MikeBerggren.com (4.1): Archive

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March 6th is just around the corner folks…...

Feb 11th

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30 Second Review - Action Comics Vol 2 #6

I just don’t get it. Action Comics Vol 2 has ALL of the separate pieces to make an amazing comic: arguably DC’s most famous superhero, a clean slate for story writing, and a veritable wonder team in the comic industry (Morrison, Kubert, and Dell). Yet it still doesn’t quite hit the mark. I think ultimately, this series is...

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I’m about 4 years behind the times but I...

Jan 30th

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30 Second Review - Justice League Volume 2 Issue...

I can’t help but feel underwhelmed by Justice League Volume 2 Issue 5. It’s a shame too because the artwork is absolutely beautiful and the overarching story has some great promise. In the end though, what kills the experience for me is the cheesy conversations. Without going into too much detail, the main character dialogue...

Jan 30th

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“Feed Me”. Strange name for a techno...

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Wow. This Ernesto Nazareth piece is absolutely...

Jan 25th

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Use netcat to check udp port status

Damn you, Windows. You’ve conditioned me to use telnet for network connectivity checks instead of superior tools like netcat (which supports UDP ports). I nearly forgot this one so I thought I’d write it down: nc -vzu <ip address> <udp port or port range> -v enables verbose mode for easier feedback. -z scans for listening daemons without sending any data to them. ...

Jan 25th

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Thirty Second Review: Batman Vol 2 Issue 5

I’m conflicted. There’s a lot to like about issue 5 of Batman. It continues a fantastic story arch exploring the mysterious Court of Owls and along the way, there is some truly creative artwork. But… I still have the same grievances that I had with the preceding 4 issues: story progression is reaaaaalllly slow. So much in fact, that I’m tempted to advise new...

Jan 24th

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Jan 23rd

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A Day (Almost) Without Technology

As regular readers of my blog may or may not recall, one of my resolutions for the new year is to find ways to disconnect from technology on a regular basis. Today, my wife and I decided to try this and the results were intriguing. To start things off, we established some mutual ground rules and agreed to keep each other in check. These rules included things like: No television (not even as...

Jan 23rd

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New to the playlist: a string quartet arrangement...

Jan 20th

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I haven’t heard much of Tim Bergling (AKA...

Jan 15th

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Intro is a little long but I still love the beats...

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“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.”

– Jimi Hendrix

Jan 9th

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How To Disable Opportunistic TLS For Outbound...

Update (1/5/2011): Since writing this article, I found an alternate method. It’s detailed below. This issue nearly drove me crazy today so I figured I’d at least document it and make it easier for the next guy. There appears to be virtually no mention of it online or in any of the SendMail documentation. By default, SendMail servers will always check for TLS support when sending an...

Jan 5th

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Dec 31st

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Watch

I heard this remix while waiting for an order at a nearby coffee shop. Thank you Shazam.

Dec 31st

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I recently watched an episode of Toasted Donut...

Dec 31st

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Alternate Comics That Are On My Radar

Damn you DC Comics. “The New 52” jump-started my interest in comic books again. Here are a few other series that have piqued my curiosity lately. Full disclosure: I haven’t read all of these… they’re on my “to read” list. Title: Ultimate Comics: XMEN Publisher: Marvel But why Mike, why? I like the idea of writers and artists having creative freedom to...

Dec 27th

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