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· Oct 19
When I was young, I worked at Sierra and watched it get sold and run into the ground.
Then I worked at Humongous and watched it get sold and run into the ground.
Worked at a few more places, and eventually burned out of the industry.
Now I do games stuff for fun, and it’s far more satisfying.
Then I worked at Humongous and watched it get sold and run into the ground.
Worked at a few more places, and eventually burned out of the industry.
Now I do games stuff for fun, and it’s far more satisfying.
This is a very astute analysis of why Gopher lost out to the World Wide Web.
That said, I think the reason that Gopher's (and by extension, Gemini's) resurgence (and emergence) remains stunted is not because I can't link to Gopher pages but because it's hard to find good Gopher pages to link to.
That said, I think the reason that Gopher's (and by extension, Gemini's) resurgence (and emergence) remains stunted is not because I can't link to Gopher pages but because it's hard to find good Gopher pages to link to.
What Happened to Gopher? The Internet We Lost
YouTube video by OFFLINE MUSEUM
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 4:20 AM
This is a very astute analysis of why Gopher lost out to the World Wide Web.
That said, I think the reason that Gopher's (and by extension, Gemini's) resurgence (and emergence) remains stunted is not because I can't link to Gopher pages but because it's hard to find good Gopher pages to link to.
That said, I think the reason that Gopher's (and by extension, Gemini's) resurgence (and emergence) remains stunted is not because I can't link to Gopher pages but because it's hard to find good Gopher pages to link to.
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Lots of people excited about re-releases of old games that were on GOG but now they're on Steam with some weird DRM so they're better?
February 13, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Lots of people excited about re-releases of old games that were on GOG but now they're on Steam with some weird DRM so they're better?
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I relate to this so hard. My hard drive is littered with screenplays, design docs, scripts, and manuscripts for things that I knew would never get made. But the lessons learned from actually *writing* them are worth more than anything AI could ever generate.
We Are The Art | Brandon Sanderson’s Keynote Speech
YouTube video by Brandon Sanderson
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 4:16 AM
I relate to this so hard. My hard drive is littered with screenplays, design docs, scripts, and manuscripts for things that I knew would never get made. But the lessons learned from actually *writing* them are worth more than anything AI could ever generate.
"Charlie Star Trek" isn't nearly as good of a nickname though as "Star Chuck".
And here I am without a time machine.
And here I am without a time machine.
Black History Is Star Trek 🖖🏿
Charles Washburn was one of the first Black second assistant directors in Hollywood, having apprenticed for the job in Star Trek’s second season before taking on the second assistant director role fully in its third.
www.facttrek.com/blog/uhura
Charles Washburn was one of the first Black second assistant directors in Hollywood, having apprenticed for the job in Star Trek’s second season before taking on the second assistant director role fully in its third.
www.facttrek.com/blog/uhura
February 13, 2026 at 3:27 AM
"Charlie Star Trek" isn't nearly as good of a nickname though as "Star Chuck".
And here I am without a time machine.
And here I am without a time machine.
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A lot of people are unaware, but “Metroidvania” is actually a combination of “Metroid”, a game series by Nintendo, and “Sylvania”, a brand of electronics that Metroid games performs best on
February 13, 2026 at 2:09 AM
A lot of people are unaware, but “Metroidvania” is actually a combination of “Metroid”, a game series by Nintendo, and “Sylvania”, a brand of electronics that Metroid games performs best on
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Young gamers in Japan may not be forming the same attachment to Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest because modern dev cycles are as long as their childhood, users theorize
automaton-media.com/en/news/youn...
automaton-media.com/en/news/youn...
Young gamers in Japan may not be forming the same attachment to Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest because modern dev cycles are as long as their childhood, users theorize - AUTOMATON WEST
Japanese gamers on X discuss why classic titles like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quests are less popular among the country's young people.
automaton-media.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Young gamers in Japan may not be forming the same attachment to Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest because modern dev cycles are as long as their childhood, users theorize
automaton-media.com/en/news/youn...
automaton-media.com/en/news/youn...
Catching up on emails, and there's one from @gog.com with the subject line "Horsegirl fever dream? 🦄🌈". I'm obviously not going to open it but I also now I feel like I need to delete my email account and throw my laptop into the ocean.
February 13, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Catching up on emails, and there's one from @gog.com with the subject line "Horsegirl fever dream? 🦄🌈". I'm obviously not going to open it but I also now I feel like I need to delete my email account and throw my laptop into the ocean.
My best guess is that someone at Bungie was like "Man remember all that fun we used to have playing deathmatch in Durandal?"
And fair enough, I also had some fun times with that back in the day. But the multiplayer is not at all what's kept me coming back to the trilogy over the decades.
And fair enough, I also had some fun times with that back in the day. But the multiplayer is not at all what's kept me coming back to the trilogy over the decades.
like, it could be the best game ever, but... marathon is a singleplayer series. i don't understand why they're using the marathon brand at all. this isn't a singleplayer game. what marathon fans are you getting to come back by making this marathon?
if there's no campaign, there's no point
if there's no campaign, there's no point
February 13, 2026 at 1:02 AM
My best guess is that someone at Bungie was like "Man remember all that fun we used to have playing deathmatch in Durandal?"
And fair enough, I also had some fun times with that back in the day. But the multiplayer is not at all what's kept me coming back to the trilogy over the decades.
And fair enough, I also had some fun times with that back in the day. But the multiplayer is not at all what's kept me coming back to the trilogy over the decades.
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An important part of this story is the role of social media platforms that actively incentivize surveilling others to use as "content." Video glasses are a problem, yes, but so too is the social media apparatus that encourages people to look at other people as mere material for their next post.
February 12, 2026 at 1:55 PM
An important part of this story is the role of social media platforms that actively incentivize surveilling others to use as "content." Video glasses are a problem, yes, but so too is the social media apparatus that encourages people to look at other people as mere material for their next post.
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This happened while @samvan.bsky.social was removing old batteries from Pokémon games tonight.
A pop and a flash.
I’ve soldered thousands and thousands of batteries and never had one explode.
A pop and a flash.
I’ve soldered thousands and thousands of batteries and never had one explode.
February 12, 2026 at 3:10 AM
This happened while @samvan.bsky.social was removing old batteries from Pokémon games tonight.
A pop and a flash.
I’ve soldered thousands and thousands of batteries and never had one explode.
A pop and a flash.
I’ve soldered thousands and thousands of batteries and never had one explode.
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Update on Bing: The block seems to have been removed! Sites are slowly starting to re-index. Special thanks to @ashleybelanger.bsky.social for this really helpful article and visibility.
We now have a direct contact at Microsoft we're communicating with to see how this can be prevented again.
We now have a direct contact at Microsoft we're communicating with to see how this can be prevented again.
Neocities sites are slowwwwwly popping back up in Bing results, I'm told, but this remains one of the weirdest exchanges I've had with a tech company, where Microsoft admitted there was an issue but wouldn't connect directly to resolve it. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Neocities founder stuck in chatbot hell after Bing blocked 1.5 million sites
Microsoft won’t explain why Bing blocked 1.5 million Neocities websites.
arstechnica.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Update on Bing: The block seems to have been removed! Sites are slowly starting to re-index. Special thanks to @ashleybelanger.bsky.social for this really helpful article and visibility.
We now have a direct contact at Microsoft we're communicating with to see how this can be prevented again.
We now have a direct contact at Microsoft we're communicating with to see how this can be prevented again.
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The owner of zombo.com says the site was stolen by a hacker, resold and reskinned, and that he's working to get it back (per www.reddit.com/r/InternetIs...)
February 8, 2026 at 10:02 PM
The owner of zombo.com says the site was stolen by a hacker, resold and reskinned, and that he's working to get it back (per www.reddit.com/r/InternetIs...)
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I'm no expert on superbowl ads that precede a bubble collapse but I'm picking up vibes
February 9, 2026 at 1:48 AM
I'm no expert on superbowl ads that precede a bubble collapse but I'm picking up vibes
February 8, 2026 at 7:52 AM
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Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
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Remembering Black History Month with a 2018 interview by Henadzi Matuts w/ Troy Miles who programmed Interplay's Neuromancer (1988)
In it, Miles talks about the early days of Interplay to when Rebecca Heineman's wizardry turned a DAT file of Devo's music into PC-friendly version for Neuromancer!
In it, Miles talks about the early days of Interplay to when Rebecca Heineman's wizardry turned a DAT file of Devo's music into PC-friendly version for Neuromancer!
Behind the «Neuromancer» Game - An Interview with Troy Miles
Behind the «Neuromancer» Game - An Interview with Troy Miles [Troy Miles, an award winning software developer, speaker, and author with decades of professional experience. Began his career writing gam...
henadzimatuts.github.io
February 7, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Remembering Black History Month with a 2018 interview by Henadzi Matuts w/ Troy Miles who programmed Interplay's Neuromancer (1988)
In it, Miles talks about the early days of Interplay to when Rebecca Heineman's wizardry turned a DAT file of Devo's music into PC-friendly version for Neuromancer!
In it, Miles talks about the early days of Interplay to when Rebecca Heineman's wizardry turned a DAT file of Devo's music into PC-friendly version for Neuromancer!
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New blog post: In case you've ever wondered why Game Boy Advance boards have a 10 nF capacitor on the d-pad up input, but not on the other directions (left, right, down):
gekkio.fi/blog/2026/ga...
gekkio.fi/blog/2026/ga...
Game Boy Advance d-pad capacitor measurements - gekkio.fi
gekkio.fi
February 7, 2026 at 4:53 PM
New blog post: In case you've ever wondered why Game Boy Advance boards have a 10 nF capacitor on the d-pad up input, but not on the other directions (left, right, down):
gekkio.fi/blog/2026/ga...
gekkio.fi/blog/2026/ga...
If you see this, post an Archer
February 8, 2026 at 5:29 AM
If you see this, post an Archer
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yo this is an insane piece of merch to make. a puzzle for absolute psychos.
February 7, 2026 at 8:05 AM
yo this is an insane piece of merch to make. a puzzle for absolute psychos.
I have this game! It's a very cool example of the kind of experimentation with gameplay you'd find during the frontier days of video games. It comes with a this cool map overlay for the keyboard and then a separate game map. You're basically playing a board game but with a console doing computation.
The Quest for the Rings
Source: Electronic Games 1 (Winter 1981)
Scan Source: RetroMags
#retrogames #retrogaming
Source: Electronic Games 1 (Winter 1981)
Scan Source: RetroMags
#retrogames #retrogaming
February 8, 2026 at 4:33 AM
I have this game! It's a very cool example of the kind of experimentation with gameplay you'd find during the frontier days of video games. It comes with a this cool map overlay for the keyboard and then a separate game map. You're basically playing a board game but with a console doing computation.
I've bought NORCO three times, most recently the PS5 edition from @lostincult.co.uk, because it's such a great example of a game firing on all cylinders.
I look at these and find myself nostalgic for a five year old game. "Oh, I remember where I was in that scene, and that scene, and that scene."
I look at these and find myself nostalgic for a five year old game. "Oh, I remember where I was in that scene, and that scene, and that scene."
Pixel art depictions of Interstate 10 in NORCO.
February 7, 2026 at 8:37 AM
I've bought NORCO three times, most recently the PS5 edition from @lostincult.co.uk, because it's such a great example of a game firing on all cylinders.
I look at these and find myself nostalgic for a five year old game. "Oh, I remember where I was in that scene, and that scene, and that scene."
I look at these and find myself nostalgic for a five year old game. "Oh, I remember where I was in that scene, and that scene, and that scene."
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We finally have a photo of the previously unseen Zelda 1 art on display at the Nintendo Museum.
The cartouche in the top right, subtitled "THE MAP OF HYRULE," depicts 3 fairy/goddess figures unfolding a cloth (making the world?). Miyamoto's signature is on the bottom right.
The cartouche in the top right, subtitled "THE MAP OF HYRULE," depicts 3 fairy/goddess figures unfolding a cloth (making the world?). Miyamoto's signature is on the bottom right.
February 7, 2026 at 7:39 AM
We finally have a photo of the previously unseen Zelda 1 art on display at the Nintendo Museum.
The cartouche in the top right, subtitled "THE MAP OF HYRULE," depicts 3 fairy/goddess figures unfolding a cloth (making the world?). Miyamoto's signature is on the bottom right.
The cartouche in the top right, subtitled "THE MAP OF HYRULE," depicts 3 fairy/goddess figures unfolding a cloth (making the world?). Miyamoto's signature is on the bottom right.
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Just saw a post with George Clinton citing the Beatles as his favorite band, which reminded me of this quote he once gave me
February 6, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Just saw a post with George Clinton citing the Beatles as his favorite band, which reminded me of this quote he once gave me
Well that's fucked.
‘Ripping’ Clips for YouTube Reaction Videos can Violate the DMCA, Court Rules * TorrentFreak
A U.S. court has issued a ruling that could have serious implications for the YouTube "reaction" videos created with stream-ripping tools.
torrentfreak.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Well that's fucked.