Syp shares LOTRO holiday and expansion notes: a fluffy-footed Yule mount, early-expansion fungus vibes in Moulder-wood, grudging legendary item updates for power, and dyeing new gear burgundy.
Ellie digs into Coffee Talk’s cozy late-night Seattle café setup—an urban fantasy VN-ish narrative about listening to patrons’ lives, with drink-making as the main gameplay but conversation as the key
Wilhelm breaks down ArenaNet’s Guild Wars “Reforged Mode” alpha—why everyone had to reroll to check the character-creation box, how party rules work, and what the shiny new badges mean.
Michael reviews lil’ Henry and Penny’s Big Adventure Pack, a trio of kid-charming point-and-clicks with a slimmed Scumm-style verb bar, standout voice acting, and an hour-ish runtime perfect for co-op
Bhagpuss closes out his Advent Calendar with a Christmas Day music pick: “C U Christmas Day” by Jacklen Ro, plus a festive image and peak holiday yearning.
Warner Crocker sends a warm Christmas morning message for celebrators and non-celebrators alike, hoping the bells you hear are “good news to come,” alongside a holiday photo.
Tobold wishes readers Merry Christmas and explains why comments on older posts get delayed—Blogger auto-holds them for moderation thanks to spam, and false positives sometimes happen.
Anarchae continues the “trusting indie web services” debate with a practical checklist—jurisdiction, moderation policy, financing, bus-factor planning—and makes one-click export and account deletion a
Jamie Zawinski revisits a 10-year-old prank: decorating a Christmas tree in a heavily surveilled building lobby, complete with throwback photos and a cheery “Happy Surveillmas!”
Bruce Schneier flags a report that the Urban VPN Proxy browser extension can intercept and harvest AI chats (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity, and more) with no user toggle—only uninstall.
Dave Winer soaks up that “every day feels like Saturday” holiday vibe, raves about a single-cup Keurig, and links a note on Coca-Cola making Santa marketing-friendly.
Roger looks back on a year of uneven posting, credits Blaugust and a Squarespace revamp for getting consistent again, and celebrates the long-running blogging community that keeps him going.