Monthly Archives: December 2019

Build your own router/firewall, or just add a VPN

Posted on December 25, 2019 by rthtgnbs

Twenty years ago broadband internet started taking off and people wanted the option to network more than one computer to their new connection, so home network routers by Linksys and other vendors became popular. This was the days when DSL … Continue reading →

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MHI Fanfiction: Arctic Invasion: Frost Giant’s Revenge

Posted on December 23, 2019 by rthtgnbs

Narvick, Norway. Port towns always have a warehouse district. Every warehouse district will have a warehouse, or warehouse space at least, for rent. Monster Hunter International (Scandinavian Division) currently occupied one slightly run down, non-climate controlled warehouse. Instead of crates of … Continue reading →

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The Footnote Generals

Posted on December 22, 2019 by rthtgnbs

Throughout history the “Great Captains” have waged war across Europe, gained and lost empires, and provided a veneer of romantic adventurism over the brutal ugliness of war. Through that same time span, there have been an even greater number of … Continue reading →

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The Army Navy Game

Posted on December 15, 2019 by rthtgnbs

The service academies are the last “true rivalries” in sports. Yes some students do get scouted in for athletic purposes, but the number of academy athletes who are released from service to play professional is very, very small and always … Continue reading →

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China bans all foreign software and hardware for Government computers…

Posted on December 12, 2019 by rthtgnbs

Welcome to the cyber warz. The United States government is fully “in bed” with American tech firms. Some have very long and storied relationships like IBM and Microsoft, Amazon and Google get to play too. Because of this cozy relationship, … Continue reading →

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