Yordie Sands
Yordie
I'm a blogger and photographer on WordPress. I'm active on Twitter. I'm a U.S. Air Force veteran. I'm a gamer in Fallout series, Skyrim, and other games, including an avatar in Second Life. I wrote the sci-fi novel, The Temporal Expeditions.
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Tag Archives: Perspectives
“Tryin’ to get that feeling again”
Okay, I know Barry Manilow is really old timey but he did so many memorable songs, like Tryin’ to Get That Feeling Again (go ahead, give it a listen, it’ll strum your heartstrings). Anyway, I’m feeling the sentiment of that … Continue reading
Second Life: 14 Years Later
It’s hard to comprehend where I was when I joined Second Life on April 6th, 2007. I vaguely remember seeing a report on CNBC that featured Philip Rosedale and the virtual world he’d created. I was fascinated by the idea … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging
Tagged Blake Sea, Exploring, Nightlife, Perspectives, Second Life
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Fallout 76: Microsoft & Bethesda
I’ve been committed to Microsoft since Windows 3.0 and even participated on a couple Microsoft projects because the company I worked for was a Preferred Vendor. I began developing Windows applications using Visual Studio 1.0 (with AFX framework, C/C++) which … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming
Tagged Fallout 4, Fallout 76, Gaming, Microsoft, Perspectives, Wastelanders
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Fallout 76: Fasnacht & Fasnacht Griefers
On Saturday and Sunday I attended seven separate Fasnacht events. The pic is of me in my Fasnacht beret waiting for the next event to begin. I attended three events on one server, two on another, and the other two … Continue reading
Posted in Fallout 76
Tagged Events, Fallout 76, Gaming, Griefing, Perspectives, Problems & Issues, Wastelanders
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My Blogging Journey
Strawberry Singh has a blogger challenge that triggered my urge to write a bit, its called “My Blogging Journey Challenge” (Check it yo!). Anyway, here’s my responses to the challenge. 1. Which electronic devices do you use to blog with? I … Continue reading
Lucky Seven
I got an IM from a friend in Second Life today wishing me a happy Rez day. Yeah, this closes my 7th year in SL, even though I haven’t really been inworld much in the past year. I was thinking about writing … Continue reading
Linden Lab is Headless Again
It’s old news now, but I just learned this morning that Linden Lab’s CEO, Rod Humble, left his job at the Lab about two weeks ago. And apparently Will Wright, a close associate of Rod’s, has left the Linden Lab … Continue reading
2013 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: “The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 12,000 times in 2013. If it were a … Continue reading