Mathew Kumar
@mathewkumar.com
Writer of exp. magazine (https://expzine.com). Game developer for hire. He/They.
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Mathew Kumar
@mathewkumar.com
· Sep 16
Pleased to announced that exp. 2602, a new #zine in my exploration of the 1970s releases for the Atari 2600, is available for pre-order NOW at our new online store! Read more: expzine.com/2025/09/16/a...
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January 12, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Although no one is calling me successful, I feel this (especially on views.) Ways to help for FREE:
- SHARE posts (no algorithm here) even better if you add your own thoughts, I welcome engagement!
- Join my Patreon at the free level (posts unlock after a week)
- Join my newsletter: expzine.kit.com
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i don’t wanna hear the name Mr. Beast again for the rest of my life, unless it’s about the seminal 2006 post-rock album by Mogwai
January 11, 2026 at 10:12 PM
i don’t wanna hear the name Mr. Beast again for the rest of my life, unless it’s about the seminal 2006 post-rock album by Mogwai
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Peanuts by Schulz: Friday, November 13, 1981
January 11, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Peanuts by Schulz: Friday, November 13, 1981
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Jesus Christ @lukeoneil47.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Jesus Christ @lukeoneil47.bsky.social
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Combat serious forms of harmful online content, specifically hate speech, terrorist content, content that incites violence, child sexual abuse material and the non-consensual distribution of intimate images, unless the website is X, in which case I guess we’ll do nothing
It was a bigger part of the Liberal party platform during the election here in Canada… not sure what’s happening now.
January 11, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Combat serious forms of harmful online content, specifically hate speech, terrorist content, content that incites violence, child sexual abuse material and the non-consensual distribution of intimate images, unless the website is X, in which case I guess we’ll do nothing
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Hey peeps! Those who have followed me for a while will remember that I put out a regular digi-zine until depression and some other issues bit hard in August.
Well, a new issue is finally out, our 34th. And it's free-to-everyone to download and read.
betweenthescanlines.itch.io/issue-thirty...
Well, a new issue is finally out, our 34th. And it's free-to-everyone to download and read.
betweenthescanlines.itch.io/issue-thirty...
January 10, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Hey peeps! Those who have followed me for a while will remember that I put out a regular digi-zine until depression and some other issues bit hard in August.
Well, a new issue is finally out, our 34th. And it's free-to-everyone to download and read.
betweenthescanlines.itch.io/issue-thirty...
Well, a new issue is finally out, our 34th. And it's free-to-everyone to download and read.
betweenthescanlines.itch.io/issue-thirty...
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Israel's murder of Hind Rajab did indeed pretty much literally prove this true. Then when we got all the evidence, they considered promoting the guy who gave the order to spokesperson of the Israeli army.
January 11, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Israel's murder of Hind Rajab did indeed pretty much literally prove this true. Then when we got all the evidence, they considered promoting the guy who gave the order to spokesperson of the Israeli army.
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A ream of norms are being shattered daily, but as a tech expert this one really shocks me. For a generation CSAM has been *THE* flaming red line for a tech platform. If they spent money on ANYTHING, it was moderating it miles away. To even have the whiff of it was a Federal kiss of death. Now? 🤷♂️
I want to highlight this important story by my friends @nbcnews.com - www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne... "The Internet Watch Foundation said it found topless images of girls that dark web forum users attributed to xAI’s Grok Imagine." <-- the AI generated CSAM / NCII immediately escapes containment
Dark web users cite Grok as tool for making 'criminal imagery' of kids, U.K. watchdog says
The Internet Watch Foundation said it found topless images of girls that dark web forum users attributed to xAI’s Grok Imagine.
www.nbcnews.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:11 PM
A ream of norms are being shattered daily, but as a tech expert this one really shocks me. For a generation CSAM has been *THE* flaming red line for a tech platform. If they spent money on ANYTHING, it was moderating it miles away. To even have the whiff of it was a Federal kiss of death. Now? 🤷♂️
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LA Metro is moving ahead with an automated metro subway route linking UCLA and the San Fernando Valley, providing an effective transit option in one of the most trafficked corridors in the nation.
January 10, 2026 at 8:36 PM
LA Metro is moving ahead with an automated metro subway route linking UCLA and the San Fernando Valley, providing an effective transit option in one of the most trafficked corridors in the nation.
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alright well never going there again i suppose www.avclub.com/alamo-drafth...
Following labor disputes, Alamo Drafthouse pilots second-screen ordering experience
Following labor disputes, Alamo Drafthouse pilots second-screen ordering experience
www.avclub.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:51 PM
alright well never going there again i suppose www.avclub.com/alamo-drafth...
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"Political opponents" is doing some dire work here. The guy with the child sexual abuse factory is Only a Political Opponent. You don't *really* care about there being such a thing as a child sexual abuse factory, you just want to Censor his Speech because you're evil and stupid and so goddamn crazy
So how we feelin' about that Epic ecosystem nowadays?
We all feel confident that Fortnite is a good spot for kids to hang out?
We all feel confident that Fortnite is a good spot for kids to hang out?
January 10, 2026 at 7:27 AM
"Political opponents" is doing some dire work here. The guy with the child sexual abuse factory is Only a Political Opponent. You don't *really* care about there being such a thing as a child sexual abuse factory, you just want to Censor his Speech because you're evil and stupid and so goddamn crazy
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January 9, 2026 at 8:53 PM
You have to understand that they gave the Nobel Peace Prize to Henry Kissinger in 1973 yet with this the prize has never been more debased
This is sad on so many levels — about something that was intended to celebrate the best in people.
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/w...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/w...
January 9, 2026 at 10:53 PM
You have to understand that they gave the Nobel Peace Prize to Henry Kissinger in 1973 yet with this the prize has never been more debased
From the exp. archive: In 2014 I lived out my football fantasies and get signed by, uh, Dumbarton. On the excellent story generator New Star Soccer (New Star Games, 2012):
New Star Soccer (New Star Games, 2012) - exp.
For those among us who wish they got called up to play football by, uh, Dumbarton.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
From the exp. archive: In 2014 I lived out my football fantasies and get signed by, uh, Dumbarton. On the excellent story generator New Star Soccer (New Star Games, 2012):
Fell asleep on a plane and dreamt there was a new The Streets song, where Mike Skinner rapped the chorus “comprehensively tested, fully debunked, an elephant can’t take a piss through their trunk.”
January 9, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Fell asleep on a plane and dreamt there was a new The Streets song, where Mike Skinner rapped the chorus “comprehensively tested, fully debunked, an elephant can’t take a piss through their trunk.”
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I wrote earlier about the catastrophic effects of pro-Israel pressure campaigns on our cultural institutions, but it seems no lessons have been learned
open.substack.com/pub/nickfeik...
open.substack.com/pub/nickfeik...
January 9, 2026 at 4:14 AM
I wrote earlier about the catastrophic effects of pro-Israel pressure campaigns on our cultural institutions, but it seems no lessons have been learned
open.substack.com/pub/nickfeik...
open.substack.com/pub/nickfeik...
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this is your mission. roll up to this daycare in full tactical gear to harass some kids and teachers. when you get spooked by your own shadow like a panicked horse and start shooting your gun, our pedophile president will call the person you shot a terrorist. good luck soldier
January 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
this is your mission. roll up to this daycare in full tactical gear to harass some kids and teachers. when you get spooked by your own shadow like a panicked horse and start shooting your gun, our pedophile president will call the person you shot a terrorist. good luck soldier
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You won’t be prepared for Sonic’s voice
3. Segasonic Cosmo Fighter
This is a game meant for a kids ride, so it's over in a few minutes with nothing to it and I sure can't emulate the ride part at home either, but I played it because it has the funny Sonic voice
They should bring this voice back imo
This is a game meant for a kids ride, so it's over in a few minutes with nothing to it and I sure can't emulate the ride part at home either, but I played it because it has the funny Sonic voice
They should bring this voice back imo
January 8, 2026 at 10:57 PM
You won’t be prepared for Sonic’s voice
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The man who literally wrote the book on the use of vehicles as ramming weapons says any claim Good used hers as such is false, and that her execution, followed by the false claim, is "death squad behavior."
🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
January 8, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The man who literally wrote the book on the use of vehicles as ramming weapons says any claim Good used hers as such is false, and that her execution, followed by the false claim, is "death squad behavior."
someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is dying
Dreamcast Essentials: Sonic Adventure, Soul Calibur, & Sega Rally 2
Source: Dreamcast Magazine (UK) 3 (November 1999)
Scan Source: Out-of-Print Archive
#retrogaming #sega
Source: Dreamcast Magazine (UK) 3 (November 1999)
Scan Source: Out-of-Print Archive
#retrogaming #sega
January 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM
someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is dying
This is a perfect companion to a Metroid playthrough. It helps guide you without holding your hand too much, and I used it in my own recent trip through the game:
January 8, 2026 at 6:09 PM
This is a perfect companion to a Metroid playthrough. It helps guide you without holding your hand too much, and I used it in my own recent trip through the game:
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I know that you know this. I know this already. But the 404 reporting is clear-eyed and direct.
January 7, 2026 at 11:15 PM
I know that you know this. I know this already. But the 404 reporting is clear-eyed and direct.
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I am a simple person who thinks that telling the truth about things is important. I watched the video footage of this shooting, and the killing is casual and unhurried. DHS and aligned political actors are very ready to present a story of rushed, panicked violence, and it just is not true.
NEW: At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
Our latest:
DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
Our latest:
DHS Is Lying To You About ICE Shooting a Woman
At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
www.404media.co
January 7, 2026 at 11:14 PM
I am a simple person who thinks that telling the truth about things is important. I watched the video footage of this shooting, and the killing is casual and unhurried. DHS and aligned political actors are very ready to present a story of rushed, panicked violence, and it just is not true.
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im sorry i know it sucks but journalists are going to have to be willing to get fired for simply describing what they see happening with their own eyes, you look like fucking morons
"Was the officer struck by the vehicle, as President Trump insists, or did the car pass by or around him?"
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
January 8, 2026 at 2:53 AM
im sorry i know it sucks but journalists are going to have to be willing to get fired for simply describing what they see happening with their own eyes, you look like fucking morons