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I am the administrator, editor, and main writer of The New Leaf Journal (https://thenewleafjournal.com) and The Emu Café Social (https://social.emucafe.org | […]

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I noticed an unusual number of visitors (about 10X as many visitors) being recorded by my local WordPress analytics plugin, Koko Analytics. My server logs revealed that the likely culprit was SBInstitutionsBot/0.1, which appears to be a Japanese bot which […]

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March 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
From 2022, an article featuring four photos of volunteer mushrooms growing in Brooklyn, NYC.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/mushroom-photographs-from-brooklyn-in-the-summer/

#photography #nyc #mushrooms #brooklyn
August 26, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Pigeon building a nest in Forest Hills, Queens: A three-part photo story. As I explain in the article, I initially stopped to take a photograph of the pigeon because it was a pretty pigeon. Little did I know what it was up to when I readied my phone camera […]

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August 23, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Anime News Network posted the following question: "What is your most favorite sports anime series?" I decided to take on this question, but only if I could lie. If that hint is enough for you to guess the answer, or at least narrow it down to two […]

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August 18, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Wrapping my my recent string of classic (or replica classic) Nintendo controller on Linux posts, I discuss a snag I hit and overcame. I was playing Pokémon Red on Lutris. I configured my NES 2 controller in RetroArch. I could not figure out how to map it […]

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August 17, 2024 at 2:01 PM
I am playing Pokémon Red with Lutris' Libretro core on a computer running EndeavourOS. I had been playing with a Nintendo Switch Online SNES controller, but that has more buttons than necessary for a Game Boy game. What if I could play with my original NES […]

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August 16, 2024 at 2:01 PM
A PSA for people running Linux 6.8 or higher: Nintendo Switch controllers, including Nintendo Switch Online controllers, are now picked up automatically. I was using my NSO SNES controller to play Pokémon Red. In this article, I discuss that and the […]

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August 15, 2024 at 10:02 PM
I have an annual New Leaf Journal tradition of publishing an anime year-end review in late December/early January (or April in the case of my 2021 review). I plan to continue the tradition this year. While I save the actual assessments for the review, I […]

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August 15, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Issue 194 of The Newsletter Leaf Journal recapped our 8 new articles from the week of August 3-9, includes 21 links from around the web (with my commentary), and other news and notes.

https://buttondown.com/newsletterleafjournal/archive/194/

#newsletter #aroundtheweb #links
August 14, 2024 at 10:02 PM
I reviewed an excellent visual novel localization called May Sky back in May (shock) 2022. The original Japanese game, Gogatsu no sora, was first released as a Flash game before an installable NScripter version (on which May Sky is based) was made […]

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August 11, 2024 at 10:02 PM