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As the end draws near we take a look at 2020.

We're not the kind of website that will get all political. We understand the value of politics and the right to free speech and to debate things. But as the end draws to a close for 2020 we would like to talk about the perspective of us the lowly bloggers and perhaps a video game review sandwiched right in the middle. There may be a few readers interested in what we have to say and to that handful that read through all of this, we thank you greatly.

This article is going to be a lot more word heavy. In part because I don't want to host images of video games. Except for the parody with Harold hiding the pain because in this situation it seems strangely appropriate. We would only be lying to you the reader if we told you that we were not inspired by the Cyberpunk aesthetic. It's in part why we kept the mid-2000's feel going for this site. Thus, talking about this game seems like the right thing to do.

Read on for one of those view times we go a game review here at S-Config.com.

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For those who are curious: This is our Sleeper PC!

We're not entirely sure how many people want to see the very PC that is responsible for almost ninety-five percent of the content on this site. However, we noticed there was a thing going around social networks:

Show us your PC!

Now, in contrast to a lot of streamers gaming rigs as well as their battle-station of three to five monitors. Our setup is a little underwhelming but we do feel it's unique in other departments. One of those departments being that we took a giant ass server case. 16.5 inches tall, 20 inches long, 8.5 inches wide. We've had PC's like shuttles in the past and although they were cute. They were impossible to keep cool OR quiet. So screw it! We went in the opposite direction!

Read on if you want to know more.

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What the hell is a MOZ?

Moz is a service that no one asked for. A variant of the old Google "PageRank" engine ideologies where just like that system is bases your 'domain authority' off of an obscure pyramid scheme of "more important" domains to prove your worth. MOZ isn't the first to try to 'rank' the internet. There was WOT (Website of Trust) which had it's own issues with legalities. And of course there's the Amazon Giant in the corner "Alexa" which quietly monitors everyone's website traffic if you want them to or not.

Read on to dive deeper into my diatribes.

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I don't feel dirty saying it's centralized because-

It's the execution of a centralized network that makes centralization terrible! Not the model itself! The blog of S-Config is a centralized network. Meaning that individuals paid money to a data center to host content at a single point of location for the rest of the internet to come in and acquire. This means that we share the same core philosophy as Facebook, Twitter, and the DOT com version of WordPress. But where we part ways is not forcing you to log in and identify yourselves. Because of this, although we have accounts on places like Mastodon. We don't advocate decentralization completely.

Read on if you wish to experience the diatribe.

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We haven't really done an update blog in a while.

So now it's time for the state of the blog 2020 edition. Here we tell you some of the things that have been happening here at s-config.com and where we intend to move into the future here.

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4 years sitting in a desk drawer and now my Pine64 is back online.

A long time ago we did a review of a Kickstarter project known as the "Pine64." It was a $15 dollar arm processor board that came out after the Pi 2 in 2015. We were not one of the super-early backers and thus we got a 2016 board just like everyone else. When we did the review it wasn't overly favorable because during that era everyone was trying to "Kickstarter" their project but no one really had good foresight as to how to handle their product AFTER it was "kickstart' ed" for lack of a better word. We had hopes that in due time the OS would get more stable and these PIs that carry the Mali400 GPU chip sets would get useful again. So did it? Quick answer - Yes and No. Read on and if you want to know more.

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Support for Ouya android console that could in 2020.

We suppose if there is one truly cyberpunk thing about living in 2020 is the fascination of reviving decommissioned hardware from dead companies and continue to use it for our own personal entertainment. Technology that is no longer hindered by any company what-so-ever. Where does the Ouya fit into all of this? Well!

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Slander from Google is fun kids!

Earlier this month we produced a blog article illustrating how we screwed up. It was simple and educational, and it really hits close to the homes of independent blogging and website building on how much goes through a single organization which is Google. More importantly, how many websites piggyback onto the giant and just happily accept their data as pure truth instead of questioning its overall legitimacy? From a scarier point of view the bots are doing exactly what they are programmed to do and in turn, are becoming scapegoats for corporate greed.

If AI is going to take the fall for human corruption. Well! Guess that's ANOTHER reason why robots should wipe us off of the face of the earth!

The point is we want to show you some classic Google incompetence and how everyone accepts this as "just another day on the internet" when the more appropriate response should be outrage.

Read on if you want to know more.

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What is "Have fun" for 1000 and the win in the Jeopardy championship?

Well! This question comes from the social blades:

I have a serious question for @Twitch streamers (partnered or not): If you could give ONE piece of advice to another streamer or to someone who wants to start streaming, what would it be? I've heard enough from "stream coaches". I want to know what the general consensus is.

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