Bent Stamnes
@gloom303.com
Graphics & rendering person, musician & audio engineer. ½ of the drum and bass duo Sophon. Co-founder of Nerd Nation Records. Siggraph Asia 2025 Real-Time Live Chair. He/him. Occasional public speaker. Highly sought after dinner guest.
Something is rotten in the world of tomatoes. This site has never been trustworthy and boy oh boy does this prove it once and for all.
February 12, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Something is rotten in the world of tomatoes. This site has never been trustworthy and boy oh boy does this prove it once and for all.
And like very single one of these trials, it will undoubtedly show that — huh, it actually works — but will anything happen..?
The Irish government is implementing a pilot plan that will give 2,000 artists a basic income for three years, allowing them to focus on their creative output while maintaining an adequate standard of living: https://cnn.it/4634gGS
Ireland is paying artists a basic income in a pilot | CNN
The Irish government is implementing a pioneering scheme that will give 2,000 artists a basic income for three years, allowing them to focus on their creative output while maintaining an adequate stan...
www.cnn.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:29 PM
And like very single one of these trials, it will undoubtedly show that — huh, it actually works — but will anything happen..?
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If I win the lottery I wouldn’t tell anyone, but there would be signs
February 12, 2026 at 9:18 AM
If I win the lottery I wouldn’t tell anyone, but there would be signs
I am so incredibly ready for this game to drop: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yHZ...
Replaced - Official Gameplay Demo Launch Trailer
YouTube video by IGN
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I am so incredibly ready for this game to drop: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yHZ...
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How about this early pre-release tease of Sonic the Hedgehog, from U.S. mag Game Player's Sega Genesis Strategy Guide, June/July 1991? (He "seems destined to become as famous a character as Shinobi or Mario".)
February 11, 2026 at 5:30 PM
How about this early pre-release tease of Sonic the Hedgehog, from U.S. mag Game Player's Sega Genesis Strategy Guide, June/July 1991? (He "seems destined to become as famous a character as Shinobi or Mario".)
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Imagine Aesop’s Fables meets the nightmare visions of Lars Von Trier and J. G. Ballard. That's Reanimal. I reviewed it for @theverge.com.
www.theverge.com/games/876355...
www.theverge.com/games/876355...
Reanimal wants to devour you
These nightmares aren’t so little.
www.theverge.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Imagine Aesop’s Fables meets the nightmare visions of Lars Von Trier and J. G. Ballard. That's Reanimal. I reviewed it for @theverge.com.
www.theverge.com/games/876355...
www.theverge.com/games/876355...
Called it.
Upscrolled, a social network that surged in the wake of the U.S. TikTok deal, has seen an uptick in harmful content, including user names and hashtags that contain racial slurs.
UpScrolled's social network is struggling to moderate hate speech after fast growth | TechCrunch
Upscrolled, a social network that surged in the wake of the U.S. TikTok deal, has seen an uptick in harmful content, including user names and hashtags that contain racial slurs.
techcrunch.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Called it.
I honestly thought this was a cunning way to say you had the flu.
February 11, 2026 at 4:43 PM
I honestly thought this was a cunning way to say you had the flu.
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the people who spread the “female brains are bad at math and spatial reasoning” lies should be tried at the Hague
Another fun wrinkle from that period (that might still exist): I was good at math and loved it and then my geometry teacher told me that I'd probably struggle because female brains were bad at spatial thinking. I kept loving math & being good at it but assumed that would end so I ended it first.
Those who weren’t resigned to the Math Idiot Garbage Bin as kids may not grasp how much “if you’re bad at math, you’ll die in a ditch and all will be better off for it” sentiment was floating around in the 90s and 2000s, but it sure felt real to me.
(my parents are great! It didn’t come from them!)
(my parents are great! It didn’t come from them!)
February 11, 2026 at 2:41 PM
the people who spread the “female brains are bad at math and spatial reasoning” lies should be tried at the Hague
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We're officially fundraising for laid-off Vox workers. Please share and donate if you can!
www.gofundme.com/f/support-la...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-la...
Donate to Support Laid-off Vox Media Workers, organized by Victoria Song
On Friday, January 16, 2026, the Vox Media Union received news from management about … Victoria Song needs your support for Support Laid-off Vox Media Workers
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January 28, 2026 at 6:04 PM
We're officially fundraising for laid-off Vox workers. Please share and donate if you can!
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Start Control II was a great game, with fantastic music and gameplay. So many hours spent on this, usually a group of friends gathered in front of the 486 for long stretches, taking turns to play and explore the different planets.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgN4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgN4...
How Star Control II Was Almost TOO Realistic | War Stories | Ars Technica
YouTube video by Ars Technica
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Start Control II was a great game, with fantastic music and gameplay. So many hours spent on this, usually a group of friends gathered in front of the 486 for long stretches, taking turns to play and explore the different planets.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgN4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgN4...
What? The less you have, the more financially vulnerable you are? SHOCKING DEVELOPMENT!
People in low-income neighborhoods are falling behind on mortgage payments, underscoring an economy-wide trend where richer households remain resilient while poorer counterparts feel the pain.
Mortgage delinquencies rise for low-income Americans
Delinquencies are climbing fastest in poorer neighborhoods where local economies are starting to crack, the New York Fed finds.
www.axios.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:51 PM
What? The less you have, the more financially vulnerable you are? SHOCKING DEVELOPMENT!
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Decades of brand design now just one click away. Visit www.brandarchive.xyz
February 10, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Decades of brand design now just one click away. Visit www.brandarchive.xyz
Accountability is actually somewhat possible, if you’re a serious nation and not just an over-stuffed clown car.
Norway parliament to appoint rare outside probe of ministry's Epstein links reut.rs/46JoqG6
Norway parliament to appoint rare outside probe of ministry's Epstein links
Norway's parliamentary oversight committee unanimously agreed on Tuesday to appoint a rare external inquiry into foreign ministry links to Jeffrey Epstein, part of a deepening scandal over friendships with the late U.S. sex offender.
reut.rs
February 10, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Accountability is actually somewhat possible, if you’re a serious nation and not just an over-stuffed clown car.
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"The AGAT (Adventure Game Aptitude Test) is a standardized examination designed to assess if anyone can still complete an 80s adventure game without a walkthrough.
To ensure no walkthroughs or other outside sources are consulted during play, we will be utilizing college exam proctoring software."
To ensure no walkthroughs or other outside sources are consulted during play, we will be utilizing college exam proctoring software."
In case you want a prestigious certificate on your wall theagat.co
The AGAT - The Adventure Game Aptitude Test
Can you beat an 80s adventure game without a walkthrough? Prove it by taking the world's first standardized gaming exam.
theagat.co
February 10, 2026 at 10:53 AM
"The AGAT (Adventure Game Aptitude Test) is a standardized examination designed to assess if anyone can still complete an 80s adventure game without a walkthrough.
To ensure no walkthroughs or other outside sources are consulted during play, we will be utilizing college exam proctoring software."
To ensure no walkthroughs or other outside sources are consulted during play, we will be utilizing college exam proctoring software."
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I'm Rob, an illustrator, designer, and writer from the UK. With a background in graphic design, I now spend my time drawing spaceships, robots, and other strange stuff - either for myself or for indie games and publishers.
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January 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I'm Rob, an illustrator, designer, and writer from the UK. With a background in graphic design, I now spend my time drawing spaceships, robots, and other strange stuff - either for myself or for indie games and publishers.
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Ten years ago today we shipped Firewatch. I say this every anniversary but it feels both like a lifetime ago and like it was yesterday. Thank you everyone who played it back then or played it today for the first time. Thank you to everyone on the team, I’m still so proud of what we made.
February 9, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Ten years ago today we shipped Firewatch. I say this every anniversary but it feels both like a lifetime ago and like it was yesterday. Thank you everyone who played it back then or played it today for the first time. Thank you to everyone on the team, I’m still so proud of what we made.
February 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Project Hail Mary | Final Trailer
YouTube video by Amazon MGM Studios
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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How a decades-old video game has helped me defeat the doomscroll
How a decades-old video game has helped me defeat the doomscroll
Trading social media for Pokémon battles and evolutions in Kanto on a Game Boy Advance has been surprisingly serene
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 PM
How a decades-old video game has helped me defeat the doomscroll
I wish I had time to do demos ;)
February 9, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I wish I had time to do demos ;)
A limit of 64kb in fact :) so, impossible indeed. However, I completely understand what Tom means by some of those scenes. Also, soundtrack challenge for @gargaj.umlaut.hu :)
February 9, 2026 at 3:29 PM
A limit of 64kb in fact :) so, impossible indeed. However, I completely understand what Tom means by some of those scenes. Also, soundtrack challenge for @gargaj.umlaut.hu :)
I wasn’t singling out anyone in particular — we all did what we could with what we had, but that one music video alone probably had the budget of 3x NVScene parties, so.. :)
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I wasn’t singling out anyone in particular — we all did what we could with what we had, but that one music video alone probably had the budget of 3x NVScene parties, so.. :)