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Washed Out Colors in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
I’ve been playing it since it was released, and overall I give it a thumbs up. There’s quite a bit in the game, lots to do, and the world itself is huge, with the sky, ground, and depths areas to explore. However, there is one thing I wish were better: the color palette. Tears of…
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Restarting the Old Blog
It’s been quite a while since I posted on this blog, not counting the post about my awful recent experience with a certain technology publishing company I used to love. The first thing I noticed coming back to WordPress was the block editor. It hasn’t gotten much better than the last time I used it.…
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Ronak Patel and Job Discrimination at Ziff Davis
Sometimes bad things happen when you least expect it, and in ways that you could never anticipate. This article is the story of what happened to me when I applied for a job at Ziff Davis and was discriminated against by one of their senior vice presidents. Before I get into it, you should know that…
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5 Reasons Why I Won’t Buy an iPad
The ridiculous hype is finally over and Steve Jobs has given birth to yet another neat consumer device. The iPad isn’t even shipping yet, and it’s already made a huge splash in the press. Coverage of the iPad has been everywhere and Apple fans are swooning and waiting to whip out their credit cards to…
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The decline and fall of podcasting
I don’t like where podcasting is going: In recent months, Audible, the audiobook service owned by Amazon.com Inc., has been meeting with talent agencies and producers to discuss acquiring potential new podcast projects—or, in the terminology that Audible prefers, “Audible Originals.” Audible is offering anywhere from a few hundred thousand dollars to a few million…