matt sephton
@gingerbeardman.com
✳️ Games @ Perplexity 🤓 Game Dev since 1990 🟨 YOYOZO (GOTY 2023) 🕹️Retro Games 🗿Moai 💿 Macintosh Magazine Media 🍎 ex-Apple
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com
Finally! @mobygames.com lists the credit for Enzan-Hoshigumi in Sparrow Solitaire, some ~30 years after their last credit for some Japanese/riichi mahjong games for Macintosh.
www.mobygames.com/company/5363...
www.mobygames.com/company/5363...
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Finally! @mobygames.com lists the credit for Enzan-Hoshigumi in Sparrow Solitaire, some ~30 years after their last credit for some Japanese/riichi mahjong games for Macintosh.
www.mobygames.com/company/5363...
www.mobygames.com/company/5363...
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Japanese market in Dalston today @ The Factory, Shacklewell Lane
Japanese market in Dalston today @ The Factory, Shacklewell Lane
November 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Japanese market in Dalston today @ The Factory, Shacklewell Lane
Japanese market in Dalston today @ The Factory, Shacklewell Lane
There's an amazing Japanese market in Dalston today @ The Factory, Shacklewell Lane.
Selling everything from vintage kimono through art prints and hand made jewellery to city pop vinyl and laser disc. Lots of toys and lots of food!
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Selling everything from vintage kimono through art prints and hand made jewellery to city pop vinyl and laser disc. Lots of toys and lots of food!
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November 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
There's an amazing Japanese market in Dalston today @ The Factory, Shacklewell Lane.
Selling everything from vintage kimono through art prints and hand made jewellery to city pop vinyl and laser disc. Lots of toys and lots of food!
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Selling everything from vintage kimono through art prints and hand made jewellery to city pop vinyl and laser disc. Lots of toys and lots of food!
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After that a quick jaunt across London to Shumei in Camden to try my hand at Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) which was very relaxing and great fun. 💮
After that a quick jaunt across London to Shumei in Camden to try my hand at Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) which was very relaxing and great fun. 💮
November 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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After that a quick jaunt across London to Shumei in Camden to try my hand at Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) which was very relaxing and great fun. 💮
After that a quick jaunt across London to Shumei in Camden to try my hand at Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) which was very relaxing and great fun. 💮
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Curated and beautifully presented by Nippon Design Centre it also mentions emoji in passing, quoting the 1999 NTT DOCOMO set as the first. 🤔
I guess they missed my blog post unearthing 3 earlier sets: from 1994, 1990, and 1988 🔰 blog.gingerbeardman.com/2024/05/10/e...
Curated and beautifully presented by Nippon Design Centre it also mentions emoji in passing, quoting the 1999 NTT DOCOMO set as the first. 🤔
I guess they missed my blog post unearthing 3 earlier sets: from 1994, 1990, and 1988 🔰 blog.gingerbeardman.com/2024/05/10/e...
November 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Curated and beautifully presented by Nippon Design Centre it also mentions emoji in passing, quoting the 1999 NTT DOCOMO set as the first. 🤔
I guess they missed my blog post unearthing 3 earlier sets: from 1994, 1990, and 1988 🔰 blog.gingerbeardman.com/2024/05/10/e...
Curated and beautifully presented by Nippon Design Centre it also mentions emoji in passing, quoting the 1999 NTT DOCOMO set as the first. 🤔
I guess they missed my blog post unearthing 3 earlier sets: from 1994, 1990, and 1988 🔰 blog.gingerbeardman.com/2024/05/10/e...
I had a rather spontaneous yet incredibly Japanese 🇯🇵 Sunday in London.
First up was some Japanese food and drink for lunch 🍣 followed by the Pictograms exhibition at Japan House 🚻
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First up was some Japanese food and drink for lunch 🍣 followed by the Pictograms exhibition at Japan House 🚻
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November 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I had a rather spontaneous yet incredibly Japanese 🇯🇵 Sunday in London.
First up was some Japanese food and drink for lunch 🍣 followed by the Pictograms exhibition at Japan House 🚻
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First up was some Japanese food and drink for lunch 🍣 followed by the Pictograms exhibition at Japan House 🚻
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November 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Gravis Metro Mini backpack showed up recently on Mercari Japan! My patience was rewarded. I've lost count of how many years I've waited, though I did miss one a couple of years ago. Bought my original one in 2013.
October 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Gravis Metro Mini backpack showed up recently on Mercari Japan! My patience was rewarded. I've lost count of how many years I've waited, though I did miss one a couple of years ago. Bought my original one in 2013.
So given that @imgur.com is now blocked in the UK, I needed to find an alternative for quick sharing of images to friends and acquaintances.
I went with slink, though it was a bit fiddly to setup github.com/andrii-kryvo...
I went with slink, though it was a bit fiddly to setup github.com/andrii-kryvo...
October 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
So given that @imgur.com is now blocked in the UK, I needed to find an alternative for quick sharing of images to friends and acquaintances.
I went with slink, though it was a bit fiddly to setup github.com/andrii-kryvo...
I went with slink, though it was a bit fiddly to setup github.com/andrii-kryvo...
AirPods Pro 2 plus these memory foam tips 🙌
October 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
AirPods Pro 2 plus these memory foam tips 🙌
Also one of the handful of games compatible with the Namco Volume Controller (it's a dial for Arkanoid/Breakout-style games)
October 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Also one of the handful of games compatible with the Namco Volume Controller (it's a dial for Arkanoid/Breakout-style games)
Super Happy to share that I’ve joined Perplexity to lead Games! 🎮
This marks the start of a new game studio—building your next favourite game. 🔰
Speaking of which...it has been playable for a while already and progress continues at breakneck speed! ☄️
This marks the start of a new game studio—building your next favourite game. 🔰
Speaking of which...it has been playable for a while already and progress continues at breakneck speed! ☄️
October 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Super Happy to share that I’ve joined Perplexity to lead Games! 🎮
This marks the start of a new game studio—building your next favourite game. 🔰
Speaking of which...it has been playable for a while already and progress continues at breakneck speed! ☄️
This marks the start of a new game studio—building your next favourite game. 🔰
Speaking of which...it has been playable for a while already and progress continues at breakneck speed! ☄️
Sorry, my bad. It shows the HTML entity.
I reported it at: github.com/manton/jsonf...
and also related at: github.com/manton/jsonf...
I reported it at: github.com/manton/jsonf...
and also related at: github.com/manton/jsonf...
October 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Sorry, my bad. It shows the HTML entity.
I reported it at: github.com/manton/jsonf...
and also related at: github.com/manton/jsonf...
I reported it at: github.com/manton/jsonf...
and also related at: github.com/manton/jsonf...
Have you heard Bobby Womack's "Poet" Trilogy? If not you could start with "The Best of The Poet Trilogy" (said in the voice of Alan Partridge). There's also an Acoustic Best. The first album is my fave.
October 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Have you heard Bobby Womack's "Poet" Trilogy? If not you could start with "The Best of The Poet Trilogy" (said in the voice of Alan Partridge). There's also an Acoustic Best. The first album is my fave.
From a similar era, here's a photo of the manual of Macintosh app UltraPaint (1990, Deneba Systems) showing the Option key looking more like the electronic switch that inspired it. blog.gingerbeardman.com/2021/04/06/u...
October 14, 2025 at 6:59 AM
From a similar era, here's a photo of the manual of Macintosh app UltraPaint (1990, Deneba Systems) showing the Option key looking more like the electronic switch that inspired it. blog.gingerbeardman.com/2021/04/06/u...
Version 1.1.0 of Three.js for Nova adds color assistant/picker support for both HEX and HSL colors!
October 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Version 1.1.0 of Three.js for Nova adds color assistant/picker support for both HEX and HSL colors!
It's World Mental Health Day 2025! 🧠
And I just donated my #Playdate earnings to The Cybersmile Foundation 💸
So it's doubly important to remember that we need to stand up to bullies and harassers, even if it's uncomfortable or puts you out. I did just that as recently as yesterday!
And I just donated my #Playdate earnings to The Cybersmile Foundation 💸
So it's doubly important to remember that we need to stand up to bullies and harassers, even if it's uncomfortable or puts you out. I did just that as recently as yesterday!
October 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
It's World Mental Health Day 2025! 🧠
And I just donated my #Playdate earnings to The Cybersmile Foundation 💸
So it's doubly important to remember that we need to stand up to bullies and harassers, even if it's uncomfortable or puts you out. I did just that as recently as yesterday!
And I just donated my #Playdate earnings to The Cybersmile Foundation 💸
So it's doubly important to remember that we need to stand up to bullies and harassers, even if it's uncomfortable or puts you out. I did just that as recently as yesterday!
Bought a case on AliExpress that makes my iPhone 16 Pro feel kinda like an iPhone 3GS. 😍
They do this case for most models.
a.aliexpress.com/_ExKHYps
Not my hands 💅 or bling 💍
They do this case for most models.
a.aliexpress.com/_ExKHYps
Not my hands 💅 or bling 💍
October 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Bought a case on AliExpress that makes my iPhone 16 Pro feel kinda like an iPhone 3GS. 😍
They do this case for most models.
a.aliexpress.com/_ExKHYps
Not my hands 💅 or bling 💍
They do this case for most models.
a.aliexpress.com/_ExKHYps
Not my hands 💅 or bling 💍
Google really going for it on the upsell.
October 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Google really going for it on the upsell.
Did you know some of my most popular Shareware was made for Windows, pubished around the world www.gingerbeardman.com/archive/tekt...
October 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Did you know some of my most popular Shareware was made for Windows, pubished around the world www.gingerbeardman.com/archive/tekt...
Magazine has been found! PC Answers, November 1995 issue.
October 5, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Magazine has been found! PC Answers, November 1995 issue.
Quiz! What early 90s computer and/or video game magazine am I reading? I would guess it’s ST FORMAT. Can we find it? Would be fun to read it again.
October 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Quiz! What early 90s computer and/or video game magazine am I reading? I would guess it’s ST FORMAT. Can we find it? Would be fun to read it again.
It’s not “Mac vs PC.” It’s “What story am I trying to tell with this screenshot?” The goal is window dressing—not filling every pixel of space. Prioritise what’s inside the window, not how big it is. It’s part UI design, part presentation. It’s easy if you care about details.
October 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
It’s not “Mac vs PC.” It’s “What story am I trying to tell with this screenshot?” The goal is window dressing—not filling every pixel of space. Prioritise what’s inside the window, not how big it is. It’s part UI design, part presentation. It’s easy if you care about details.