Syp takes a LOTRO breather with a level 21 Lore-master in Cardolan, enjoying newer questing and rewards while wishing for better navigation—climbing and little boats, please.
Bhagpuss digs the Equinox Homecoming “horse mystery” MMORPG demo—pretty island, solid performance, comfy character creation—though the game insists on calling you Alex.
Emily recommends Metal: Hellsinger for DOOM-style stress relief—rhythm-based demon slaying, Fury-driven music, and accessibility options—despite a story that feels thin.
Scopique tries Dverghold’s modern dungeon-crawler demo and bounces off brutal first-room enemy swarms, clunky UI, and a vibe tuned for the Souls-like crowd.
Sweetie wants to branch into new genres without AAA sticker shock, leaning on retro PS2 finds, emulation, indies, and generous demos like FFXIV and Deltarune.
Wilhelm returns to Guild Wars Reforged, redoes Borlis Pass smarter, then stumbles into Frost Gate navigation woes and a hate-list for Dolyak Riders.
Tipa side-eyes the Nexus Cube “infinity dice” Kickstarter—shifting claims, sus photos, and titanium math that doesn’t add up—then orders a fidget clone.
Tim Bray shares pale first-spring crocuses at the new north-facing home, skips the metaphor, and lands on: the world’s rough, so savor the petals.
Tobold compares Belgium vs Germany home ownership, arguing housing affordability isn’t a generational conspiracy—asset prices rose as consumer goods and services got cheaper.
Bruce Schneier highlights how trivially AI training data can be poisoned with a fake webpage—then warns that untrustworthy chatbots will still be widely trusted.
Dave Winer riffs on Wikipedia + AI merging, job-displacement déjà vu from the web’s early days, and a new Alysa Liu header graphic.
Sid’s bargain .online domain turns into a mess—Google Safe Search flags it, DNS goes empty under serverHold—until a fast un-blacklisting brings it back.