Doing some maintenance. -steele
All posts by Paracetamol
|
Sunday, 15 March 2026
quote [ cognitive behavioral therapy to help vampires ]
Interesting Visual Novel on dead people accumulating stress over centuries. Nicely executed, if a little linear. I suppose that's how visual novels work, don't they? Here's an insightful interview (thumb) with the creators. Also, it lets you view full-length old movies on a cramped coffin TV, as if the setting wasn't obscure enough already.
|
|
Sunday, 8 March 2026
quote [ The problem, as the critic Nicholas Carr explained, isn't filter failure. It's filter success. ]
Great comment on self-org-graciousness. Also: Antilibrary.
[edit:] Ok, only now I see that this is a page full of self-help-consulting stuff. Aah, whatever, still great advice.
|
|
Saturday, 7 March 2026
quote [ listening to music in an ethical, free and community-based way. (We still have a lot of work to do, but you can try it out!) ]
It's Fair Trade Music Day (via) .. and while Bandcamp alternative Faircamp (via) does not handle payments, it can hook into a distributed web music player. Some labels start to sell their stuff on mirlo now, which is a US coop Bandcamp alternative from 2022.
|
|
Sunday, 1 March 2026
quote [ The Queen's evergrowing talking sword is lost in a faraway land. ]
This is great and funny, stumbled upon it when this was on sale. It's based on a jam prototype and has been a mobile only game for some time until being released on other platforms. Main link goes to a review since the game page is down, devs are from Brazil.
If you're into more gloomy, tactical talking swords, you might like Transistor.
|
|
Friday, 27 February 2026
quote [ he was behind WordPress’s main reason for its success, the one-click upgrade, as well as the solid technical foundation on which the software’s growth and ecosystem is built ]
Great UK dude being interviewed for an unreleased documentary from 6 years ago – after that Mullenweg fiasco it's clear as ever that invested humble people like these are the reason Wordpress became so popular.
|
A People's History of the United States -
History of the US from the perspective of the Indians, Slaves, and Laborers.
|
Thursday, 26 February 2026
quote [ I asked him whether he’d ever tried modifying the way he interacts with people to see whether they would dislike him less. “Very unnatural to me,” he said. “I just say it’s not worth it.” ]
This has supposedly 84 bookmarks at Pinboard and while I feel nothing good comes from giving these people any visibility, it's hard to put down. This being Harper's it still reads like a Vice magazine romp and features an equally chilling visit at the Slate Star person grounds.
Also, A-word trigger warning.
|
|
Sunday, 22 February 2026
quote [ Explore the beautiful world filled with mushrooms and peaceful scenery as you gain the villagers' trust. Platform throughout the lands and enjoy all the game has to offer: meet the characters, jump on bouncy mushrooms, collect items, and more! ]
Got to play this one last weekend .. it's no longer listed on Steam, so the link goes to an ok UK key reselling site.
A lighthearted indie platforming adventure with pixel graphics, particle effects and gravity tricks made in Gamemaker for their kids. It's only 1 to 2 hours with some bonuses like deciphering Martian alphabets and finding extra secrets. 2015 feels very far away playing this. Also, someone (a long tima ago) wrote a search engine for the old YoYo games portal.
|
|
Saturday, 14 February 2026
quote [ They died doing what they loved: each other. ]
No genre ever too niche – this is the second elderly home dating sim I've been recommending here. Quote is from one of the endings. The fetch-quest-in-a-wheelchair theme is fitting, gladly this is no text-heavy visual novel. Writing is good though – the gardening lady expects you to ask everyone for permission before handing her people's stuff.
P.S.: another good itch bundle, too.
|
|
Sunday, 8 February 2026
quote [ This user was actually posting because they wanted advice on restoring their Animal Crossing island, but most commenters recognized that it was a cry for help from someone inside of an abusive relationship. ]
Between struggling online gaming outlets (mostly due to faltering ad and search engine revenue, I guess), new reader-supported ones like Mothership pop up (also jank.cool), putting up articles like this one (here's another one on modding, though paywalled).
|
|
Wednesday, 4 February 2026
quote [ "[…] remains an industry standard for TV animation. […] And because you can't buy a permanent license anymore, it'll just be gone."
[…] it sounds as if Adobe is saying that Animate no longer represents the current direction of the company, which is now more focused on products that incorporate AI technologies. ] 1st quote is linked article, lower one via TechCrunch.
See Adobe's own forum discussion on file access and license duration, with people hinting that "the employees most involved with animate are probably hurt more by this maneuver than most of us."
|
When They Severed Earth from Sky -
How the Human Mind Shapes Myth
| Previous 10 entries by Paracetamol > |
