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Review by Sandre the Giant Released: 17th April 2026 The debut release from Polish black metal project Ageless Gateway is the work of one, mysterious individual known as Apparation, and it takes their homeland’s traditionally fiery and...
There has been quite a few Lord of the Rings games in recent years. I think that's a good thing. I hope this brings more people into the boardgame hobby. There are two games in the Lord of the Rings Trick-Taking Game series so far - The...
In the latest example of corporations existing outside of the law, SpaceX (who is for some reason the controlling entity of xAI now) announced they'll be removing the illegal, unpermitted gas turbines they've been running at their...
In the latest example of corporations existing outside of the law, SpaceX (who is for some reason the controlling entity of xAI now) announced they'll be removing the illegal, unpermitted gas turbines they've been running at their...
For the first time I can remember, I'm not choosing my daily driver models on raw intelligence. I'm choosing them on speed. Have we reached an intelligence tipping point? This is probably going to age like spoilt milk, but right now,...
I have come to understand four very different time scales for development of technologies and their deployments. And I think people often jump between them and end up making outrageously wrong, and sometimes damaging, predictions of when...
It can be problematic for a councillor to belong to a community group that get grants from the local authority they sit on. Managing such conflicts of interest requires strict transparency. This should entail not only declarations of...
I smell nods to Edmond Roudnitska's style in Remarkable People, Cécile Matton's 2015 creation for ELdO. I think it's the curry and champagne notes. The curry is slightly sweaty and smells more like cumin, which Roudnitska favored in...
My first official post for Blaugust 2026 comes with me at a crossroads when it comes to blogging. A few years back I began exploring options to move away from WordPress, which started as a blogging platform but has evolved into something...
I learned of Blaugust from the IndieWeb wiki a couple years ago and decided rather spur of the moment to join in this year for the first time. I have honestly been in a bit of a rut (burnout?) when it comes to writing, so a community...
A new game is now available - Memory Match!
Ron Gilbert has just announced Thimbleweed Park 2, which you can already wishlist on Steam. I’m excited! I was a fan of the original game and I’m always happy to see Ron working on a new adventure game with the folks that made the first...
Dean Kremer, the last Oriole among those acquired in the Manny Machado trade, is now a Twin. Almost the last link to the dark days of the rebuild. Ryan Mountcastle is still, tenuously here, and OK, there’s Keegan Akin, who I’d forgotten...
Did I watch a movie just so I'd have something to automatically repost to my blog with my new automatic letterboxd reposting tool? Yes.
Today’s recording is a repeat of The Simpsons – Mom and Pop Art. Media Centre Description: Homer pursues a career as an artist when his misshapen barbecue attracts the attention of a gallery. With the guest voices of Isabella Rossellini...