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@re4mat.bsky.social
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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.
The answer, of course, is that there's still a technical overhead for self-hosting your own Gopher or Gemini site.
Not that there isn't a technical overhead for making your own Neocities site, but it's not as steep.
Not that there isn't a technical overhead for making your own Neocities site, but it's not as steep.
February 13, 2026 at 4:47 AM
The answer, of course, is that there's still a technical overhead for self-hosting your own Gopher or Gemini site.
Not that there isn't a technical overhead for making your own Neocities site, but it's not as steep.
Not that there isn't a technical overhead for making your own Neocities site, but it's not as steep.
Still waiting with bated breath for my batch 3 shipment! It looks so good!
February 13, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Still waiting with bated breath for my batch 3 shipment! It looks so good!
I love taking a night and going down Gopher holes, but the truth is that most of them are just posts about Gopher. I see so much potential for Gopher to become the new Geocities, but most people are like "Why bother when there's Neocities?"
February 13, 2026 at 4:23 AM
I love taking a night and going down Gopher holes, but the truth is that most of them are just posts about Gopher. I see so much potential for Gopher to become the new Geocities, but most people are like "Why bother when there's Neocities?"
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.
I ended up just installing SyncTERM and have been using that for the last few years with no problems. Though recently I've started trying IcyTERM and I think I may actually switch to it as my main BBS dialler.
February 13, 2026 at 1:46 AM
I ended up just installing SyncTERM and have been using that for the last few years with no problems. Though recently I've started trying IcyTERM and I think I may actually switch to it as my main BBS dialler.
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.
Also Netrunner isn't open source, which means who knows if it'll ever even get Wayland support. Hell, it's been over five years (!) since the last update. g00r00 is cool and I love Mystic BBS, but Netrunner is clearly not a priority for him.
February 12, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Also Netrunner isn't open source, which means who knows if it'll ever even get Wayland support. Hell, it's been over five years (!) since the last update. g00r00 is cool and I love Mystic BBS, but Netrunner is clearly not a priority for him.
6, so I think I'm alright.
February 12, 2026 at 9:13 PM
6, so I think I'm alright.
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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.
Ooh! I didn't know they opened a new one!
February 11, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Ooh! I didn't know they opened a new one!
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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.
Man I haven't seen one of those in aeons! Is that actually your cabinet or did you just work on it?
February 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Man I haven't seen one of those in aeons! Is that actually your cabinet or did you just work on it?
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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