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Comanche Tactics I dont remember from I cant believe it was out 15 years ago. The video AI is impressive and hilarious at the same time. The imagery is often engaging but the context is can be crazy. I don’t know how accurate the...
I sat down and plowed through Knytt Classic in a single sitting. While I was doing it, I had a lot of thoughts about why this game was so influential to me and others, and what it was like to be "in" the "scene" of indie game enjoyers...
The admirable futures and business writer Art Kleiner has a long post on his Substack outlining what he thinks we already know about the 2030s. He’s not making predictions, exactly. More just pointing out that we can see right now some...
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In 1999, I was the Irish Node [director and sole-employee] of a European academic quango. We had an AGM in one venue or another, and for 1999 some bright spark suggested that the German node at Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ) in...
No, not again, I hear you think. But look at it. It’s a mess and there’s no fixing it. A 2005-style left side column bar. My brother told me it was too distracting, and it has no internal consistency either. And what about those rounded...
Wow! (just wow)
If you’ve ever wanted a reliable recipe for soft, homemade burger buns, these Easy Burger Buns are a beautiful place to start. These buns have quickly became a favourite in my kitchen. Adapted from a vegan recipe I found online, I’ve...
TODO summary
Welcome news is so rare in our withered literary culture, we are obligated to celebrate good new work when we encounter it. The summer 2026 issue of New Verse Review has been published, and it includes work by several of our finest...
I noted down a discipline practice that one of my favorite creators used. I had also seen this practice with a successful student, Yesh Dattareya, at the OMSCS. His (Bill Watterson's) approach to deadlines was to stay well ahead of them....
Jack (CEO of Patreon) gives a great talk about the struggles of being an artist with the internet from the 90s to today, a history of tech and art, and lessons learned. Heartfelt insights into working through 2026 "content creation"...
Strain is what happens before something breaks.In Jackson, IL, everyone is under some kind of strain. The students are trying to act normal. The parents who know less than they think, or the ones who know more than they let on. The...
Perfume PosseCarded Samples Portia Sniffed August 2026 OK Posse! There have been dozens of carded samples on or around my desk for ages. Some of them may have been sitting here for years. Yes, that is the kind of messy MoFo you’re...