Stargrace listens in on her first Signal Cartel leadership fireside in EVE Online—warm jokes, real stats, and a tantalizing, still-redacted future for Anoikis Division recruitment that leaves her both
Syp cheers LOTRO Update 46.1’s global UI scaling, laughs at a quest that literally tells you to stop trying to tame a young elephant, and grinds through overtuned high-HP mobs on the way to level 160.
Tipa digs into Tunnels & Trolls: A New Age’s quickstart—new stats, no classes, renamed spells, and altered combat—and worries the redesign sands off the quirky charm that made T&T special.
CrazyKinux is rebooting EVE Blog Banter as The New Eden Banter: monthly prompts, link roundups, and a “be cool” rule—basically bringing blog-hopping New Eden vibes back in 2026.
Bhagpuss nears Baldur’s Gate 3’s final battle with dread, calling out late-game chaos and a camera that fights you (hello z-axis), plus a haunted multi-floor house that forced reload city.
Belghast’s “Sibling Time” pivots from a Destiny Rising slump to Dune Awakening prep (yes, a sandbike booster seat) and an Enshrouded return—plus the classic struggle of joining co-op while “offline.”
Wilhelm’s Guild Wars crew hits Yak’s Bend feeling buff with new henchmen, then learns overland scaling and squishy melee buddies mean wipes, penalties, and very whiny escort “helpers.”
Warner compares today’s AI rush to past crazes like vaping, legalization, and netbooks, arguing we’re still in the messy tinkering phase—like smart homes—while hype swings between utopia and doom.
Joar reflects on leaving a long job and sorting what actually transfers: credentials vs skills, contacts vs real network, and why what you can do matters more than titles, authority, or org charts.
Bruce Schneier flags AISLE’s AI finding 12 OpenSSL zero-days (and even proposing patches), underscoring how AI-driven vuln discovery is accelerating—and how both attackers and defenders will use it.
Dave Winer starts a new Twitter account and riffs on RSS-world confusion after a Spurlock feed reader launch, including accidentally congratulating the wrong Spurlock and musing about FeedLand/OPML.
Tobold uses board game AI drama to skewer exec fantasies: cites the Remote Labor Index’s low LLM success rates, warns progress may slow, and argues “few dollars a day” pricing is honeymoon-phase myth.