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Suddenly, Home Alone Makes Sense

Published 8 days ago by Llanion at Mad Cow Chronicles

So I’ve been working on the more classic arts of a gentleman- most recently, due to a not-entirely-misguided sense of economy, wet-shaving with a safety razor. Now, I’ve been shaving with a safety razor for a few days, (and major props to the always-intriguing Oxhorn for linking ...
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The One Simple Thing Initiative

Published 10 days ago by Llanion at Mad Cow Chronicles

Twice in the last twenty-four hours, things have happened that were not overly complex nor particularly exciting, but I was very thankful that they occurred. I have been called, in the past, a cynic, depressing, and grumpy. I won’t argue- I’m quite capable- and, due to long ...
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Sunday Evening Quick Shots

Published 11 days ago by Llanion at Mad Cow Chronicles

It’s interesting. They- the nebulous ‘they’ who say things- told me that I would have more energy as I got into better shape… now I find myself wanting to do situps and pushups for the sheer exuberant joy of it. I found my classic Lord of the Rings (the early ...
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First Edition

Published 16 days ago by Llanion at Mad Cow Chronicles

Compared to the First Edition of Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, the current gaming scene is incredibly easy and forgiving. To create a character, one would have to: Roll their stats. There is no nice pre-set grid or point-buy system; you roll dice. There are ways to reduce the impact of bad ...
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Blogging, Snacking, Slimming

Published 17 days ago by Llanion at Mad Cow Chronicles

I think I, like Kestrel , have a problem with blogging regularly. In my case, it’s not so much inertia; it’s because I’m somehow terrified that my blog posts- this least permanent of mediums!- are somehow less than perfect, my words or pictures, my phraseology or ideas, less ...
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Bah.

Published 22 days ago by Llanion at Mad Cow Chronicles

11:34 PM Tuesday: Start downloading 9.04 ISO in the hopes that the network system in that release isn’t broken.
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“Gnomes Now, Too” – Installing Ubuntu 9.10

Published 23 days ago by Llanion at Mad Cow Chronicles

Thursday, 6 PM: Start Torrenting Ubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala” AMD64 Desktop CD ISO image and head off to gaming night. Thursday, 10 PM: Finish burning CD, reboot, discover that the CD would just spin for a minute or two when “Try Ubuntu” was selected from its boot menu, ...
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Things That Could Be Better: Kubuntu 9.10

Published 29 days ago by Llanion at Mad Cow Chronicles

So let’s get something straight. I’m a Linux- Kubuntu Linux- user. Have been for several years now. But they keep ‘upgrading’ the operating system. Why the tiny sarcastic air-quotes? Every time they release a new update, I want to beat my head against the wall. ...
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