I feel like the chunky polygons of early 3D are one of the last big reference points that isn’t hyper-specific, and also is clearly achievable by indie devs (especially in the throwback platformer space).
February 6, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I feel like the chunky polygons of early 3D are one of the last big reference points that isn’t hyper-specific, and also is clearly achievable by indie devs (especially in the throwback platformer space).
The entrance to my office building has a set of single steps walked into the two feet of snow and ice.
February 2, 2026 at 4:20 PM
The entrance to my office building has a set of single steps walked into the two feet of snow and ice.
I continue to think one of the big infrastructure challenges of the next administration is re-building from cyber and intelligence failures/crimes that rip a hole in any notion of information security.
February 2, 2026 at 4:19 PM
I continue to think one of the big infrastructure challenges of the next administration is re-building from cyber and intelligence failures/crimes that rip a hole in any notion of information security.
My not-at-all-well-founded suspicion is that there's a lot more indexing happening on a per element draw basis under the hood with the expectation that you're doing way more natural language interaction via Spotlight and the AI features.
February 2, 2026 at 2:37 AM
My not-at-all-well-founded suspicion is that there's a lot more indexing happening on a per element draw basis under the hood with the expectation that you're doing way more natural language interaction via Spotlight and the AI features.
Baseline performance as a whole has taken a noticeable hit (at least in my experience) in both iOS26 and Tahoe, even with relatively new hardware.
It's not the first set of releases I've had complaints over, but is definitely the first I'd describe as actually sloppy.
It's not the first set of releases I've had complaints over, but is definitely the first I'd describe as actually sloppy.
February 2, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Baseline performance as a whole has taken a noticeable hit (at least in my experience) in both iOS26 and Tahoe, even with relatively new hardware.
It's not the first set of releases I've had complaints over, but is definitely the first I'd describe as actually sloppy.
It's not the first set of releases I've had complaints over, but is definitely the first I'd describe as actually sloppy.
Well, they *are* powered by fear so that tracks.
January 30, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Well, they *are* powered by fear so that tracks.
Now hold on, Donald Duck is a proud antifascist (with a fantasticatrillionaire uncle but we don't hold that against him) and single father.
January 29, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Now hold on, Donald Duck is a proud antifascist (with a fantasticatrillionaire uncle but we don't hold that against him) and single father.
One of the sons desperately swimming out into the storm screaming about how they can't lose their meal ticket…
January 28, 2026 at 10:34 PM
One of the sons desperately swimming out into the storm screaming about how they can't lose their meal ticket…
Gotta assume it's that every vizier is freelancing, but it does help rhetorically make the point when the ostensible demands have nothing to do with the nominal agencies on the ground.
January 25, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Gotta assume it's that every vizier is freelancing, but it does help rhetorically make the point when the ostensible demands have nothing to do with the nominal agencies on the ground.
As with using children as bait, and kidnapping those who had fed them, it's another indication that for whatever the professed faith of any of these officials, they do not fear nearly enough for their immortal souls.
January 24, 2026 at 3:43 AM
As with using children as bait, and kidnapping those who had fed them, it's another indication that for whatever the professed faith of any of these officials, they do not fear nearly enough for their immortal souls.
Somehow, old retail mixed with weeb aspects appears to have been a way more popular aesthetic mode for a good chunk of the last two decades than I’d have guessed back when this dropped:
Floral Shoppe - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 23, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Somehow, old retail mixed with weeb aspects appears to have been a way more popular aesthetic mode for a good chunk of the last two decades than I’d have guessed back when this dropped:
Depending on your locale, it may be worth trying to see if any theaters are doing a specialized run of any of the nominees as a promotional thing.
January 23, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Depending on your locale, it may be worth trying to see if any theaters are doing a specialized run of any of the nominees as a promotional thing.
Hard to beat Tetris, I think.
January 21, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Hard to beat Tetris, I think.
While I hope that dissolution of this agency winds up being dully bureaucratic, I fear that with each attempt to place itself beyond the reach of any check, that the only remedies left will be increasingly dramatic.
January 21, 2026 at 11:26 PM
While I hope that dissolution of this agency winds up being dully bureaucratic, I fear that with each attempt to place itself beyond the reach of any check, that the only remedies left will be increasingly dramatic.
Particularly interesting since Massachusetts is also the state which has the highest per capita spending on the state lottery, if I recall correctly.
January 21, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Particularly interesting since Massachusetts is also the state which has the highest per capita spending on the state lottery, if I recall correctly.
Okay, but High West and cola nut infused vermouth Manhattan?
January 14, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Okay, but High West and cola nut infused vermouth Manhattan?
Rape culture as administration.
January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Rape culture as administration.
The man has a gift for making subtext into text , I suppose.
January 12, 2026 at 2:28 AM
The man has a gift for making subtext into text , I suppose.
While I do not endorse the combo exactly, I do endorse the music video.
Cartoons and Vodka - Official Music Video - Jinkx Monsoon
YouTube video by Jinkx Monsoon
www.youtube.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:59 PM
While I do not endorse the combo exactly, I do endorse the music video.
It is, regrettably, more efficient at extracting the good bean chemicals if a bit more effort.
January 11, 2026 at 6:55 PM
It is, regrettably, more efficient at extracting the good bean chemicals if a bit more effort.
Christ, whoever is running their comms really has a wealth of knowledge of international fascist deep cuts to draw from.
January 11, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Christ, whoever is running their comms really has a wealth of knowledge of international fascist deep cuts to draw from.
On the one hand, extremely bad that this is happening.
On the other hand, from potential allies‘ and partners‘ perspectives, can you imagine the amount of crow and bad deals US diplomats are going to eat to get back into good graces?
On the other hand, from potential allies‘ and partners‘ perspectives, can you imagine the amount of crow and bad deals US diplomats are going to eat to get back into good graces?
January 11, 2026 at 3:36 AM
On the one hand, extremely bad that this is happening.
On the other hand, from potential allies‘ and partners‘ perspectives, can you imagine the amount of crow and bad deals US diplomats are going to eat to get back into good graces?
On the other hand, from potential allies‘ and partners‘ perspectives, can you imagine the amount of crow and bad deals US diplomats are going to eat to get back into good graces?
These bozos ain‘t even taking advantage of being the unmarked gender, I tell you what. Shows a real lack of faith in their demonstrable qualities, I say.
(I do not know why I felt the need to Foghorn Leghorn that as much as I did)
(I do not know why I felt the need to Foghorn Leghorn that as much as I did)
January 11, 2026 at 3:33 AM
These bozos ain‘t even taking advantage of being the unmarked gender, I tell you what. Shows a real lack of faith in their demonstrable qualities, I say.
(I do not know why I felt the need to Foghorn Leghorn that as much as I did)
(I do not know why I felt the need to Foghorn Leghorn that as much as I did)