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How to fix Minecraft not installing

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 13:03:19 +0000

If you haven’t played Minecraft in a while, and you are trying to install Minecraft and getting an error message, even though you tried both the app store version and the alternative Java edition, I have something for you to

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Why piracy matters

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 24 May 2009 14:58:14 +0000

Rob O'Hara offers an interesting perspective on piracy.

I agree with him. 20 years ago, copyrighted material offered presence. It was something special.

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DOS nostalgia?

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:48:32 +0000

I've been getting nostalgic for DOS lately. Well, certain DOS games *cough* Railroad Tycoon *cough*.

One of my coworkers' wives is nostalgic for '80s boy bands whose name I refuse to mention, so there certainly are worse things for me to be nostalgic about. Sure, DOS is terrible, but not that terrible.

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Replace your video game system’s power cord cheap

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:03:31 +0000

This weekend I found myself in search of a power cord for an original Playstation. It's the same plug that the Sega Dreamcast and Saturn and Sony PS2 use, and probably the Xbox as well, but it seems like online almost everyone wants $10 for a suitable replacement.

I found a cheaper option.

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Original Sony Playstations as high-end audio components?

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 14:28:31 +0000

I saw an MSNBC article this week about people using the original Playstations (not the later streamlined version pictured at the top of the article) as high-end CD players.

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Dvorak is at least partly right about the gaming industry

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 30 Apr 2005 03:53:13 +0000

The big-time gamers are all up in arms over John C. Dvorak's assertion that the game industry is dying. But he's right an awful lot more than he's wrong.

The games aren't nearly as original as they used to be.

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Hello, Railtycoon!

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 28 Oct 2003 23:50:58 +0000

I just happened to check this afternoon, and Railroad Tycoon 3 went into stores yesterday.

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Ah, so there will be a Railroad Tycoon III

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 04 Feb 2003 04:17:05 +0000

I was playing Railroad Tycoon II on my girlfriend's brother's computer (had to test it out after rebuilding it, y'know), and I thought to check something. And I see that Take 2 has announced Railroad Tycoon III will be out the second half of this year.

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