Roger calls out Crimson Desert for locking story progress behind a nasty arm-wrestling QTE, then uses AutoHotKey to brute-force past it.
Sweetie says Pokopia hype proves Nintendo still wins with true exclusives, making the Switch 2 feel necessary in a PC-heavy gaming world.
Belghast is tinkering with a Path of Exile minion build around Broken Elegy, shrine belts, and Guardian, with equal parts chaos and curiosity.
Wilhelm finally totals his World of Warcraft time across 42 characters: 261 days, with Vikund alone eating up nearly 100 of them.
Tobold defends judging Crimson Desert from reviews and footage, saying pre-purchase filtering matters when a game’s boss fights and controls sound like dealbreakers.
Michael says Frog Detective 1 still charms as a funny, simple, kid-friendly adventure, even if the dialogue puzzles and jokes get a little repetitive.
Warner rounds up essays on literacy, Iran, AI, finance, and artists’ day jobs, with a reflective detour through time with the grandkids.
Tofutush’s spring break diary is a darkly funny run of knife cuts, mystery stomach trouble, storm dodging, and homework dread.
Brennan sketches a “Good Web” built in good faith—less dark-pattern sludge, more humane community-minded spaces that actually respect users.
Jamie Zawinski asks the Lazyweb if Google Pass finally matters, mainly because faster Android QR scanning would help move nightclub lines along.
Dave Winer looks back to March 21, 2006—first tweet, early YouTube, OPML dreams—and says his new feediverse push is basically a return to web roots.
CrazyKinux argues Star Wars doesn’t need the Force everywhere; Andor-style stories work better when Jedi magic stays rare and mysterious.