Dungeons of Hinterberg is a 3D third-person action / adventure role playing game (RPG). The art style is what I would call “Sunday Comics” in a newspaper. It plays like a Japanese RPG (JRPG) in that a single day in-game consists of three sections: morning, noon, and evening. The morning is usually dialog followed by […]
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My home entertainment center consists of several devices that work in concert to provide an audio and visual experience. Just watching a YouTube video on the “big screen” requires that multiple things have to happen. First, the TV (display) has to be turned on and set to receive video from a certain input. Next, the
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A “Now Playing” article is a quick snapshot and thoughts on a game that I am currently playing. In this case, I am looking at Paper Mario and the Thousand-Year Door (2024 remake). This is a role-playing game with turn-based combat. The characters are depicted as flat and made of paper, which allows them to
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This is a quick and highly versatile recipe that is more of a technique than something to follow exactly as described. The result is more portions than I would usually make for my needs, but can be stored in the refrigerator for a few days and mixed with other things while reheating to obtain different
My relationship with tofu has changed over the years. As a child, tofu was something typically around the house and I grew to not be too fond of it. While I still do not use tofu on a regular basis, it is something I now typically keep on-hand for a light and quick meal, especially
This is a “good, but…” recipe meaning that it was something that I enjoyed, but had some issues that made me not want to pursue more recipe testing and tweaking to become something that I turn into a recipe that I use on a regular basis. However, due to its flavor or other variables, it
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I have used a number of different backup and high-availability (HA) strategies over the years. These have gotten rather complex especially on the HA side. Therefore, for 2024, I decided to move away from HA and simplify the network. I also reviewed what I was backing up in order to further streamline the backup process
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While this recipe is for shrimp tempura, the shrimp may be replaced with other things. Those things should, however, be fairly low in moisture such as carrot or zucchini strips. This can also be made gluten free by substituting the flow with a gluten-free option. I have tried with rice flour and it tastes basically
This is a flavorful recipe that is also very flexible. It is probably more of an appetizer than a main course, but a few of these make what I think is a great, quick lunch if the batter is prepared in advance. In my opinion, the batter should be rested some in the refrigerator as
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This is by no means a traditional paella, but has great flavor and is customizable to your tastes or what you have on hand by using different proteins and/or vegetables. If using shrimp, I would probably cook them about a minute a side where the recipe has you searing the chicken, but not add back
