Shintar comes around on SWTOR’s new levelling difficulty, saying veteran and master modes make early planets, side quests, and storytelling feel meaningful again.
Margot finds Wanderstop a thoughtful, cozy tea game about burnout and change, with strong themes, some motion-sickness caveats, and approachable crafting.
Wilhelm checks out No Man’s Sky’s Cosmos update, from launch hiccups to space station directorship and the welcome addition of proper solar system maps.
Nimgimli says quitting social media without replacing the social part backfired, landing on the very relatable conclusion that everyone needs a third space.
UltrViolet shares a rough health update, side-eyes World of Warcraft: Forever, and keeps pushing through Final Fantasy XIV’s Endwalker existential dread.
Roger talks shop on expanding his blog directory, paying for AI summaries, and buying an Insta360 Link 2 for possible video essays.
Jamie Zawinski spotlights Records of Enemy Surveillance, a stark look at Flock license-plate cameras and the ugly reality of normalizing pervasive monitoring.
Bruce Schneier argues post-9/11 mass surveillance has sprawled from national security into everyday policing, fueled by private-sector data collection and brokers.
Dave Winer is thinking big about Frontier again, from scriptable apps like WordPress and Mastodon to RSS-powered updates and JavaScript ambitions.
Juhis argues note-taking still matters in the LLM era because the real value is thinking, rewriting, and making connections, not just stockpiling notes.
Emily ranks her favorite Westeros castles, with Dragonstone leading thanks to its moody Targaryen vibe, seaside isolation, and extremely handy dragon access.
Joar stretches a reading plan to twelve years, mixing classics like Borges and Ishiguro with plenty of fantasy and sci-fi still in the rotation.