Pardon Me for Being Nosy… [Updated]

… But I have a couple of questions. I promise it won’t hurt. I am working on a project.  More specifically, a theme for this site.  I’m not looking so much at a facelift, but a major change in the foundation and architecture. What I need from you are the following five things: 1.  What operating

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For Your Information

When our very good friend (if it weren’t for him, the iconic Rottie at the top of this site wouldn’t be there) and fellow OG’er Mike Hendrix of Cold Fury fame stopped posting on July 6th, we weren’t all that concerned since we knew that he was in the business of moving and had, in

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Update from Roguetek

Which he asked me to post, so here goes: Teresa has reached a point where we’re talking about hospice. She’s been losing weight steadily, with no end in sight. Hospice is being… hospice. There are a pair of drugs she’s taking that are…slowing the cancer down, and they wont help her unless she stops taking

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For the Troops

In case you didn’t know, the TroopaThon is on! Give ’til it hurts! Thatisall.

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Happy Fourth of July!

You might ask “what’s there to be happy about?” considering the direction the nation is going in, and I’ll tell you “we’re still here.” Oh sure, we’ve taken quite a few kicks to our tender bits and the future looks, to put it mildly, glum. But it ain’t over ’till its’ over and… We’re still

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Blog Update-age-ery

Just finished another update (graciously provided by Deej). Let us know if you guys find anything amiss.

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Happy Father’s Day!

Yay us! And all of the other fathers in the Empire, of course. Now’s the time to sit back and enjoy the fruits of your, ahem, labor. Such as watching moths fly from the place where the money in your wallet used to reside. We kid, of course. Enjoy the one day of the year

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More blog-tweakage-ery

LCs, we’re having some problems with the Edit button, so we’re going to try something a little different: Comment Preview. Long story short, the Edit button is causing some folks to be constantly placed in Comment Purgatory. so we’re going to try this to see if it helps. (Think of it as a pre-post Edit

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The update commenceth finisheth (UPDATED)

Okay, pups, we’re done. Do The Management™ a favor, and keep an eye peeled for stuff that may be broken. Deej is good, but he’s a lib, and…well…you know. (Srsly, Deej. “Jedi”??? C’mon. ) We now return you to our regularly scheduled ranting… UPDATE: And thanks to Deej’s perseverance – and the fact that I’m

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Upgrade announcement

Denizens, this is…wait, wrong blog. LCs, this is to let you know that the long-awaited Magical Mystical Rott Upgrade Extravaganza™ will take place sometime tomorrow, probably sometime early afternoon or so. During the process, I will be going through the user rolls looking for folks who have never put up so much as one comment,

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Why The HELL Can’t I Register to Comment?

This is a Very Important Public Announcement If you have tried to register and have received an email along the lines of “your account needs to be confirmed by an administrator” please let us know. Send us an email at, well, misha AT nicedoggie DOT net and let us know. Be sure to include the

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No Comment Needed

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Domestic Terrorism and the Indifference of the Justice System and the MSM

We don’t often fail to see a big story brewing, but we have to admit that we were caught completely flat-footed on this one. Well, perhaps not completely, we were aware peripherally about these kinds of goings-on, but they go on all the time in New Media. Except this wasn’t and isn’t Just One of

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Happy Pesach and Easter too!

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Is It Safe To Come Out Yet?

A somewhat belated SITREP from the Imperial AO (note to self: Remember to stock can of WD-40 in storm shelter as hinges tend to rust.) I keed, I keed. We’re all safe and sound. No damage to life, limb or property. Which, we’re sad to say, is not the case for everybody across the Metroplex.

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