Category Archives: tech

The Union is in a state

Posted on February 25, 2026 by First Age

On the morning after the bloated and falsehood strewn State of the Union address by President Trump, I thought I’d reflect on the progress I have made to disentangle my digital dependence on USA tech companies. I use the Affinity … Continue reading →

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Geo-politics and my data

Posted on January 21, 2026 by First Age

I don’t know about you, but I’m increasingly finding it difficult to read the news. A late 2025 resolution to only look at the news once per week has slipped a bit this week, particularly with Trump speaking offensive lies … Continue reading →

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Like Zen Man

Posted on January 13, 2026 by First Age

Another year and another browser. I have recently switched to the Zen browser as my main window into web services. Initially on my Windows 11 PC, it now sits with my Fedora Linux laptop and Gondolin housed PC. The browser … Continue reading →

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RPG Actual Play – a YouTube Streaming Test

Posted on June 13, 2024 by First Age

I’m not a big watcher of live stream RPGs, but I do participate in a channel full of great games that are routinely streamed. The Dungeon Musings channel is an unpretentious ‘fourth wall’ channel, of gamers simply playing lots of … Continue reading →

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Linux Adventures – A new start

Posted on January 29, 2024 by First Age

Well, I have gone and done it, and switched operating systems on my main PC, moving from Windows 10 to the Fedora 39 Workstation Linux distribution. There is that moment, when you look at the disk partitions, and hover over … Continue reading →

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Hope Valley Line Fantasy

Posted on January 11, 2023 by First Age

The journey from my local station, Dore and Totley, to Manchester Picaddily, along the Hope Valley line is my favourite train ride. Travelling off-peak and through Peaks is quiet, giving me a table to myself on the newer Northern trains. … Continue reading →

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Fedora Linux on the go

Posted on January 7, 2023 by First Age

 A recent profligate purchase has been a light laptop for carrying about on my adventures,  and one that would take Linux really well. I really don’t need this device. I have a very lovely Windows ‘Matebook’ laptop, with a gorgeous … Continue reading →

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Fedora Workstation 37

Posted on January 2, 2023 by First Age

 The post title sounds a bit like a quirky industrial SF movie, but no, it’s only about my desktop geekiness. I’ve recovered an old Clevo PC Specialist laptop, once my mainstay, with a borked screen and a severely ailing battery. … Continue reading →

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Noughty but Nice

Posted on October 31, 2020 by First Age

 I have a reputation as one who chases the shiny, the new hotness, an ever revolving swirl of Kickstarters and spanking new tabletop roleplaying game lovelies. A recent example would be the new Warpstar from Fire Ruby Design. Dom’s provided … Continue reading →

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Set a course for online conventions. Hit it!

Posted on June 1, 2020 by First Age

My esteemed convention co-organiser, Dom, has already summarised the development and delivery of North Star in his recent blog post here: https://delta-pavonis.blogspot.com/2020/05/north-star-online-2020-last-best-hope.html A few observations from me to round off North Star and plan ahead for Furnace and, perhaps, others… … Continue reading →

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