution does not contain the words 'Secretary of Homeland Security,' so there is no Constitutional right to question the DHS Secretary."
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When you need your Monkey Island fix and you need it now - Lucas Arts delivers!
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My Dad bought a newer PC in the late 80s with a monochrome monitor that showed everything in yellow. I played my first Sierra adventure games on that. It would be a few years until we got a color monitor - even EGA graphics looked impressive when they were in color the first time! (2)
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The first computer I can remember using? I can't remember exactly what kind it was, but it was an early 1980s model. The monitor showed everything in green, and all programs ran directly from a floppy disk. The disk drive was noisy as all hell when it was in use. (1)
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Only old spacers use Spacebook.
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Hopefully someone tells Daniel Casey not to use that one for research, then.
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I really need to pick up the books on Kindle and do a re-read. Did they ever fix the issues with the final book? I heard it had problems and never bothered with reading it.
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In the end, the only truly impossible mission was getting something into the trash can.
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Is Burt Balls related to Big Balls?
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Wait, people tell jokes online? Why wasn't I informed?
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"Opinion: Democrats must ask Elon Musk to fix the situation in Los Angeles."
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I'm afraid I simply can't have fascism after 3 PM, as it will keep me awake all night.
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I see a Flint card - my favorite WC3 squadmate.
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If I could like this 50 times, I would.
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They're always good to think about.
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Man, does this take me back. So much fun! The funny thing is, though, I can't seem to play MOO 1 very well any more. Every time I try to sit down with the version I got through GOG, it kicks my butt.
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Which RPG is this? The graphics are stunning. ;-)
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"Entertainment: CD Projekt RED has announced a new update for Cyberpunk 2077. Here's why that's bad news for the Democrats."
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"Americans view the Democratic Party as spineless. Openly courting a doped up Nazi who has attacked the party's core values will certainly change their minds."
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Don't know how I feel about this... So much of what makes Mass Effect special is our ability to define our own Shepards and shape the story for ourselves. I imagine a TV show will create pressure to make more decisions from the game "canon."
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"The word 'SpaceX' does not appear in the Constitution, so nationalizing SpaceX cannot be unconstitutional."
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I wish. "College era" me would be shocked to hear me say it, but I'd love to wake up in 2004 or 2005.