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Emotional Damage: Ardor - Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of the Ardor short story

The Steam Deck changed who I am

How the Steam Deck changed how I see life.

Observing the Steam Deck at 4k affects its performance... technically

...but before we dig into that, let's cover some context. I'm a really big fan of hybrid game play. For me, that generally means alternating between playing at my desk on my 4K 43" monitor, and sitting on the couch. I'm also a

A DIY "Dumbphone" Under $100

A while back I decided to r/degoogle myself and reclaim some of my privacy. I'm not particularly interested in the dumbphone movement myself... but I seem to have come across something that I think that community may find helpful. As part of my interest in privacy, I

[Archive] Halo Cosplay Tutorials

Several years ago now, I began a series of YouTube tutorials for building your own Halo Cosplay. Unfortunately, I never finished the series before I burned out due to the amount of work required to make them. I've included them linked here so they can continue to be

Emotional Damage: Ardor - Chapter 2

Ardor awoke in brightly lit white room he recognized from the nightmares that would wake him up in the middle of the night. He laying on a bed in a sterile medical room. He could hear the slow rhythmic beep of medical equipment around him. How had he gotten here?

Emotional Damage: Ardor - Chapter 1

Fire washed away Ardor’s hair, which was frustrating because it had just started to grow back. He knew he shouldn’t let the fire of his anger out like that. She would’ve scolded him for the lack of emotional control, but she wasn’t here anymore and this

All my Framework 16 Mods

When Framework announced their 16 inch laptop, I placed my order within an hour. As a result, I have a batch 1 Framework 16 with a Ryzen 7 7840HS and RX 7700s dGPU. I love this laptop dearly, but that doesn't mean I haven't made a