“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

The lie that ran around the world

The lie that ran around the world

The video you see below is one that has sparked an immense scandal in PommieBastardLande. It shows a police officer at an airport basically landing a football kick on a prone and seemingly defenceless Muslim man. The video originally released of the incident sparked a...
One for the overly polite effete northerners

One for the overly polite effete northerners

Canadians do not get much love around here, and with pretty good reason. When I lived in the FUSA, all the Americans I knew, essentially looked at Canuckistanis as the effete, probably gay, far too polite, French-speaking, very confused cousins of the Free and the...
Friday T&A: Codecog Edition

Friday T&A: Codecog Edition

Yes, I know, it is not actually Friday. The past week was (of course) stupidly busy, and while I realise that is a rather worn excuse, the fact is, when you are up until past midnight trying to get an SQL script to run, because you have a severe and incurable case of...
Domain Query: Come to the Dark Side, we have penguins

Domain Query: Come to the Dark Side, we have penguins

LRFotS and fellow HALO afficionado MrUNIVAC writes a follow-on request to my original poast about programming for N00BS (well, sort of), to ask about how to migrate to the Dark Side: Realize this is a cold thread, but any recommendations for a Linux version that a...
Monday morning Crowdstrike cock-up

Monday morning Crowdstrike cock-up

What a Friday that was, eh? It was actually quite hilarious to watch, from afar, mostly because everyone I know and work with, was completely unaffected. I also had no issues at all, simply because I use Linux at home, and only use my WinDOZE partition for gaming. So...
Between the Dummy and the Derp State

Between the Dummy and the Derp State

OK, honestly, chaps, would whoever it is that is running this crazy ride please quit already? Stop the world, it is too insane, I want to get off. This has been one of those days when weeks happen in the space of hours. I refer, of course, to the fact that the Fake...
Sunday Scripture: Famine, Sword, and Death

Sunday Scripture: Famine, Sword, and Death

16 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place. 3 For thus says the Lord concerning the sons and daughters who are born in this place, and concerning the...
All dogs go to Heaven

All dogs go to Heaven

Those of us who have been lucky enough to own and grow up with dogs, know just how much joy they bring to us, and how they change our lives. By “dogs”, of course, I mean REAL dogs – not those stupid little fluffballs that look like animated cotton...
Friday T&A: Los Santos Edition

Friday T&A: Los Santos Edition

Another week down, and what a busy one it was, eh? The assassination attempt on the Trumpasaur has been the dominant feature in all the headlines, and deservedly so. The more that we know about the shooting, the more that we realise it cannot possibly have been an...
The greatest idea in the history of sport

The greatest idea in the history of sport

Gentlemen! Have you ever found yourself watching a real man’s game – like, say, rugby – and thought, “y’know what, this would be even more interesting if it involved men dressed in full plate armour, fighting one-on-one, with mediaeval...