Leave a Comment Opinions Alan Bollinger March 1, 2021
The updated 2021 list of my gadgets, computers and software I use on a daily basis. Computer: MacBook Pro I continue to use my Mid 2014 MacBook Pro 13" with an attached 23" monitor. It's fast, has crazy long battery life, and works perfec...
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I'm very excited to share that I will be speaking at Laracon EU 2021 from January 18th-22nd, 2021 and cannot wait to (virtually) see everyone at the event. I will be discussing Choreography vs Orchestration in serverless microservices usin...
Read More »Leave a Comment Gaming Alan Bollinger January 17, 2021
From the blighted depths of Ishraq's sub-hive, a desperate mission unfolds. Lord Astric, a planetary governor isolated by his own paranoia, dispatches expendable mercenaries to intercept a horrifying Chaos artifact: a Dimensional Key. Carve...
Read More »Leave a Comment Gaming Alan Bollinger December 2, 2020
This is a game I ran for my kids... just some fun in quarantine! The gang notice that the carnival Funland appears to be operating by itself, so they go to investigate. They soon discover a crazy robot running loose, but when they notify t...
Read More »3 Comments Coding Alan Bollinger May 23, 2020
This guide covers modern approaches to sanitizing Microsoft Word HTML Special Characters using PHP 8 and above. Learn how to clean Microsoft Word artifacts, smart quotes, en-dashes, and non-breaking spaces in PHP using strtr and Unicode cod...
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This conversion aims to capture the gritty, high-tech, morally grey atmosphere of Cyberpunk while leveraging Fate Core's strengths in character drama, narrative flexibility, and high-stakes action. Core Concept: The Street Level Struggl...
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From safe houses to private detectives, every step Silas took ensured his survival without leaving a trace.
Read More »Leave a Comment Opinions Alan Bollinger January 30, 2020
Creating a stockpile of essential supplies for six adults in preparation for societal collapse requires careful planning to ensure everyone's immediate needs are met. Below is a detailed shopping list for essentials that you should conside...
Read More »Leave a Comment Coding Alan Bollinger May 10, 2019
If you are using SSH, you'll want to run down this checklist of to make that ssh server a bit more secure. If any of these settings is absent from the configuration file, you should add them. For Ubuntu this is in the file /etc/ssh/sshd_co...
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