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Friday, 2 October 2026
quote [ A short, strange, satisfying adventure for those in search of something different. ]
Polish hidden object game with nice visuals, a touch of Zak McKracken and slightly annoying puzzles. Should you be stuck on the hat sequence, remember that it's about the hat's perspective.
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Sunday, 27 September 2026
quote [ Blackout will be over for you in an afternoon even if you're a leisurely reader and keen to tap it out completely. One path through it takes a fast reader about an hour, but you'd be cheating yourself if you didn't give it another few goes to see the alternative paths and endings. It'll make for a good afternoon, and we could all use more of those. ]
Interactive fiction from Brazil that's well-written and horrific. I played like 3 or 4 games and keep returning to it. Also, I don't know where I stumbled about this but there's a Sin Vega review (quote source, paywalled) from 2021, so it might be that.
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Monday, 21 September 2026
quote [ “I mean, I’m from Southeast Asia,” said a former BBM writer in the Philippines. “I think them hiring from here was always a cost-cutting effort.”
But the firings were “still shocking,” a different Filipino writer added. “And of course, it felt a little dystopian, honestly, to have your writing used to train AI, and then to have that AI replace you.” ] Oi what a gruesome read on Brown Brothers Media, possibly topping already bad practices of shops like Valnet. Via Sunday Papers.
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Sunday, 20 September 2026
quote [ A short, free, weird murder mystery ]
Had fun playing this very short game you solve by investigating a fantasy setting made of cardboard, complete with tracing cues and taking case notes as a Sherlock Homunculus, concluded by a fireside Agatha Christie get-together.
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Tuesday, 15 September 2026
quote [ We can't even begin to respond when so many people don't know or understand what's going on, or who just see Omarchy as just another Linux distro. The money DHH has raised is explicitly going into marketing and reputation-washing. ]
This wall of shame does a good job of explaining why one should steer clear of this project and be wary of the power distribution it aspires to.
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Where Do We Go From Here? -
Chaos or Community? Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. makes a plea for the future of humanity
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Monday, 14 September 2026
quote [ Search for frogs and toads, uncover secrets, and help Uncle Froger gather everyone for a family photo. ]
Just posting about this friendly cozy game from Poland. Main link is the devs, itch link has extra colouring sheets, Steam the 2nd part that released recently.
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Thursday, 3 September 2026
quote [ The summer of 2013 will remain the moment we finally realized how broken the Internet was ]
Because it came up in the chat: See the linked appendix section for how Firefox or other systems rely on service calls for "Safe Browsing" features that are usually on by default.
Quote is from the project homepage, which aged badly. Interestingly, their main concern (for a more open internet) seemed not the infrastructure in itself but privacy concerns. Thumb is New South Wales Museum via commons.flickr.com again.
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quote [ a clear biological reason why older brains start blending memories together remains an open question. ]
The paper is available online but the article does a good job of summarizing it, safe for the ugly AI infographic.
thumb is Congress Library via commons.flickr.com
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Friday, 28 August 2026
quote [ A cozy game about packing bags. ]
Pack your bags by packing and stacking. Found this while checking on the "cozy" tag on itch (I know) after completing the Nippets hidden object game. Demo but pretty satisfying: there's a "wiggle" button to gain extra space.
[Edit:] damn reposted my own suggestion, sorry.
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Wednesday, 26 August 2026
quote [ (I hope you just skimmed that. It’s long, isn’t it!) ]
Interesting analysis on the additive nature of generators, the post links to the full paper. "Calculating emotional arcs on Reddit" looks like a fun exercise.
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