Replaying Tomb Raider: Underworld Completely Changed My Opinion of the Series

Using Certbot-DNS-CloudFlare to Generate Free SSL Certificates in Webmin

January 15, 2024 / lucasc

If you're operating a web server in 2024, two things are almost certain: one, you are managing it via a popular control panel, and two, you want to serve your content over HTTPS. A third is likely also a given: you want to save money. While Webmin may be a bit long-in-the-tooth these days, it's still a common control panel of choice for administrators willing to trade flashy interfaces for something a little more basic and free. And coupled with Virtualmin, it even feels relatively modern, with nearly all ...

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Everyone Forgot this Game, But it Deserves to be Remembered

February 01, 2023 / lucasc

Remember Me, I owe you an apology. Terrifying as it is, we've now reached the point where I can cover the 10th anniversary of games I reviewed at launch on this very site. Sometimes, as with the case of Tomb Raider: Underworld, a decade of personal growth can give fresh perspective on narrative decisions that challenged my comprehension at the time. But when reconsidering 2013's Remember Me, perhaps it's not so much me that's changed as it is the world in which I experienced it. Time & Place To be ...

Everyone Forgot this Game, But it Deserves to be Remembered

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To Moderate, or Not to Moderate: that is NOT the Question

September 29, 2022 / lucasc

"Do not try and win the debate. That's impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth: that there is no debate." Growing up in the 1990s was both a blessing and a curse. The world had never been so creative, so carefree, and so technologically advanced. Hey, don't laugh! We might not have had smartphones, but we had PDAs, and there was more in common than you might think. The internet was new and full of infinite possibilities, and humanity wasted no time beginning to realize its potential. It was an ...

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Area 51 (2005) Windows 10/11 Patches Guide

December 13, 2021 / lucasc

Quick Links Development History Download & Installation Community Links Area 51 on MyAbandonware Multiplayer LFG About - Why Area 51? Area 51 is a game that holds a bigger place in my heart than it has any right to. It has all the trappings of a military sci-fi B-movie, and both looks and feels the part. I'll contend the story is better than first meets the eye, but more importantly, the game itself is a historical curiosity beyond its design. You see, the only reason I (and many others) played Area 51 ...

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The Best Desktop is made by... Samsung?

November 29, 2021 / lucasc

Merely a few months ago, no one would have predicted Windows 11's existence. Windows 10 was purported to be the "last" Windows, after all—an ongoing service that would, if anything, drop the number entirely once other versions fell out of support. But alas, it wasn't to be, and now Windows 11 has arguably ripped open several old Windows wounds that many had thought to be nearly healed. Not everything about Windows 11 is bad, mind you. Certain elements of the new interface are genuinely a pleasant refresh ...

The Best Desktop is made by... Samsung?

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