Nick Fisher
@nickf18.bsky.social
Programmer. Writer. Pop culture junkie / reviewer. I code for a living and write for fun.
🇬🇧 living in 🇺🇸 (Los Angeles, CA)
🇬🇧 living in 🇺🇸 (Los Angeles, CA)
"UK blocks Imgur"
"UK 'looking into' trackable digital ID system"
"Ted Cruz calls for end to attacking paedophiles"
"Trump declares war on.. Portland?"
what a perfect week to start planning a homemade rocket to space and never coming back
"UK 'looking into' trackable digital ID system"
"Ted Cruz calls for end to attacking paedophiles"
"Trump declares war on.. Portland?"
what a perfect week to start planning a homemade rocket to space and never coming back
September 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
"UK blocks Imgur"
"UK 'looking into' trackable digital ID system"
"Ted Cruz calls for end to attacking paedophiles"
"Trump declares war on.. Portland?"
what a perfect week to start planning a homemade rocket to space and never coming back
"UK 'looking into' trackable digital ID system"
"Ted Cruz calls for end to attacking paedophiles"
"Trump declares war on.. Portland?"
what a perfect week to start planning a homemade rocket to space and never coming back
We have always been at war with ̶ ̶E̶a̶s̶t̶a̶s̶i̶a̶ ̶ ̶ ̶L̶o̶s̶ ̶A̶n̶g̶e̶l̶e̶s̶ ̶ Chicago
September 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
We have always been at war with ̶ ̶E̶a̶s̶t̶a̶s̶i̶a̶ ̶ ̶ ̶L̶o̶s̶ ̶A̶n̶g̶e̶l̶e̶s̶ ̶ Chicago
If you see this, quote this post with a title screen that's iconic to you
August 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
If you see this, quote this post with a title screen that's iconic to you
Signs of a dark timeline: AI getting used for draconian face recognition, and yet there still isn’t a browser extension using it to block any YouTube thumbnail with some moron pulling an OTT expression
July 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Signs of a dark timeline: AI getting used for draconian face recognition, and yet there still isn’t a browser extension using it to block any YouTube thumbnail with some moron pulling an OTT expression
1. Be a Japanese game music producer.
2. Create a banger of a jungle track for a racing game you're working on.
3. Use it solely for the skippable instant replays.
*sigh* I miss the music of the early PS days.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR8e...
2. Create a banger of a jungle track for a racing game you're working on.
3. Use it solely for the skippable instant replays.
*sigh* I miss the music of the early PS days.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR8e...
Replay - Touge 3
YouTube video by St. Rizla
www.youtube.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
1. Be a Japanese game music producer.
2. Create a banger of a jungle track for a racing game you're working on.
3. Use it solely for the skippable instant replays.
*sigh* I miss the music of the early PS days.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR8e...
2. Create a banger of a jungle track for a racing game you're working on.
3. Use it solely for the skippable instant replays.
*sigh* I miss the music of the early PS days.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR8e...
Digging up TV from the recent past can yield odd finds. Notably Moonbeam City, a forgotten animated sitcom from 2015 that combined Miami Vice, a Patrick Nagel art style and Archer-esque humour into 10 absurd but mostly engaging episodes.
Review below!
www.cultofdistraction.com/posts/review...
Review below!
www.cultofdistraction.com/posts/review...
REVIEW: Moonbeam City
Comedy Central's short-lived animated 80s parody still has bang for its buck, despite too much reliance on Archer-esque humour.
www.cultofdistraction.com
June 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Digging up TV from the recent past can yield odd finds. Notably Moonbeam City, a forgotten animated sitcom from 2015 that combined Miami Vice, a Patrick Nagel art style and Archer-esque humour into 10 absurd but mostly engaging episodes.
Review below!
www.cultofdistraction.com/posts/review...
Review below!
www.cultofdistraction.com/posts/review...
Trying to write well on the side of a full-time coding job that takes up most of your mental energy each day is daunting. I have no idea how those coders with well-maintained blogs do it, but they have my awe and respect.
June 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Trying to write well on the side of a full-time coding job that takes up most of your mental energy each day is daunting. I have no idea how those coders with well-maintained blogs do it, but they have my awe and respect.
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Jonathan Joss was Comanche and Apache and an openly gay actor.
He was murdered while looking at the remains of his dogs at his own house that was burnt down.
The killer yelled homophobic slurs before shooting him.
This is the real world consequences of the hatred that the right commodifies
He was murdered while looking at the remains of his dogs at his own house that was burnt down.
The killer yelled homophobic slurs before shooting him.
This is the real world consequences of the hatred that the right commodifies
June 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Jonathan Joss was Comanche and Apache and an openly gay actor.
He was murdered while looking at the remains of his dogs at his own house that was burnt down.
The killer yelled homophobic slurs before shooting him.
This is the real world consequences of the hatred that the right commodifies
He was murdered while looking at the remains of his dogs at his own house that was burnt down.
The killer yelled homophobic slurs before shooting him.
This is the real world consequences of the hatred that the right commodifies
The space opera franchise that is Macross is one of the most beloved anime series’ of all time. 'Do You Remember Love?', the feature-length movie of the original TV series, got a new 4k blu-ray in Japan earlier this year.
Does it still stand as an all-time classic? You betcha. tinyurl.com/3k75jwyj
Does it still stand as an all-time classic? You betcha. tinyurl.com/3k75jwyj
REVIEW - Macross: Do You Remember Love?
Japan's most iconic space opera saga scintillates in the 21st century thanks to a spectacular 4k remaster and an enduring tale of love and war.
tinyurl.com
May 31, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The space opera franchise that is Macross is one of the most beloved anime series’ of all time. 'Do You Remember Love?', the feature-length movie of the original TV series, got a new 4k blu-ray in Japan earlier this year.
Does it still stand as an all-time classic? You betcha. tinyurl.com/3k75jwyj
Does it still stand as an all-time classic? You betcha. tinyurl.com/3k75jwyj
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There are those who will tell you that Sega Rally Championship is overrated. Those people are not to be trusted. This game whipped so hard in 1995 that it rid Japan of the "taboo" of rally racers, brought realistic driving on different surfaces to the fore of racer design, *and* still rules today.
30 years of the Sega Saturn: Sega Rally Championship
The rally racer that made rally racers a key part of the industry instead of outliers.
retroxp.beehiiv.com
May 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
There are those who will tell you that Sega Rally Championship is overrated. Those people are not to be trusted. This game whipped so hard in 1995 that it rid Japan of the "taboo" of rally racers, brought realistic driving on different surfaces to the fore of racer design, *and* still rules today.
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"What the U.S. is doing now is not reform. It is rejecting the very system it created." - Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong
(April 8, 2025)
(April 8, 2025)
April 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"What the U.S. is doing now is not reform. It is rejecting the very system it created." - Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong
(April 8, 2025)
(April 8, 2025)
For my indie game this weekend, I'll be playing Turbo Dismount 2 by Secret Exit / Parta Games.
In a saluted return for the 'Dismount' series, you score points by throwing human mannequins into stunts that, through your control, go horribly wrong.
The more brutal the crash, the higher the score!
In a saluted return for the 'Dismount' series, you score points by throwing human mannequins into stunts that, through your control, go horribly wrong.
The more brutal the crash, the higher the score!
April 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
For my indie game this weekend, I'll be playing Turbo Dismount 2 by Secret Exit / Parta Games.
In a saluted return for the 'Dismount' series, you score points by throwing human mannequins into stunts that, through your control, go horribly wrong.
The more brutal the crash, the higher the score!
In a saluted return for the 'Dismount' series, you score points by throwing human mannequins into stunts that, through your control, go horribly wrong.
The more brutal the crash, the higher the score!
Very late thoughts on yesterday's Nintendo Direct, and the Switch 2:
- Mario Kart World looks good (KO / grand tour races)!
- Gamechat + GameShare are long overdue
- Really want to give the mouse mode a go
- Ooh, Duskbloods!
- Ooh, new Professor Layton game!
- Ugh. Pricing. Gonna wait til Xmas.
- Mario Kart World looks good (KO / grand tour races)!
- Gamechat + GameShare are long overdue
- Really want to give the mouse mode a go
- Ooh, Duskbloods!
- Ooh, new Professor Layton game!
- Ugh. Pricing. Gonna wait til Xmas.
April 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Very late thoughts on yesterday's Nintendo Direct, and the Switch 2:
- Mario Kart World looks good (KO / grand tour races)!
- Gamechat + GameShare are long overdue
- Really want to give the mouse mode a go
- Ooh, Duskbloods!
- Ooh, new Professor Layton game!
- Ugh. Pricing. Gonna wait til Xmas.
- Mario Kart World looks good (KO / grand tour races)!
- Gamechat + GameShare are long overdue
- Really want to give the mouse mode a go
- Ooh, Duskbloods!
- Ooh, new Professor Layton game!
- Ugh. Pricing. Gonna wait til Xmas.
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Official Statement: Miles 'Tails' Prower
April 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Official Statement: Miles 'Tails' Prower
Got a tip-off from a friend about House of Protection, an electronic rock / punk band from right here in LA, and figured I'd keep on spreading the word.
We need music like this right now.
#MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoCf...
We need music like this right now.
#MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoCf...
House Of Protection - Fire (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by House of Protection
www.youtube.com
March 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Got a tip-off from a friend about House of Protection, an electronic rock / punk band from right here in LA, and figured I'd keep on spreading the word.
We need music like this right now.
#MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoCf...
We need music like this right now.
#MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoCf...
With a cast of 50+ planned, how on Earth are Marvel going to fit so many actors into Avengers: Doomsday without rushing the whole thing?
Hopeful it won't be a train wreck given the star power on board, but hell if it doesn't already seem like a logistics nightmare.
www.theverge.com/news/636463/...
Hopeful it won't be a train wreck given the star power on board, but hell if it doesn't already seem like a logistics nightmare.
www.theverge.com/news/636463/...
Marvel unveils the gigantic cast for Avengers: Doomsday
Phase 6 is almost here.
www.theverge.com
March 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
With a cast of 50+ planned, how on Earth are Marvel going to fit so many actors into Avengers: Doomsday without rushing the whole thing?
Hopeful it won't be a train wreck given the star power on board, but hell if it doesn't already seem like a logistics nightmare.
www.theverge.com/news/636463/...
Hopeful it won't be a train wreck given the star power on board, but hell if it doesn't already seem like a logistics nightmare.
www.theverge.com/news/636463/...
Song for the week.
Ulrich Schnauss - Knuddelmaus (2019 Remaster)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E61l...
#MusicSky #ambientmusic #downtempo #chill
Ulrich Schnauss - Knuddelmaus (2019 Remaster)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E61l...
#MusicSky #ambientmusic #downtempo #chill
Knuddelmaus (2019 remaster)
YouTube video by Ulrich Schnauss - Topic
www.youtube.com
March 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Song for the week.
Ulrich Schnauss - Knuddelmaus (2019 Remaster)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E61l...
#MusicSky #ambientmusic #downtempo #chill
Ulrich Schnauss - Knuddelmaus (2019 Remaster)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E61l...
#MusicSky #ambientmusic #downtempo #chill
As an English football nut living in the States, I've grown an affinity over the years for the exploits of the USMNT - especially their 2002 and 1994 WC teams.
They may have been 'underdogs', but they certainly had talent.
Looking forward to the upcoming '94 doc!
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
They may have been 'underdogs', but they certainly had talent.
Looking forward to the upcoming '94 doc!
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Imagine Making Documentary About U.S. Men’s Soccer Team Historic Run at 1994 World Cup (EXCLUSIVE)
Imagine is making a documentary about the U.S. Men's Soccer Team's historic 1994 World Cup run.
variety.com
March 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
As an English football nut living in the States, I've grown an affinity over the years for the exploits of the USMNT - especially their 2002 and 1994 WC teams.
They may have been 'underdogs', but they certainly had talent.
Looking forward to the upcoming '94 doc!
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
They may have been 'underdogs', but they certainly had talent.
Looking forward to the upcoming '94 doc!
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
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OK, gonna throw this spicy bomb out there.
If you're fortunate enough to have disposable income, then right now it is your duty to use that income wisely. You have agency over how you spend it and you should own how you spend it.
Your decisions do, in fact, affect stock prices of big corporations.
If you're fortunate enough to have disposable income, then right now it is your duty to use that income wisely. You have agency over how you spend it and you should own how you spend it.
Your decisions do, in fact, affect stock prices of big corporations.
March 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
OK, gonna throw this spicy bomb out there.
If you're fortunate enough to have disposable income, then right now it is your duty to use that income wisely. You have agency over how you spend it and you should own how you spend it.
Your decisions do, in fact, affect stock prices of big corporations.
If you're fortunate enough to have disposable income, then right now it is your duty to use that income wisely. You have agency over how you spend it and you should own how you spend it.
Your decisions do, in fact, affect stock prices of big corporations.
Nice opinion piece from El Reg regarding the financial future of online publications.
It's not great that quality content on the 'free' Web is dying. But I'll take the Wikipedia / Patreon approach over ads and enshittified UX to get it any day of the week.
www.theregister.com/2025/03/17/u...
It's not great that quality content on the 'free' Web is dying. But I'll take the Wikipedia / Patreon approach over ads and enshittified UX to get it any day of the week.
www.theregister.com/2025/03/17/u...
This one weird trick can make online publishing better
Opinion: Well, maybe not richer, but we're about to find out
www.theregister.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Nice opinion piece from El Reg regarding the financial future of online publications.
It's not great that quality content on the 'free' Web is dying. But I'll take the Wikipedia / Patreon approach over ads and enshittified UX to get it any day of the week.
www.theregister.com/2025/03/17/u...
It's not great that quality content on the 'free' Web is dying. But I'll take the Wikipedia / Patreon approach over ads and enshittified UX to get it any day of the week.
www.theregister.com/2025/03/17/u...
This weekend's Steam game of note is the brilliant monastic brewing sim that is Ale Abbey.
Train your team of medieval monks and nuns through the rigors of ale in a game that is clearly inspired by the Bullfrog 'Theme' series.
Well worth raising a glass to. Just keep the clergy off the sauce!
Train your team of medieval monks and nuns through the rigors of ale in a game that is clearly inspired by the Bullfrog 'Theme' series.
Well worth raising a glass to. Just keep the clergy off the sauce!
March 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
This weekend's Steam game of note is the brilliant monastic brewing sim that is Ale Abbey.
Train your team of medieval monks and nuns through the rigors of ale in a game that is clearly inspired by the Bullfrog 'Theme' series.
Well worth raising a glass to. Just keep the clergy off the sauce!
Train your team of medieval monks and nuns through the rigors of ale in a game that is clearly inspired by the Bullfrog 'Theme' series.
Well worth raising a glass to. Just keep the clergy off the sauce!
Beware the Ides of March.. and the MCU's continued lousy run.
Reviews for Captain America: Brave New World, Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, Cassandra (Netflix) and, um, Pokemon Concierge.
www.cultofdistraction.com/posts/mini-r...
Reviews for Captain America: Brave New World, Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, Cassandra (Netflix) and, um, Pokemon Concierge.
www.cultofdistraction.com/posts/mini-r...
Mini-Review Blitz: February / March 2025
www.cultofdistraction.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Beware the Ides of March.. and the MCU's continued lousy run.
Reviews for Captain America: Brave New World, Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, Cassandra (Netflix) and, um, Pokemon Concierge.
www.cultofdistraction.com/posts/mini-r...
Reviews for Captain America: Brave New World, Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, Cassandra (Netflix) and, um, Pokemon Concierge.
www.cultofdistraction.com/posts/mini-r...
There's a lot of buzz about 'local first' software for the web. Not sure if it's the full 'future' as advertised here, but interesting benefits are there.
Besides, anything that means you don't have to write so many REST endpoints for the backend can't be all bad. ;)
rxdb.info/articles/loc...
Besides, anything that means you don't have to write so many REST endpoints for the backend can't be all bad. ;)
rxdb.info/articles/loc...
Why Local-First Software Is the Future and its Limitations | RxDB - JavaScript Database
Discover how local-first transforms web apps, boosts offline resilience, and why instant user feedback is becoming the new normal.
rxdb.info
March 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
There's a lot of buzz about 'local first' software for the web. Not sure if it's the full 'future' as advertised here, but interesting benefits are there.
Besides, anything that means you don't have to write so many REST endpoints for the backend can't be all bad. ;)
rxdb.info/articles/loc...
Besides, anything that means you don't have to write so many REST endpoints for the backend can't be all bad. ;)
rxdb.info/articles/loc...
Nilüfer Yanya - Just A Western (Boy Harsher Remix)
#MusicSky #remix #synth
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnt9...
#MusicSky #remix #synth
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnt9...
Nilüfer Yanya - 'Just A Western (Boy Harsher Remix)' (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Nilufer Yanya
www.youtube.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Nilüfer Yanya - Just A Western (Boy Harsher Remix)
#MusicSky #remix #synth
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnt9...
#MusicSky #remix #synth
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnt9...