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tags: tech
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use of it's free storage, it's painless sync'ing. Funny pictures, apps,
books, music: it all went in, it all got sync'd. This was extremely
helpful when I started working. Install Dropbox on work machine, wait
for it to sync, and there are all my NES/SNES games and emulators waiting
for it to sync, and there are all my NES/SNES games waiting
for some quality procrastination to sink in. Or that picture I really
wanted to use as my background. Or that music I wanted to listen to. All
sync'd, all in one place. Organized, efficient, localized; Dropbox.</p>
sync'd, all in one place. Organized, efficient, localized; Dropbox'd.</p>
<p>Then a change of mind: why do I keep all this stuff that I find online
on my local machine? I'm basically just duplicating files which already
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Dropbox to existing services, and remove another program from my machine.
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<h2>Rationale</h2>
<p>A quick aside: I'm a pretty silly guy. Not in the comedic sense, though
I have been known to bring the funny. No, more in a principles way; I have
silly concepts of things. Philosophical quandries and quagmires aside,
some of these silly ideas pertain to my computer and related maintenance.
See, I like having control of my environment. That's tough in life, but
easy on a computer. It's part of the reason I love Linux so much.
<h2>From One to Many</h2>
<p>There are many places that the previously all centralized content of my
Dropbox is heading.
<h2>From One to Many</h2> <p>There are many places that the previously all
centralized content of my Dropbox is heading.
<ul>
<li>Pictures are heading to imgur, for ease of storage and ease of
access to both download and share.</li>
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but not quite decided yet. </li>
<li>Books to Amazon Kindle or Google Books depending on format.</li>
<li>Most documents will go to Google Drive.</li>
<li>Most applications won't go anywhere, they'll also be replaced.
</li>
<li>Most applications won't go anywhere, either be replaced or
removed.</li>
</ul></p>
<h2>From Apps to Applications</h2>
<p>Most of the apps in Dropbox were Windows-specific. Putty, for example,
I kept around in case I needed to ssh from Windows. However, with Windows
being phased out of my day-to-day, I won't need that anymore. Others are a
bit more difficult to replace.</p>
<h3>Keypass</h3>
<p>Keypass was my password store of choice, and for the longest time I
kept it sync'd between my machines via Dropbox. However, due to a few
concerns, I've decided to use a different approach.
<h2>Rationale</h2> <p>There are two primary, and one secondary, reasons for
this sudden decision. First, I like having control of my environment.
That's tough in life, but easy on a computer. It's part of the reason I
love Linux so much. Second, I like my privacy. Again, tough in life, but a
bit easier on a computer. Dropbox has the ability to delve into any of my
files as they deem fit. Google is better, but still not completely
under my jurisdiction. However, they're better enough for the
inconsequential information I'm storing on their systems. Lastly, and
secondary, is the fact that Dropbox has moved to a proprietary software
base. It's a relatively minor gripe, but if I can use and promote open
software over closed software, I'll do so.</p>
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<h1>Perception And Thought</h1>
<p>I consider myself a very philosophical person.
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title: A Log of My Travels in Ireland
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<h2 class="ireland">Day 1: 07/27/10</h2>

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tabtitle: Bye Bye Windows
title: Farewell to Windows Tour 2015
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pouring over the manual and this guidebook I had to learn as much as I
could about the world the game created. Around this time I was also
getting into Dungeons and Dragons (Satan's game!), so there was a
definite mixture of digital and tabletop gaming. Battlefield, on the
definite mixture of digital and tabletop gaming. Battlezone, on the
other hand, was introduced to me by my good friend Rob, and became a
classic among my group of friends. Then, of course, Smash Bros became
a thing and that was our game of choice. That and Soul Calibur; ah
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my true love of computers, gaming. Throughout college I had an Asus
netbook, which was always my Linux machine, but I still had my Windows
desktop, which was my gaming machine. Windows was essential for gaming:
Steam; Final Fantasy 11 (yes, I know.); emulators; triple-A titles. These
Steam; Final Fantasy 11 (yes, I know.); triple-A titles. These
were "Windows Exclusives," unless I wanted to venture into console
territory. Thus it remained, throughout college and my early-mid 20's.
Then something magical happened: Steam came to Linux. That was the
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<h2>Featuring</h2>
<p>The list isn't hugh, but there are some definite strong players:
<ul>
<li>Bioshock, Bioshock 2, and Bioshock Infinite</li>
<li>Dark Souls and Dark Souls 2</li>
<li>Dishonored</li>
<li>Duke Nuken Forever</li>