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Gorgeous 'The Witness' 4K Phone Wallpapers
The Witness is currently my favorite game of the year and I just had to make some nice wallpapers in honor of it. As always, these can be downloaded one at a time below, or you can click this link to download the entire collection.
If you enjoy them, please share with your friends!
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Use AppleScript to make Markdown Links
Markdown Link from Safari is an easy to use and incredibly obviously-named script you can run on your Mac to quickly generate a linked-list post to your clipboard so you can get to writing. Here's what the result will look like:
[{ title }]({ url })
>{ selection }
Nothing too fancy, but it'
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Goodies: November 10
Today is my wife’s birthday, so no extensive update today. Off to work and then a night on the town. See you tomorrow!
New Games
The only games that matter this week at Fallout 4, which is out for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and Rise of the Tomb Raider for the Xbox One.
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Goodies: November 3
You can only focus on so many things before everything starts to suffer. I’ve got a little more stuff I need to balance this week, and I can’t devote quite as much time to writing as I usually do.
But that’s okay. It’s good to explore other avenues now and then
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Goodies: October 27
No real update this week, everyone. It’s busy times over here at BirchTree headquarters, so we’re getting straight to the good stuff!
New Games
* Halo 5: Guardians (XBO)
* Divinity: Original Sin Deluxe (PS4/XBO/PC/Mac)
* The Park (PC)
Links of Note
In Defense of the New York Times - Stratechery
The fact of
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Goodies: October 20
Super brief Goodies update today. With new Kanye West music, Tim Cook talking about the future of cars, and a new Star Wars trailer, I’m otherwise occupied at the moment.
I always put my favorite video of the week here, something that I think you may not have seen. I could put some other
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Goodies: October 13
Whoa, did anyone else forget today was Tuesday? I almost forgot to put this together in time!
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Columbus Day is one of those federal holidays that feel more like a free day off from work
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Goodies: October 6
Good morning! Dust off your plastic instruments everyone, Rock Band is back! I mean, I’m not getting Rock Band 4, but I kind of wish my friends would get it so I can play without the bulk in my living room. Seriously, if you are close and are picking up the game, let me
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Goodies: September 29
Good morning! I have something to admit: I've been meditating every morning for the last couple weeks. I've never done meditation before and I have to admit I thought it was a bogus activity that just made a lot of money for those who sell meditation products. And while that second
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Goodies: September 22
It’s so goddamn (can I swear here?) beautiful outside right now! I’m writing this at 6:45 in the morning and the sun is out, the temperature is in the low 60s, and there’s a breeze blowing in the open window. The world is quiet, save for the train station just a
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Goodies: September 15
Well, it appears we all survived the onslaught of Apple news last week and have stumbled into that awkward in-between time in the Apple press where we know what Apple is releasing, but we can’t get our hands on any of it yet. I for one am over the moon for 3D Touch
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Goodies: September 8, 2015
Good morning! I hope you had a nice holiday weekend (non-US readers, I hope you had a lovely normal weekend). There's an Apple event this Wednesday where the company is expected to announce ALL THE THINGS. A new iPhone is certainly in my future, and the rumored iPad Pro could be exactly
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Goodies: September 1, 2015
Good morning everyone! It finally feels like summer again here in Illinois. Our bedroom faces east, which means the sun shines right in, basically making it impossible to sleep past sunrise. That's okay, because days like this just make we want to get up and get going. There are runs that need to
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Goodies: August 25
Good morning, everyone!
Video game fans, I hope you took the next couple weeks off of work, because the landscape for the next 2 weeks is dense with new releases. Even though Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain comes out next week, the review embargo dropped, and the reviews are universally stellar. This is
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Goodies: August 18
Whew, what a weekend! My wife and I finally moved into our new place and it was a ton of work. We started the move on Saturday morning, and by Monday morning, every inch of my body was sore. Lifting, packing, assembling, organizing, unpacking...tons all happens at once, and it takes a toll.
Don&
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Goodies: August 11
Good morning, everyone and welcome to the post-Google world! Google announced a major reshuffling of thier corporate structure yesteray, and it was basically the only thing anyone has been talking about since. This is huge news, and I think it's great news for everyone who loves Google products. Expect a bonus episode
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Goodies: August 4, 2015
Good morning, everyone! Big news this week is I'm moving in less than 2 weeks. My wife and I finally found a good place, and after years of commuting over an hour to get to work, my new commute will be less than 5 minutes. The only downside I can see is that
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Goodies: July 21
We made it to Tuesday, everyone! Now I know that Monday can be hard and the weekend looks a long way off, but if you promise yourself right now that you won't let stupid stuff bother you, then you can almost assure yourself a pretty decent week.
And what a better way to