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Tech DIY – USB Power Socket

It has been over a month since I’ve visited these pages – my recent writing efforts have been centred around the Lismaine Cottage blog, Cottage Life. But I have returned, with a gadget-related post. No, it’s not gaming, but it is something you may find useful. I’ve been trying to tidy up cables that have…
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The MST3K Special
Where have you been my whole life? That was the predominant thought in my mind when I stumbled across the Netflix reboot of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (MST3K to its many fans). This was a series that ran for over ten years from 1988 to 1999 and pioneered the practice of riffing over bad films…
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Back to Basics: A PC Building Issue

Back to Basics: A PC Building Issue It has been a while since I’ve written anything for Ordinary Decent Gamer (blame the PS4, and other exciting life events), and even longer since I’ve worked with a computer properly. And by worked properly, I’m referring to sitting on the floor with a toolkit and pieces of…
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Making the ODG Videos: Part 2
Continued from Part 1 back in November 2016 Work has been slightly less tiring of late, but I have not increased my writing output significantly. Even the act of setting aside time for writing is difficult to commit to. I’ve been writing a lot about the process behind the videos. I talked about it briefly…
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Lismaine Cottage Update – Cooking in the Cottage
Lismaine Cottage was closed over the Christmas period to give everyone a chance to recover, but it’s back to business as usual. As part of a spur of the moment idea, and an opportunity for some promotion, we decided to make a short film about food. Macaroni cheese specifically. Whilst I wanted to make dinner,…




