Jim Van Verth
@cthulhim.bsky.social
Woodworker, musician, co-author of Essential Math for Games, host of The Vintage Gamer, occasional gad about town. Formerly: GPU Engineer for the Skia 2D graphics library; game developer for Red Storm Entertainment and Insomniac Games. He/him.
Ok, I watched the trailer and am all caught up now. This is A24's most expensive film? ... How? Why?
November 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Ok, I watched the trailer and am all caught up now. This is A24's most expensive film? ... How? Why?
Ping-Pong's from way back in 1901 (Parker Brothers first big game) -- we should take it out of the basement and play in Victorian garb. Can still have the paneled walls though.
November 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Ping-Pong's from way back in 1901 (Parker Brothers first big game) -- we should take it out of the basement and play in Victorian garb. Can still have the paneled walls though.
From the poster it looks like it was written by John Norman.
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
From the poster it looks like it was written by John Norman.
Newtons will give you calculus first, but you’ll have to keep it to yourself.
November 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Newtons will give you calculus first, but you’ll have to keep it to yourself.
I don’t remember that one. This is the book my father had:
November 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I don’t remember that one. This is the book my father had:
I do like the fact that most comments are either “fuck that guy, he was a racist asshole” or “fuck that guy, let’s talk about Rosalind Franklin instead.”
November 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I do like the fact that most comments are either “fuck that guy, he was a racist asshole” or “fuck that guy, let’s talk about Rosalind Franklin instead.”
Nice Dead Zone callback.
November 7, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Nice Dead Zone callback.