July 29th, 2016
by Ben Haugmo
By now, we’ve all most likely heard about Pokémon Go, the mobile spin-off of Nintendo’s hit franchise, that is seeing players venture out of their homes and into the wild frontier of an augmented reality thriving with the ever-elusive pocket monster.
The game has overcome the hiccups of its initial launch to become a huge success, but it is yet to be seen if Pokémon Go will have permanent staying power. The outlook seems optimistic, with promises of server fixes, new…
July 27th, 2016
By Chuck Solly
Space prohibits me from doing a full-blown comparison of computer printers. There are many kinds and features, but what I can do is point you to a type of printer based on your printer needs.
Inkjet and laser printers have been joined recently by a new type: 3D printers.
We'll start with the inkjet printers. They are by far, the cheapest printer type. I have seen them on sale over the holidays for $50.00. These printers are meant for intermittent use or probably less than 1…
July 27th, 2016
By Jacinta Macheel Zens
Jude Cowan Montague is a London-based artist with a mind-boggling amount of creative endeavors and a list of accomplishments and degrees to make the staunchest of academics take note. She is a multimedia visual and musical artist, worked as an archivist for the Reuters Television Archive, has a PhD in Film Studies, an MA in printmaking, is a published poet, and has a radio show on London’s Art and Music independent arts radio station, Resonance FM.
HPR was able…
July 20th, 2016
Many of us are familiar with TED conferences or ‘TED Talks’, the global conferences that bring together a wide variety of speakers from different disciplines to talk about subjects ranging from business to culture and society. Perhaps you have watched any number of their published talks online or your supervisor at work has invited your colleagues and you to one of the conferences as a team-building exercise.
Whether you are a regular attendee at these events or just happen to be…
July 20th, 2016
By Chuck Solly
There are many opinions about Ebay. If you talk to 100 people about buying or selling on Ebay you will get 100 different stories.
Trustpilot.com is a web site that allows everyone to express their opinions about any web site. They have most of those stories. Since Ebay is all over the world, many of these stories are from Europe with the USA stories mixed in.
Most of the questions I get from others are whether or not they should use Ebay. Some folks want to buy, others…
July 13th, 2016
By Ben Haugmo
In the world of Innistrad, the state of affairs has always been grim. Human settlements struggle to hold back an ever-present darkness in the form of vampires, werewolves, ghosts, ghouls, and demons. The only hope against these supernatural threats has been Innistrad’s guardian, the archangel Avacyn. At least things couldn’t be any worse, right? Out of the frying pan…
This week marks the prerelease for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game’s new set, Eldritch…
July 13th, 2016
HPR caught up with Dennis Wince, the Executive Director of the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team (WWAST), to talk about the team’s mission and busy schedule.
The WWAST is a public charity with a mission to inspire and educate others while enhancing the health and welfare of Wounded Warrior Amputees. The team of veterans and active duty soldiers travels across the country as competitive athletes, playing against able-bodied teams in exhibition and competition. In June the team…
July 13th, 2016
John Strong has been acquiring oddities for his sideshow since the age of 11. He now owns over 600 oddities, including pickled punks (preserved specimens), live attractions such as a two-headed cow, vintage sideshow memorabilia, and much much more.
Strong is not only a keeper of curiosities, but a seasoned performer as well. In 1992 he made his way from the big top to the big screen as a fire breather and sword swallower in “Batman Returns”. He has also taught celebrities such as…
July 13th, 2016
By Chuck Solly
How much information can you consume? Does your brain fill up very quickly? The internet search engines (used properly) will certainly fill up your brain. So what is a guy/girl to do?
Use your time, brainpower and search engines wisely. I have a digital clock on my computer screen and I keep track of the time I spend on a project. Staring at a computer screen for a few hours will make your eyes sting. Get up, move around, get some food or water. The Internet will be there…
July 7th, 2016
By Chuck Solly
I am very happy to join you and tell you about many tech subjects near and dear to my heart and hopefully yours.
HPR wants me to keep you up to date and share my opinions about computers, hardware, software and the Internet community in general. So stick around and let's see if we can unravel some of the hard things and some of the newest WOW! projects on the Internet.
This week let's take a look at what seniors have been doing with computers and the Internet. Are we…
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By Alicia Underlee NelsonMore than 1,000 pro-worker events are planned for Thursday, May 1 across the country, including rallies in Fargo-Moorhead, Grand Forks, Minot and Jamestown. East Grand Forks and Bismarck will host protests…
From concerts and car shows to Japanese art and Juneteenth celebrations, there's so much going on around the region this summer. This year's High Plains Reader Summer Events Calendar is back and bigger than ever. It's packed with…
June 21, 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.Fargo Theatre, 314 Broadway N., Fargo“We Watch Shudder,” Fargo’s favorite horror podcasters, bring on the darkness during the longest day of the year. The Darkest Day of Horror Film Festival features…
By John Strandjas@hpr1.com One description that perhaps aptly describes the mental state of many lately is that they feel they are attached to a string. Or several strings. Call it the notion that people are played like puppets,…
By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.comFor sale: White House in D.C. housing dung beetles and giant leechesI suspect someone close to Donald Trump has read “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich,”because the Trump administration is…
By Rick Gionrickgion@gmail.com Holiday wine shopping shouldn’t have to be complicated. But unfortunately it can cause unneeded anxiety due to an overabundance of choices. Don’t fret my friends, we once again have you covered…
By Rick Gionrickgion@gmail.com After a very inspiring conversation with Kayla Houchin of Sonder Bakehouse a few weeks ago, I decided that it’s an appropriate time to write a column about some of the sweet people who are involved…
Mooncats and Pert Near Sandstone play Empire TheatreBy Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comThe MoonCats describe themselves as “Americonscious Campfire Folk.” They have a clear acoustic folk sound with a sense of whimsy — think…
By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.com The writing/directing partnership of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck has to be one of the most curious cases of crazy connect-the-dots career moves in recent cinema. From short documentaries and…
By Raul Gomezraul@hpr1.com Minutes before Modern’s Celebration of Life opened its door at the Sons of Norway, I was fiddling with the bar computer, trying to pull up the playlists of Modern’s work I had set aside for the…
By John Showalterjohn.d.showalter@gmail.comHigh Plains Reader had the opportunity to interview two mysterious new game show hosts named Milt and Bradley Barker about an upcoming event they will be putting on at Brewhalla. What…
By Annie Prafckeannieprafcke@gmail.com AUSTIN, Texas – As a Chinese-American, connecting to my culture through food is essential, and no dish brings me back to my mother’s kitchen quite like hotdish. Yes, you heard me right –…
By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comNew Jamestown Brewery Serves up Local FlavorThere’s something delicious brewing out here on the prairie and it just so happens to be the newest brewery west of the Red River and east of the…
By Ellie Liveranieli.liverani.ra@gmail.com There appear to be differences in the incidence of mental illnesses between men and women. For example, women are more likely to be diagnosed with depression, post-traumatic stress…
By Alicia Underlee NelsonProtests against President Trump’s policies and the cuts made by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are planned across North Dakota and western Minnesota Friday, April 4 and…
By Vern Thompsonvern.thompson.nd7@gmail.com Our trucking business has me driving almost daily from gas plants in western North Dakota's oil patch to Canada. I haul natural gas liquids (NGLs) products we used to see flared off at…
