"Why are you using Linux anyway?" a community member asks me. I honestly don't have a good answer without going on a rant. I would argue that Linux is not for everyone, and as I said last time it is not for many gamers. However, Linux is rapidly being set up to be the...
Diary of A Linux Gamer – The First Steps
For the past week I have used a Linux operating system on my gaming PC exclusively. It has been an experience and one that I would like to share for any of my fellow PC gamers out there that may be wanting to shake things up a bit. Windows has long had a stranglehold on...
Diary of A Citizen of The Stars – Bounty Hunter Extraordinaire
This time I find myself speeding towards a random clump of asteroids orbiting the planet Hurston. I've taken a bounty contract and the dirty criminal chose this drifting clump of rocks as a hiding spot apparently. The asteroids shift and and spin unpredictably...
Diary of A Citizen of The Stars: Investigation and Disposal
Money isn’t enough. A good career provides something else. Some measure of investment and perhaps something from which one might derive even a slight amount of self respect or a sense of worthiness. I’ve run...
Diary of A Citizen of The Stars – Justice Delivered
"I'm stranded. Can you come pick me up?" the slightly distorted communication buzzes through the cockpit. "Sure, I'll be there shortly but I am running low on supplies." I reply to my stranded companion. It's been awhile since I've done anything that got me
Diary of A Citizen of The Stars – Package Boy
Any good citizen needs an occupation and I am no exception. I'm still trying to find my place in the universe. One of the counselors in Lorville suggested that I try being a courier and so, that is exactly what I did...
Diary of A Citizen of the Stars – A Bit of This and A Bit of That
Lorville. A maze of corridors, airlocks, trains, platforms and walkways. For someone who has never visited the city before, it is very easy to get lost. Of course, this was my first visit and that is exactly what I did...
Diary of A Galactic Uber Driver: Brown Dwarf Country
After my stint of adventure and nearest brush with death yet, I wanted a long and relaxing ride with little danger and high pay. I head back home to the Firen system and find the residents of Kronecker Dock are still just as happy to see me. I get my...
Diary of A Galactic Uber Driver: One Of The Good Guys
Coming off a streak of success hunting down local pirates and drug runners, I am thirsty for more. I find myself in the Nocori system on the trail of a self described 'Pirate Lord' by the name of....