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Screaming Goats in City of Heroes? Yup!

One of the more useful things you can do in the game is modify the sounds. Make the objective noise louder (and easier to find), quiet the ones that are weirdly too loud, or silence the ones that annoy you endlessly. Or, if you want to have fun, replace the sounds with anything you want! Goats, Cats, Laser beams… whatever!

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City of Heroes – Character bindfile customization guide


I wanted to create this video for a long time, but knew it was going to take a lot of work (and it did). But I’m happy with it in the end! It’s mostly the same for any of the servers, but I play on Rebirth (https://play.cityofheroesrebirth.com/public/) if you want to check it out!

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City of Heroes – Making a generic Vulcan hero with Phaser rifle

I made a video explaining how to make a Star Trek Original Series Vulcan with Phaser rifle in City of Heroes. It’s fun to run around and blast things in character while saying on-theme things like “illogical” and “beam me up” 🙂

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Ohmu-Rice – The best Ghibli/Japanese Food Mashup

Ohmu-Rice! Two great things, mashed together!

I'd been thinking about this pun for a while – mixing the giant Ohmu from Nausicaä with Omu-rice (egg and rice omelets from Japan). I set to work designing it and think it turned out really well!

Check it out on Teepublic.com! The default link goes to the tan color, but I like the soft-green best.

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Windows Group-By Menace SOLVED AT LAST!

If I wanted it sorted by date, I would have DONE so!

Today, I had the misfortune of copying files from another computer on my network only to discover that they, and all folders below them, had been tainted with the Windows "group by" feature for some reason. I tried changing the view recursively, but that only changes between thumbnail or list view and doesn't affect Group .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]

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16 Days of Christmas – NSA edition

16 Days of Christmas – NSA edition – The Geek Professor

In preparation for my book, Are You Listening? Lessons in Waste, Abuse, and Mismanagement from the Agency .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]

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Home network safety tip: keep most devices on the “Guest” network

Home network safety tip: keep most devices on the

Malware from the manufacturer means bad times for everyone

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Are You Really Pumping a Dry Well or Did You Find Your Purpose?

Are You Really Pumping a Dry Well or Did You Find Your Purpose? – The Geek Professor

"I think you're pumping a dry well here..."
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Time to re-evaluate my browser strategy. Time to be Brave

Time to re-evaluate my browser strategy. Time to be Brave – The Geek Professor

Brave. The privacy browser

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2023 Job Hunting Guide – Layoffs, pain, and treading water

2023 Job Hunting Guide – Layoffs, pain, and treading water – The Geek Professor In February 2023, I got stung by government security clearance shenanigans which, despite Herculean .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]

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All About Warranties

Extended warranties are a ripoff some say, but there are times when it can be a very good idea to use them. Read all about warranties and how to use them to your advantage.

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Product Rebates

Learn why rebates are a bad thing and some tips for making sure you get your money.

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Gift Cards

Gift cards are marketed as a great way to get a gift for someone when you don't know quite what to give them. But in many cases, all you're giving them is headache.

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Trusting Companies

Store, online or off, are not known for being fair and helpful unless it benefits them to be so. Good deals exist, but many are bad deals in disguise. It's not in your best interests to be too trusting with any of them.

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