Hi! This is the blog of a reclusive Gen-X software developer. I write twice a month about games or whatever else is going on. I was diagnosed with cancer in 2025.

The Surge - Research and Development

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The continuing adventures of Warren on his first day on the job at CREO. We’ve now reached the point in the story where I no longer remember what happened, didn’t write anything down, and don’t have enough time to re-watch the videos to figure it out. Soooooo. Yeah. Vague, one-sentence summaries! (562 words.)

The Surge - Resolve Biolabs

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The continuing adventures of Warren hacking and slashing his way through the Resolve Biolabs to reach his ultimate goal of … who knows? Warren doesn’t really have any motivation. Just an unquenchable thirst for hacking up robots and zombies. (Though he might have a secret backstory.) (663 words.)

PC Build Surprises (2021 Edition)

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I put together my new PC build over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. There’re always some surprises when you build a PC: Things that don’t go according to plan. Here’s some of mine. (1566 words.)

The Surge - Central Production B

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The continuing adventures of Warren rending his way through his first day on the job at CREO. (698 words.)

The Surge Begins

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The 42-part adventure in The Surge begins, a game that was fun except for the boss fights, and the last zone, which was an ordeal to finish. (476 words.)

FFXIV and Technical Debt

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I blurted out some tweets yesterday morning about Final Fantasy XIV which I think need some further clarification. (830 words.)

Firewatch Week

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Firewatch and other games I’m currently playing: ie. The Surge, Hellpoint, and Greedfall. (535 words.)

Amazon Luna Also Streams Games

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Since I was experimenting with Stadia, it seemed fitting to try out Amazon Luna for comparison. It was only a seven day free trial, though. Also, it was noticeably worse quality than Stadia. Also, you have to pay for an early access subscription. Also, it had far less good games available for free. In summary, not a lot of pros with Amazon Luna. (570 words.)