2017 - Evan Davis

Paneer

October 4, 2017June 18, 2018Evan DavisLeave a comment

Do you ever wonder how we came up with something? Sometimes I will run into a thing and it occurs to me: how did someone think this was a good idea? A lot of these questions for me come from the food world and are usually related to things that technically have gone bad. Today…

Wrak the Mighty Dragon (Kobold)

August 24, 2017July 19, 2018Evan DavisLeave a comment

I don’t play rogues. They’re lame. One of my friends convinced me to give them a second look. So I did. Rogues Can’t Fight This is the biggest problem with Rogues. Sure they can do some cool stuff between encounters, but during encounters they might do 10 points of damage? Whee! I’m gonna change this.…

Ultimate 3.5 Mystic Theurge

June 12, 2017July 18, 2018Evan Davis1 Comment

We started a Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 game at work and I love playing Wizards. The game was with a bunch of people new to the game so, of course, no one wants to play a Cleric. I decided I would play a Wizard/Cleric, but Mystic Theurge has been described as weak because you are…

What is Net Neutrality?

April 4, 2017June 19, 2018Evan DavisLeave a comment

Put simply it is “all data is equal.” As per usual it’s more complicated than that and I hope to make it more clear. Not all data is equal? No. Provisions need to be made for malicious data or data that is meant to harm servers, computers or other components of the Internet. This data…

Who owns the Internet?

March 14, 2017June 18, 2018Evan Davis1 Comment

I already talked about how the Internet works, but it might surprise you to know who actually owns the Internet. You can own the Internet? Yes, and it stems back to telegraphs. I wanted to do a whole history here, but it’s really complex and detracts from what I’m trying to cover. I’ll say this:…

How The Internet Works

February 4, 2017December 4, 2017Evan Davis2 Comments

There’s been a lot of talk lately about Net Neutrality and why it is or is not a good thing. The confusion comes from all sides: liberals, conservatives, the media and even Internet Service Providers (ISPs). This article will hopefully sort the Internet out for you. So how do we get the Internet sorted? Well,…