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The golden age of video games, toxic AIs, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#11)
Spring is here, and with it a lot of sand from the Sahara, which in combination with my allergies have destroyed my throat this week. The Russian invasion of Ukraine seems to be stagnant, but no advances in the peace talks have ended with Russia mobilising even more troops. We’ll see how stuff develops in…
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The Sandman influence, Crypto champions, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#10)
Spring is almost here, and my allergies are making a good proof of that. Still focused mainly on the conflict in Ukraine, but with a few good articles on different topics. Let’s get to it. It’s the mystery that endures. Not the explanation The Sandman is truly a masterpiece. It is not only a good…
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Secret Cosmere books, dreams of Californication, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#09)
Lots of news this week. For the last few days I have been very focused on the conflict on Ukraine, and I was quite worried that the recap could seem a bit mono-thematic. However, I had the luck to come across interesting things to lighten up the mood a little. Let’s get to it: My…
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Virtual realities, a GOTY contender, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#08)
So Russia ended up invading Ukraine. Seems like both Europe and the US will hastily react by doing… something useful? In a couple weeks? After the invasion ends? Everyone seems to have forgotten how history developed the last time a bully started invading European territories and diplomats did nothing that could break «peace». Economic sanctions…
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LOTR, Cyberblinds, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#07)
Quite a slow week on the news side, mainly waiting for ww3 to start? Anyway, work is going quite good recently, and there are a couple cool links to share. Let’s start: Cool gamepad mods Pretty nice mod on a playstation gamepad in order to play with just a hand. It reminded me of the…
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Fusion reactors, Starlink crashes, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#06)
Hitting deadlines like a champ, but now I need to sleep for the whole weekend. A short list of cool stuff I managed to read while sleep deprived: For the jillionth time Futurama is coming back! I honestly liked how the show ended the last time, and I cannot help but think this is another…
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Sony’s Destiny, Leonardo’s telescope, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#05)
Really packed week. Maybe some good job-related news in the near future? Crossing fingers. Also, more and more deadlines incoming, and winter is hitting quite hard during the past few days: Spring, come save us soon. A matter of Destiny? Who would have thought that, after creating the most iconic Xbox IP (Halo), Bungie would…
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Maus, the Pixel experience, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#04)
I. Need. To. Sleep. Week. Has. Been. Ex. Haus. Ting. Fox only, no items, final destination A couple cool pieces on how mainstream video games have become. The one on FT goes along the huge amounts of money the industry has been generating during the last decades, overcoming other forms of cultural content such as…