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A touchy subject that I tend to avoid like the plague…

Now seeing political ads in my state of Indiana, I think it’s time to talk about something I tend to steer clear from. And that’s politics. Now I’m an Independent. As in, I vote for no one. Because whoever they … Continue reading

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One thing I wish would go away / Gum issues

The last post I made in here, how there’s some things that make me envy of people with a life. There’s also things I’m glad I’m not a part of; taxes. Yet there’s also a thing I can’t avoid; bill … Continue reading

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The Driving Principle

So this is going to be a rather interesting discussion. I’ve always been envy of people’s perfect lives. But there’s one aspect of their life that I was once qualified to do. And if I would just put the effort … Continue reading

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Why I quit ESO for good

I said I was going to uninstall my characters, and uninstall the game. And I was not kidding. But I’m not looking for ‘brownie points’ for keeping my word. What I did, still upsets me. It wasn’t the “greed is … Continue reading

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I’ve now discovered what made me ‘snap’ (Feat: ESO)

*Warning, the words I use in the blog post below, are highly cynical in nature. Please forgive me, for I am very cynical (since Blizzard’s actions with WoD). If this offends you, please do not read. Thank you* I’m suffering … Continue reading

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Some non-RL news! (No more ‘Benie’s Video Blog’)

Shocking. I actually have some website news! I’ve decided I will be doing away with the Videos blog. It’s becoming a pain to keep updated. Plus, Youtube does its own archive system via video categories. So for now on, if … Continue reading

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The latest attempt to fix the connection issues

The tech guy came exactly at 3pm. He tested my Coxial Cable, like the last guy. Then he said he would check the lines. So I followed him out. After looking for where the cable comes out of the house … Continue reading

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Attempting to pinpoint the random slow internet connection

Yep, it’s STILL happening… even with the switching of the cables, it’s still happening. How it puzzles me so. It’s like, something is “eating” my bandwidth when it happens. It feels like someone is DDoSing my connection. And that’s mainly … Continue reading

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More slowness issues… and why it might be on my end

The sudden ping jumps are still happening in ESO, except.. this time it’s different than before. This time, it’s hard to pinpoint the source. Because the problem seems to correct itself and pretends nothing is wrong, only for it to … Continue reading

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A new modem (and a near future speed upgrade) / My ISP’s future

The tech guy from Time Warner came a half an hour earlier than expected. So early that I didn’t have enough time to clean my room… room’s still messed up by the time he got in. They have this “call … Continue reading

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