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100 Word Fan Fiction: Surprises in Sequence

Posted: September 27, 2023 by datechguy in fan fiction, fun
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As he raised his head to see that death for him and all with him was moments away, Squadron Leader Bartlett remembered his dismissal of the words of Group Captain Ramsey on the difference between the Gestapo, SS and Luffwaffe.

He was well acquainted with death being at his shoulder and understood that in this escape death held all the best cards, but in that last moment he was surprised that the idea of them all being shot in cold blood after capture still shocked him.

But not as surprised as he was to find it wasn’t the last moment.

Previously: Prologue: Statistically Inconsequential tweaks Next An Emotional Awakening

100 Word Fan Fiction: Prologue: Statistically inconsequential Tweaks

Posted: September 25, 2023 by datechguy in fan fiction, fun
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“Will there be any other side effects?” asked Amy.

“Well you know” said the Doctor readjusting his Bowtie then reaching for a new Fez, “It’s a universal reboot there’s bound to be a few minor changes.”

“Minor Changes?”

“Little things Rory”, he continued circling his console & flipping switches. “A massacre averted here, a failed Dalek invasion there, the odd Traken Union not being destroyed by an entropy field, you know tiny inconsequential things.”

Amy Gasped, “Tiny?”

“Given the history of all space & time, yes.” he answered with a grin remembering red velvet.

DaTechGuy’s (almost) Daily Dose of Pintastic NE 2023 The final Round up Stephanie Lesser, The EMP Team and Christopher Franci

Posted: September 24, 2023 by datechguy in fun, pinball, short films/interviews, special events
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Well it’s Sunday and time to post my final three Pintastic NE 2023 videos from my final three interviews at the end of the final day.

The first is with author Stephanie Lesser author of 1001 Pinball Puzzles

2nd we have the EMP Team packing up after a VERY successful Pintastic NE 2023

I don’t know if the EMP crowed takes the “Hardest working people at Pintastic” crown but they’re at the very least a close 2nd.

For the first time since I’ve been going to Pinstastic I wasn’t able to get Gabe D’Annunzio for the final interview simply because I couldn’t find him and had a bit of a time constraint, however I DID manage to grab pinball artist Christopher Franci one of the guests at Pinstastic NE 2023 to close things out and that’s a pretty good get:

Well that’s all the Pintastic NE I have for 2023. I’ll see you in April in the same place for Pintastic NE 2024

Pintastic 2023 The rest of the story:

DaTechGuy’s Almost Daily Dose of Pintastic NE 2023: Joe From Glenside Machine Shop

Posted: September 21, 2023 by datechguy in fun, pinball, short films/interviews, special events
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One of the things that keeps Pintastic NE going are the vendors. I spoke to one of the . Joe from the Glenside Machine Shop:

The other question is, while the layout worked for selling machines did it work for selling accessories? That will be answered by the attendance at next years show.

Pintastic NE 2023 The story so far:

We’ll finish up with my final interviews tomorrow.

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